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 Evan Noel, a successful racquets player in his own right.

Susan Noel in 1935

Squash career

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]

Tennis career

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.

Grand Slam tournaments finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1936French ChampionshipsClay Jadwiga Jędrzejowska Simonne Mathieu
Billie Yorke		6–2, 4–6, 4–6

References
  1. The Peerage
  2. Play and Learn Squash
  3. England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
  4. "Sport: Squash Racquets". Time. February 20, 1933. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  5. British Open Men's and Women's Champions Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. British Open Hall of Fame Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
  7. James Zug. "Atlantic City Squash Championships historical Winners". Squashtalk.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30.


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