Joan Fry
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| Full name | Joan Craddock Fry-Lakeman |
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| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 6 May 1906 |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. [1] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | SF (1926) |
| Wimbledon | F (1925) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| 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 (6 May 1906 – 29 September 1985)[2] was a British tennis player. Fry was a finalist at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships where she lost 6-2, 6-0 to Suzanne Lenglen.[3]
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.[4][2]
Contents
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 runner-up
| Result | Year | Tournament | Opponent in Final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1925 | Wimbledon |  Suzanne Lenglen |
2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 1 runner-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 runner-up
| Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1929 | Wimbledon | Ian Collins |
 Helen Wills Francis Hunter |
1–6, 4–6 |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Portrait Gallery, London, Joan Fry (Mrs T.A. Lakeman) (1906-1985), Tennis player
- ↑ Wimbledon Roll of Honour, Ladies' Singles Finals
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
