Doris Metaxa

Doris Metaxa (married name Howard) (born 12 June 1911, France, died 7 September 2007), was a French tennis player of the 1930s.

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

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

Honours (partial)

Singles titles

None known

Singles runner-ups

None known

Doubles titles

	Date	Tournament	Cat.	Surface	Partner	Finalists	Score
1	1932	Wimbledon Championships	G. Slam	Grass (Outdoors)	Josane Sigart	Elizabeth Ryan Helen Hull Jacobs	6–4, 6–3

Doubles runner-ups

	Date	Tournament	Cat.	Surface	Winners	Partner	Score
1	1931	Wimbledon Championships	G. Slam	Grass (Outdoors)	Phyllis Mudford King Dorothy Shepherd	Josane Sigart	3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Performance in Grand Slams (partial)

Although the term "Grand Slam 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.

Singles

Year	Australian Open		French Open		Wimbledon		US National
1929	–		1st round (1/32)	Lolette Payot	–		–
1930	–		1st round (1/32)	G. Charnelet	–		–
1931	–		3rd round (1/8)	H. Hull Jacobs	–		–
1932	–		3rd round (1/8)	H. Hull Jacobs	–		–
1934	–		2nd round (1/16)	Lucia Valerio	–		–

Result, final opponent

Doubles

Year	Australian Open		French Open		Wimbledon		US National
1931	–		–		Final J. Sigart	P. M. King D. S. Barron	–
1932	–		–		Winner J. Sigart	E. Ryan H. H. Jacobs	–

Result, partner, final opponent