Phyllis Covell

Phyllis Covell
Full name	Phyllis Lindrea Covell
Country (sports)	Great Britain
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)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis

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]

Personal life

Phyllis Howkins married Beverley Carthew Covell on 23 September 1921 in Bombay.^[6]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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
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

^ "Phyllis Covell". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Phyllis Covell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
^ 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. 30 June 1924. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. 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. No. 42836. 27 September 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2018 – via GALE Group.