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]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 4 (1 titles, 3 runners-up)
| 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 |
Mixed doubles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runners-up)
| 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 |
References
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- 1895 births
- 1982 deaths
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic tennis players for Great Britain
- Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players from London
- English female tennis players
- British female tennis players
- United States National champions (tennis)
- 20th-century English sportswomen