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Full name | Colin Foster Long |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Born | 3 March 1918 Melbourne, Australia |
Died | 8 November 2009 | (aged 91)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF ( 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950) |
Wimbledon | 4R ( 1947) |
US Open | 4R ( 1947) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F ( 1939, 1948) |
Wimbledon | SF (1947) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1940, 1946, 1947, 1948) |
Wimbledon | F (1947) |
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. He was a major commentator for Channel 7 for both golf and tennis until the late 1980s.
Long was born in Melbourne and attended Melbourne Grammar School, where he was school captain in 1937. [1] He was a lieutenant in the AIF in World War II, serving in the Middle East. [1]
He worked for Dunlop Sport before joining Spalding, where he became deputy chief executive. He appeared as a commentator on Seven Network tennis telecasts in the 1960s and 1970s [1] and also commentated on golf up until the late 1980s alongside Peter Alliss. [2]
In 1943 he married Florence Pelling. She survived him, along with their son and daughter. [1]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1939 | Australian Championships | Grass | Don Turnbull |
John Bromwich Adrian Quist |
4–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 1948 | Australian Championships | Grass | Frank Sedgman |
John Bromwich Adrian Quist |
6–1, 8–6, 7–9, 3–6, 6–8 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Scoree |
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Loss | 1938 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton |
Margaret Wilson John Bromwich |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1940 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton |
Nell Hall Hopman Harry Hopman |
7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 1946 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton |
Joyce Fitch John Bromwich |
6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 1947 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton |
Louise Brough John Bromwich |
6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1947 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton |
Joyce Fitch John Bromwich |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 1948 | Australian Championships | Grass | Nancye Wynne Bolton |
Thelma Coyne Long Bill Sidwell |
7–5, 4–6, 8–6 |