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{{Short description|Australian tennis player (1918–2015)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name                  = Thelma Coyne Long
| fullname              = Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long
| image                 = Thelma Coyne 1932.jpg
| caption               = Long in 1932
| country               = {{flagu|Australia}}
| birth_place           = [[Sydney]], Australia
| birth_date            = {{birth date|df=yes|1918|10|14}}
| death_place           = Sydney, Australia
| death_date            = {{Death date and age|2015|04|13|1918|10|14|df=yes}}
| plays                 = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney      = 
| tennishofyear         = 2013
| tennishofid           = thelma-coyne-long
| singlesrecord         = 
| singlestitles         = 
| highestsinglesranking = No. 7 (1952<small>, [[Lance Tingay]]</small>)<ref name="collins" />
| AustralianOpenresult  = '''W''' ([[1952 Australian Championships|1952]], [[1954 Australian Championships|1954]])
| FrenchOpenresult      = QF ([[1951 French Championships – Women's singles|1951]])
| Wimbledonresult       = QF ([[1952 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1952]])
| USOpenresult          = QF ([[1952 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|1952]])
| doublesrecord         = 
| doublestitles         = 
| highestdoublesranking =
| grandslamsdoublesresults    =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult         = '''W''' (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult             = F (1958)
| WimbledonDoublesresult              = F (1957)
| USOpenDoublesresult                 = SF (1958)
| Mixed                               = Yes
| mixedrecord                         = 
| mixedtitles                         =
| AustralianOpenMixedresult           = '''W''' (1951, 1952, 1954, 1955)
| FrenchOpenMixedresult               = '''W''' (1956)
| WimbledonMixedresult                = F (1952)
| USOpenMixedresult                   = F (1938, 1952)
}}

'''Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long''' (née '''Coyne'''; 14 October 1918&nbsp;– 13 April 2015) was an Australian [[tennis]] player and one of the female players who dominated Australian tennis from the mid-1930s to the 1950s. During her career, she won 19 [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournament titles. In 2013, Long was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.itftennis.com/about/news/articles/thelma-coyne-long-inducted-into-international-tennis-hall-of-fame.aspx|title=Thelma Coyne Long inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame|date=26 January 2013|work=ITF Tennis}}</ref>

==Tennis career==
[[File:Thelma Coyne 1938.jpg|thumb|Thelma Coyne packing for her overseas tour in 1938 as a member of the Australian Women's Tennis Team.]]
At the [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]], Long won singles titles in 1952 and 1954 and was a singles finalist in 1940, 1951, 1955 and 1956.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98355445 |title=Thelma Long, 17 Tries, now Champ. |newspaper=[[The Sunday Mail (Brisbane)|Sunday Mail]] |location=Brisbane |date=27 January 1952 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In women's doubles, she won 10 titles with [[Nancye Wynne Bolton]] (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1952) and two titles with [[Mary Bevis Hawton]] (1956 and 1958). Long was a women's doubles finalist with Bolton in 1946 and 1950. She won mixed doubles titles in 1951, 1952 and 1955 with [[George Worthington (tennis)|George Worthington]] and in 1954 with [[Rex Hartwig]]. She was a mixed doubles finalist in 1948 with [[Bill Sidwell]].

At [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], Long was a women's doubles finalist in 1957 with Hawton and a mixed doubles finalist in 1952 with [[Enrique Morea]]. At the age of 52, Long teamed with [[Lorraine Coghlan]] to lose in the first round of women's doubles at Wimbledon in 1971.

At the [[French Open|French Championships]], Long was a women's doubles finalist in 1958 with Hawton, won the mixed doubles title in 1956 with [[Luis Ayala (tennis)|Luis Ayala]], and was a mixed doubles finalist in 1951 with [[Mervyn Rose]].

At the 1953 tournament in [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]], Long won the singles title (defeating [[Anita Kanter]] 7–5, 6–2 in the final) and the women's doubles title with Kanter.

According to Lance Tingay of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Long was ranked in the world top 10 in 1952 and 1954 (no rankings issued from 1940 to 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 7 in these rankings in 1952.<ref name="collins">{{cite book |author=Collins, Bud |title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book |publisher=New Chapter Press |location=New York |year=2008 |pages=695, 702 |isbn=978-0-942257-41-0 }}</ref>

Long became a teaching professional in 1960 and spent many years coaching junior players in New South Wales. In 1985, her achievements were recognised by [[Tennis NSW]] when she was awarded Life Membership of the State Association.

