Country (sports) United Kingdom Wimbledon QF (1930) Wimbledon SF (1930) Role Tennis player | French Open 3R (1930) Wimbledon W (1931) Name Phyllis King | |
Born 23 August 1905
Wallington, England ( 1905-08-23 ) Died January 27, 2006, Horley, United Kingdom | ||
Phyllis Mudford King (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.
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