Joan Fry
Appearance
Full name | Joan Craddock Fry-Lakeman |
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Born | 6 May 1906 |
Died | 29 September 1985 | (aged 79)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | SF (1926) |
Wimbledon | F (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 (1906-1985)[1] was a British tennis player. Fry was a finalist at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships where she lost 6-2, 6-0 to Suzanne Lenglen.[2] Her married name was Mrs T. A. Lakeman.[1]
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.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runners-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Opponent in Final | Score |
Runner-up | 1925 | Wimbledon | Suzanne Lenglen | 2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runners-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1927 | US Championships | Betty Nuthall | Ermyntrude Harvey Kitty Mckane |
1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runners-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1929 | Wimbledon | Ian Collins | Helen Wills Francis Hunter |
1–6, 4–6 |