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Australian tennis player
Colin Long (tennis)
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Australian tennis player
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Place of birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Place of death
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Age
91 years
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Biography
Colin Long (3 March 1918 – 8 November 2009) was an Australian tennis player. He had a notable mixed doubles partnership with fellow Australian Nancye Wynne Bolton. Together they won four Mixed Doubles (1940, 1946, 1947 and 1948) at the Australian Championships, which is an all-time record. In singles, he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian four times (1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950) and the fourth round of both Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals in 1947.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1939 | Australian Championships | Grass | Don Turnbull | John Bromwich Adrian Quist | 4–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1948 | Australian Championships | Grass | Frank Sedgman | John Bromwich Adrian Quist | 6–1, 8–6, 7–9, 3–6, 6–8 |
Mixed doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1938 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Margaret Wilson John Bromwich | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1940 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Nell Hall Hopman Harry Hopman | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Joyce Fitch John Bromwich | 6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1947 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Louise Brough John Bromwich | 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Joyce Fitch John Bromwich | 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 1948 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Thelma Coyne Long Bill Sidwell | 7–5, 4–6, 8–6 |
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