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1922 Australasian Championships (tennis)
The 1922 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 2 December to 9 December. It was the 15th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the third held in Sydney, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was the inaugural year for the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles competitions. The singles titles were won by Australians James Anderson and Margaret Molesworth. Finals Men's singles James Anderson defeated Gerald Patterson 6–0, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Women's singles Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6–3, 10–8 Men's doubles Jack Hawkes / Gerald Patterson defeated James Anderson / Norman Peach 8–10, 6–0, 6–0, 7–5 Women's doubles Esna Boyd Robertson / Marjorie Mountain defeated Floris St. George / Gwen Utz 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 Mixed doubles Esna Boyd Robertson / Jack Hawkes de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year, also referred to as the "Calendar-year Grand Slam" or "Calendar Slam". In doubles, a team may accomplish the Grand Slam playing together or a player may achieve it with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The Grand Slam tournaments, also referred to as majors, are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esna Boyd
Esna Boyd Robertson (née Boyd; 21 September 1899 – 13 November 1966) was an Australian tennis player who reached seven consecutive women's singles finals at the Australian Championships from 1922 through 1928. She won one of those finals, defeating Sylvia Lance Harper in 1927. Robertson participated in the first women's singles final at the Australian Championships in 1922 against fellow Australian Margaret Molesworth Maud Margaret 'Mall' Molesworth (née Mutch; 18 October 1894 – 9 July 1985) was a tennis player from Queensland, Australia who won the inaugural Australasian Championships women's singles title in 1922 and successfully defended her title in 1 .... According to Wallis Myers of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Robertson was ranked world No. 10 in 1928. Boyd was born in Melbourne on 21 September 1899, the daughter of James Boyd, a politician, and Emma Flora McCormack. She had a sister, Alva who became a medical practitioner. She married Angu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 In Australian Tennis
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1922 Australasian Championships
The 1922 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 2 December to 9 December. It was the 15th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the third held in Sydney, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was the inaugural year for the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles competitions. The singles titles were won by Australians James Anderson and Margaret Molesworth. Finals Men's singles James Anderson defeated Gerald Patterson 6–0, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Women's singles Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6–3, 10–8 Men's doubles Jack Hawkes / Gerald Patterson defeated James Anderson / Norman Peach 8–10, 6–0, 6–0, 7–5 Women's doubles Esna Boyd Robertson / Marjorie Mountain defeated Floris St. George / Gwen Utz 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 Mixed doubles Esna Boyd Robertson / Jack Hawkes de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Wimbledon Championships
The 1923 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 25 June until 7 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 43rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1923. Champions Men's singles Bill Johnston defeated Frank Hunter, 6–0, 6–3, 6–1 Women's singles Suzanne Lenglen defeated Kitty McKane, 6–2, 6–2 Men's doubles Leslie Godfree / Randolph Lycett defeated Eduardo Flaquer / Manuel de Gomar, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Women's doubles Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Joan Austin / Evelyn Colyer, 6–3, 6–1 Mixed doubles Randolph Lycett / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Lewis Deane / Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, 6–4, 7–5 References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Harold Utz
Harold Utz was an Australian tennis player. Life Harold Stewart Utz was born in 1886. He married Gwendoline M Chiplin in 1920. Tennis career Harold Utz played some single tournaments and partnered Gwen Utz in mixed doubles. They reached the final of the inaugural Australian Championship in mixed doubles and lost to Esna Boyd Robertson and Jack Hawkes 6–1, 6–1. Harold Utz and Gwen Utz also competed in mixed doubles in 1925 Wimbledon Championships The 1925 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little ( ... but lost in the first round. He was nicknamed Barney and was known as H. S. Utz in championships records See also * List of Australian Open mixed doubles champions External linksH.S. Utz at Wimbledon References {{DEFAULTSORT:Utz, Harold Australian male tennis players 1886 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Utz
Gwen Utz (1900–1979) was an Australian tennis player. Life Gwendoline M Chiplin was born in 1900 in New South Wales. She married Harold Utz in 1920. Gwen Utz died in 1979. Grand slam finals Gwen Utz reached the final of women's doubles in the inaugural Australian Championship with Floris St. George and they lost to Esna Boyd and Marjorie Mountain 1–6, 6–4, 7–5. She also reached the semifinal in Women's singles in the same year. Gwen Utz reached the final of women's doubles in the Australian Championship once again in 1931, this time with Nell Lloyd and they lost to Daphne Akhurst Cozens and Louise Bickerton Louie Mildred Bickerton Cozens (née Bickerton) (11 August 1902 – 6 June 1998) was a female tennis player from Australia. She was born in Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia and won the women's doubles titles at the 1927, 1929, and 1931 Austr ... 6–0, 6–4. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Utz, Gwen Australian female tennis players 1900 births 1979 deaths T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floris St
Floris may refer to: People Given name * Five counts of Holland: **Floris I, Count of Holland (c.1017–1061) **Floris II, Count of Holland (c.1085–1121) **Floris III, Count of Holland (1141–1190) **Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210–1234) **Floris de Voogd (c.1228–1258), interim count of Holland, and guardian of Floris V **Floris V, Count of Holland (1254–1296) * Floris of Zeeland (c.1255–1297), stadholder of Zeeland *Floris Arntzenius (1864–1925), Dutch painter, water-colourist, illustrator and printmaker * Floris van den Berg (born 1973), Dutch philosopher and skeptic *Floris Jan Bovelander (born 1966), Dutch field hockey player *Floris Braat (born 1979), Dutch slalom canoeist *Floris Cohen (born 1946), Dutch historian of science *Floris De Tier (born 1992), Belgian racing cyclist * Floris Diergaardt (born 1980), Namibian football striker * Floris van Dijck (c.1575–1651), Dutch still life painter *Floris van Egmont (c.1470–1539), Dutch nobleman, stadtholder of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Peach
Norman Peach (1889–1974) was an Australian tennis player. He was born in New Zealand and his family moved to Australia when he was a boy. Peach's best stroke was a flat forehand drive and he always fought hard to win when close to defeat. Peach captained Australasia in Davis Cup in 1921 and won the New South Wales State Championships in 1925. Peach first entered the Australasian Championships in 1919 aged 30 and lost in the third round to Alfred Beamish. In 1921, Peach lost in the opening round of the U. S. Championships to William Ingraham. At the 1922 Australasian Championships, Peach beat Edward Jordan, Rupert Wertheim and Jack Clemenger before losing in the semi-finals to James Anderson. At the 1925 Australasian Championships, Peach lost in the quarter-finals to Richard Schlesinger. In the 1926 Australasian Championships, Peach beat Harry Hopman before losing in the quarters to Schlesinger. In the 1928 Australian championships, Peach lost in round three to Gerald Patters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Open
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day holiday. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Novak Djokovic has the most Australian Open mens singles titles of all time with 9. Before 1988, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020. First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed "the happy sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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