Doris Metaxa Howard (née Metaxa; 12 June 1911 – 7 September 2007) was a French tennis player of the 1930s.
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 |
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Loss | 1931 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winr | 1932 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |