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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.
Apr 17, 2015 · Thelma Coyne Long, an Australian tennis star who won 19 Grand Slam titles at midcentury, died on Tuesday in Narrabeen, near Sydney. She was 96. Her death was announced by the International...
She was the oldest Australian women’s singles champion in history, having won the 1954 event aged 35 years, 109 days until Serena Williams broke the record in 2017, and the oldest Australian Championship women’s doubles champion, claiming the 1958 title aged 39 years and 7 months.
Apr 13, 2015 · Mixed doubles champion Australian 1951-1952, 1954-1955; French 1956. Inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002. Thelma Long was the winner of 19 majors over a 22-year period. She was especially successful in doubles, capturing 12 Australian doubles titles.
Thelma Long was the winner of 19 majors over a 22-year career. She was especially successful in doubles, capturing a record 12 Australian doubles titles. Long held the record as the oldest Australian women’s singles champion (she was aged 35 years and eight months in 1954 when she won her second Australian singles title) until 2017, when ...
- Female
- October 14, 1918
- Sydney, New South Wales
Tennis Australia Hall of Fame inductee Thelma Coyne Long, who won 19 grand slam titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles, has died, aged 96.
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Apr 15, 2015 · The International Tennis Hall of Fame says that Thelma Coyne Long, an Australian who won 19 Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles or mixed doubles, has died. She was 96.
