Joan Fry

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]

Joan Fry
Full nameJoan Craddock Fry-Lakeman
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1906-05-06)6 May 1906
Died29 September 1985(1985-09-29) (aged 79)[1]
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1926)
WimbledonF (1925)
US OpenQF (1925)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenSF (1926, 1928, 1930)
US OpenF (1927)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open3R (1930)
WimbledonF (1929)
Team competitions
Wightman Cup1930

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

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1925WimbledonGrassFrance Suzanne Lenglen2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 runner-up

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1927U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited Kingdom Betty NuthallUnited Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Kitty Mckane
1–6, 6–4, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1929WimbledonGrassUnited Kingdom Ian CollinsUnited States Helen Wills
United States Francis Hunter
1–6, 4–6

References

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