"An inductee of the International Tennis Hall of Fame,Dorothea Lambert Chambers, born Dorothea Douglass in 1878 in Ealing, West London, was a prominent figure in the early days of ladies tennis.
Making her Wimbledon debut at the age of 22, she later went on to win an impressive seven ladies singles titles between 1903 and 1914.
Known professionally as Dorothea Lambert Chambers after her marriage, she was also the author of Tennis for Ladies, published in 1910.
