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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)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1926)
WimbledonF (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 (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 France Suzanne Lenglen 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runners-up)

Result Year Tournament Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1927 US Championships United Kingdom Betty Nuthall United Kingdom Ermyntrude Harvey
United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Ian Collins United States Helen Wills
United States Francis Hunter
1–6, 4–6

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