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.
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]
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.
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1936 | French Championships | Clay | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |
Simonne Mathieu Billie Yorke |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |