Anne Minter

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Anne Minter
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1963-04-03) 3 April 1963 (age 63)
Victoria, Australia
Turned pro1981
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 682,839
Singles
Career record258–245
Career titles4 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 23 (4 July 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1988)
French Open3R (1987)
Wimbledon4R (1991, 1988)
US Open3R (1984, 1988, 1989)
Doubles
Career record108–187
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 68 (19 March 1990)

Anne Minter (born 3 April 1963),[1] also known as Anne Harris,[2] is a former tennis player from Australia.

Ann competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3] Minter won four singles titles on the WTA Tour: 1987 Taipei, Singapore;[4] 1988 Puerto Rico; 1989 Taipei.[1] She was a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open in 1988, beating fourth seed Pam Shriver in the fourth round.[5] She twice reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, upsetting ninth seed Hana Mandlíková in the third round in 1988.[6] She reached her highest individual ranking at no. 23 on 4 July 1988.[1] On 19 March 1990, she reached her career-high doubles ranking or 68. Her playing career spanned from 1981 until 1992. Minter's win–loss record for singles stands at 258–245.

Tennis career

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Fed Cup

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Minter made her Fed Cup debut for Australia in 1981 and played successively until 1989 only missing 1982 and 1983.[7] In 1984, she led Australia to the final of the World Group where Australia lost narrowly 2–1 to Czechoslovakia.[7] In 1989, Minter and the Australians lost in the semifinals to Spain, with Minter's losing in three sets to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.[7] This was her last appearance as an Australian player.[7] By this time, her record stood at 20 wins (6 losses).[1] In singles, it was a 16–6 winning record (4–0 in doubles).

Olympics and Grand Slam tournaments

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Anne Minter played at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, reaching the second round of the tennis competition.[8]

Her Grand Slam debut came in 1981. Her best performance was at the 1988 Australian Open when she reached the quarterfinals.[1][5]

Personal life

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Minter married her former tennis coach, Graeme Harris. They were married in a church in Box Hill, Australia. Together, they have three children. The eldest, Caterina Harris was born in 1992, followed by Andrew Harris in 1994, and lastly Samantha Harris in 1995.

Following her tennis career, Minter pursued tennis coaching.[9]

WTA career finals

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Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 2
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Sep 1983 Kansas City, Missouri Hard Australia Elizabeth Sayers 3–6, 1–6
Loss 2. Mar 1985 Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. Hard United States Robin White 7–6, 2–6, 2–6
Win 3. Apr 1987 Taipei Championships, Taiwan Carpet West Germany Claudia Porwik 6–4, 6–1
Win 4. May 1987 Singapore Open Hard United States Barbara Gerken 6–4, 6–1
Loss 5. Aug 1987 San Diego Open Hard Italy Raffaella Reggi 0–6, 4–6
Win 6. Oct 1988 Puerto Rico Open Hard Argentina Mercedes Paz 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 7. Apr 1989 Taipei Championships Hard United States Cammy MacGregor 6–1, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles: 1 title

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Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Sep 1984 Salt Lake City, U.S. Hard Australia Elizabeth Minter United States Heather Crowe
United States Robin White 		6–1, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

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Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jun 1984 French Open Clay Australia Laurie Warder United States Dick Stockton
United States Anne Smith 		2–6, 4–6

References

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  3. ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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