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1925 Australasian Championships – Women's Singles
Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 1–6, 8–6, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1925 Australasian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Daphne Akhurst is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Sylvia Harper ''(semifinals)'' # Daphne Akhurst ''(champion)'' # Esna Boyd ''(finalist)'' # Kathleen Le Messurier ''(first round)'' # Marjorie Cox ''(quarterfinals)'' # Minnie Richardson ''(semifinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ... Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 External links 1925 Australian Championships on ITFtennis.com the source for this draw {{DEFAULTSORT:Australasian Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne Akhurst
Daphne Jessie Akhurst (22 April 1903 – 9 January 1933) known also by her married name Daphne Cozens, was an Australian tennis player. Akhurst won the women's singles title at the Australian Open, Australian Championships five times between 1925 and 1930. According to Wallis Myers (''The Daily Telegraph'', ''Daily Mail''), she was ranked World No. 3 in 1928. Career The second daughter of Oscar James Akhurst, a lithographer, and his wife Jessie Florence (née Smith), Daphne Akhurst won the women's singles title at the Australian Open, Australian Championships five times, in 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, and 1930. She is fourth on the list of most women's singles titles at the Australian Championships; behind only Margaret Court with eleven titles, Serena Williams with seven and Nancye Wynne Bolton with six titles. She won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships five times: in 1924 and 1925 with Sylvia Lance Harper, in 1928 with Esna Boyd, Esna Boyd Robertson, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Buttsworth
Coral Annabell Buttsworth (née McInnes; 7 June 1900 – 20 December 1985) was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the Australian Championships in 1931 and 1932 and the women's doubles title there in 1932. In 1933 she again made the final of the Australian Championships but was defeated in straight sets by first-seeded Joan Hartigan. Buttsworth was the only multiple winner of the singles title at the Australian Championships who never won a state singles title. A strong, thick-set woman from Sydney, she was addicted to chopping the ball, with an excellent drop shot, and was quick around the court. She was a player who preferred to maneuver opponents out of position by running them up and back on the court rather than from side to side. Grand Slam finals Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up) Doubles (1 title) Grand Slam singles tournament timeline References See also * List of Australian Open women's singles champions The Australian Open i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 French Championships – Women's Singles
Suzanne Lenglen defeated Kitty McKane in the final, 6–1 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1925 French Championships. This was the first time that the French Championships was staged as a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam event. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 The nationality of Survana is unknown. Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:French Championships - Women's Singles,1925 1925 in tennis French Championships (tennis) by year – Women's singles, 1925 1925 in French women's sport 1925 in French tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Grand Slam Women's Singles Champions
This article details the list of women's singles Grand Slam tournaments tennis champions. Some major changes have taken place in history and have affected the number of titles that have been won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era). Since then, 58 women have won at least one grand slam. All of these tournaments have been listed based on the modern definition of a tennis major, rather than when they were officially recognized by the ILTF. The Australian, French Championships, and U.S. tournaments were officially recognized by the ILTF in 1924, though the French Championships were not played in 1924 because of the Olympics. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) had several grievances with the ILTF and refused to join when it was formed in 1913. From 1913 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dorothy Weston
Dorothy Weston (21 February 1900 – 17 March 1998) was an Australian tennis player from the inter-war period. She was twice a double ladies finalist at the Australian Championships in 1928 and 1932, each time alongside Kathleen Le Messurier Kathleen Le Messurier was a female tennis player from Australia who was active in the 1920s and 1930s. Le Messurier was the youngest daughter of Ernest and Jessie Le Messurier. She played competitive tennis for the Methodist Ladies College and .... In 1934 she was the South Australia singles champion. Grand Slam finals Doubles (2 runner-ups) References 1900 births 1981 deaths Australian female tennis players Tennis people from South Australia 20th-century Australian women Sportswomen from South Australia {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |