Women’s Title In Australia
(N Z. Press Association—Copyright) MELBOURNE, April 11. Seventeen-year-old Jan Lehane, of New South Wales, won the final oi the Australian hard-court women’s tennis championships today, beating Lorraine Coghlan (Victoria), 6-3. 2-6. 6-2, at Melbourne’s Royal South Yarra courts. Miss Lehane, who is the youngest open champion for many years, yesterday won the junior girls' singles final. Miss Coghlan virtually gave the match away today when she suffered leg cramps in the final set.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28868, 13 April 1959, Page 6
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77Women’s Title In Australia Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28868, 13 April 1959, Page 6
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