Joan Craddock Fry (6 May 1906 – 29 September 1985)National Portrait Gallery, London, Joan Fry (Mrs T.A. Lakeman) (1906-1985), Tennis player was a British tennis player. Fry was a finalist at the 1925 Wimbledon Championships where she lost in straight sets to Suzanne Lenglen.
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.
Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 runner-up
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1925 Wimbledon Grass Suzanne Lenglen 2–6, 0–6
Doubles: 1 runner-up ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1927 U.S. Championships Grass Betty Nuthall Ermyntrude Harvey Kitty Mckane 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1929 Wimbledon Grass Ian Collins Helen Wills Francis Hunter 1–6, 4–6
References
External links National Portrait Gallery, Portraits of Joan Fry