Susan Noel

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Susan Diana Barham Noel-Powell (8[1] June 1912[2] – October 1991[3]) was an English squash and tennis player.[4]

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 Simone Mathieu and Billie Yorke 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.

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
  6. ↑ British Open Hall of Fame
  7. ↑ James Zug. "Atlantic City Squash Championships historical Winners". Squashtalk.com. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 

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