Joan Curry
British squash and tennis player
Intro | British squash and tennis player | |
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
is | Athlete Squash player Tennis player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Joan Curry was an English squash and tennis player who won the British Open Squash Championships three times in a row from 1947-49. Her toughest victory was in 1948, when she beat the legendary Janet Morgan in five sets, 9–5, 9–0, 9–10, 6–9, 10–8. She was also the runner-up at the championship three consecutive times from 1950-52.
In tennis she won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships in 1950 after a two sets victory in the final against Jean Quertier