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French tennis player
A.K.A.
Doris Metaxa Howard
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Female
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Birth:
12 June 1911(Marseille, France)
Death:
7 September 2007
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Biography
Introduction
Doris Metaxa Howard (née Metaxa; 12 June 1911 – 7 September 2007) was a French tennis player of the 1930s.
In 1932, she won Wimbledon title in the women's doubles with Belgian Josane Sigart against Elizabeth Ryan and Helen Jacobs, one year after a finals defeat with the same partner.
Two weeks after this success, she married the British rugby player Peter Dunsmore Howard.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1931 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Josane Sigart | Phyllis King Dorothy Shepherd |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winr | 1932 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Josane Sigart | Elizabeth Ryan Helen Jacobs |
6–4, 6–3 |