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'''Joan Fry''' (1906-1985)<ref name =NPG>[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp65940/joan-fry-mrs-ta-lakeman National Portrait Gallery, London, Joan Fry (Mrs T.A. Lakeman) (1906-1985), Tennis player]</ref> was a British tennis player. Fry was a finalist at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships where she lost 6-2, 6-0 to [[Suzanne Lenglen]].<ref>[http://aeltc2009.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/ladiesroll.html Wimbledon Roll of Honour, Ladies' Singles Finals]</ref> Her married name was Mrs T. A. Lakeman.<ref name=NPG/>
{{for multi|the advocate of early childhood education in Australia|Joan Fry (educator)|the English Quaker campaigner for peace and social reform|Joan Mary Fry}}
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'''Joan Craddock Fry''' (6 May 1906 &ndash; 29 September 1985)<ref name =NPG>[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp65940/joan-fry-mrs-ta-lakeman National Portrait Gallery, London, Joan Fry (Mrs T.A. Lakeman) (1906-1985), Tennis player]</ref> was a British tennis player. Fry was a finalist at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships where she lost in straight sets to [[Suzanne Lenglen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html|website=www.wimbledon.com|publisher=[[AELTC]]}}</ref>

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 Regiment|Royal Tank Corps]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Joan Fry to Wed Nov. 12|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XL0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S4wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6697%2C3233529|newspaper=[[The Montreal Gazette]]|date=21 October 1930|page=8|via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref><ref name=NPG/>

== Grand Slam finals ==
===Singles: 1 runner-up===

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|-style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1925 || [[1925 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|FRA}} Suzanne Lenglen || 2–6, 0–6
|}

===Doubles: 1 runner-up===
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|-style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1927 || [[1927 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Betty Nuthall]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ermyntrude Harvey]] <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kitty Mckane]] || 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
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===Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up===
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1929 || [[1929 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] || Grass || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ian Collins (tennis)|Ian Collins]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Helen Wills]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Francis Hunter]] || 1–6, 4–6
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp65940/joan-fry-mrs-ta-lakeman National Portrait Gallery, Portraits of Joan Fry]
*[http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp65940/joan-fry-mrs-ta-lakeman National Portrait Gallery, Portraits of Joan Fry]

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For the advocate of early childhood education in Australia, see Joan Fry (educator). For the English Quaker campaigner for peace and social reform, see Joan Mary Fry.

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

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]

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

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Singles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1925 Wimbledon Grass France Suzanne Lenglen 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1927 U.S. Championships Grass United Kingdom Betty Nuthall United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom Kitty Mckane		 1–6, 6–4, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1929 Wimbledon Grass United Kingdom Ian Collins United States Helen Wills
United States Francis Hunter		 1–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Notice" (PDF). The London Gazette. No. 50302. 29 October 1985. p. 15077.
  2. ^ a b 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.
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