Ermyntrude Harvey

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Ermyntrude Harvey
Full nameErmyntrude Hilda Harvey
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born(1895-06-09)9 June 1895
London, England
Died4 October 1973(1973-10-04) (aged 78)
Weybridge England
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open3R (1925)
Wimbledon4R (1927, 1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenSF (1925, 1930)
WimbledonF (1928)
US OpenW (1927)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
WimbledonQF (1924, 1926, 1939)
US OpenF (1925)
Team competitions
Wightman CupW (1925, 1930)

Ermyntrude Hilda[1] Harvey (9 June 1895 – 4 October 1973)[2] was a British female tennis player of the 1920s.

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[]

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runners-up)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1927 U.S. National Championships Grass United Kingdom Kathleen McKane Godfree United Kingdom Betty Nuthall
United Kingdom Joan Fry
6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 1928 Wimbledon Championships Grass United Kingdom Eileen Bennett United Kingdom Peggy Michell
United Kingdom Phoebe Holcroft Watson
2–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runners-up)[]

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1925 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Vincent Richards United Kingdom Kathleen McKane Godfree
Australia John Hawkes
2–6, 4–6

References[]

  1. ^ Middle name, page 3
  2. ^ England and Wales Death Index, 1916-2005
  3. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 479, 482. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  4. ^ "Wimbledon Draws Archive – Ermyntrude Harvey: Ladies' Singles". AELTC. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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