Lorraine Coghlan

Lorraine Coghlan Robinson (née Coghlan; born 23 September 1937) is a former tennis player from the state of Victoria in Australia. In 1956, she won the Australian Championships Girls' Singles title.[1] Coghlan teamed with Bob Howe to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1958.[2][3] Coghlan and Howe were also the runners-up in mixed doubles at the 1958 French Championships.

Lorraine Coghlan
Full nameLorraine Coghlan Robinson
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceVictoria, Australia
Born (1937-09-23) 23 September 1937
Victoria, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenF (1958)
French Open4R (1958)
Wimbledon4R (1958)
US Open2R (1958)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1958, 1959, 1960, 1967)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French OpenF (1958)
WimbledonW (1958)

At the Australian Championships, Coghlan was the singles runner-up in 1958, losing to Angela Mortimer 6–3, 6–4, and was a four-time runner-up in women's doubles, in 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1967.[4]

Coghlan married John Robinson on 19 December 1959.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (4 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1958Australian ChampionshipsGrass Angela Mortimer Mary Bevis Hawton
Thelma Coyne Long
5–7, 8–6, 2–6
Loss1959Australian ChampionshipsGrass Mary Carter Reitano Renée Schuurman
Sandra Reynolds
5–7, 4–6
Loss1960Australian ChampionshipsGrass Margaret Smith Maria Bueno
Christine Truman
2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss1967Australian ChampionshipsGrass Évelyne Terras Lesley Turner Bowrey
Judy Tegart
0–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1958French ChampionshipsClay Bob Howe Shirley Bloomer
Nicola Pietrangeli
6–8, 2–6
Win1958WimbledonGrass Bob Howe Althea Gibson
Kurt Nielsen
6–3, 13–11

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament195519561957195819591960196119621963–196619671968196919701971Career SR
Australia 2R QF SF F QF QF A 2R A QF 1R A A A 0 / 9
France A A A 4R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1
Wimbledon A A A 4R A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 2
United States A A A 2R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 13

See also

References

  1. "Girls Singles". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. "Althea Gibson wins again Winbledon title". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. 6 July 1958. p. 23. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  3. "History – Rolls of Honour – Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2008". wimledon.org. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  4. "Tennis: Australian Open: Women: Doubles". Sports123.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
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