Career
In 1900 Douglass made her singles debut at Wimbledon and, after a bye in the first round, lost her second round match to Louisa Martin. She wrote for Ladies, which was published in 1910. The book contained photographs of tennis techniques and contained advice on attire and equipment.
In 1919 Lambert Chambers played the longest Wimbledon final up to that time: 44 games against Frenchwoman Suzanne Lenglen.
Lambert Chambers held two match points at 6–5 in the third set but eventually lost to Lenglen 8–10, 6–4, 7–9. Lambert Chambers only played sporadic singles after 1921 but continued to compete in doubles until 1927.
She made the singles quarter-finals of the United States Open in 1925 and, from 1924 to 1926, she captained Britain"s Wightman Cup team In 1928 she turned to professional coaching.
Lambert Chambers was inducted into the International Hall of Fame in 1981.
She died in Kensington, London. Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Doubles: 3 runner-ups
Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up
In addition to playing tennis Lambert Chambers was one of the leading badminton players at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1903, 1904 and 1907 she was the runner-up at the singles event of the All England Championships.