Phyllis Covell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPhyllis Covell
British tennis player
Date of Birth: 22-May-1895
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 28-Oct-1982
Profession: tennis player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Phyllis Covell
- Phyllis Lindrea Covell (née Howkins) (22 May 1895 – 28 October 1982) was a female tennis 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 Maxwell 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.
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