Career
In 2013 Long was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Long was a women"s doubles finalist with Bolton in 1946 and 1950. She was a mixed doubles finalist in 1948 with Bill Sidwell.
At Wimbledon, Long was a women"s doubles finalist in 1957 with Hawton and a mixed doubles finalist in 1952 with Enrique Morea.
At the age of 52, Long teamed with Lorraine Coghlan Robinson to lose in the first round of women"s doubles at Wimbledon in 1971. According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Long was ranked in the world top ten in 1952 and 1954 (no rankings issued from 1940 to 1945), reaching a career high of World Number.
7 in those rankings in 1952. Long became a teaching professional in 1960 and spent many years coaching promising New South Wales junior players.
She was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Melbourne Park during the Australian Open on Australia Day in 2002.
In 2013, Thelma was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame symbolizing recognition of her extraordinary career. Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
New Hampshire = tournament not held. R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.