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List Of Australian Open Champions
The following is a list of Australian Open champions in tennis: Champions Senior Wheelchair Junior ‡ Player won both the junior and senior title. † Player won the junior title and reached the senior final. See also ;Lists of champions of specific events * List of Australian Open men's singles champions * List of Australian Open women's singles champions * List of Australian Open men's doubles champions * List of Australian Open women's doubles champions * List of Australian Open mixed doubles champions ;Other Grand Slam tournament champions *List of French Open champions *List of Wimbledon champions *List of US Open champions The following is a list of US Open champions in tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubl ... Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Open Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis events every year, held before the French Open, Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open (tennis), US Open. The Australian Open typically starts around the middle of January and continues for two weeks, concluding with the men's final traditionally held on the last Sunday of the month. It features men's and women's singles, men's, women's and mixed doubles, juniors’ championships, wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Until 1987, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019. Since 2020, it has been played on blue GreenSet. First held in 1905 as the Australasian Championships in Athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Australasian Championships
The 1908 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts in Sydney, Australia. The preliminary rounds were played at the Sydney Cricket Ground while the final took place on the Double Bay Grounds. It was the fourth edition of the Australasian Championships (now known as the Australian Open The Australian Open (stylized ΛO) is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. It is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Sl ...), the first held in Sydney and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It consisted of a men's singles and doubles event. Fred Alexander won the singles event and became the first non-Australasian to win the title. Finals Singles Fred Alexander defeated Alfred Dunlop 3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3 Doubles Fred Alexander / Alfred Dunlop defeated Granville G. Sharp / Anthony Wildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Hedeman
Alfred Hedemann was an Australian tennis player. He won the doubles title alongside Ernie Parker at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1913 Events January * January – Joseph Stalin travels to Vienna to research his ''Marxism and the National Question''. This means that, during this month, Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito are all living in the city. * January 3 &ndash .... In the 1921 Australasian championships, held at Perth, Hedemann beat Keith McDougall in the semi-finals before losing to Rice Gemmell in the final. Hedemann worked for the Bank of Australasia. He moved to Tasmania to be manager of the Launceston branch in 1933 and retired in 1940. Hedemann had been a fine cricketer and lacrosse player. Grand Slam finals Singles (1) Runner-up (1) Doubles (1) Winner (1) References Australasian Championships (tennis) champions Australian male tennis players Year of death missing 1880 births Tennis players from Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1913 Australasian Championships
The 1913 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Kitchener Park, Perth, Australia from 11 November to 15 November. It was the 9th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 2nd held in Perth, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles was won by Australian Ernie Parker. Finals Singles Ernie Parker defeated Harry Parker 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 Doubles Alf Hedeman / Ernie Parker defeated Harry Parker / Roy Taylor 8–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 External links Australian Open official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Australasian Championships, 1913 1913 in Australian tennis 1913 Events January * January – Joseph Stalin travels to Vienna to research his ''Marxism and the National Question''. This means that, during this month, Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito are all living in the city. * January 3 &ndash ... November 1913 in sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles P
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in '' Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cecil Parke
James Cecil Parke (26 July 1881 – 27 February 1946) was an Irish rugby union player, tennis player, golfer, solicitor and World War I veteran. He became an Olympic silver medallist, Davis Cup champion, Wimbledon Mixed Doubles winner and Australasian Championships winner in both Singles and Doubles. He has often been referred to as Ireland's greatest ever sportsman. Early life James Parke was born in the town of Clones located in County Monaghan, Ireland. He was one of eight children to Emily (née Pringle) and William Parke. When he was nine years old, Parke played for his hometown's chess team. He attended the Portora Royal School in Enniskillen and after graduation he attended Trinity college to study law. Having been a part of the Irish golf team in 1906, Parke was also considered a top-class track and field sprinter and a cricketer. Rugby career From 1901 to 1908, Parke played on the rugby teams of Monkstown, Dublin University. He also played on the provincial level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Australasian Championships
