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

Phyllis Covell
Full namePhyllis Lindrea Covell
Country (sports)Great Britain
Born(1895-05-22)22 May 1895
London, England
Died28 October 1982(1982-10-28) (aged 87)
Heyshott, England
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQF (1921)
US OpenQF (1923)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonF (1924, 1929)
US OpenW (1923)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonF (1921)
US OpenF (1929)
Team competitions
Wightman CupW (1924)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
1924 Paris Doubles

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.[2] 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.[3][4]


Personal life


Phyllis Howkins married Beverley Carthew Covell on 23 September 1921 in Bombay.[5]


Grand Slam finals



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


Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1923U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Kitty McKane Hazel Hotchkiss
Eleanor Goss
2–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss1924WimbledonGrass Kitty McKane Hazel Hotchkiss
Helen Wills
4–6, 4–6
Loss1929WimbledonGrass Dorothy Shepherd Peggy Saunders
Phoebe Holcroft
4–6, 6–8
Loss1929U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Dorothy Shepherd Peggy Saunders
Phoebe Holcroft
6–2, 3–6, 4–6

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


Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1921WimbledonGrass Max Woosnam Elizabeth Ryan
Randolph Lycett
3–6, 1–6
Loss1929U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Bunny Austin Betty Nuthall
George Lott
3–6, 3–6

References


  1. "Phyllis Covell". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. "Sport: A Licking". Time. 30 June 1924. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 529. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. "Marriages: Covell : Howkins". The Times. No. 42836. 27 September 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2018 via GALE Group.



На других языках


[de] Phyllis Covell

Phyllis Lindrea Covell (* 22. Mai 1895 in London; † 28. Oktober 1982 in Heyshott, Grafschaft West Sussex) war eine britische Tennisspielerin aus England.
- [en] Phyllis Covell

[it] Phyllis Covell

Phyllis Lindrea Covell, nata Howkins (Londra, 22 maggio 1895 – Heyshott, 28 ottobre 1982), è stata una tennista britannica.

[ru] Ковелл, Филлис

Филлис Линдрея Ковелл (англ. Phyllis Covell; урождённая Хоукинс; англ. Howkins; 22 мая 1895 — 28 октября 1982) — теннисистка из Великобритании.



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