Phyllis Covell

Phyllis Covell
Full name	Phyllis Lindrea Covell
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	22 May 1895; London, England
Died	28 October 1982 (aged 87); Heyshott, England
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)
Olympic Games – Tennis

Phyllis Lindrea Covell (née Howkins) (22 May 1895 – 28 October 1982) was a female tennis player from Great Britain.

She is best remembered for her silver medal at the Paris Olympics of 1924 in the women's doubles event partnering with Kitty McKane. 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.^[1] She was also a runner-up in the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 1921, partnering Maxwell 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.^[2]^[3]

Personal life

Phyllis Howkins married Beverley Carthew Covell on 23 September 1921 in Bombay.^[4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 4 (1 titles, 3 runners-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1923	U.S. National Championships	Kitty McKane	Hazel Hotchkiss Eleanor Goss	2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	1924	Wimbledon	Kitty McKane	Hazel Hotchkiss Helen Wills	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	1929	Wimbledon	Dorothy Shepherd	Peggy Saunders Phoebe Holcroft	4–6, 6–8
Runner-up	1929	U.S. National Championships	Dorothy Shepherd	Peggy Saunders Phoebe Holcroft	6–2, 3–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1921	Wimbledon	Maxwell Woosnam	Elizabeth Ryan Randolph Lycett	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	1929	U.S. National Championships	Bunny Austin	Betty Nuthall George Lott	3–6, 3–6

References

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Sport: A Licking". Time. June 30, 1924. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 529. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Marriages: Covell : Howkins". The Times (42836). 27 September 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2018 – via GALE Group.

External links

Phyllis Covell at the International Tennis Federation
Phyllis Covell at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Olympics profile

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] "Sport: A Licking". Time. June 30, 1924. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

[3] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 529. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[4] "Marriages: Covell : Howkins". The Times (42836). 27 September 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2018 – via GALE Group.

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