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1978 Australian Open
The 1978 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia and was held from 25 December 1978 to 3 January 1979. It was the 67th edition of the Australian Open and the fourth Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Argentinian Guillermo Vilas and Australian Chris O'Neil. Seniors Men's singles Guillermo Vilas defeated John Marks, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 :• It was Vilas' 3rd career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st title at the Australian Open. Women's singles Chris O'Neil defeated Betsy Nagelsen, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) :• It was O'Neil's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. Men's doubles Wojciech Fibak / Kim Warwick defeated Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher, 7–6, 7–5 :• It was Fibak's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title. :• It was Warwick's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title. Women's doubles Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanov ... [...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] |
Paul Kronk
Paul Kronk (born 22 September 1954) is a former tennis player from Australia. Kronk won seven doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 25 April 1976, when he was No. 78 in the world. Kronk won seven doubles titles, and was a runner-up in the US Open and a two-time runner-up in the Australian Open, on all occasions partnering compatriot Cliff Letcher Cliff Letcher (born 9 February 1952) was a former professional tennis player from Australia. He played Davis Cup for Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Cent .... Grand Slam finals Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups) Career finals Doubles (6 wins, 2 losses) External links * * 1954 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Australian people of Dutch descent Sportspeople from Toowoomba Tennis people from Queensland Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December 1978 Sports Events In Australia
December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the last of seven months to have a length of 31 days. December got its name from the Latin word ''decem'' (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the calendar of Romulus which began in March. The winter days following December were not included as part of any month. Later, the months of January and February were created out of the monthless period and added to the beginning of the calendar, but December retained its name.Macrobius, ''Saturnalia'', tr. Percival Vaughan Davies (New York: Columbia University Press, 1969), book I, chapters 12–13, pp. 89–95. In Ancient Rome, as one of the four Agonalia, this day in honour of Sol Indiges was held on December 11, as was Septimontium. Dies natalis (birthday) was held at the temple of Tellus on December 13, Consualia was held on December 15, Saturnalia was held December 17–23, Opiconsivia was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 In Australian Tennis
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Australian Open
The 1978 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne, Australia and was held from 25 December 1978 to 3 January 1979. It was the 67th edition of the Australian Open and the fourth Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Argentinian Guillermo Vilas and Australian Chris O'Neil. Seniors Men's singles Guillermo Vilas defeated John Marks, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 :• It was Vilas' 3rd career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st title at the Australian Open. Women's singles Chris O'Neil defeated Betsy Nagelsen, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) :• It was O'Neil's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. Men's doubles Wojciech Fibak / Kim Warwick defeated Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher, 7–6, 7–5 :• It was Fibak's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title. :• It was Warwick's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title. Women's doubles Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 French Open
The 1979 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 83rd staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1979. Finals Men's singles Björn Borg defeated Víctor Pecci, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 *It was Borg's 7th career Grand Slam title, and his 4th French Open title. Women's singles Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Wendy Turnbull, 6–2, 6–0 *It was Evert's 9th career Grand Slam title, and her 3rd French Open title. Men's doubles Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer defeated Ross Case / Phil Dent, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 Women's doubles Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull defeated Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 Mixed doubles Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt defeated Virginia Ruzici / Ion Țiriac Ion Țiriac (; born 9 May 1939), also known as the "Brașov Bulldozer", is a Romanian busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 US Open (tennis)
The 1978 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 98th edition of the US Open and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. The tournament was held from August 28 to September 10, 1978, and the singles titles were won by Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert. This was the first year the US Open was played at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows after having been organized at the West Side Tennis Club venue in Forest Hills since 1915. It was also the first time the tournament was played on hard courts, as opposed to much of its history on grass and a brief stint, from 1975 through 1977, on clay. Seniors Men's singles Jimmy Connors defeated Björn Borg, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 *It was Connors 5th career Grand Slam title, and his 3rd US Open title. Women's singles Chris Evert defeated Pam Shriver, 7–5, 6–4 *It was Evert's 8th career Grand Slam title, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Australian Open
The 1979 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia and was held from 24 December 1979 through 2 January 1980. It was the 68th edition of the Australian Open and the fourth Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Argentinian Guillermo Vilas and American Barbara Jordan. Seniors Men's singles Guillermo Vilas defeated John Sadri, 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2 :• It was Vilas' 4th and last career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd title at the Australian Open. Women's singles Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh, 6–3, 6–3 :• It was Jordan's 1st and only career Grand Slam singles title. Men's doubles Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee defeated Paul Kronk / Cliff Letcher, 7–6, 6–2 :• It was McNamara's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title. :• It was McNamee's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title. Women's doubles Judy Connor Chaloner / ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Australian Open (December)
The 1977 Australian Open (December) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the 66th edition of the tournament and was held from 19 to 31 December 1977. Due to a scheduling change two Australian Opens took place in 1977 with the first taking place in January. Vitas Gerulaitis and Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles titles. Seniors Men's singles Vitas Gerulaitis defeated John Lloyd, 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2 *It was Gerulaitis's 1st (and only) career Grand Slam title. Women's singles Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated Helen Gourlay Cawley, 6–3, 6–0 *It was Goolagong Cawley's 6th career Grand Slam title. Men's doubles Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone defeated John Alexander / Phil Dent, 7–6, 7–6 Women's doubles Evonne Goolagong Cawley Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Australian Open
The 1985 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria (state), Victoria in Australia. It was the 74th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 25 November through 8 December 1985; the last to be held at this time of year. With the decision to hold the tournament in January in future, the next Australian Open would be the 1987 Open, held just over a year later. Seniors Men's singles Stefan Edberg defeated Mats Wilander, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 :• It was Edberg's 1st career Grand Slam singles title. Women's singles Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 :• It was Navratilova's 13th career Grand Slam singles title and her 3rd and last title at the Australian Open. Men's doubles Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg defeated Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4 :• It was Annacone's 1st and only career Grand Slam doubles title. :• It was van Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Australian Open
The 1970 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia from 19 to 27 January. It was the 58th edition of the Australian Open, the 16th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam of the year. Margaret Smith Court's win in the singles was the first step towards her achieving a Grand Slam. Tournament Encouraged by Rod Laver's 1969 Grand Slam, Margaret Court successfully began her own Grand Slam campaign at the White City Stadium in Sydney, winning the Australian Open title without dropping a single set. She defeated fellow Australian Kerry Melville in the final 6–1, 6–3. Although the advent of the Open Era meant tournaments were now open to all tennis players the 1970 Australian Open men's competition was depleted by the absence of the world class players Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Andrés Gimeno, Pancho Gonzales, Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle. All these professional players were signed to the National Tennis League and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Whytcross
Pam Whytcross (born 25 November 1953) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. In a nine-year professional career beginning in 1977, Whytcross won 3 doubles titles and was a losing finalist with Naoko Satō at the 1978 Australian Open. In singles, Whytcross' best Grand Slam results were at Melbourne and Roland Garros in 1977, where she reached the third round. Whytcross reached a career-high singles ranking of 150 and number 141 in doubles. Career Although Whytcross did not turn professional until 1977, she began competing in tournaments in 1973 and played in her first doubles final in Sydney in January 1974. Her best achievement was reaching the final of the Australian Open in 1978 with partner Naoko Satō, but they lost to Betsy Nagelsen and Renáta Tomanová. In singles competition at the Grand Slams, she reached the third round of the French Open in 1977 and at Wimbledon in 1978 Wimbledon Championships. Whytcross won her first doubles title at the Head Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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