Cynthia MacGregor
{{short description|American tennis player}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Cynthia MacGregor
| image =
| fullname = Cynthia MacGregor
| country_represented = {{USA}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|3|26}}
| birth_place = Torrance, California
| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|2|13|1964|3|26}}
| death_place = Monterey Park, California
| height =
| plays =
| careerprizemoney = $96,714
| singlesrecord =
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 177 (March 14, 1988)
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1988)
| FrenchOpenresult =
| Wimbledonresult =
| USOpenresult =
| doublesrecord =
| doublestitles = 1
| highestdoublesranking = No. 50 (April 11, 1988)
| currentdoublesranking =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1990)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1990)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1987)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1988)
}}
Cynthia MacGregor (March 26, 1964 – February 13, 1996) was a professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
MacGregor, who was known as "Cinny", was born in Torrance, California.
From 1983 to 1986, she played collegiate tennis at San Diego State University, where she was a five time All-American.{{cite web|url=http://www.goaztecs.com/genrel/macgregor_cynthiacinny00.html|title=Cynthia (Cinny) MacGregor|publisher=GoAztecs.com|accessdate=28 January 2018}}
She competed on the professional tour mostly as a doubles player, reaching 50 in the world. In doubles she often partnered with younger sister Cammy MacGregor and the pair made four WTA Tour finals together, including a title win in Taipei in 1987.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101973469 |title=Fendick outfoxes Gomer for her first pro title |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=1 February 1988 |accessdate=28 January 2018 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} Her most notable performance in singles was a second round appearance at the 1988 Australian Open, where after beating Patricia Hy in the first round, she lost in the second round to eventual quarter-finalist Claudia Porwik, 11–13 in the deciding set. At the 1990 Australian Open, she teamed up with her sister to make the quarter-finalists of the women's doubles.
In 1996, she died of complications relating to anorexia nervosa, aged 31.{{cite news|url=http://www.expressnews.com/sports/colleges/article/Trinity-tennis-coach-determined-to-keep-Tigers-5878275.php|title=Trinity's Rush determined to keep team free from eating disorders|last=Orsborn|first=Tom|date=November 7, 2014|work=San Antonio Express-News|accessdate=28 January 2018}}
WTA Tour finals
=Doubles (1-3)=
class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#98FB98;" |Win
| Apr 1987 | Taipei, Taiwan | Category 1 | Carpet | {{flagicon|USA}} Cammy MacGregor | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Collins | 7–6(10–8), 5–7, 6–4 |
style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss
| Oct 1987 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Category 1+ | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Cammy MacGregor | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Lise Gregory | 5–7, 5–7 |
style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss
| Jan 1988 | Auckland, New Zealand | Category 1 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Cammy MacGregor | {{flagicon|USA}} Patty Fendick | 2–6, 1–6 |
style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss
| Apr 1988 | Tampa, Florida, USA | Category 3 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Cammy MacGregor | {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Phelps | 2–6, 4–6 |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF profile}}
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Category:American female tennis players
Category:Tennis players from California
Category:Sportspeople from Torrance, California
Category:San Diego State Aztecs women's tennis players
Category:Deaths from anorexia nervosa