Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Australian Open [a] [b] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and played on outdoor hard courts [c] [d] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. [6]The women's singles was first contested in 1922 along with the women's and mixed doubles competition as the last three events to be added.
Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in 1881, the French Open in 1891, and the Australian Open in 1905. Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four majors have been played yearly, with the exception of the two World Wars, 1986 for the Australian Open, and 2020 for Wimbledon. The ...
Since 1969, the tournament became open to professionals, so it is now called the Australian Open. [1] The senior men's and women's tournaments are open to any player with a world ranking, although players below number 100 in the world rankings generally have to enter a preliminary qualification tournament or receive a wildcard to gain entry. [2]
‡ Australian Open held in December from 1977 through 1985, then moved back to January (skipped one calendar year in order to arrange that). 2020 French Open held in September (as the last Grand Slam tournament of the year) due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Margaret Court, the all-time record holder in women's singles. Unlike the other three Grand Slam tournaments, which became open in 1968, the Australian tournament opened to professionals in 1969. [ 50 ]
Singles Doubles Men Women Men Women Mixed; 1905: Rodney Heath: No competition: Randolph Lycett Tom Tachell: No competition: No competition: 1906: Anthony Wilding: Rodney Heath Anthony Wilding: 1907: Horace Rice: William Gregg Harry Parker: 1908: Fred Alexander: Fred Alexander Alfred Dunlop: 1909: Anthony Wilding J. P. Keane Ernie Parker: 1910 ...
List of Australian Open women's singles champions This page was last edited on 23 November 2024, at 07:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Pages in category "Australian Championships (tennis) by year – Women's singles" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .