Phoebe Holcroft Watson
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 October 1898 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (1929) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1929, 1930) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1927, 1928) |
| US Open | F (1929) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1928) |
| Wimbledon | W (1928, 1929) |
| US Open | W (1929) |
| Last updated on: 4 September 2010. | |
Phoebe Catherine Holcroft Watson (born 7 October 1898[1]) was a tennis player from the United Kingdom whose best result in singles was reaching the final of the US Championships in 1929, losing to Helen Wills Moody 6–4, 6–2. According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Watson was ranked in the world top ten in 1926 and from 1928 through 1930, reaching a career high of World No. 2 in those rankings in 1929.[2]
Watson won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1928 and 1929 and at the US Championships in 1929, all with partner Peggy Saunders Michel. Her other Grand Slam title was the women's doubles at the French Championships in 1928 with partner Eileen Bennett Whittingstall.
Major finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1929 | U.S. Championships | Grass |  Helen Wills | 4–6, 2–6 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| France1 | A | NH | A | A | 3R | 2R | QF | QF | 0 / 4 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | 1R | 0 / 8 |
| United States | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | 0 / 1 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 13 |
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
1Until 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities. The results from the 1923 edition of that tournament are shown here. The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=/eng/search/ancestorsearchresults.asp
- ↑ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 701. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
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