Susan Noel


Susan Diana Barham Noel-Powell was an English squash and tennis player. Noel was taught to play squash and tennis by her father Evan Noel, a successful racquets player.

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, who had also won the British Open for five consecutive seasons.
In 1933, Noel won the U.S. National Championships and the Atlantic Coast Women's Squash Championships, defeating Cecily Fenwick in the final for the latter title.

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 to Simonne Mathieu and Billie Yorke 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.

Grand Slam tournaments finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)