Which player holds the all-time Australian Open women's doubles record with 12 titles?

Thelma Coyne Long holds the all-time Australian Open women’s doubles record with 12 titles.

Long won her Australian doubles championships across a career spanning the 1930s to the 1950s. She captured titles under her maiden name, Thelma Coyne, and later as Thelma Coyne Long, which is why older records and modern summaries may present the name differently. Her 12 women’s doubles victories remain the tournament record.

The number is specifically for women’s doubles titles, not all Australian Open championships combined. Long also won two women’s singles titles and four mixed doubles titles at the Australian Championships, giving her an exceptional overall record. Margaret Court, another Australian great, is better known for the women’s singles record, while Martina Navratilova is among the leading Open-era doubles champions; neither holds Long’s all-time Australian women’s doubles mark.

Long’s record also belongs largely to the pre-Open era, when the tournament was still called the Australian Championships and amateur players dominated the field.