Agnes Morton

Agnes Morton
Morton, prior to 1910
Full name Agnes Mary Morton
Born (1872-03-06)6 March 1872
Halstead, Essex, England
Died 5 April 1952(1952-04-05) (aged 80)
Kensington, London, England
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon F(AC) (1908, 1909)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon W (1914)

Agnes Morton (6 March 1872 – 5 April 1952) was a British female tennis player. She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 and 1909 Wimbledon Championships and claimed victory in 1914 in Ladies Doubles with partner Elizabeth Ryan. She placed fourth at the 1908 Summer Olympics in Ladies Lawn Tennis.[1] In 1903 she was described by A. Wallis Myers as a 'careful, steady and improving player'. [2]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up19081WimbledonGrassUnited Kingdom Charlotte Cooper Sterry4–6, 4–6
Runner-up19092WimbledonGrassUnited Kingdom Dora Boothby4–6, 6–4, 6–8

1This was the all-comers final as May Sutton Bundy did not defend her 1907 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1908 by walkover.
2This was the all-comers final as Charlotte Cooper Sterry did not defend her 1908 Wimbledon title, which resulted in the winner of the all-comers final winning the challenge round and, thus, Wimbledon in 1909 by walkover.

Doubles (1 title)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner1914WimbledonGrassUnited States Elizabeth RyanUnited Kingdom Edith Hannam
United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe		6–1, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "Agnes Morton Olympic Results". sports-reference.com.
  2. ↑ A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad (1 ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 185. OCLC 5358651.


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