Susan Noel
Susan Diana Barham Noel-Powell (8[1] June 1912[2] – October 1991[3]) was an English squash and tennis player.[4] Noel was taught to play squash and tennis by her father E.B (Evan Baillie) Noel, a successful racquets player in his own right.
Achievements in squash
Noel won the British Open three times in a row from 1932 to 1934. She won the final in straight sets on all three occasions. She was also the runner-up at the championship in 1939, when she lost to Margot Lumb.[5][6]
Noel also won the US National Championships in 1933. She also captured the Atlantic Coast Women's Squash Championships title in 1933, defeating Cecily Fenwick in the final.[7]
Achievements in tennis
Partnering Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, Noel finished runner-up in the women's doubles at the French Championships in 1936. Noel and Jędrzejowska lost in the final Simonne Mathieu and Billie Yorke 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.
References
- ↑ The Peerage
- ↑ Play and Learn Squash
- ↑ England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
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- ↑ British Open Men's and Women's Champions
- ↑ British Open Hall of Fame
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