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
Career titles	9
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 Britishfemale tennis player.She twice reached the Ladies Singles finals at the 1908 and 1909Wimbledon Championshipsand claimed victory in 1914 in Ladies Doubles with partnerElizabeth Ryan.She placed fourth at the1908 Summer Olympicsin Ladies Lawn Tennis.In 1903, she was described byA. Wallis Myersas a 'careful, steady and improving player'.

Her other career singles highlights included winning theRedhill Open Tournamentnine times (1903-04, 1906-07, 1909-12, 1914).

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	19081	Wimbledon	Grass	Charlotte Cooper Sterry	4–6, 4–6
Loss	19092	Wimbledon	Grass	Dora Boothby	4–6, 6–4, 6–8

¹This was the all-comers final asMay Sutton Bundydid 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
Win	1914	Wimbledon	Grass	Elizabeth Ryan	Edith Hannam Ethel Larcombe	6–1, 6–3

External links

• Agnes Mortonat theInternational Tennis Federation
• Agnes MortonatWimbledon
• Agnes MortonatOlympedia