Susan Devlin

Susan Devlin Peard (born 1931) is an American-Irish former badminton player who represented both the US and Ireland in international competition. She is the daughter of J. Frank Devlin, an Irish badminton great, who moved his family to the United States in the late 1930s. She is the older sister of Judy Devlin Hashman, with whom she won numerous international women's doubles championships, including six titles at the prestigious All-England Championships (1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966).

Career

The Devlin sisters won a record ten United States women's doubles titles between 1953 and 1966. They also formed a doubles pairing that won all of its individual matches for the world champion U.S. Uber Cup (women's international) teams of 1957 and 1960. In 1960 Susan Devlin married Irish badminton player Frank Peard and thereafter resided in Ireland. She won two Irish national women's doubles titles and played Uber Cup for Ireland in the '62-'63 and '65-'66 campaigns. In 1976 she was inducted into the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame, now known as the Walk of Fame. In 2009, both Susan and Judy were inducted into the Goucher College athletics Hall of Fame.

Achievements

International tournaments (22 titles, 11 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1957	Jamaica Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	4–11, 1–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1959	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	1–11, 10–12	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1954	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Iris Rogers Template:Flagicon June White	15–7, 12–15, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1954	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman	10–15, 15–10, 15–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
1955	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Iris Rogers Template:Flagicon June White	15–18, 15–10, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1955	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Janet Wright Template:Flagicon Thelma Welcome	15–10, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1956	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Iris Rogers Template:Flagicon June Timperley	17–18, 15–12, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1956	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman	15–10, 7–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1957	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman	15–5, 10–15, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1957	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Dorothy O'Neil Template:Flagicon Margaret Varner	7–15, 15–7, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1957	Jamaica Open	Template:Flagicon Hope Valentine	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin Template:Flagicon Murray White	4–15, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1958	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman	15–10, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1959	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Iris Rogers Template:Flagicon June Timperley	15–11, 10–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1959	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Joan Hennessy Template:Flagicon Marjory Shedd	15–3, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
1959	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman	15–8, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1960	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Granlund Template:Flagicon Inge Birgit Hansen	15–3, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1960	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Dorothy O'Neil Template:Flagicon Margaret Varner	7–15, 15–7, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1961	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Catherine Dunglison Template:Flagicon Wilma Tyre	15–5, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
1961	Irish Open	Template:Flagicon Lena Rea	Template:Flagicon Jenny Pritchard Template:Flagicon Ursula Smith	15–12, 12–15, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1961	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Lois Alston Template:Flagicon Helen Tibbetts	15–11, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1963	German Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Rasmussen	8–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1963	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Rasmussen	15–6, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1963	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Margaret Barrand Template:Flagicon Ursula Smith	15–6, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1964	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Rasmussen	11–15, 15–6, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1964	Irish Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Lena Rea Template:Flagicon Mary O'Sullivan	15–8, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1965	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Margaret Barrand Template:Flagicon Jenny Pritchard	7–15, 15–13, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1966	German Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand	15–7, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1966	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand	15–5, 14–17, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1966	Irish Open	Template:Flagicon Lena Rea	Template:Flagicon Yvonne Kelly Template:Flagicon Mary O'Sullivan	2–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1966	Canada Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Tyna Barinaga Template:Flagicon Caroline Jensen	15–8, 14–17, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1966	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman	Template:Flagicon Ursula Smith Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand	15–5, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1970	Irish Open	Template:Flagicon Yvonne Kelly	Template:Flagicon Lena Rea Template:Flagicon Joan McCloy	15–3, 11–15, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1957	Jamaica Open	Template:Flagicon W. H. Murray White	Template:Flagicon Allan Feres Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin	9–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

External links

• Goucher College Athletics Hall of Fame