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{{Short description|Australian tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Cindy Watson
|name = Cindy Watson
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|country = {{AUS}}
|country = {{AUS}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|03|24}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|03|24}}
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|retired = 2007
|retired = 2007
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = US$ 189,446
|careerprizemoney = $189,446
|singlesrecord = 233-214
|singlesrecord = 233-214
|singlestitles = 0 [[WTA Tour|WTA]], 7 [[ITF Women's Circuit|ITF]]
|singlestitles = 7 [[ITF Women's Circuit|ITF]]
|highestsinglesranking = No. 131 (28 October 2002)
|highestsinglesranking = No. 131 (28 October 2002)
|AustralianOpenresult = 3R (2002)
|AustralianOpenresult = 3R ([[2002 Australian Open – Women's singles|2002]])
|FrenchOpenresult = Q2 (2002)
|FrenchOpenresult = Q2 ([[2002 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|2002]])
|Wimbledonresult = Q2 (2002)
|Wimbledonresult = Q2 ([[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|2002]])
|USOpenresult = Q1 (1999, 2002)
|USOpenresult = Q1 ([[1999 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|1999]], [[2002 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|2002]])
|doublesrecord = 115-142
|doublestitles = 0 WTA, 6 ITF
|doublestitles = 6 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 108 (8 August 2005)
|highestdoublesranking = No. 108 (8 August 2005)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[2005 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2005]])
|grandslamsdoublesresults    = yed
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (2005)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = -
|WimbledonDoublesresult = -
|USOpenDoublesresult = -
|updated = 28 December 2011
}}
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'''Cindy Watson''' (born 24 March 1978) is a former professional [[tennis player]] from [[Australia]]. Her highest singles ranking is no.131, (achieved on 28 October 2002) and her highest doubles ranking is no.108 (achieved on 8 August 2005). Watson has 13 [[ITF Women's Circuit]] titles in her career: 7 in singles and 6 in doubles. Watson has taken part in many [[WTA Tour]] events.
'''Cindy Watson''' (born 24 March 1978) is a retired [[tennis player]] from [[Australia]].<ref>[http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/players/23027.html Australian Open Biography for Cindy Watson]</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Professional career==
Her highest singles ranking is world No. 131, (achieved on 28 October 2002) and her highest doubles ranking is No. 108 (reached on 8 August 2005). Watson won 13 titles on the [[ITF Women's Circuit|ITF Circuit]] in her career: seven in singles and six in doubles. Watson has taken part in many [[WTA Tour]] events.
Cindy's biggest career highlight is reaching the third round of the [[2002 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2002 Australian Open]]. She defeated [[María José Martínez Sánchez]] and [[Emmanuelle Gagliardi]] in the first and second rounds, respectively, before falling to no.4 seed [[Kim Clijsters]] 1-6, 2-6 in the third round. 


==Biography==
Watson has played on two other [[Grand Slam (tennis)|grand slam tournaments]]- she fell in the first rounds of the [[1999 Australian Open – Women's Singles|1999 Australian Open]] to [[Mary Pierce]] and [[2005 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2005 Australian Open]] to [[Sania Mirza]].
Her biggest career highlight is reaching the third round of the [[2002 Australian Open – Women's singles|2002 Australian Open]]. She defeated [[María José Martínez Sánchez]] and [[Emmanuelle Gagliardi]] in the first and second rounds, respectively, before falling to fourth seed [[Kim Clijsters]], 1–6, 2–6 in the third round.

Watson played on two other [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam tournaments]]- she fell in the first rounds of the [[1999 Australian Open – Women's singles|1999 Australian Open]] to [[Mary Pierce]] and of the [[2005 Australian Open – Women's singles|2005 Australian Open]] to [[Sania Mirza]].

