Joan Fry

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Joan Fry
Joan Fry 1929.jpg
Full nameJoan Craddock Fry-Lakeman
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born(1906-05-06)6 May 1906
Died29 September 1985(1985-09-29) (aged 79) [1]
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open SF (1926)
Wimbledon F (1925)
US Open QF (1925)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open SF (1926, 1928, 1930)
US Open F (1927)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 3R (1930)
Wimbledon F (1929)
Team competitions
Wightman Cup 1930

Joan Craddock Fry (6 May 1906 29 September 1985) [2] was a British tennis player. Fry was a finalist at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships where she lost in straight sets to Suzanne Lenglen. [3]

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She was part of the British team that won the 1930 Wightman Cup against the United States. She lost her singles matches to Helen Wills and Helen Jacobs but together with Ermyntrude Harvey won the doubles match against Sarah Palfrey and Edith Cross.

In 1930 she was a finalist at the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London.

On 12 November 1930 she married Thomas Ashley Lakeman, a lieutenant in the Royal Tank Corps. [4] [2]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1925 Wimbledon Grass Flag of France.svg Suzanne Lenglen2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 runner-up

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1927 U.S. Championships Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Betty Nuthall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ermyntrude Harvey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty Mckane
1–6, 6–4, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1929 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Collins Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Francis Hunter
1–6, 4–6

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References

  1. "Notice" (PDF). The London Gazette . No. 50302. 29 October 1985. p. 15077.
  2. 1 2 National Portrait Gallery, London, Joan Fry (Mrs T.A. Lakeman) (1906-1985), Tennis player
  3. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  4. "Joan Fry to Wed Nov. 12". The Montreal Gazette . 21 October 1930. p. 8 via Google News Archive.