Lorraine Coghlan
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Lorraine Coghlan Robinson (born 23 September 1937) is a female former tennis
player from the state of Victoria
in Australia
. In 1956 she won the Australian Championships Girls Singles title. Coghlan teamed with Bob Howe
to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon
in 1958. Coghlan and Howe were also the runner-ups in mixed doubles at the 1958 French Championships.
At the Australian Championships
, Coghlan was the singles runner-up in 1958, losing to Angela Mortimer Barrett 6–3, 6–4, and was a four-time runner-up in women's doubles, in 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1967.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from the state of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
in Australia
Australia
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. In 1956 she won the Australian Championships Girls Singles title. Coghlan teamed with Bob Howe
Robert Howe (tennis)
Robert Howe is an Australian former tennis player. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship in 1958.-References:...
to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
in 1958. Coghlan and Howe were also the runner-ups in mixed doubles at the 1958 French Championships.
At the Australian Championships
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
, Coghlan was the singles runner-up in 1958, losing to Angela Mortimer Barrett 6–3, 6–4, and was a four-time runner-up in women's doubles, in 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1967.
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963–1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | Career 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 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
See also
- Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam finalTennis performance timeline comparison (women)This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament during her career...