London-born Dorothea Douglass-Chambers was one of the most successful British players in the history of tennis with no fewer than seven Wimbledon titles to her name.

Between 1903 and 1920, Dorothea Douglass-Chambers appeared in 11 Wimbledon finals and in her seven wins she dropped only one set - in her very first Wimbledon victory against Ethel Thomson Larcombe, whom Douglass Chambers beat 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

The following year she cruised to a straight-sets victory over Charlotte Sterry 6-0, 6-3, but she was denied a third title in a row, as she was comfortably beaten in the 1905 final by American May Sutton, who would be Douglass-Chambers' opponent in the next two finals.

The pair went on to exchange victories in those next two years, with Douglass Chambers winning in straight sets in 1906, before Sutton returned the favour in similar fashion in 1907.

Dorothea Douglass-Chambers did not reach her next Wimbledon final until 1910, but she comfortably beat Dora Boothby 6-2, 6-2.

She was even more impressive against Boothby in the 1911 final with a 6-0, 6-0 victory – a Grand Slam feat that was not matched until Steffi Graf beat Natalia Zvereva by the same score in the 1988 French Open final.

Dorothea Douglass-Chambers went on to claim two more titles in 1913 and then in 1914, when things seemed to go full circle as she comfortably beat her first final victim, Thomson Larcombe.

However, consecutive final defeats to Suzanne Lenglen ended her spell at the top of the women's game.