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...

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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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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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...

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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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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Australians Ken McGregor and Thelma Coyne Long. Ken McGregor defeated Frank Sedgman 7–5, 12–10, 2–6, 6–2 Thelma Coyne Long defeated Helen Angwin 6–2, 6–3...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Louise Brough 1951: Nancye Wynne Bolton 1952: Thelma Coyne Long 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Thelma Coyne Long 1955: Beryl Penrose 1956: Mary Carter Reitano...

1951 Shirley Fry Doris Hart Louise Brough Thelma Coyne Long 6–1, 7–5 1952 Nell Hall Hopman Thelma Coyne Long Nicla Migliori Vittoria Tonolli 6–2, 6–8,...

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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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...

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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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...

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...

Daphne Akhurst Blanche Bingley Dorothy Bundy Cheney Charlotte Cooper Thelma Coyne Long Françoise Dürr Marion Jones Farquhar Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Suzanne...

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year. 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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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...