Susan Devlin
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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).[1]
Career
The Devlin sisters won a record ten United States women's doubles titles between 1953 and 1966.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1959 | Canada Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | 1–11, 10–12 | Script error: No such module "sort". 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 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1954 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman |
10–15, 15–10, 15–13 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1955 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Iris Rogers Template:Flagicon June White |
15–18, 15–10, 9–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1955 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Janet Wright Template:Flagicon Thelma Welcome |
15–10, 15–9 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1956 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Iris Rogers Template:Flagicon June Timperley |
17–18, 15–12, 15–12 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1956 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman |
15–10, 7–15, 10–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1957 | Canada Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman |
15–5, 10–15, 15–3 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1957 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Dorothy O'Neil Template:Flagicon Margaret Varner |
7–15, 15–7, 15–5 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1957 | Jamaica Open | Template:Flagicon Hope Valentine | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin Template:Flagicon Murray White |
4–15, 7–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1958 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman |
15–10, 15–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1959 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Iris Rogers Template:Flagicon June Timperley |
15–11, 10–15, 11–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1959 | Canada Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Joan Hennessy Template:Flagicon Marjory Shedd |
15–3, 15–1 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1959 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Devlin | Template:Flagicon Ethel Marshall Template:Flagicon Bea Massman |
15–8, 15–8 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1960 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Kirsten Granlund Template:Flagicon Inge Birgit Hansen |
15–3, 15–6 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1960 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Dorothy O'Neil Template:Flagicon Margaret Varner |
7–15, 15–7, 15–5 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1961 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Catherine Dunglison Template:Flagicon Wilma Tyre |
15–5, 15–4 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1961 | Irish Open | Template:Flagicon Lena Rea | Template:Flagicon Jenny Pritchard Template:Flagicon Ursula Smith |
15–12, 12–15, 15–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1961 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Lois Alston Template:Flagicon Helen Tibbetts |
15–11, 15–3 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1963 | German Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Rasmussen |
8–15, 10–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1963 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Rasmussen |
15–6, 15–9 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1963 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Margaret Barrand Template:Flagicon Ursula Smith |
15–6, 15–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1964 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Rasmussen |
11–15, 15–6, 10–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1964 | Irish Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Lena Rea Template:Flagicon Mary O'Sullivan |
15–8, 15–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1965 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Margaret Barrand Template:Flagicon Jenny Pritchard |
7–15, 15–13, 11–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1966 | German Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand |
15–7, 15–3 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1966 | All England Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand |
15–5, 14–17, 15–12 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1966 | Irish Open | Template:Flagicon Lena Rea | Template:Flagicon Yvonne Kelly Template:Flagicon Mary O'Sullivan |
2–15, 10–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1966 | Canada Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Tyna Barinaga Template:Flagicon Caroline Jensen |
15–8, 14–17, 15–12 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1966 | U.S. Open | Template:Flagicon Judy Hashman | Template:Flagicon Ursula Smith Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand |
15–5, 15–5 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1970 | Irish Open | Template:Flagicon Yvonne Kelly | Template:Flagicon Lena Rea Template:Flagicon Joan McCloy |
15–3, 11–15, 15–8 | Script error: No such module "sort". 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 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
References
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- ↑ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness, Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
- ↑ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 313.
- ↑ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1967) 97-101.
- ↑ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 102-106.
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External links
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