Phoebe Holcroft Watson
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Phoebe Catherine Holcroft Watson (Template:Née Holcroft; 7 October 1898 – 20 October 1980) was a tennis player from the United Kingdom whose best result in singles was reaching the final of the U.S. Championships in 1929, losing to Helen Wills in straight sets.[1] According to A. Wallis Myers, Watson was ranked in the world top 10 in 1926 and from 1928 through 1930, reaching a career high of world No. 2 in 1929.[2]
Watson won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1928 and 1929 and at the US Championships in 1929, all with partner Peggy Saunders Michell.[3][1] Her other Grand Slam title was the women's doubles at the French Championships in 1928 with partner Eileen Bennett.
She was part of the British team that won the Wightman Cup against the United States in 1928 and 1930.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1929 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon Helen Wills | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1927 | French Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Peggy Saunders Michell | Template:Flagicon Irene Bowder Peacock Template:Flagicon Bobbie Heine |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1928 | French Championships | Clay | Template:Flagicon Eileen Bennett | Template:Flagicon Suzanne Devé Template:Flagicon Sylvie Jung |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 1928 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Peggy Saunders Michell | Template:Flagicon Ermyntrude Harvey Template:Flagicon Eileen Bennett |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 1929 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Peggy Saunders Michell | Template:Flagicon Phyllis Covell Template:Flagicon Dorothy Shepherd |
6–4, 8–6 |
| Win | 1929 | US National Championships | Grass | Template:Flagicon Peggy Saunders Michell | Template:Flagicon Phyllis Covell Template:Flagicon Dorothy Shepherd |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| France1 | A | NH | A | A | 3R | 2R | QF | QF | 0 / 4 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | 1R | 0 / 8 |
| United States | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | 0 / 1 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 13 |
1Until 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from the 1923 edition of that tournament are shown here. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.
See also
References
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