Joan Mary Ingram (1910–1981), was a female

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international

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and

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player.

Personal life

Ingram was born on 28 February 1910 in

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and died during the first quarter of 1981.

Table tennis

She won triple

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at the

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in the women's doubles with

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, mixed doubles with

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and women's singles. In late 1928, Joan Ingram was world ranked fifth. She also won two

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titles.

Tennis

She represented Great Britain in the 1937 Wightman Cup and reached the 1937 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles semi finals with Evelyn Dearman.

References

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Personal life

Table tennis

Tennis

See also

References