Joy Tacon


Joy Tacon is a British former professional tennis player.
Tacon was born in 1961 and is a graduate of Wycombe Abbey School. She attended the University of Houston on a tennis scholarship. At the 1985 University Games in Kobe, she teamed up with Liz Jones to win a silver medal for Great Britain in doubles.
A right-handed, Tacon competed on the professional tour from 1984 to 1988, reaching a career high ranking of 272 in the world. She twice received a wildcard into the singles main draw at Wimbledon and fell in the first round to seeded players both times, Kathy Jordan in 1985 and Hana Mandlíková in 1986. Her best Wimbledon performance was a second round appearance in the women's doubles at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships.

ITF finals

Doubles: 12 (5–7)