Colin Long (tennis)
Colin Long was an Australian tennis player. He had a notable mixed doubles partnership with fellow Australian Nancye Wynne Bolton. Together they won four Mixed Doubles at the Australian Championships, which is an all-time record. In singles, he reached the quarterfinals of the Australian four times 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.Life outside tennis
Long was born in Melbourne and attended Melbourne Grammar School, where he was school captain in 1937. He was a lieutenant in the AIF in World War Two, serving in the Middle East.
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.
In 1943 he married Florence Pelling. She survived him, along with their son and daughter.Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Mixed doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
