Ethel Thomson Larcombe

Ethel Thomson Larcombe

Ethel Larcombe (born Ethel Warneford Thomson on 8 June 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England; died 11 August 1965 in Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England) was a British female tennis player and badminton player. She is best remembered for winning the ladies' singles title at the 1912 Wimbledon Championships.

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