Kitty Cooper

Kitty Cooper (born 1950)^[1] is an American bridge player and genetic genealogist. Cooper won a World Championship in 1989 and finished second in 1995. Cooper is from New York City originally.^[1]

As a player in important tournaments Cooper has been known also as Kitty Bethe, Kitty Munson, and Kitty Munson Cooper. She lives in California.

As a genetic genealogist, she blogs, writes tools, and does presentations for which she has been voted into the top ten genetic genealogist list for the last two years. ^[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• Venice Cup (1) 1989 ^[3]
• North American Bridge Championships (8)
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1992 ^[4]
  • Senior and Advanced Senior Master Pairs (1) 1975 ^[5]
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1989 ^[6]
  • Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 1998 ^[7]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (3) 1987, 1990, 2000 ^[8]
  • Senior Mixed Pairs (1) 2012 ^[9]

Runners-up

• Venice Cup (1) 1995 ^[3]
• North American Bridge Championships (8)
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 2006 ^[4]
  • Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1998, 2014 ^[10]
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1984, 1994 ^[6]
  • Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1988 ^[11]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1998, 2000 ^[12]

References

1. Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Fifth Edition (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 699. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
2. http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com/2016/09/rockstar-genealogists-2016-genetic.html
3. World Team Championship Winners
4. "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
5. "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
6. "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
7. "Wagar Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
8. "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
9. "Senior Mixed Pairs Winners". American Contract Bridge League. 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
10. "Whitehead Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
11. "Women's BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
12. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. 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
• Kitty Cooper's Bridge Blog http://BridgeTeaching.com
• Kitty Cooper's genealogy blog http://blog.kittycooper.com