===Honours and awards===
On 30 August 2000, Long was awarded the [[Australian Sports Medal]]. She was inducted into the [[Australian Tennis Hall of Fame]] in a ceremony at [[Melbourne Park]] during the Australian Open on [[Australia Day]] in 2002. In 2013, she was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hall of Famers – Thelma Coyne Long|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/thelma-coyne-long-0|publisher=[[International Tennis Hall of Fame]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145628/https://www.tennisfame.com/thelma-coyne-long-0|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
She was born in Sydney, Australia on 14 October 1918, the only child of Tom and Dorrie Coyne and was schooled at the [[Sydney Girls High School]].<ref name="smh20150513">{{cite web|title=Tennis great Thelma Coyne Long's lengthy career included 19 Grand Slams|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/tennis-great-thelma-colyne-longs-lengthy-career-included-19-grand-slams-20150513-gh0dz7.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=13 May 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Thelma_Long_and_Lt_Benporath.png|thumb|Captain Thelma Long (left) with Lt Benporath, in Victoria, 1944]]
On 30 January 1941, she married Maurice Newton Long of Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140436195 |title=Miss Thelma Coyne Married. |newspaper=[[Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate]] |date=31 January 1941 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The marriage did not continue after the end of the Second World War.

In May 1941, during the Second World War, Long joined the [[Red Cross]] as a transport driver and worked in Melbourne. On 19 February 1942, she joined the [[Australian Women's Army Service]] (AWAS) and rose to the rank of captain in April 1944.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50121566 |title=Australian Tennis Star Is Now A.W.A.S. Lieut. |newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]] |location=Brisbane |date=12 September 1942 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> For her service in the AWAS, she was awarded the [[War Medal 1939–1945]] and [[Australia Service Medal 1939–1945]].

Long worked as a volunteer at the [[State Library of New South Wales]], and she received the Volunteer Service Award in 1999.

Coyne died on 13 April 2015 at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thelma Long|url=http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?n=thelma-long&pid=174630648|access-date=15 April 2015|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=15 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="smh20150513" />

==Grand Slam tournament finals==

===Singles: 6 (2 wins, 4 losses)===

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!Result
!Year
!style="width:165px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:180px"|Opponent
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- 
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1940 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1940 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nancye Wynne Bolton]] || 7–5, 4–6, 0–6
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1951 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1951 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|Australia}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || 1–6, 5–7
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1952 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1952 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Helen Angwin]] || 6–2, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1954 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1954 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jenny Staley Hoad]] || 6–3, 6–4
|- 
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1955 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1955 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Beryl Penrose]] || 4–6, 3–6
|- 
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1956 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1956 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mary Carter Reitano|Mary Carter]] || 6–3, 2–6, 7–9
|}

===Doubles: 16 (12 wins, 4 losses)===
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!Result
!Year
!style="width:165px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:180px"|Partner
!style="width:180px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1936|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1936 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nancye Wynne Bolton]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} May Blik <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Katherine Woodward || 6–2, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1937|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1937 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nell Hall Hopman]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Emily Hood Westacott]] || 6–2, 6–2
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1938|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1938 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|US}} [[Dorothy Bundy Cheney]] <br /> {{flagicon|US}} [[Dorothy Workman]] || 9–7, 6–4
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1939|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1939 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[May Hardcastle]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Nell Hall Hopman || 7–5, 6–4
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1940|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1940 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joan Hartigan]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Emily Niemayer || 7–5, 6–2
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1946|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1946 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joyce Fitch]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Bevis Hawton]] || 7–9, 4–6
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1947|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1947 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Fitch <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Bevis Hawton || 6–3, 6–3
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1948|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1948 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|AUS}} Pat Jones <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Bevis Hawton || 6–3, 6–3
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1949|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1949 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|US}} [[Doris Hart]] <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marie Toomey]] || 6–0, 6–1
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1950|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1950 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|US}} [[Louise Brough]] <br /> {{flagicon|US}} Doris Hart || 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1951|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1951 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|AUS}} Joyce Fitch <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Bevis Hawton || 6–2, 6–1
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win ||1952|| style="background:#ffc;"|[[1952 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass ||  {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancye Wynne Bolton || {{flagicon|AUS}} Allison Burton Baker <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Bevis Hawton || 6–1, 6–1
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1956 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1956 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Hawton]]  || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mary Carter Reitano]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} Beryl Penrose || 6–2, 5–7, 9–7
|- 
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1957 || style="background:#cfc;"|Wimbledon || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Hawton || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Althea Gibson]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Darlene Hard]] ||  1–6, 2–6
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1958 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[1958 Australian Championships|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Hawton || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lorraine Coghlan]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Angela Mortimer]] || 7–5, 6–8, 6–2
|- 
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1958 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[1958 French Championships (tennis)|French Championships]] || Clay ||{{flagicon|AUS}} Mary Hawton || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Yola Ramírez]] <br> {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rosie Reyes]] || 4–6, 5–7
|}

