Anne Minter (born 3 April 1963), also known as Anne Harris, is a former

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player from Australia. Ann competed for her native country at the

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in Seoul, and was an

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scholarship holder. Minter won four singles titles on the WTA Tour: 1987 Taipei, Singapore; 1988 Puerto Rico; 1989 Taipei. She was a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open in 1988, beating fourth seed

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in the fourth round. She twice reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, upsetting ninth seed

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in the third round in 1988. She reached her highest individual ranking at no. 23 on 4 July 1988. 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

Fed Cup

Minter made her

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debut for Australia in 1981 and played successively until 1989 only missing 1982 and 1983. In 1984, she led Australia to the final of the World Group where Australia lost narrowly 2–1 to Czechoslovakia. In 1989, Minter and the Australians lost in the semifinals to Spain, with Minter's losing in three sets to

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. This was her last appearance as an Australian player. By this time, her record stood at 20 wins (6 losses). In singles, it was a 16–6 winning record (4–0 in doubles).

Olympics and Grand Slam tournaments

Anne Minter played at the

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, reaching the second round of the tennis competition. Her Grand Slam debut came in 1981. Her best performance was at the 1988 Australian Open when she reached the quarterfinals.

Personal life

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.

WTA career finals

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

Doubles: 1 title

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Minter, Anne 1963 births Living people Australian female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Olympic tennis players for Australia Tennis players from Victoria (state) Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Australian Institute of Sport tennis players Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Sportswomen from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportswomen