Kitty Cooper

Kitty Cooper (born 1950)^[1] is an American bridge player and genetic genealogist originally from New York City,^[1] now from San Diego. As a player in important bridge tournaments, she has been known also as Kitty Bethe,^[2] Kitty Munson,^[3] and Kitty Munson Cooper.^[4]

Kitty Cooper
Born	1950 (age 73–74) New York City
Nationality	American
Other names	Kitty Bethe Kitty Munson Kitty Munson Cooper
Occupation(s)	Writer, bridge player,and genetic genealogist
Known for	Bridge
Relatives	Hans Bethe
Website	kittycooper.com

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• Venice Cup (1) 1989^[5]
• North American Bridge Championships (8)
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1992^[6]
  • Senior and Advanced Senior Master Pairs (1) 1975^[7]
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1989^[8]
  • Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 1998^[9]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (3) 1987, 1990, 2000^[10]
  • Senior Mixed Pairs (1) 2012^[11]

Runners-up

• Venice Cup (1) 1995^[5]
• North American Bridge Championships (8)
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 2006^[6]
  • Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1998, 2014^[12]
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1984, 1994^[8]
  • Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1988^[13]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1998, 2000^[14]

References

1. Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 699. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
2. Truscott, Alan (February 24, 1988). "Bridge: Son of Nobel Prize Winner Is Famed in His Own Right". The New York Times.
3. Smith, Marc (1999). World Class: Conversations with the Bridge Masters. ISBN 9781894154154.
4. "Steve Cooper Obituary". April 2021.
5. "The World Bridge Teams Champ. | World Bridge Federation".
6. "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
7. "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
8. "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
9. "Wagar Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
10. "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
11. "Senior Mixed Pairs Winners". American Contract Bridge League. 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
12. "Whitehead Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
13. "Women's BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
14. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.

External links

• "International record for Kitty Cooper". World Bridge Federation.
• Kitty Cooper's national record at the American Contract Bridge League