Full name | Phyllis Lindrea Covell | ||||||||
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Country (sports) | Great Britain | ||||||||
Born | London, England | 22 May 1895||||||||
Died | 28 October 1982 87) Heyshott, England | (aged||||||||
Singles | |||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1921) | ||||||||
US Open | QF (1923) | ||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
Wimbledon | F (1924, 1929) | ||||||||
US Open | W (1923) | ||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||
Wimbledon | F (1921) | ||||||||
US Open | F (1929) | ||||||||
Team competitions | |||||||||
Wightman Cup | W (1924) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Phyllis Lindrea Covell ( 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]
Phyllis Howkins married Beverley Carthew Covell on 23 September 1921 in Bombay. [6]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1923 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Kitty McKane | Hazel Hotchkiss Eleanor Goss | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 1924 | Wimbledon | Grass | Kitty McKane | Hazel Hotchkiss Helen Wills | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1929 | Wimbledon | Grass | Dorothy Shepherd | Peggy Saunders Phoebe Holcroft | 4–6, 6–8 |
Loss | 1929 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Dorothy Shepherd | Peggy Saunders Phoebe Holcroft | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1921 | Wimbledon | Grass | Max Woosnam | Elizabeth Ryan Randolph Lycett | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1929 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Bunny Austin | Betty Nuthall George Lott | 3–6, 3–6 |
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