Thelma Coyne Long

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Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long (née Coyne; 14 October 1918 – 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 tournament titles. In 2013, Long was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[1]

Tennis career

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Thelma Coyne packing for her overseas tour in 1938 as a member of the Australian Women's Tennis Team.

At the Australian Championships, Long won singles titles in 1952 and 1954 and was a singles finalist in 1940, 1951, 1955 and 1956.[2] 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 and in 1954 with Rex Hartwig. She was a mixed doubles finalist in 1948 with Bill Sidwell.

At 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 Championships, Long was a women's doubles finalist in 1958 with Hawton, won the mixed doubles title in 1956 with Luis Ayala, and was a mixed doubles finalist in 1951 with Mervyn Rose.

At the 1953 tournament in 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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Captain Thelma Long (left) with Lt Benporath, in Victoria, 1944

On 30 January 1941, she married Maurice Newton Long of Melbourne.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][5]

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 6 (2 wins, 4 losses)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1940 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton 7–5, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 1951 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton 1–6, 5–7
Win 1952 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Helen Angwin 6–2, 6–3
Win 1954 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Jenny Staley Hoad 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1955 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Beryl Penrose 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1956 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Mary Carter 6–3, 2–6, 7–9

Doubles: 16 (12 wins, 4 losses)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1936 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon May Blik
Template:Flagicon Katherine Woodward		 6–2, 6–4
Win 1937 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Nell Hall Hopman
Template:Flagicon Emily Hood Westacott		 6–2, 6–2
Win 1938 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Dorothy Bundy Cheney
Template:Flagicon Dorothy Workman		 9–7, 6–4
Win 1939 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon May Hardcastle
Template:Flagicon Nell Hall Hopman		 7–5, 6–4
Win 1940 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Joan Hartigan
Template:Flagicon Emily Niemayer		 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1946 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Joyce Fitch
Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton		 7–9, 4–6
Win 1947 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Joyce Fitch
Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton		 6–3, 6–3
Win 1948 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Pat Jones
Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton		 6–3, 6–3
Win 1949 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Doris Hart
Template:Flagicon Marie Toomey		 6–0, 6–1
Loss 1950 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Louise Brough
Template:Flagicon Doris Hart		 2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 1951 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Joyce Fitch
Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton		 6–2, 6–1
Win 1952 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne Bolton Template:Flagicon Allison Burton Baker
Template:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton		 6–1, 6–1
Win 1956 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Mary Hawton Template:Flagicon Mary Carter Reitano
Template:Flagicon Beryl Penrose		 6–2, 5–7, 9–7
Loss 1957 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Mary Hawton Template:Flagicon Althea Gibson
Template:Flagicon Darlene Hard		 1–6, 2–6
Win 1958 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Mary Hawton Template:Flagicon Lorraine Coghlan
Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer		 7–5, 6–8, 6–2
Loss 1958 French Championships Clay Template:Flagicon Mary Hawton Template:Flagicon Yola Ramírez
Template:Flagicon Rosie Reyes		 4–6, 5–7

Mixed doubles (5 wins, 3 losses)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1938 U.S. Championships Grass Template:Flagicon John Bromwich Template:Flagicon Alice Marble
Template:Flagicon Don Budge		 1–6, 2–6
Win 1951 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon George Worthington Template:Flagicon Clare Proctor
Template:Flagicon Jack May		 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Win 1952 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon George Worthington Template:Flagicon Gwen Thiele
Template:Flagicon Tom Warhurst		 9–7, 7–5
Loss 1952 Wimbledon Grass Template:Flagicon Enrique Morea Template:Flagicon Doris Hart
Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman		 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1952 U.S. Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad Template:Flagicon Doris Hart
Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman		 3–6, 5–7
Win 1954 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon Rex Hartwig Template:Flagicon Beryl Penrose
Template:Flagicon John Bromwich		 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 1955 Australian Championships Grass Template:Flagicon George Worthington Template:Flagicon Jenny Staley
Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad		 6–2, 6–1
Win 1956 French Championships Clay Template:Flagicon Luis Ayala Template:Flagicon Doris Hart
Template:Flagicon Bob Howe		 4–6, 6–4, 6–1

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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Thelma Coyne (l) and Nancye Wynne Bolton (r) in Adelaide (1938)

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Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 – 1944 1945 19461 19471 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 SR <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" /> W–L Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Win %
Australian Championships 1R SF SF QF SF F NH NH QF SF 2R2 SF QF F W A W F F A 2R 1R 2 / 18 46–14 76.7
French Championships A A A 2R A NH R A A A A A A QF A A A A 3R A 3R A 0 / 4 7–3 70.0
Wimbledon A A A 3R A NH NH NH A A A 4R 3R 1R3 QF A A A 1R 1R 4R A 0 / 8 13–7 65.0
U.S. Championships A A A 3R A A A A A A A A A A QF 3R A A A A 2R A 0 / 4 8–4 66.7
Win–loss 0–1 2–1 3–1 6–3 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 6–2 4–2 7–2 11–2 2–1 5–0 4–1 6–3 0–1 7–3 0–1 2 / 34 74–28 72.5

1 In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
2,3 Coyne did not play. Her opponent got a walkover.

See also

References

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