Ermyntrude Harvey
Ermyntrude Hilda[1] Harvey (9 June 1895 – 4 October 1973)[2] was a British female tennis player of the 1920s.
Full name | Ermyntrude Hilda Harvey |
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Born | London, England | 9 June 1895
Died | 4 October 1973 78) Weybridge England | (aged
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1925) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1927, 1928) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | SF (1925, 1930) |
Wimbledon | F (1928) |
US Open | W (1927) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1924, 1926, 1939) |
US Open | F (1925) |
Team competitions | |
Wightman Cup | W (1925, 1930) |
At the 1927 U.S. National Championships, she partnered with Kathleen McKane Godfree to win the wonen's doubles title. The following year, Eileen Bennett and her were the women's doubles runners-up at Wimbledon.[3]
She also was the runner-up with Vincent Richards in mixed doubles at the 1925 U.S. National Championships.
Between 1920 and 1948 she participated in 22 editions of the Wimbledon Championships. Her best results in the singles event were reaching the fourth round in both 1927 (lost to Elizabeth Ryan 7–5, 6–1) and 1928 (lost to first-seeded and eventual champion Helen Wills 6–2, 6–3).[4]
She was part of the British team that won the Wightman Cup in 1925 and 1930.
Grand Slam finals
Women's doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1927 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Kathleen McKane Godfree | Betty Nuthall Joan Fry |
6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1928 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Eileen Bennett | Peggy Michell Phoebe Holcroft Watson |
2–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1925 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Vincent Richards | Kathleen McKane Godfree John Hawkes |
2–6, 4–6 |
References
- Middle name, page 3
- England and Wales Death Index, 1916-2005
- Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 479, 482. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- "Wimbledon Draws Archive – Ermyntrude Harvey: Ladies' Singles". AELTC. Retrieved 12 March 2019.