Daphne Seeney

Daphne Seeney AM (born 2 February 1933), married name Daphne Fancutt, is a former tennis player from Australia whose career spanned the 1950s.

Daphne Seeney
Full nameDaphne Grace Seeney Fancutt
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1933-02-02) 2 February 1933
Monto, Queensland, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (1956)
Wimbledon3R (1956, 1957)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1956)
WimbledonF (1956)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1956)
WimbledonSF (1956)

Seeney was a doubles finalist in the 1956 Wimbledon Championships with partner 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, which they operated until 2015 when it was sold to make way for a retirement village.[2][3] 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".[4] In September 2000, she received the Australian Sports Medal.[5]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1956Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Fay Muller Angela Buxton
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". News.com.au. The Courier-Mail.
  3. Emily Black (9 October 2018). "Design is on the ball for the former Fancutts Tennis Centre". News.com.au. The Courier-Mail.
  4. "Australian Honours". Australian Government.
  5. "Australian Honours". Australian Government.


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