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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] |
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] |
Sharon Walsh
Sharon Walsh-Arnold (née Walsh; born February 24, 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Walsh enjoyed a long career, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990. She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to Barbara Jordan. She reached the fourth round of the 1981 US Open and the final of the doubles there the following year with Barbara Potter. She did not claim a WTA Tour The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. WTA Tour tou ... singles title, but she had some success against top players, beating Hana Mandlíková in both their encounters (Christchurch 1978 and Australian Open 1983).See the 'Activity' tab on her ITF profile. She achieved her highest singles ranking of 22 in 1982, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
December 1979 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 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 In Australian Tennis
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...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] |
1980 French Open
The 1980 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 26 May until 8 June. It was the 84th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1980. Finals Men's singles Björn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 *It was Borg's 9th career Grand Slam title, and his 5th French Open title. Women's singles Chris Evert defeated Virginia Ruzici, 6–0, 6–3 *It was Evert's 10th career Grand Slam title, and her 4th French Open title. Men's doubles Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister defeated Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 Women's doubles Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith defeated Ivanna Madruga / Adriana Villagrán, 6–1, 6–0 Mixed doubles Anne Smith / Billy Martin Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989), commonly called "Billy", was an American Major League Baseball second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 US Open (tennis)
The 1979 US Open was a tennis tournament played on Hardcourt, outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York (state), New York in the United States. It was the 99th edition of the US Open and the third Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis event of the year. The tournament was held from August 28 to September 9, 1979. John McEnroe and Tracy Austin won the singles titles. Seniors Men's singles John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 *It was McEnroe's 1st career Grand Slam title. Women's singles Tracy Austin defeated Chris Evert 6–4, 6–3 *It was Austin's 1st career Grand Slam title. Austin also became the youngest-ever US Open champion, aged 16 years and 9 months. Men's doubles John McEnroe / Peter Fleming (tennis), Peter Fleming defeated Bob Lutz (tennis), Bob Lutz / Stan Smith 6–2, 6–4 Women's doubles Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull defeated Billie Jean ... [...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] |
Marcella Mesker
Marcella Mesker (born 23 May 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Mesker was active on the WTA Tour from 1979 to 1988 and reached the final of the Australian Open Women's Doubles in 1979. She also reached the semifinals of the US Open Women's Doubles in 1984. She won a singles title in Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ... in 1986. WTA career finals Singles 1 (1–0) Doubles 14 (6–8) External links * * * 1959 births Living people Dutch female tennis players Sportspeople from The Hague Tennis commentators 20th-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leanne Harrison
Leanne Harrison (born 10 April 1958) is a retired tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player from Australia who was a runner-up in doubles at the 1979 Australian Open. Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) References External links * * 1958 births Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis players from Melbourne 20th-century Australian women People from Mount Evelyn, Victoria Sportswomen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Connor
Judith Connor (born 18 November 1953) is a retired female tennis player from New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... also known by her married name, Judy Connor-Chaloner. She won the 1979 doubles title at the Australian Open, alongside Dianne Evers. It was Connor's first and only career Grand Slam title. Grand Slam finals Doubles: 1 (1 title) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Connor, Judy 1953 births Living people New Zealand female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles 20th-century New Zealand women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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