Lorraine Coghlan Explained

Lorraine Coghlan
Fullname:Lorraine Coghlan Robinson
Residence:Victoria, Australia
Birth Date:1937 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Victoria, Australia
Australianopenresult:F (1958)
Frenchopenresult:4R (1958)
Wimbledonresult:4R (1958)
Usopenresult:2R (1958)
Australianopendoublesresult:F (1958, 1959, 1960, 1967)
Frenchopenmixedresult:F (1958)
Wimbledonmixedresult:W (1958)

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.

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

Doubles (4 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1958 Grass 5–7, 8–6, 2–6
Loss 1959 Grass 5–7, 4–6
Loss 1960 Grass 2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss 1967 Grass 0–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1958 Clay 6–8, 2–6
Win 1958 Grass Bob Howe 6–3, 13–11

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963–1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Career SR
Australia2RQFSFFQFQFA2RAQF1RAAA0 / 9
FranceAAA4RAAAAAAAAAA0 / 1
WimbledonAAA4RAAAAAAAAA1R0 / 2
United StatesAAA2RAAAAAAAAAA0 / 1
SR0 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 40 / 10 / 10 / 00 / 10 / 00 / 10 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 13

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Girls Singles. Australian Open. 12 April 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100326004118/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/girls_singles.html. 26 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Althea Gibson Wins Again Wimbledon Title. 6 July 1958. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. 23. 9 July 2022.
  3. Web site: History – Rolls of Honour – Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2008 . wimledon.org . 16 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124075355/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/mixeddoublesroll.html . 24 November 2010 .
  4. Web site: Tennis: Australian Open: Women: Doubles . Sports123.com . 12 April 2010.