Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Tennis Hall of Fame says Thelma Coyne Long dies at 96 (Yahoo Sports)

Tennis Hall of Famer Rod Laver, of Australia, accepts the enshrinement certificate for master player Thelma Coyne Long, 94, of Australia, who could not be there in person for her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. Saturday, July 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)


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. The Hall made the announcement Wednesday. She won two major championships in singles, 12 in doubles and five in mixed doubles. At the 1952 Australian Championships – the tournament now known as the Australian Open – Long won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.


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