Phyllis Covell
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Phyllis Lindrea Covell (born May 22, 1895 in London , † October 28, 1982 in Heyshott , West Sussex ) was a British tennis player from England .
Life
Covell was first and foremost a successful doubles player. In 1919 she reached the final of the World Indoor Championships in Paris alongside Dorothy Holman . In 1923 she won the doubles competition of the US championships together with Kathleen McKane Godfree . A year later she was successful again with Godfree at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris: the two won the silver medal in women's doubles after losing to the Americans Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman and Helen Wills Moody in the final . In 1924 and 1929 Covell reached the finals in women's doubles and in 1921 the mixed final at Wimbledon .
She died in 1982 at the age of 87.
Double title
| No. | year | competition | Partner | Final opponents | Bottom line |
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| 1. | 1923 | US championships |
Kathleen McKane Godfree
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 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Eleanor Goss
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6: 4, 6: 3 |
Web links
- ITF profile of Phyllis Covell (English)
- Phyllis Covell in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Covell, Phyllis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Covell, Phyllis Lindrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1982 |
| Place of death | Heyshott , West Sussex , United Kingdom |