Daphne Seeney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Daphne Seeney

Australian tennis player

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1933

Place of Birth: Monto, Queensland, Australia

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Daphne Seeney

  • Daphne Seeney (born 2 February 1933), married name Daphne Fancutt, is a former tennis player from Australia whose career spanned the 1950s. 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.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.
  • 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".
  • In September 2000, she received the Australian Sports Medal.

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