Peggy Mitchell (tennis)
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Margaret “Peggy” Saunders (born 28 January 1905 in Chiswick
Chiswick
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, Middlesex
Middlesex
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, England, died 19 June 1941 in Harrow, Middlesex, England) was a British tennis player of the 1920s. She is also known under her married name, Peggy Saunders-Mitchell.

Along with Phoebe Holcroft Watson, she won the women's doubles at Wimbledon twice consecutively in (1928 and 1929) and the US Women's National Championship in 1929.

With the same partner, she reached the final at Roland Garros
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...

 in 1927.

Doubles titles

|Date Name and place of tournament Cat. ($) Surf. Partner Finalists Score
1 1928 The Championships
Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
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G. Slam Grass (ext.)   Phoebe Watson   Ermyntrude Harvey
Ermyntrude Harvey
Ermyntrude Harvey was a British tennis player of the 1920s.In 1927, she won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles with Kathleen McKane, and reached the final of Wimbledon the following year ....


  Eileen Bennett
6-2, 6-3 Wimbledon (tennis) 1928
2 1929 The Championships
Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
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G. Slam Grass (ext.)   Phoebe Watson   Phyllis Covell
  Dorothy Shepherd
6-4, 8-6 1929 Wimbledon (tennis)
3 1929 US Women's National
Champ’s
, Forest Hills
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G. Slam Grass (ext.)   Phoebe Watson   Phyllis Covell
  Dorothy Shepherd
2-6, 6-3, 6-4 1929 US Open (tennis)

Doubles finals lost

|Date Name and place of tournament Cat. ($) Surf. Winners Partner Score
1 1927 French Open
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...


Paris
G. Slam Clay (ext.)   Irene Bowder Peacock
  Bobbie Heine
  Phoebe Watson 6-2, 6-1 1927 French Open (tennis)

Grand Slam performances (partial)

Although the term "Grand Slam
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" refers to the four major tennis tournaments, it was not used for the first time until 1933, and not in common usage until the 1950s.

Doubles

Year Australian Open French Open
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...

Wimbledon US National
1927 - Final
  P. H. Watson
  B. Peacock
  Bobbie Heine
- -
1928 - - Winner
  P. H. Watson
  E. Harvey
Ermyntrude Harvey
Ermyntrude Harvey was a British tennis player of the 1920s.In 1927, she won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles with Kathleen McKane, and reached the final of Wimbledon the following year ....


  B. Whittingstall
-
1929 - - Winner
  P. H. Watson
  P. H. Covell
  D. S. Barron
Winner
  P. H. Watson
  P. H. Covell
  D. S. Barron

Result, partner, final opponent
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