==ITF Circuit finals==
===Singles: 15 (7–8)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:13%;"
|- style="background:#addfad;"
|$50,000 tournaments
|- style="background:lightblue;"
|$25,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|$10,000 tournaments
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!Score
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 19 July 1996
| ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom
| Grass
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Surina De Beer]]
| 4–6, 6–7<sup>(5)</sup>
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1996|8|11}}
| ITF Southsea, United Kingdom
| Grass
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lucie Ahl]]
| 3–6, 3–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 11 May 1997
| ITF Maryborough, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Renee Reid]]
| 6–4, 6–2
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 7 June 1998
| ITF Little Rock, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Ju-yeon]]
| 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| {{dts|format=dmy|1998|7|5}}
| ITF Edmond, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Cristina Popescu (tennis)|Cristina Popescu]]
| 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 18 October 1998
| ITF Kooralbyn, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lisa McShea]]
| 4–6, 7–5, 6–7
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 15 November 1998
| ITF Bendigo, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Catherine Barclay]]
| 3–6, 6–0, 7–5
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| 19 May 2001
| ITF La Cañada Flintridge, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Camille Pin]]
| 6–1, 6–3
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| 29 October 2001
| ITF Mackay, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Christina Wheeler]]
| 3–6, 2–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| 2 December 2001
| ITF Mount Gambier, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Tatiana Perebiynis]]
| 6–3, 6–4
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6.
| 3 March 2002
| ITF Bendigo, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuka Yoshida]]
| 1–6, 6–7
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
| 8 February 2004
| ITF Wellington, New Zealand
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lauren Breadmore]]
| 6–4, 6–1
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7.
| 9 March 2004
| ITF Benalla, Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Eden Marama]]
| 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 7.
| 18 May 2004
| ITF El Paso, United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Angela Haynes]]
| 6–3, 7–6<sup>(3)</sup>
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8.
| 13 November 2005
| ITF Port Pirie, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Dellacqua]]
| 3–6, 5–7
|}

===Doubles: 14 (6–8)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!Result
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partner
!Opponents
!Score
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 28 July 1996
| ITF Dublin, Ireland
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kylie Moulds]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Amy Jensen]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sarah Stanley]]
| 4–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 28 July 1997
| ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Trudi Musgrave]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gail Biggs]] <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Julia Lutrova]]
| 6–1, 6–1
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2.
| 22 February 1999
| ITF Bendigo, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Trudi Musgrave
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry-Anne Guse]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa McShea
| 4–6, 1–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 2 April 2000
| [[Corowa]], Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Christina Wheeler
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Natalie Grandin]] <br /> {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Nicole Rencken]]
| 6–3, 7–6<sup>(11)</sup>
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 3 July 2000
| [[Edmond, Oklahoma|Edmond]], United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jacqueline Trail]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Chang Kyung-mi]] <br /> {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Khoo Chin-bee]]
| 4–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 31 July 2000
| [[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg]], United States
| Clay
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rika Fujiwara]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lauren Kalvaria]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gabriela Lastra]]
| 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 2 December 2001
| [[Mount Gambier]], Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Amanda Grahame]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evie Dominikovic]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]
| 4–6, 4–6
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| 25 February 2002
| [[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]], Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Trudi Musgrave
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sarah Stone (tennis)|Sarah Stone]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur
| 4–6, 3–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| 2 March 2003
| [[Bendigo]], Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mireille Dittmann]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nicole Sewell]] <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [[Andrea van den Hurk]]
| 7–6<sup>(2)</sup>, 3–6, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| 21 March 2004
| [[Yarrawonga]], Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Beti Sekulovski]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Emily Hewson]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nicole Kriz]]
| 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6.
| 24 September 2004
| [[Canberra]], Australia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mireille Dittmann
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniella Jeflea]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Evie Dominikovic]]
| 3–6, 1–6
|-bgcolor=#addfad
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7.
| 26 February 2005
| [[Bendigo]], Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Beti Sekulovski
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Dellacqua]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Trudi Musgrave
| 4–6, 6–7
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 6.
| 1 May 2005
| ITF Lafayette, United States
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Beti Sekulovski
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Fernanda Alves]] <br /> {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Marie-Ève Pelletier]]
| 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 8.
| 26 February 2006
| ITF Gosford, Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Beti Sekulovski
| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Latisha Chan]] <br /> {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chuang Chia-jung]]
| 2–6, 3–6
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20007070
* http://www.wtatennis.com/player/cindy-watson_2257889_9014
* http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/players/23027.html


==External links==
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
* {{WTA}}
| NAME = Watson, Cindy
* {{ITF}}
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional tennis player
| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1978-03-24
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Australia
| DATE OF DEATH     =
| PLACE OF DEATH    =
}}


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Latest revision as of 14:09, 15 October 2022

Cindy Watson
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1978-03-24) 24 March 1978 (age 46)
Australia
Turned pro1999
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$189,446
Singles
Career record233-214
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 131 (28 October 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2002)
French OpenQ2 (2002)
WimbledonQ2 (2002)
US OpenQ1 (1999, 2002)
Doubles
Career record115-142
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 108 (8 August 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2005)

Cindy Watson (born 24 March 1978) is a retired tennis player from Australia.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Her highest singles ranking is world No. 131, (achieved on 28 October 2002) and her highest doubles ranking is No. 108 (reached on 8 August 2005). Watson won 13 titles on the ITF Circuit in her career: seven in singles and six in doubles. Watson has taken part in many WTA Tour events.

