Cindy Watson

Cindy Watson
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	24 March 1978 (age 44); Australia
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$189,446
Singles
Career record	233-214
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 131 (28 October 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2002)
French Open	Q2 (2002)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2002)
US Open	Q1 (1999, 2002)
Doubles
Career record	115-142
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 108 (8 August 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2005)

Last updated October 16, 2022

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

Career statistics

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

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

Singles: 15 (7–8)

$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	Surina De Beer	4–6, 6–7⁽⁵⁾
Loss	2.	11 August 1996	ITF Southsea, United Kingdom	Grass	Lucie Ahl	3–6, 3–6
Win	1.	11 May 1997	ITF Maryborough, Australia	Hard	Renee Reid	6–4, 6–2
Win	2.	7 June 1998	ITF Little Rock, United States	Hard	Choi Ju-yeon	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	3.	5 July 1998	ITF Edmond, United States	Hard	Cristina Popescu	6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	4.	18 October 1998	ITF Kooralbyn, Australia	Hard	Lisa McShea	4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Win	3.	15 November 1998	ITF Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Catherine Barclay	3–6, 6–0, 7–5
Win	4.	19 May 2001	ITF La Cañada Flintridge, United States	Hard	Camille Pin	6–1, 6–3
Loss	5.	29 October 2001	ITF Mackay, Australia	Hard	Christina Wheeler	3–6, 2–6
Win	5.	2 December 2001	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Tatiana Perebiynis	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6.	3 March 2002	ITF Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Yuka Yoshida	1–6, 6–7
Win	6.	8 February 2004	ITF Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Lauren Breadmore	6–4, 6–1
Loss	7.	9 March 2004	ITF Benalla, Australia	Grass	Eden Marama	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	7.	18 May 2004	ITF El Paso, United States	Hard	Angela Haynes	6–3, 7–6⁽³⁾
Loss	8.	13 November 2005	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Casey Dellacqua	3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 14 (6–8)

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

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References

↑ Australian Open Biography for Cindy Watson

External links

Cindy Watson at the Women's Tennis Association
Cindy Watson at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Australian Open Biography for Cindy Watson

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