Phyllis Mudford King
| Country (sports) |
 United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 August 1905 Wallington, England |
| Died |
27 January 2006 (aged 100) Horley, Surrey, England |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1930) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1930) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1931) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1930) |
Phyllis Mudford King (née Mudford; 23 August 1905 – 27 January 2006) was an English female tennis player and the oldest living Wimbledon champion when she died at age 100.
Mudford was born in 1905 in Wallington, Surrey.[1] She was educated at Sutton High School, where she was Captain of Tennis,[2] and one of the school's four houses is named in her honour.[3] She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Doubles Championship in 1931 with partner Dorothy Shepherd-Barron,[4] and last took part in the tournament in 1953.[2]
In 1931 she won the singles title at the Kent Championships after defeating Dorothy Round in the final in straight sets. In 1934 she again won the title after beating Joan Hartigan in the final.[5]
She played for Britain in the Wightman Cup in 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1935.[6]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1931 | Wimbledon | Grass | Dorothy Shepherd-Barron |  Doris Metaxa Howard.svg.png){kind=small} Josane Sigart | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1937 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elsie Pittman | Simonne Mathieu Billie Yorke | 3–6, 3–6 |
References
- ↑ "Phyllis King". The Times. London. 2 February 2006.
- 1 2 Henderson, Jon (27 June 2004). "'It was a sport in my day'". The Observer.
- ↑ "Our House System". Sutton High School. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ Gilbert, Helen (2006). "100 year old Former Champion Dies". Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30.
- ↑ "Kent Championships – Ladies' Singles Roll of Honour" (PDF). Beckenham Tennis Club.
- ↑ Lowe, Gordon (1936). Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. pp. 157–158.