1929 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Peggy Michell and Phoebe Watson successfully defended their title, defeating Phyllis Covell and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron in the final, 6–4, 8–6 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1929 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Women's doubles
1929 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited Kingdom Peggy Michell
United Kingdom Phoebe Watson
Runners-upUnited Kingdom Eileen Bennett
United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
Score6–4, 8–6
Details
Draw48 (5 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1928 · Wimbledon Championships · 1930 →

Seeds

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01.     Betty Nuthall /   Elizabeth Ryan (semifinals)
02.     Peggy Michell /   Phoebe Watson (champions)
03.     Phyllis Covell /   Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (final)
04.     Bobbie Heine /   Alida Neave (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
2   Peggy Michell
  Phoebe Watson
9 6
  Sybil Johnson
  Eleanor Rose
7 1
2   Peggy Michell
  Phoebe Watson
6 5 6
  Ermyntrude Harvey
  Mary McIlquham
4 7 2
  Ermyntrude Harvey
  Mary McIlquham
6 6
  Kea Bouman
  Madzy Couquerque
1 3
2   Peggy Michell
  Phoebe Watson
6 8
3   Phyllis Covell
  Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
4 6
1   Betty Nuthall
  Elizabeth Ryan
6 6
  Joan Fry
  Gwen Sterry
2 1
1   Betty Nuthall
  Elizabeth Ryan
4 6 7
3   Phyllis Covell
  Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
6 3 9
3   Phyllis Covell
  Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
6 6
  Joan Lycett
  Joan Ridley
2 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2   Peggy Michell
  Phoebe Watson
6 6
  Ilse Friedleben
  Toni Schomburgk
2 0
2   M Michell
  P Watson
6 6
  JL Colegate
  CJ Tyrrell
1 1
  JL Colegate
  CJ Tyrrell
6 6
  Elsie Goldsack
  Dorothy Jameson
4 4
2   M Michell
  P Watson
9 6
  S Johnson
  E Rose
7 1
  Sybil Johnson
  Eleanor Rose
8 6
  Peggy Pleydell-Bouverie
  Joan Strawson
6 4
  S Johnson
  E Rose
6 7
  Mrs HV Edwards
  D Gordon
3 5
  Mrs HV Edwards
  Davinia Gordon
8 6
Q   Dorothy Anderson
  Winifred Bower
6 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   Bobbie Heine
  Alida Neave
6 2 7
  Ermyntrude Harvey
  Mary McIlquham
2 6 9   E Harvey
  M McIlquham
6 6
  Nanette le Besnerais
  Lucia Valerio
w/o   E Hemmant
  P Mudford
3 4
  Effie Hemmant
  Phyllis Mudford
  E Harvey
  M McIlquham
6 8 6
  M French
  F Pearson
3 3   E Cross
  H Wills
4 10 3
  Molla Mallory
  Audrey de Smidt
6 6   M Mallory
  A de Smidt
1 7 1
  Edith Cross
  Helen Wills
6 6   E Cross
  H Wills
6 5 6
  Simone Barbier
  Simonne Mathieu
1 1   E Harvey
  M McIlquham
6 6
  Jacqueline Gallay
  Violette Gallay
  K Bouman
  M Couquerque
1 3
  Mence Canters
  Else Dam
w/o   J Gallay
  V Gallay
2 3
  Aurea Edgington
  Cristobel Hardie
2 4   NQ Radcliffe-Platt
  PM Radcliffe
6 6
  NQ Radcliffe-Platt
  PM Radcliffe
6 6   NQ Radcliffe-Platt
  PM Radcliffe
6 6 0
  Dorothy Round
  Naomi Trentham
6 2 8   K Bouman
  M Couquerque
8 1 6
Q   Marjorie Stork
  MA Thomas
1 6 6   D Round
  N Trentham
0 2
  Kea Bouman
  Madzy Couquerque
6 6   K Bouman
  M Couquerque
6 6
Q   D Bourne
  Helen Bourne
1 2

The nationality of M French is unknown.

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Betty Nuthall
  Elizabeth Ryan
  Violet Chamberlain
  Margaret Stocks
w/o 1   B Nuthall
  E Ryan
6 6
  Mrs Bruce-May
  Enid Clarke
  Mrs Bruce-May
  E Clarke
1 0
  Simone Kleinadel
  Jeanne Vaussard
w/o 1   B Nuthall
  E Ryan
6 6
  Evelyn Colyer
  Dorothy Hill
4 6 6   E Colyer
  D Hill
4 4
Q   ES Stokes
  EZ Stokes
6 0 2   E Colyer
  D Hill
7 6
  Eileen Bennett
  Esna Robertson
w/o   E Dearman
  B Feltham
5 0
  Evelyn Dearman
  Beatrice Feltham
1   B Nuthall
  E Ryan
6 6
  Josane Sigart
  Yvonne Sigart
3 4   J Fry
  G Sterry
2 1
  Lavender Campbell
  I Lenos
6 6   L Campbell
  I Lenos
6 6
  Enid Broadbridge
  Irene Maltby
5 4   J Sandison
  P Satterthwaite
3 3
  Jenny Sandison
  Phyllis Satterthwaite
7 6   L Campbell
  I Lenos
0 6 1
  Betty Dix
  Elsa Haylock
6 8   J Fry
  G Sterry
6 4 6
  Cilly Aussem
  Irmgard Rost
1 6   M Dix
  E Haylock
4 5
  Cecily Marriott
  Madge Slaney
4 1   J Fry
  G Sterry
6 7
  Joan Fry
  Gwen Sterry
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   Phyllis Covell
  Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
2 7 6
  Winifred Beamish
  Agnes Tuckey
6 5 0
3   P Covell
  D Shepherd-Barron
6 6
  A Clayton
  N Lyle
1 0
  Doreen Cole
  Billie Tapscott
6 2 6
  A Clayton
  Nancy Lyle
3 6 8
3   P Covell
  D Shepherd-Barron
6 6
  J Lycett
  J Ridley
2 2
  May Bundy
  Marjorie Morrill
6 6
Q   KEC Lewis
  Betty Uber
4 3
  M Bundy
  M Morrill
3 2
  J Lycett
  J Ridley
6 6
  Joan Lycett
  Joan Ridley
6 6
  Phoebe Blair-White
  FM Fleming
4 2

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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