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.
Squash career
[edit]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 won the U.S. National Championships in 1933 and won the Atlantic Coast Women's Squash Championships title in 1933, defeating Cecily Fenwick in the final.[7]
Tennis career
[edit]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 to Simonne Mathieu and Billie Yorke 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.
Grand Slam tournaments finals
[edit]Doubles (1 runner-up)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1936 | French Championships | Clay |  Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |
 Simonne Mathieu  Billie Yorke |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ The Peerage
- ^ Play and Learn Squash
- ^ England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
- ^ "Sport: Squash Racquets". Time. 20 February 1933. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
- ^ British Open Men's and Women's Champions Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ British Open Hall of Fame Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ James Zug. "Atlantic City Squash Championships historical Winners". Squashtalk.com. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
External links
[edit]- Official British Open Squash Championships website at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 December 2008)
- British Open historical data at Squashtalk.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 January 2010)
- Susan Powell at Wimbledon
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