Biography[edit]

Her biggest career highlight is reaching the third round of the 2002 Australian Open. She defeated María José Martínez Sánchez and Emmanuelle Gagliardi in the first and second rounds, respectively, before falling to fourth seed Kim Clijsters, 1–6, 2–6 in the third round.

Watson played on two other Grand Slam tournaments- she fell in the first rounds of the 1999 Australian Open to Mary Pierce and of the 2005 Australian Open to Sania Mirza.

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 15 (7–8)[edit]

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 19 July 1996 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass South Africa Surina De Beer 4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 2. 11 August 1996 ITF Southsea, United Kingdom Grass United Kingdom Lucie Ahl 3–6, 3–6
Win 1. 11 May 1997 ITF Maryborough, Australia Hard Australia Renee Reid 6–4, 6–2
Win 2. 7 June 1998 ITF Little Rock, United States Hard South Korea Choi Ju-yeon 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 3. 5 July 1998 ITF Edmond, United States Hard Canada Cristina Popescu 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 18 October 1998 ITF Kooralbyn, Australia Hard Australia Lisa McShea 4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win 3. 15 November 1998 ITF Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Catherine Barclay 3–6, 6–0, 7–5
Win 4. 19 May 2001 ITF La Cañada Flintridge, United States Hard France Camille Pin 6–1, 6–3
Loss 5. 29 October 2001 ITF Mackay, Australia Hard Australia Christina Wheeler 3–6, 2–6
Win 5. 2 December 2001 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6. 3 March 2002 ITF Bendigo, Australia Hard Japan Yuka Yoshida 1–6, 6–7
Win 6. 8 February 2004 ITF Wellington, New Zealand Hard Australia Lauren Breadmore 6–4, 6–1
Loss 7. 9 March 2004 ITF Benalla, Australia Grass New Zealand Eden Marama 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 7. 18 May 2004 ITF El Paso, United States Hard United States Angela Haynes 6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss 8. 13 November 2005 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard Australia Casey Dellacqua 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 14 (6–8)[edit]

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 28 July 1996 ITF Dublin, Ireland Grass Australia Kylie Moulds Australia Amy Jensen
Australia Sarah Stanley 		4–6, 4–6
Win 1. 28 July 1997 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass Australia Trudi Musgrave Australia Gail Biggs
Russia Julia Lutrova 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 2. 22 February 1999 ITF Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
Australia Lisa McShea 		4–6, 1–6
Win 2. 2 April 2000 Corowa, Australia Grass Australia Christina Wheeler South Africa Natalie Grandin
South Africa Nicole Rencken 		6–3, 7–6(11)
Loss 3. 3 July 2000 Edmond, United States Hard United States Jacqueline Trail South Korea Chang Kyung-mi
Malaysia Khoo Chin-bee 		4–6, 4–6
Win 3. 31 July 2000 Harrisonburg, United States Clay Japan Rika Fujiwara United States Lauren Kalvaria
United States Gabriela Lastra 		6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 4. 2 December 2001 Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Australia Amanda Grahame Australia Evie Dominikovic
Australia Samantha Stosur 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 25 February 2002 Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Trudi Musgrave Australia Sarah Stone
Australia Samantha Stosur 		4–6, 3–6
Win 4. 2 March 2003 Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Mireille Dittmann Australia Nicole Sewell
Netherlands Andrea van den Hurk 		7–6(2), 3–6, 6–4
Win 5. 21 March 2004 Yarrawonga, Australia Grass Australia Beti Sekulovski Australia Emily Hewson
Australia Nicole Kriz 		6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 6. 24 September 2004 Canberra, Australia Clay Australia Mireille Dittmann Australia Daniella Jeflea
Australia Evie Dominikovic 		3–6, 1–6
Loss 7. 26 February 2005 Bendigo, Australia Hard Australia Beti Sekulovski Australia Casey Dellacqua
Australia Trudi Musgrave 		4–6, 6–7
Win 6. 1 May 2005 ITF Lafayette, United States Clay Australia Beti Sekulovski Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier 		4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 8. 26 February 2006 ITF Gosford, Australia Hard Australia Beti Sekulovski Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung 		2–6, 3–6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Open Biography for Cindy Watson

External links[edit]


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