Daphne Seeney

Daphne Seeney
Full name Daphne Grace Seeney Fancutt
Country (sports)  Australia
Born (1933-02-02) 2 February 1933
Monto, Queensland, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open SF (1956)
Wimbledon 3R (1956, 1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open SF (1956)
Wimbledon F (1956)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1956)
Wimbledon SF (1956)

Daphne Seeney (born 2 February 1933), married name Daphne Fancutt, is an Australian former tennis player whose career spanned the 1950s.

Seeney was a doubles finalist in the 1956 Wimbledon Championships. Partnering Fay Muller they were defeated in the final by Angela Buxton and Althea Gibson in straight sets.[1]

In 1957 she married South African tennis player Trevor Fancutt in Johannesburg. Four years later they moved to Brisbane and opened the Fancutts Tennis Centre.[2] In January 1995 Seeny received the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) award "in recognition of service to the sport of tennis as a player, coach and administrator".[3] In September 2000 she received the Australian Sports Medal.[4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1956Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Fay MullerUnited Kingdom Angela Buxton
United States Althea Gibson
1–6, 6–8

References

  1. "Wimbledon players archive – Daphne Fancutt (Seeney)". AELTC.
  2. Bernie Pramberg (24 August 2015). "Love of the Game: Fancutts farewell iconic Brisbane tennis centre". www.news.com.au. The Courier-Mail.
  3. "Australian Honours". Australian Government.
  4. "Australian Honours". Australian Government.


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