Phyllis Lindrea Covell ( Howkins. 22 May 1895 – 28 October 1982) was a female
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
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.
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
Helen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She won 31 Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament titles (singles, doubles, ...
and
Molla Mallory.
Personal life
Phyllis Howkins married Beverley Carthew Covell on 23 September 1921 in Bombay.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 4 (1 titles, 3 runners-up)
Mixed doubles: 2 (0 titles, 2 runners-up)
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1895 births
1982 deaths
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Olympic tennis players for Great Britain
Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in tennis
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Tennis players from London
English female tennis players
British female tennis players
United States National champions (tennis)
20th-century English sportswomen