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Colin Long (tennis)
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)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1939Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Don TurnbullAustralia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist
4–6, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up1948Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Frank SedgmanAustralia John Bromwich
Australia Adrian Quist
6–1, 8–6, 7–9, 3–6, 6–8

Mixed doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1938Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Nancye Wynne BoltonAustralia Margaret Wilson
Australia John Bromwich
3–6, 2–6
Winner1940Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Nancye Wynne BoltonAustralia Nell Hall Hopman
Australia Harry Hopman
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Winner1946Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Nancye Wynne BoltonAustralia Joyce Fitch
Australia John Bromwich
6–0, 6–4
Runner-up1947Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Nancye Wynne BoltonUnited States Louise Brough
Australia John Bromwich
6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Winner1947Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Nancye Wynne BoltonAustralia Joyce Fitch
Australia John Bromwich
6–3, 6–3
Winner1948Australian ChampionshipsGrassAustralia Nancye Wynne BoltonAustralia Thelma Coyne Long
Australia Bill Sidwell
7–5, 4–6, 8–6
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