 Dod in 1891 | |
| Full name | Charlotte Dod |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 24 September 1871 Bebington, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 27 June 1960 (aged 88) Sway, Hampshire, England |
| Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1983 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893) |
Medal record | |
Charlotte Dod (24 September 1871 – 27 June 1960) was an English multi-sport athlete, best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only 15 in the summer of 1887. She remains the youngest ladies' singles champion.[1]
In addition to tennis, Dod competed in many other sports, including golf, field hockey, and archery. She also won the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, played twice for the England women's national field hockey team (which she helped to found[2]), and won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in archery.[3] The Guinness Book of Records has named her as the most versatile female athlete of all time, together with track and field athlete and fellow golf player Babe Zaharias.
- ^ "Wimbledon's First Wunderkind". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ www.intute.ac.uk – "Charlotte 'Lottie' Dod became the star player and captain of a women's field hockey team she had helped founding. She was selected for the English national team, and played two matches, both against Ireland, in 1899 and 1900. In the latter match, she scored both English goals in the 2–1 win"
- ^ "Lottie Dod". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 February 2021.