Mareen Louie-Harper
| Country (sports) |
 United States
|
|---|---|
| Residence | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Born |
15 August 1960 San Francisco, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Turned pro | 1978 |
| Retired | 1994 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Official website | http://www.harperforkids.org |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 238–263 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (1 April 1985) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1978) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1980, 1987) |
| US Open | 3R (1978, 1984) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 118–162 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (6 April 1992) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1988) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1989) |
| US Open | 3R (1980) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1988) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1976, 1989) |
| US Open | 3R (1978) |
Peanut Louie Harper (born August 15, 1960), is a retired American tennis player, born in San Francisco, California to Ron and Alice Louie. She was a top ranked US junior tennis player and professional tennis player on the WTA tour. She reached a career high singles ranking of 19 in the world in 1985 and doubles ranking of 31 in the world in 1992. She is currently the co-founder and program director of Harper for Kids, a youth character development program.
During her career, she won 14 USTA National Junior titles and was the #1 ranked 16-and-under (1976) and 12-and-under tennis player (1972) in the United States. Peanut was the Junior Wimbledon finalist in 1977 and the semifinalist in 1978. She was also the #1 ranked junior in NorCal in all age divisions (10, 12, 14, 16 & 18 & unders).
After a successful junior career, she turned pro in 1978. In her 16-year career, she won four singles titles and reached a career high ranking of No. 19 in the world (in 1985). She also won 5 doubles titles and reached a career high ranking of No. 31 in the world (in 1992). At the Grand Slams, her best results were reaching the round of 32 in singles and the round of 16 in doubles, several times. Among her best wins were victories over Gabriela Sabatini and Zina Garrison, Mary Joe Fernandez, Helena Sukova, Wendy Turnbull, Stephanie Rehe and Andrea Jaeger.
Peanut was honored with the WTA Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award in back-to-back years in 1985 and 1986 from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). In 1986, she was also named TENNIS MAGAZINE's "Comeback Player of the Year". During her junior career, she was presented with the USTA Girls’ 18 National Championship Sportsmanship Award in 1977. See table below for professional career highlights*
Her elder sister, Marcie, also played on the WTA Tour, while her sisters Cici and Marisa, and brother Ronnie, all played at the University of San Francisco. She, along with her siblings, trained on the tennis courts of Golden Gate Park. She was given the nickname "Peanut" by her dad because she was the youngest of the five children.
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