Phoebe Holcroft Watson

Full name	Phoebe Catherine Holcroft Watson
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1898-10-07)7 October 1898
Died	20 October 1980(1980-10-20) (aged 82)
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)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	SF (1927)
US Open	SF (1930)
Team competitions
Wightman Cup	W (1928,1930)

Phoebe Catherine Holcroft Watson (née Holcroft; 7 October 1898 – 20 October 1980) was a tennis player from the United Kingdom whose best result in singles was reaching the final of theU.S. Championships in 1929, losing toHelen Wills in straight sets.^[1] According toA. Wallis Myers, Watson was ranked in the world top 10 in 1926 and from 1928 through 1930, reaching a career high of world No. 2 in 1929.^[2]

Watson won the women's doubles title atWimbledon in 1928 and 1929 and at the US Championships in 1929, all with partnerPeggy Saunders Michell.^[3][1] Her other Grand Slam title was the women's doubles at theFrench Championships in 1928 with partnerEileen Bennett.

She was part of the British team that won theWightman Cup against the United States in1928 and1930.

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1929	U.S. Championships	Grass	Helen Wills	4–6, 2–6

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1927	French Championships	Clay	Peggy Saunders Michell	Irene Bowder Peacock Bobbie Heine	2–6, 1–6
Win	1928	French Championships	Clay	Eileen Bennett	Suzanne Devé Sylvie Jung	6–0, 6–2
Win	1928	Wimbledon	Grass	Peggy Saunders Michell	Ermyntrude Harvey Eileen Bennett	6–2, 6–3
Win	1929	Wimbledon	Grass	Peggy Saunders Michell	Phyllis Covell Dorothy Shepherd	6–4, 8–6
Win	1929	US National Championships	Grass	Peggy Saunders Michell	Phyllis Covell Dorothy Shepherd	2–6, 6–3, 6–4

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.

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