Phyllis Mudford King

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 (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]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1931	Wimbledon	Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	Doris Metaxa Howard Josane Sigart	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	1937	Wimbledon	Elsie Pittman	Simonne Mathieu Billie Yorke	3–6, 3–6

References

1. "Phyllis King". The Times (London). 2 February 2006.
2. Henderson, Jon (27 June 2004). "'It was a sport in my day'". The Observer.
3. "Our House System". Sutton High School. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
4. Gilbert, Helen (2006). "100 year old Former Champion Dies". Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30.
5. "Kent Championships – Ladies' Singles Roll of Honour" (PDF). Beckenham Tennis Club.