Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long (née Coyne; 14 October 1918 – 13 April 2015) was an Australian tennis player and one of the female players who dominated Australian...
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finish points quickly. Her height, at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), provides her with a long arm span, allowing her to reach difficult returns while positioned at the...
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viral illness caused her to retire. She then experienced a recurrence of a long-term knee injury, which caused her to pull out of upcoming Miami and Rome...
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Louise Brough 1951: Nancye Wynne Bolton 1952: Thelma Coyne Long 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Thelma Coyne Long 1955: Beryl Penrose 1956: Mary Carter Reitano...
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to the gym or play basketball to get in shape for tennis." Throughout her long career, Navratilova had many coaches. They included Miroslav Navrátil, George...
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world for five consecutive years, 1997 to 2001. After several surgeries and long recoveries, Hingis returned to the WTA Tour in 2006, climbing to world No...
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2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Prague in November. However, the long season appeared to catch up with her as she lost both of her singles rubbers...
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Open. In November, it was announced that Siniaková and Krejčíková would no longer play doubles together, a change initiated by Siniaková. She ended the year...
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and lesbian rights. During the 1960s, Court was considered to have a very long reach which added a new dimension to women's volleying. With a height and...
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sets. Kuznetsova reached the second round of Roland Garros, losing there to long-time rival Francesca Schiavone in three tricky sets, 7–6, 5–7, 8–10. It was...
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Thelma Coyne Long (1918–2015), Australian tennis player Thelma Nava (1932–2019), Mexican poet, magazine co-founder, publisher, journalist Thelma "Pat"...
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Hangs on to Beat Former World Number Two Zvonareva in U.S. Open Qualifiers". Long Island Tennis Magazine. 24 August 2017. "WTA Tashkent – Zvonareva reaches...
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captain in the Federation Cup. King is an advocate of gender equality and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice. In 1973, at the age of 29...
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given a racquet for Christmas at the age of eight. While her parents worked long hours at the cafe they had started, Stosur played at local courts with older...
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Elizabeth II. "Shaking hands with the Queen of England", she said, "was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus." She won...
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seating 5,000 people was completed in late 2021, along with the rest of decade-long redevelopment, which included the Centrepiece ballroom, function and media...
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racquet, switching from Wilson to Babolat, opting for a heavier and slightly longer model than the last, allowing for more power and better reach. This change...
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of Women for her achievements as a tennis player. A 13.8 metres (45 ft) long replica of a tennis racquet used by Goolagong has been built in Evonne Goolagong...
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Japan to the U.S. to live with her father's parents in Elmont, New York on Long Island. Her father was inspired to teach his daughters how to play tennis...
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Margaret Court Doubles 10 Adrian Quist 12 Thelma Coyne Long Mixed doubles 4 Harry Hopman Colin Long 4 Thelma Coyne Long Nancye Wynne Bolton Daphne Akhurst...
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Louise Brough 1951: Nancye Wynne Bolton 1952: Thelma Coyne Long 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Thelma Coyne Long 1955: Beryl Penrose 1956: Mary Carter Reitano...
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Championships, losing her quarterfinal to Novotná. Soon after, she split with her long-time coach, Pavel Složil. A bout of rubella forced Graf to miss the first...
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Louise Brough 1951: Nancye Wynne Bolton 1952: Thelma Coyne Long 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Thelma Coyne Long 1955: Beryl Penrose 1956: Mary Carter Reitano...
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