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 (age 87)
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 runner-up in women's doubles in 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1967.[4]

Coghlan married John Robinson on 19 December 1959.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (4 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1958 Australian Championships Grass   Angela Mortimer   Mary Bevis Hawton
  Thelma Coyne Long
5–7, 8–6, 2–6
Loss 1959 Australian Championships Grass   Mary Carter Reitano   Renée Schuurman
  Sandra Reynolds
5–7, 4–6
Loss 1960 Australian Championships Grass   Margaret Smith   Maria Bueno
  Christine Truman
2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 1967 Australian Championships Grass   Évelyne Terras   Lesley Turner Bowrey
  Judy Tegart
0–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1958 French Championships Clay   Bob Howe   Shirley Bloomer
  Nicola Pietrangeli
6–8, 2–6
Win 1958 Wimbledon Grass   Bob Howe   Althea Gibson
  Kurt Nielsen
6–3, 13–11

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Girls Singles". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Althea Gibson Wins Again Wimbledon Title". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. 6 July 1958. p. 23. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  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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