Phyllis Covell

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Phyllis Lindrea Covell (Template:Née Howkins. 22 May 1895 – 28 October 1982) was a female tennis player from Great Britain.^[1]

She is best remembered for her silver medal at the Paris Olympics of 1924 in the women's doubles event partnering with Kitty McKane.^[2] In 1923 she won the women's doubles title at the U.S. National Championships with McKane defeating the American pairing of Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman and Eleanor Goss in three sets.^[3] She was also a runner-up in the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 1921, partnering Max Woosnam. In 1924 she was part of the British Wightman Cup team who defeated the United States 6–1 at Wimbledon. Covell won both her singles matches against Helen Wills and Molla Mallory.^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Phyllis Howkins married Beverley Carthew Covell on 23 September 1921 in Bombay.^[6]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1923	U.S. Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Kitty McKane	Template:Flagicon Hazel Hotchkiss Template:Flagicon Eleanor Goss	2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss	1924	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Kitty McKane	Template:Flagicon Hazel Hotchkiss Template:Flagicon Helen Wills	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1929	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Dorothy Shepherd	Template:Flagicon Peggy Saunders Template:Flagicon Phoebe Holcroft	4–6, 6–8
Loss	1929	U.S. Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Dorothy Shepherd	Template:Flagicon Peggy Saunders Template:Flagicon Phoebe Holcroft	6–2, 3–6, 4–6

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1921	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon Max Woosnam	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Ryan Template:Flagicon Randolph Lycett	3–6, 1–6
Loss	1929	U.S. Championships	Grass	Template:Flagicon Bunny Austin	Template:Flagicon Betty Nuthall Template:Flagicon George Lott	3–6, 3–6

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