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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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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Covell, Phyllis 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