Joan Craddock Fry (6 May 1906 – 29 September 1985)National Portrait Gallery, London, Joan Fry (Mrs T.A. Lakeman) (1906-1985), Tennis player
/ref> was a British tennis player. Fry was a finalist at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships where she lost in straight sets to

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. She was part of the British team that won the

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against the United States. She lost her singles matches to

Helen Wills Helen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She won 31 Grand Slam tournament titles (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) du ...

and

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but together with

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won the doubles match against

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and Edith Cross. In 1930 she was a finalist at the

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, played at the

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in London. On 12 November 1930 she married Thomas Ashley Lakeman, a lieutenant in the

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Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 runner-up

Doubles: 1 runner-up

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

References

External links

National Portrait Gallery, Portraits of Joan Fry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fry, Joan British female tennis players 1906 births 1985 deaths Place of birth missing