In singles, Kanter was ranked # 6 in the United States in 1952, and # 9 in 1953. She was seeded Number. 1 in singles and doubles in both appearances in Cincinnati. (In doubles in those two years, she paired with Joan Merciadis in 1952, and Thelma Long of Australia in 1953)
Maccabiah Games
Kanter, who is Jewish, competed in the 1953 Maccabiah Games—the "Jewish Olympics".
She won the United States. girls tennis championship in 1951 as an 18-year-old sophomore at the University of California-Los Los Angeles In 1952 she won the United States. clay court championship, and was the runner-up at the Foothills Cup. In 1952, at the Cincinnati Masters, she won both the singles and doubles titles. In 1953 she won the United States. National hard court tennis championship, successfully defended her doubles title, and reached the singles final. At the Games, Kanter—ranked # 9 in the United States. at the time—lost the women"s singles title to Angela Buxton, but won the mixed doubles title with Grant Golden and the women"s double title.
