Australian Open
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- This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. For the Australian Open golf tournament click here.
The Australian Open tennis tournament, held annually in the last fortnight of January, is the first of the world's four Grand Slam tournaments.
The tournament has been held for 100 years since 1905. Like the other three Grand Slam events, it was known as the Australian championships and was contested by top-ranked amateur players until the advent of open tennis in 1968. Originally based at the grass courts at Kooyong in the city of Melbourne's inner south-east, the tournament was in danger of fading into irrelevance before being revived in the 1980s with a shift to Melbourne Park, a new (rebound ace) hardcourt venue next to the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the southern fringe of the central business district.
Like all the Grand Slam tournaments, there are men's and women's singles competitions, men's, women's, and mixed doubles, as well as junior and master's competitions.
Two tournaments were held in 1977; the first in January, the second in December. The tournament moved back to January in 1987, so no championship was decided in 1986.
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The centre court, Rod Laver Arena, and the first show court are unusual in that they feature a movable roof which can be shut in case of rain or extreme heat. It is the only Grand Slam tournament that can feature indoor play.
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Awards
Names of the winners are inscribed on the perpetual trophy Cups.
- The Women's Singles winner is presented with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.
- The Men's Singles winner is presented with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.
Records
Men's record holders for most wins since 1925:
- All competitions: Adrian Quist (Australia), 13.
- Singles: Roy Emerson (Australia), 6.
- Consecutive singles titles: Roy Emerson (Australia), 5 (1963-1967).
- Doubles: Adrian Quist (Australia), 10.
Ladies' record holders for most wins since 1925:
- All competitions: Margaret Smith Court (Australia), 21.
- Singles: Margaret Smith Court (Australia), 11.
- Consecutive singles titles: Margaret Smith Court (Australia), 7 (1960-1966).
- Doubles: Thelma Long (Australia), 12.
- Last Australian men's singles champion: Mark Edmondson (1976)
- Last Australian women's singles champion: Hana Mandlikova (1987) (Czech origin)
Champions
- Australian Open champions (Men's Singles)
- Australian Open champions (Women's Singles)
- List of Australian Open champions
- Australian Open champions (Men's Doubles)
- Australian Open champions (Women's Doubles)
- Australian Open champions (Mixed Doubles)
Tournament Results
- 2004 Australian Open
- 2003 Australian Open
- 2002 Australian Open
- 2001 Australian Open
- 2000 Australian Open
- 1999 Australian Open
- 1998 Australian Open
- 1997 Australian Open
- 1996 Australian Open
External link
- Australian Open official website (http://www.australianopen.com/)
- Bruce Ma's 2005 pictures (http://brucema.topcities.com/australianopen/index.html) [1] (http://www.brucema.co.nr/)de:Australian Open
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