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 in straight sets to Suzanne Lenglen.[3]

Joan Fry
Full nameJoan Craddock Fry-Lakeman
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1906-05-06)6 May 1906
Died29 September 1985(1985-09-29) (aged 79)[1]
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1926)
WimbledonF (1925)
US OpenQF (1925)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenSF (1926, 1928, 1930)
US OpenF (1927)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open3R (1930)
WimbledonF (1929)
Team competitions
Wightman Cup1930

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]

Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1925 Wimbledon Grass   Suzanne Lenglen 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1927 U.S. Championships Grass   Betty Nuthall   Ermyntrude Harvey
  Kitty Mckane
1–6, 6–4, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1929 Wimbledon Grass   Ian Collins   Helen Wills
  Francis Hunter
1–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Notice" (PDF). The London Gazette. No. 50302. 29 October 1985. p. 15077.
  2. ^ a b National Portrait Gallery, London, Joan Fry (Mrs T.A. Lakeman) (1906-1985), Tennis player
  3. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  4. ^ "Joan Fry to Wed Nov. 12". The Montreal Gazette. 21 October 1930. p. 8 – via Google News Archive.
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