She shared the All-England women"s doubles title with Gillian Gilks in 1974. Her other international singles titles included the European Badminton Championships (1972), and the Canadian (1975), Irish (1971), Portuguese (1973), Scottish (1972, 1974), and South African (1976) Opens.
An exceptional junior talent, she won women"s singles at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games while still in her teens. In 1973, Mississippi Beck won the women"s singles at the All-England Championships, which, aside from the international team championships (Uber Cup and Thomas Cup), was then the world"s most prestigious tournament. She won singles at the World Invitation Tournament, a forerunner of the BWF World Championships, that was held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1974. She also won five English National singles titles (against opposition that included the formidable Gillian Gilks), and a dozen or more international doubles titles.
