Fry was one of 10 women to have won each
Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during her career. She was also one of seven women (with
Doris Hart,
Margaret Court,
Martina Navratilova,
Pam Shriver,
Serena Williams, and
Venus Williams) to have won all four Grand Slam
doubles tournaments. The
United States Lawn Tennis Association ranked her in the U.S. top 10 from 1944 through 1955 and No. 1 in 1956. She briefly retired in early 1956 and worked as a
copygirl for the
St. Petersburg Times. However, she returned later that spring after receiving an invitation to play in the
Wightman Cup. She retired for the final time in 1957, and was inducted into the
International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970. From 1951 through 1956, Fry participated in the Wightman Cup, the women's team competition between Great Britain and the United States, and contributed to the U.S. victory during each of these editions with the exception of
1954, when her final doubles rubber was not played. She compiled a 10–2 win–loss record. ==Later life==