title: Kitty Cooper
text: # Kitty Cooper
  
  Kitty Cooper (born 1950) is an American bridge player and genetic genealogist originally from New York City, now from San Diego. As a player in important bridge tournaments, she has been known also as Kitty Bethe, Kitty Munson, and Kitty Munson Cooper.
  
  ## Bridge accomplishments
  
  ### Wins
  
  * Venice Cup (1) 1989
  * North American Bridge Championships (8)
     * Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1992
     * Senior and Advanced Senior Master Pairs (1) 1975
     * Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1989
     * Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 1998
     * Keohane North American Swiss Teams (3) 1987, 1990, 2000
     * Senior Mixed Pairs (1) 2012
  
  ### Runners-up
  
  * Venice Cup (1) 1995
  * North American Bridge Championships (8)
     * Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 2006
     * Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1998, 2014
     * Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1984, 1994
     * Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1988
     * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1998, 2000
  