Career
She reached the singles final there two other times, in 1927, losing to Esna Boyd, and in 1930, losing to Daphne Akhurst. In 1923, her partner was Boyd, and in 1924 and 1925, her partner was Akhurst. She reached the final an additional three times with three different partners, in 1927, 1929, and 1930.
According to A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Harper was ranked World Number.
10 in 1924, the only year she was included in those rankings. Harper competed overseas on two occasions.
In 1920 she competed at Wimbledon and, in 1925, captained the first women"s tennis team to represent Australia internationally. At Wimbledon, she made the second round of the ladies singles, where she lost to Dorothy Shepherd, the ladies doubles, where she partnered Daphne Akhurst and the mixed doubles, where she partnered East. T. Lamb.
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
New Hampshire = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament. 1Through 1923, the French Championships were open only to French nationals. The World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), actually played on clay in Paris or Brussels, began in 1912 and were open to all nationalities.
The results from that tournament are shown here for 1920 through 1923.
The Olympics replaced the WHCC in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris. Beginning in 1925, the French Championships were open to all nationalities, with the results shown here beginning with that year.
