Joan Fry
Joan Craddock Fry (born May 6, 1906 in Horsham , West Sussex , † September 29, 1985 in Bromsgrove , Worcestershire ) was a British tennis player. It had its successes in the 1920s.
She reached the final of Wimbledon in women's singles in 1925 , which she lost to French tennis legend Suzanne Lenglen in a record time of 26 minutes. In 1926, she met Suzanne Lenglen again in the semi-finals of the French championships and failed. In 1927 she reached the final of the American championships with the then 16-year-old Betty Nuthall .
In 1929 she was with Ian Collins in the final of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, the game was also lost for her.
She married (then lieutenant) Thomas Ashley Lakeman on November 12, 1930 .
In 1939 she published the book Lawn Tennis: How to Master the Strokes with tennis players Mary Hardwick and Stanley N. Doust .
Illustrations
- Image by Thomas Lakeman and Joan Fry
- Wedding advertisement
- Joan Fry as Mrs. TA Lakeman in a cigarette picture .
- National Portrait Gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ The London Gazette, October 29, 1985 ( online (PDF; 86 kB) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fry, Joan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fry-Lakeman, Joan; Lakeman, Joan; Fry, Joan Craddock |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horsham , Sussex |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1985 |
| Place of death | Ashley Cottage, Bromsgrove , Worcestershire |