Patricia Faulkner (born 28 August 1945) is an Australian-American former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player.

Biography

Born in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, Faulkner is the daughter of St. George rugby union player Terry McClenaughan, who later served as team manager for the

Wallabies A wallaby () is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand, Hawaii, the United Kingdom and other countries. They belong to the same taxonomic family as kangaroos and so ...

. She won the girls' doubles title at the

1963 Australian Championships The 1963 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 10 January to 19 January. It was the 51st edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the A ...

and was also a junior national champion in the sport of squash. Faulkner played on the international tour in the 1960s and 1970s, featuring in all four grand slam tournaments. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the

1965 French Championships The 1965 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 17 May until 29 May. It was the 69th staging of th ...

, partnering Fay Toyne. Her best singles results were third round appearances, including at the

1965 Wimbledon Championships The 1965 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1965. It was the 79th ...

. In 1974 she beat future French Open winner

Virginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici (born 31 January 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She won the 1978 French Open singles championship. Career Ruzici became a professional tennis player in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her po ...

in the first round of the US Open. While competing on tour, Faulkner permanently relocated to the United States with her British husband and was initially based in Detroit, but is now in Florida. She is a recipient of the

WTA Player Service Award This article lists the WTA Awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players and coaches for achievements during a season or their careers. Player of the Year Doubles Team of the Year Most Improved Player Newcomer of the Yea ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faulkner, Trish 1945 births Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis players from Sydney Australian female squash players Australian emigrants to the United States Sportswomen from New South Wales