| Full name | Lorraine Coghlan Robinson |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Residence | Victoria, Australia |
| Born | (1937-09-23) 23 September 1937 (age 87) Victoria, Australia |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1958) |
| French Open | 4R (1958) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1958) |
| US Open | 2R (1958) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1958, 1959, 1960, 1967) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1958) |
| Wimbledon | 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. Coghlan teamed with Bob Howe to win the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1958. 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.
Coghlan married John Robinson on 19 December 1959.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (4 runner-ups)
| 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)
| 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
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| 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
References
- "Girls Singles". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
- "Althea Gibson Wins Again Wimbledon Title". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. 6 July 1958. p. 23. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- "History – Rolls of Honour – Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2008". wimledon.org. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- "Tennis: Australian Open: Women: Doubles". Sports123.com. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
External links
- Lorraine Coghlan at the Women's Tennis Association
- Lorraine Coghlan at the International Tennis Federation
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Australian female tennis players
- Tennis players from Victoria (state)
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
- Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions
- Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era)
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- 20th-century Australian sportswomen