=== Mixed doubles (5 wins, 3 losses)===

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!Result
!Year
!style="width:165px"|Championship
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:180px"|Partner
!style="width:180px"|Opponents
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1938 || style="background:#ccccff;"|[[1938 U.S. National Championships|U.S. Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bromwich]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alice Marble]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Don Budge]] || 1–6, 2–6
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1951 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Championships (tennis)|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[George Worthington (tennis)|George Worthington]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Clare Proctor]]<br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack May (tennis)|Jack May]] || 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1952 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Championships (tennis)|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} George Worthington || {{flagicon|AUS}} Gwen Thiele<br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tom Warhurst Sr.|Tom Warhurst]] || 9–7, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss ||1952 || style="background:#cfc;"|[[1952 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] ||Grass ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Enrique Morea]]  || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Doris Hart]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Frank Sedgman]]  || 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
|-
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss || 1952 || style="background:#ccccff;"|[[1952 U.S. National Championships|U.S. Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lew Hoad]] || {{flagicon|USA}} Doris Hart<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Sedgman || 3–6, 5–7
|- 
| style="background:#98FB98"|Win || 1954 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rex Hartwig]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Beryl Penrose]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bromwich]] || 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
|- 
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1955 || style="background:#ffc;"|[[Australian Championships (tennis)|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} George Worthington || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny Staley Hoad|Jenny Staley]]<br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lew Hoad]] || 6–2, 6–1
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win || 1956 || style="background:#ebc2af;"|[[1956 French Championships (tennis)|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Luis Ayala (tennis)|Luis Ayala]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doris Hart]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robert Howe (tennis)|Bob Howe]] || 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
|}

==Grand Slam singles tournament timeline==
[[File:Thelma Coyne and Nancye Wynne 1938.jpg|thumb|Thelma Coyne (l) and [[Nancye Wynne|Nancye Wynne Bolton]] (r) in Adelaide (1938)]]
{{performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|German occupation]].
{|class="wikitable"
! Tournament !! 1935 !! 1936 !! 1937 !! 1938 !! 1939 !! 1940 !! {{nowrap|1941 – 1944}} !! 1945 !! 1946<sup>1</sup> !! 1947<sup>1</sup> !! 1948 !! 1949 !! 1950 !! 1951 !! 1952 !! 1953 !! 1954 !! 1955 !! 1956 !! 1957 !! 1958 !! 1959
! style="width:45px;" | SR
! style="width:45px;" | {{Tooltip| W–L | Win–loss}}
! style="width:45px;" | {{nowrap|Win %}}
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | {{nowrap|[[Australian Open|Australian Championships]]}}
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1935 Australian Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"| [[1936 Australian Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"| [[1937 Australian Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1938 Australian Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1939 Australian Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1940 Australian Championships – Women's singles|F]]
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1946 Australian Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1947 Australian Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1948 Australian Championships – Women's singles|2R<sup>2</sup>]]
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[1949 Australian Championships – Women's singles|SF]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1950 Australian Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1951 Australian Championships – Women's singles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1952 Australian Championships – Women's singles|'''W''']]
| align="center" | A
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|[[1954 Australian Championships – Women's singles|'''W''']]
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1955 Australian Championships – Women's singles|F]]
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|[[1956 Australian Championships – Women's singles|F]]
| align="center" | A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1958 Australian Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1959 Australian Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 2 / 18
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 46–14
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 76.7
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[French Open|French Championships]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1938 French Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |NH
| align="center" | R
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center"  style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1951 French Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1956 French Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1958 French Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 4
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 7–3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 70.0
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1938 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" | NH
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1949 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|4R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R<sup>3</sup>]]
| align="center"  style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1952 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|QF]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1956 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1957 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1958 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|4R]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 8
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 13–7
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 65.0
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. Championships]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1938 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|3R]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[1952 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|QF]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1953 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|3R]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[1958 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|2R]]
| align="center" |A
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0 / 4
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 8–4
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 66.7
|-
| style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''Win–loss'''
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |6–3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |3–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0–0
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |6–2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |4–2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |7–2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |11–2
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |2–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |5–0
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |4–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |6–3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |7–3
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" |0–1
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | {{nowrap|'''2 / 34'''}}
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | {{nowrap|'''74–28'''}}
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | '''72.5'''
|}
<sup>1</sup> <small>In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.</small><br/>
<sup>2,3</sup> <small>Coyne did not play. Her opponent got a walkover.</small>

== See also ==
* [[Tennis performance timeline comparison (women)|Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Australian Women's Register|AWE0432b|Thelma Dorothy Long}}
* {{Tennis Hall of Fame|name=Thelma Coyne Long}}
* {{Tennis Australia|thelma-coyne-long|name=Thelma Long}}

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[[Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles]]
[[Category:International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Women in the Australian military]]
[[Category:Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions]]
[[Category:People educated at Sydney Girls High School]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian sportswomen]]