Phyllis King (tennis)

Phyllis Evelyn King, née Mudford ( born August 23, 1905 in Wallington, † January 27, 2006 in Horley, Surrey ) was a British tennis player.

Your tennis career began as a teenager in Horley Lawn Tennis Club in Surrey, but took only 20 participated in amateur tournaments.

She celebrated in 1931 in Wimbledon greatest success. With her ​​partner, Dorothy Shepherd - Barron they defeated the fourth -seeded position double Metaxa / Sigart in a tight match with 3:6, 6:3 and 6:4. The success came as a surprise, since the two were not set. Was rewarded her performance with a gold medal and a voucher worth 10 pounds. However, the money should be spent for a worthy object of luxury instead of a simple household article. Mudford saved this as well as other income vouchers and bought something at Harrods later.

With Elsie Goldsack Pitman 1937 she succeeded again the finals, but both were subject 3:6 3:6 against Simone Mathieu and Billie Yorke.

In the individual, however, they had less reason to celebrate: With a total of 16 Wimbledon appearances, it reached only in 1930 the quarterfinals. The last time King in 1953 stood on the green grass of the All England Championships, shortly before her 48th birthday. At the U.S. Open she came each 1931 and 1935 semi-finals. Your highest individual ranking in the world rankings was ranked 7th

For the UK it took in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935 and 1938 participated in the Wightman Cup matches against the United States. She led the British team in 1938 as a team captain for the win.

Since 1948, King has been a member of the All England Club. Her husband Maurice died in 1959 of emphysema, the couple had no children. Up until 1980 they played their private tennis. Most recently, she lived to be the oldest living winner of Wimbledon in Horley ( Surrey ), where she died at the age of 100 years.

• Woman
• Born 1905
• Died in 2006
• Tennis players (England)