Ermyntrude Harvey

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

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)

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
Win1927 U.S. National Championships Grass Kathleen McKane Godfree Betty Nuthall
Joan Fry		 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
Loss1928 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
Loss1925 U.S. National Championships Grass Vincent Richards Kathleen McKane Godfree
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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