Cynthia-Ann Thomas

{{Short description|American tennis player}}

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| FrenchOpenresult = Q4 (1977)

| Wimbledonresult = Q2 (1971, 1978)

| USOpenresult = Q1 (1977)

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| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1977, 1978)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1978)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1977)

| WimbledonMixedresult = 1R (1977)

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Cynthia-Ann Thomas (born 1950s) is an American former professional tennis player.{{cite news |title=Kropp: Talented juniors face off against wily seniors at Sunset Hills CC event |url=https://archive.vcstar.com/news/kropp-talented-juniors-face-off-against-wily-seniors-at-sunset-hills-cc-event-ep-292428469-351635691.html/ |work=Ventura County Star |date=August 21, 2013 |language=en}}

Tennis career

As a junior competing in the under-12s, Thomas was ranked among the top-10 players in the U.S.{{cite news |title=Cynthia Ann Thomas Gains Net Rankings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/382103643 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 20, 1964}}

Thomas played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins and earned All-American honors in 1976, then joined the professional tour, where she played in the doubles draw of grand slam tournaments, including Wimbledon.

Personal life

Thomas is a third-generation Californian, with her great-grandfather the founder of Cawston Ostrich Farm in South Pasadena, which was the first ostrich farm in the U.S.{{cite news |title=Cynthia Ann Thomas Bride of James Douglas Pardee Jr. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/388969436 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 19, 1981}}

In 1981, she married James Pardee Jr. at a church in Beverly Hills.

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