About Joan Fry
Lived 1906 – 1985 (aged 79). Joan Fry was a British tennis player and non-fiction writer.
Joan Craddock Fry (6 May 1906 – 29 September 1985) was a British tennis player. Fry was a finalist at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships where she lost in straight sets to Suzanne Lenglen.
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.
Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 runner-up
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1925 Wimbledon Grass Suzanne Lenglen 2–6, 0–6
Doubles: 1 runner-up ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1927 U.S. Championships Grass Betty Nuthall Ermyntrude Harvey Kitty Mckane 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1929 Wimbledon Grass Ian Collins Helen Wills Francis Hunter 1–6, 4–6
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Who was Joan Fry?
British tennis player (1906-1985)
When was Joan Fry born?
Joan Fry was born on 6 May 1906 in Horsham.
When did Joan Fry die?
Joan Fry died on 29 September 1985 in Bromsgrove.
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Joan Fry was a tennis player and non-fiction writer.
What nationality was Joan Fry?
Joan Fry was British.
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