Phyllis Mudford King
English tennis player

Phyllis Mudford King

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English tennis player
A.K.A.
Phyllis Evelyn Mudford
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
23 August 1905(Wallington)
Death:
27 January 2006
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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. She was educated at Sutton High School, where she was Captain of Tennis, and one of the school's four houses is named in her honour. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Doubles Championship in 1931 with partner Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, and last took part in the tournament in 1953.
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.
She played for Britain in the Wightman Cup in 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1935.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1931 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Dorothy Shepherd-Barron France Doris Metaxa Howard
Belgium Josane Sigart
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1937 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Elsie Pittman France Simonne Mathieu
United Kingdom Billie Yorke
3–6, 3–6