Jack Harper (tennis)

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.

Jack Harper

Full name	Jack Edwin Harper
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	8 April 1914 Melbourne, Australia
Died	17 January 2005(2005-01-17) (aged 90) Melbourne, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1946)
Wimbledon	4R (1948)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1937)[1]
Wimbledon	SF (1948)[2]
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1935)[1]
Wimbledon	3R (1946, 1947)[2]

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)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1937	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Adrian Quist Don Turnbull	2–6, 7–9, 6–1, 8–6, 4–6