Lorraine Coghlan Robinson (née Coghlan; born 23 September 1937) is a former

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player from the state of

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in Australia. In 1956, she won the Australian Championships Girls' Singles title. Coghlan teamed with Bob Howe to win the mixed doubles title at

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in 1958. Coghlan and Howe were also the runners-up in mixed doubles at the 1958

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. At the

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, Coghlan was the singles runner-up in 1958, losing to

Angela Mortimer Florence Angela Margaret Mortimer Barrett, MBE (née Mortimer; born 21 April 1932) is a British former world No. 1 tennis player. Mortimer won three Grand Slam singles titles: the 1955 French Championships, the 1958 Australian Championships, an ...

6–3, 6–4, and was a runner-up in women's doubles in 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1967. Coghlan married John Robinson on 19 December 1959.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (4 runner-ups)

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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