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Dorothea Katherine Douglass Lambert Chambers (September 3, 1878 -
January 7, 1960) was a British-American female tennis player who was born
in Guayamas, Ealing, England.
In 1900, Dorothea Douglass made her debut at Wimbledon. Three
years later she won her first of seven ladies singles title. In 1919 she
played the longest Wimbledon final up to that time: 44 games against Frenchwoman
Suzanne Lenglen. Douglass held to match points at 6-5 in the thirth set but
eventually lost to Lenglen 8-10, 6-4, 9-7.
She retired from singles play in 1921 but continued to compete
in doubles until 1927. From 1924 to 1926, she captained Britain's Wightman
Cup team and in 1928 turned to professional coaching.
Douglass Chambers was inducted in the International Tennis
Hall of Fame in 1981.
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