Cynthia Doerner
tennis player
Cynthia Doerner (née Sieler; born 11 February 1951) is an Australian former international tennis player and coach. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15, and won five singles titles.
She competed in the Australian Open seven times, thrice as Cynthia Sieler (1968, 1970, and 1971) and four times as Cynthia Doerner, from 1973 to 1979.
Her career singles highlights include winning the Connaught Hard Court Championships in 1972, the New York Invitational in 1975, and the Surrey Grass Court Championships in 1979. Her career highlights also include reaching the 1979 Australian Open singles quarterfinals, winning the 1976 Canadian Open doubles title with Janet Newberry, and reaching the 1977 French Open doubles semifinals. She also competed in World TeamTennis for the Houston E-Z Riders with her husband, Peter Doerner.
After retiring in 1980 due to knee injuries, Doerner coached both at Pepperdine University and directing tennis programs in Southern California and Fresno, California.
Early life
Born in Victoria, Australia, Doerner initially learned the fundamentals of tennis from her father and her uncles.
Tennis career
Doerner played in the main singles draw of the Australian Open seven times during her career.
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