Colin Long (tennis)

Colin Long

Full name	Colin Foster Long
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	3 March 1918 Melbourne, Australia
Died	8 November 2009(2009-11-08) (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.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1939	Australian Championships	Grass	Don Turnbull	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	4–6, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	Frank Sedgman	John Bromwich Adrian Quist	6–1, 8–6, 7–9, 3–6, 6–8

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

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1938	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton	Margaret Wilson John Bromwich	3–6, 2–6
Winner	1940	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton	Nell Hall Hopman Harry Hopman	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	1946	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton	Joyce Fitch John Bromwich	6–0, 6–4
Runner-up	1947	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton	Louise Brough John Bromwich	6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Winner	1947	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton	Joyce Fitch John Bromwich	6–3, 6–3
Winner	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton	Thelma Coyne Long Bill Sidwell	7–5, 4–6, 8–6

References

External links

• Colin Long at the International Tennis Federation
• Colin Long at the Davis Cup
• Tennis Archives