Born in
Sydney, Faulkner is the daughter of St. George rugby union player Terry McClenaughan, who later served as team manager for the
Wallabies. She won the girls' doubles title at the
1963 Australian Championships 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, partnering
Fay Toyne. Her best singles results were third round appearances, including at the
1965 Wimbledon Championships. In 1974 she beat future French Open winner
Virginia Ruzici 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. ==References==