She joined West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, venue of the British Hard Court Championships, when she was 12.

[3] In 1950 she won the All England Plate, a competition held at the Wimbledon Championships for players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles event.

At the 1951 U.S. Championships she was the third-seeded foreign player and reached the quarterfinal after a victory in the third round against sixth-seeded Beverly Baker.

The level of play in the three-sets final, watched by Wightman Cup selectors, was described as poor.

According to John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph, Tuckey achieved a highest career ranking of world No.