Joy Mottram

Joyce Irene Mottram (née Gannon; 21 March 1928 – 12 August 2018) was a British tennis player from England who was active in the late 1940s and the 1950s.

Career Her best singles performances at a Grand Slam tournament came in 1952 when she reached the quarterfinals of the French Championships where she was defeated by third-seeded Dorothy Head in three sets. Mottram competed in seven Wimbledon Championships between 1946 and 1952 and reached the third round of the singles event on four occasions. In the doubles event, she reached the semifinals in 1949 with compatriot Betty Hilton and 1950, with Thelma Coyne Long.

She won the singles title at the Scottish Grass Court Championships in July 1948, defeating Czolowska in the final in two sets. In 1957, she published a book with her husband titled Modern Lawn Tennis.

Joy Mottram died in Kingston upon Thames, London on 12 August 2018, at the age of 90.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 runner-up ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1949 French Championships Clay Betty Hilton Louise Brough Margaret Osborne duPont 5–7, 1–6