Cynthia-Ann Thomas


Cynthia-Ann Thomas is an American former professional tennis player.

Tennis career

As a junior competing in the under-12s, Thomas was ranked among the top-10 players in the U.S.
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.
In 1981, she married James Pardee Jr. at a church in Beverly Hills.