1915 Australasian Championships (tennis)
The 1915 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Auchenflower, Brisbane, Australia from 13 August January to 21 August. It was the 11th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 2nd held in Brisbane, and the first Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament of the year. The men's singles title was won by Gordon Lowe. Finals Singles Gordon Lowe defeated Horace Rice 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 Doubles Horace Rice / Clarence Todd (tennis), Clarence Todd defeated Gordon Lowe / Bert St John, 8–6, 6–4, 7–9, 6–3 References External links Australian Open official Website
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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 ...
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