Phoebe Catherine Holcroft Watson ( Holcroft; 7 October 1898 – 20 October 1980) was a tennis player from the United Kingdom whose best result in singles was reaching the final of the
U.S. Championships in 1929, losing to
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 tournament titles (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) d ...
in straight sets.
According to
A. Wallis Myers
Arthur Wallis Myers (24 July 1878 – 17 June 1939) was an English tennis correspondent, editor, author and player. He was one of the leading tennis journalists of the first half of the 20th century.
Family life
Myers was son of the Rev. John ...
, Watson was ranked in the world top 10 in 1926 and from 1928 through 1930, reaching a career high of world No. 2 in 1929.
Watson won the women's doubles title at
Wimbledon in 1928 and 1929 and at the US Championships in 1929, all with partner
Peggy Saunders Michell.
[ Her other Grand Slam title was the women's doubles at the ]French Championships
The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ve ...
in 1928 with partner Eileen Bennett
Eileen Bennett (born 8 July 1920) is a British retired film actress who was active in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was born in London, United Kingdom. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and started out as a model.
She made her ...
.
She was part of the British team that won the Wightman Cup
The Wightman Cup was an annual team tennis competition for women contested from 1923 through 1989 (except during World War II) between teams from the United States and Great Britain.
History
U.S. player Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wanted to generate ...
against the United States in 1928
Events January
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and 1930
Events
January
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Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runners-up)
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
1Until 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from the 1923 edition of that tournament are shown here. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.
See also
* Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
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Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era)
United States National champions (tennis)
French Championships (tennis) champions
1898 births
1980 deaths
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
British female tennis players
Place of birth missing