Lorraine Coghlan

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.

Lorraine Coghlan

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)

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)

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

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

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

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final