Doris Metaxa

Doris Metaxa Howard (née Metaxa; 12 June 1911 – 7 September 2007) was a French tennis player of the 1930s.

Doris Metaxa
Full nameDoris Metaxa Howard
Country (sports) France
Born(1911-06-12)12 June 1911
Died7 September 2007(2007-09-07) (aged 96)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open3R (1931, 1932)
Wimbledon4R (1932)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenQF (1931, 1934)
WimbledonW (1932)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open1R (1929, 1930)
WimbledonQF (1934)

In 1932, she won Wimbledon title in the women's doubles with Belgian Josane Sigart against Elizabeth Ryan and Helen Jacobs, one year after a finals defeat with the same partner.[1]

Two weeks after this success, she married the British rugby player Peter Dunsmore Howard.

Grand Slam finals

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

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1931 Wimbledon Championships Grass Josane Sigart Phyllis King
Dorothy Shepherd
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winr1932 Wimbledon Championships Grass Josane Sigart Elizabeth Ryan
Helen Jacobs
6–4, 6–3
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