Jack Harper (tennis) explained

Jack Harper
Fullname:Jack Edwin Harper
Birth Date:8 April 1914
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Death Place:Melbourne, Australia
Australianopenresult:QF (1946)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1948)
Australianopendoublesresult:F (1937)[1]
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (1948)[2]
Mixed:yes
Australianopenmixedresult:1R (1935)
Wimbledonmixedresult:3R (1946, 1947)

Jack Edwin "Jock" Harper (8 April 1914 – 17 January 2005) was an Australian amateur tennis player who competed mainly in the 1930s and 1940s. He reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships in 1946 and was runner-up in the men's doubles in 1937 partnering John Bromwich.

In April 1946 Harper lost just a single point when he defeated J. Sandiford 6–0, 6–0 at the Surrey Open Hard Court Championships in a match that lasted 18 minutes, the shortest singles match on record.[3] [4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (1 runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/players/10023.html Australian Open Results Archive
  2. http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/9948df53-1dde-4a59-9eb2-f230090152b1/index.html Wimbledon Results Archive
  3. Book: Seddon. Peter. Tennis's Strangest Matches. 2001. Robson. London. 978-1861053794.
  4. Book: Tingay. Lance. The Guinness Book of Tennis : Facts & Feats. 1983. Guinness Superlatives. Enfield. 9780851122687. 27.