# Cindy Watson

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{{Short description|Australian tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Cindy Watson
|image=
|caption = 
|country = {{AUS}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|03|24}}
|birth_place = Australia
|turnedpro = 1999
|retired = 2007
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $189,446
|singlesrecord = 233-214
|singlestitles = 7 [ITF](/source/ITF_Women's_Circuit)
|highestsinglesranking = No. 131 (28 October 2002)
|AustralianOpenresult = 3R ([2002](/source/2002_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles))
|FrenchOpenresult = Q2 ([2002](/source/2002_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles_qualifying))
|Wimbledonresult = Q2 ([2002](/source/2002_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles_qualifying))
|USOpenresult = Q1 ([1999](/source/1999_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles_qualifying), [2002](/source/2002_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles_qualifying))
|doublesrecord = 115-142
|doublestitles = 6 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 108 (8 August 2005)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([2005](/source/2005_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles))
}}

'''Cindy Watson''' (born 24 March 1978) is a retired [tennis player](/source/tennis_player) from [Australia](/source/Australia).<ref>[http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/players/23027.html Australian Open Biography for Cindy Watson]</ref>

==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](/source/ITF_Women's_Circuit) in her career: seven in singles and six in doubles. Watson has taken part in many [WTA Tour](/source/WTA_Tour) events.

==Biography==
Her biggest career highlight is reaching the third round of the [2002 Australian Open](/source/2002_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles). She defeated [María José Martínez Sánchez](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Jos%C3%A9_Mart%C3%ADnez_S%C3%A1nchez) and [Emmanuelle Gagliardi](/source/Emmanuelle_Gagliardi) in the first and second rounds, respectively, before falling to fourth seed [Kim Clijsters](/source/Kim_Clijsters), 1–6, 2–6 in the third round.

Watson played on two other [Grand Slam tournaments](/source/Grand_Slam_(tennis))- she fell in the first rounds of the [1999 Australian Open](/source/1999_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles) to [Mary Pierce](/source/Mary_Pierce) and of the [2005 Australian Open](/source/2005_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles) to [Sania Mirza](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Cristina_Popescu_(tennis))
| 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Kylie_Moulds)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Amy Jensen](/source/Amy_Jensen) <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [Sarah Stanley](/source/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](/source/Trudi_Musgrave)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Gail Biggs](/source/Gail_Biggs) <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [Julia Lutrova](/source/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](/source/Kerry-Anne_Guse) <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa McShea
| 4–6, 1–6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 2 April 2000
| [Corowa](/source/Corowa), Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Christina Wheeler
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [Natalie Grandin](/source/Natalie_Grandin) <br /> {{flagicon|RSA}} [Nicole Rencken](/source/Nicole_Rencken)
| 6–3, 7–6<sup>(11)</sup>
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 3.
| 3 July 2000
| [Edmond](/source/Edmond%2C_Oklahoma), United States
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Jacqueline Trail](/source/Jacqueline_Trail)
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [Chang Kyung-mi](/source/Chang_Kyung-mi) <br /> {{flagicon|MAS}} [Khoo Chin-bee](/source/Khoo_Chin-bee)
| 4–6, 4–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 31 July 2000
| [Harrisonburg](/source/Harrisonburg%2C_Virginia), United States
| Clay
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [Rika Fujiwara](/source/Rika_Fujiwara)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [Lauren Kalvaria](/source/Lauren_Kalvaria) <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [Gabriela Lastra](/source/Gabriela_Lastra)
| 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4.
| 2 December 2001
| [Mount Gambier](/source/Mount_Gambier), Australia
| Hard 
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Amanda Grahame](/source/Amanda_Grahame)  
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Evie Dominikovic](/source/Evie_Dominikovic) <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [Samantha Stosur](/source/Samantha_Stosur) 
| 4–6, 4–6
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 5.
| 25 February 2002
| [Bendigo](/source/Bendigo%2C_Victoria), Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Trudi Musgrave
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Sarah Stone](/source/Sarah_Stone_(tennis)) <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur
| 4–6, 3–6
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| 2 March 2003
| [Bendigo](/source/Bendigo), Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Mireille Dittmann](/source/Mireille_Dittmann)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Nicole Sewell](/source/Nicole_Sewell) <br /> {{flagicon|NED}} [Andrea van den Hurk](/source/Andrea_van_den_Hurk)
| 7–6<sup>(2)</sup>, 3–6, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 5.
| 21 March 2004
| [Yarrawonga](/source/Yarrawonga), Australia
| Grass
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Beti Sekulovski](/source/Beti_Sekulovski)
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Emily Hewson](/source/Emily_Hewson) <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [Nicole Kriz](/source/Nicole_Kriz)
| 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 6.
| 24 September 2004
| [Canberra](/source/Canberra), Australia
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mireille Dittmann
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Daniella Jeflea](/source/Daniella_Jeflea) <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [Evie Dominikovic](/source/Evie_Dominikovic)
| 3–6, 1–6
|-bgcolor=#addfad
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 7.
| 26 February 2005
| [Bendigo](/source/Bendigo), Australia
| Hard
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Beti Sekulovski
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Casey Dellacqua](/source/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](/source/Maria_Fernanda_Alves) <br /> {{flagicon|CAN}} [Marie-Ève Pelletier](/source/Marie-%C3%88ve_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](/source/Latisha_Chan) <br /> {{flagicon|TPE}} [Chuang Chia-jung](/source/Chuang_Chia-jung)
| 2–6, 3–6
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF}}

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