Susan Noel

Susan Noel in 1935

Susan Diana Barham Noel-Powell (8 June 1912 – October 1991) 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.

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.

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)

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

External links

• 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