The 1912 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at Hastings, New Zealand from 30 December 1912 until 1 January 1913. It was the 8th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the first held in Hastings, the second held in New Zealand, after Christchurch in 1906, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. Travel by sea was slow, limiting the attendance of Australian players, and New Zealand player Anthony Wilding did not return from Europe. The singles title was won by Irish James Cecil Parke. Finals Men's singles James Cecil Parke defeated Alfred Beamish, 3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5. Men's doubles Charles Dixon / James Cecil Parke defeated Alfred Beamish / Gordon Lowe, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2. References External links Australian Open official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Australasian Championships,1912 1912 in tennis Sport in Hastings, New Zealand 1912 in New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Brookes
Sir Norman Everard Brookes (14 November 187728 September 1968) was an Australian tennis player. During his career he won three Grand Slam singles titles; Wimbledon in 1907 and 1914 (the first non-British born individual to do so) and the Australasian Championships in 1911. Brookes was part of the Australasian Davis Cup team that won the title on six occasions. The Australian Open men's singles trophy, the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, is named in his honour. After his active playing career Brookes became president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia. Early life Brookes was born in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda as the youngest son to Catherine Margaret (née Robinson) and William Brookes. His father, an English immigrant who emigrated to Australia in 1852 had become rich from gold mining in the Bendigo area. His older brothers, Herbert and Harold, were prominent businessmen. Brookes received a private education at Melbourne Grammar School where he matriculated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Australasian Championships
The 1911 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. It was the 7th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the second held in Melbourne and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. Finals Singles Norman Brookes defeated Horace Rice 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 Doubles Rodney Heath / Randolph Lycett defeated John Addison / Norman Brookes 6–2, 7–5, 6–0 References External links Australian Open official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Australasian Championships,1911 1911 in Australian tennis 1911 Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ... November 1911 in sports November 1911 in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Campbell (tennis)
Ashley De Vere Campbell (29 September 1880 – 5 July 1943) was an Australian male tennis player who was active before World War I. He was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1893–1898) where he was a noted cricketer. Campbell didn't play tennis until the age of eighteen and his game was heavily influenced by David Edwards who was a fellow Old Newingtonian. Campbell moved to Melbourne in 1903 and was winner of the 1910 and 1914 Australasian men's doubles championships. From 1929 until 1939 he lived in Europe, having been an executive of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company in Australia and New Zealand. Campbell became secretary of the Free French movement in Victoria, and was secretary of the Red Cross and an active member of the Alliance Française (; "French Alliance", stylised as ''af'') is an international organization that aims to promote the French language and francophone culture around the world. Created in Paris on 21 July 1883 under the name ''Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Australasian Championships
The 1910 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia. It was the 6th edition of the Australasian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the first held in Adelaide and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Finals Singles Rodney Heath defeated Horace Rice 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 Doubles Ashley Campbell / Horace Rice defeated Rodney Heath / James O'Day 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 References External links Australian Open official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Australasian Championships,1910 1910 in Australian tennis 1910 Events January * January 6 – Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military. * January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, t ... March 1910 in sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Parker
Ernest Frederick Parker (5 November 1883 – 2 May 1918) was an Australian tennis player and cricketer. Career Ernie Parker was educated at Perth High School and St Peter's College, Adelaide, before joining his father's law firm in Perth. Tennis Parker is best remembered for winning the 1913 Australasian Championships men's singles title. In the final against Harry Parker, he made many successful forays to the net and he won in four sets. He also reached the final in 1909 and won the 1909 (partnering J. Keane) and 1913 (partnering Alf Hedeman) doubles titles. He won the Western Australian Championships six times: 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911 and 1912. In 1905 he won the Maerenbad Cup in Marienbad Brandenberg, Germany, on clay, beating Kurt von Wessely. Parker's play was described as "quick, wristy, and always looking for a 'winner'". Slightly built, he was noted for his exceptional net play, but his serve was his weakness, described as "merely a means of putting the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
