Phyllis Mudford King Explained

Phyllis Mudford King
Birth Date:1905 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Wallington, Surrey, England, UK
Death Place:Horley, Surrey, England, UK
Highestsinglesranking:No. 7 (1930)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1930)
Wimbledonresult:QF (1930)
Usopenresult:SF (1935)
Wimbledondoublesresult:W (1931)
Wimbledonmixedresult: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.

Phyllis Evelyn Mudford was born in 1905 in Wallington, Surrey.[1] 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.[2] She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Doubles Championship in 1931 with partner Dorothy Shepherd-Barron,[3] and last took part in the tournament in 1953.[4]

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 beating Joan Hartigan in the final.[5] She played for Britain in the Wightman Cup in 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1935.[6]

In a codicil to her will, dated 14 February 1983, King left a legacy to the All England Club Wimbledon for "a Trophy to be competed for annually".[7]

Marriage

Mudford married Maurice Richard King at St Mark with St Philip, Reigate on 30 April 1932.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win Grass 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss Wimbledon Grass 3–6, 3–6

Notes and References

  1. News: Phyllis King . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524035956/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article724497.ece . dead . 24 May 2011 . London . The Times . 2 February 2006.
  2. Web site: Our House System. Sutton High School. 5 December 2012.
  3. News: Gilbert. Helen. 100 year old Former Champion Dies. Wimbledon. 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20080430125348/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/phyllisking.html . 2008-04-30.
  4. News: It was a sport in my day. Henderson. Jon. 27 June 2004. The Observer.
  5. Web site: Kent Championships – Ladies' Singles Roll of Honour. Beckenham Tennis Club. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722091332/http://www.beckenhamtennisclub.co.uk/photos/Beck_W_Roll.pdf. 2012-07-22.
  6. Book: Lowe, Gordon. Gordon Lowe. Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. 1936. Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 157–58.
  7. Codicil to will of King, Phyllis Evelyn, died 27 January 2006, probate date 5 April 2006, available from https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk
  8. Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 for Maurice Richard King
  9. Web site: Stock Photo - Tennis star to marry London businessman. Miss Phyllis Mudford, the Wightman Cup lawn tennis international and one of the leading English girl players at Wimbledon, is to. Smith Archive. Alamy. Alamy.
  10. Web site: Phyllis King. August 23, 1905-. January 27, 2006. www.thetimes.co.uk.
  11. Book: Lake, Robert J.. Routledge Handbook of Tennis: History, Culture and Politics. February 5, 2019. Routledge. 9781315533551. Google Books.

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