Anna McCune Harper

Anna McCune Harper
Harper in 1931
Full nameAnna Virginia McCune Harper
Country (sports) United States
BornAnna Virginia McCune
(1902-07-02)July 2, 1902
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
DiedJune 14, 1999(1999-06-14) (aged 96)
Moraga, California, U.S.
Retired1932
PlaysLeft-handed [1]
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon4R (1931)
US OpenF (1930)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenF (1928, 1930)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonW (1931)
US OpenF (1931)
Team competitions
Wightman CupW (1931, 1932)

Anna McCune Harper (née Anna Virginia McCune, July 2, 1902 – June 14, 1999) was a female tennis player from the U.S. She won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1931 partnering George Lott. She was the runner-up in singles at the 1930 U.S. Championships, losing to Betty Nuthall. She also was the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1928, 1930, and 1932 U.S. Championships and in mixed doubles at the 1931 edition of these championships.

Harper was ranked in the U.S. top 10 on five consecutive years from 1928 through 1932 and was top ranked in 1930.[2]

  1. ^ "Leader is left hander". The Cincinnati Enquirer. February 15, 1931. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com. A left-hander, Mr. Harper started playing tennis in Pacific Grove, Calif., about 12 years ago.
  2. ^ United States Tennis Association (1988). 1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook. Lynn, Massachusetts: H.O. Zimman, Inc. p. 260.