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|  Australian Open The Australian Open is the first of the world's four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905. Like the other three Grand Slam events, it was contested by top-ranked amateur players and known as the Australian championships until the advent of open tennis in 1968. Originally based at the grass courts at Kooyong in the city of Melbourne's inner south-east, the tournament was in danger of fading into irrelevance before being revived in 1988 with a shift to Melbourne Park (then called Flinders Park), a new (Rebound Ace) hardcourt venue next to the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the southern fringe of the central business district. Mats Wilander was the only player to win the tournament both on grass and on Rebound Ace. Like all the Grand Slam tournaments, there are men's and women's singles competitions, men's, women's, and mixed doubles, as well as junior and master's competitions. The Australian Open was held in December from 1977 through 1985, returning to its original January date in 1987. This led to two tournaments being played in 1977; the first in January, the second in December. In 1986, because of the return to January, no tournament was held. Margaret Court Arena at the Australian Open. Rod Laver Arena, the centre court, in the background.The two main courts, Rod Laver Arena, and Vodafone Arena are unusual in that they feature movable roofs which can be shut in case of rain or extreme heat. It is the only Grand Slam tournament that can feature indoor play. However, Wimbledon has plans to build a retractable roof for Centre Court in 2009. Held in the middle of the Australian summer, the Australian Open is famous for its notoriously hot days. An extreme-heat policy is often put into play when temperatures (and humidity) reach dangerous levels. Awards Names of the winners are inscribed on the perpetual trophy Cups. The Women's Singles winner is presented with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. The Men's Singles winner is presented with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup. History The Australian Open is now managed by Tennis Australia, formerly the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA), and was first played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in St Kilda Road, Melbourne. 2006 was the 94th staging of the event (over a 101 year period due to interruption of the War years), with the tournament celebrating its Centenary in 2005. The tournament was first played in 1905 as The Australasian Championships, became the Australian Championships in 1927 and the Australian Open in 1969. Since 1905, the Championships have been staged in five different cities as follows: Melbourne (50 times), Sydney (17 times), Adelaide (14 times), Brisbane (eight times), Perth (three times), and well as in New Zealand, (twice) in 1906 and 1912. In 1972, it was decided to stage the Tournament in the one city each year, as opposed to visiting various states across the nation, and the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club was selected due to Melbourne attracting the biggest patronage. Melbourne Park (formerly Flinders Park) was constructed in time for the 1988 Open to meet the demands of the evolving tournament that had outgrown Kooyong's capacity. The move to Melbourne Park was an immediate success, with an 90 percent increase in attendance in 1988 (266,436) on the previous year at Kooyong (140,000). Champions Men's single Year Champion 1905 Rodney Heath 1906 Anthony Wilding 1907 Horace Rice 1908 Fred Alexander 1909 Anthony Wilding 1910 Rodney Heath 1911 Norman Brookes 1912 Cecil Parke 1913 Ernie Parker 1914 Arthur O'Hara Wood 1915 Francis Lowe 1916 no competition World War I 1917 no competition World War I 1918 no competition World War I 1919 Algernon Kingscote 1920 Pat O'Hara Wood 1921 Rhys Gemmell 1922 James Anderson 1923 Pat O'Hara Wood 1924 James Anderson 1925 James Anderson 1926 John Hawkes 1927 Gerald Patterson 1928 Jean Borotra 1929 John Gregory 1930 Gar Moon 1931 Jack Crawford 1932 Jack Crawford 1933 Jack Crawford 1934 Fred Perry 1935 Jack Crawford 1936 Adrian Quist 1937 Vivian McGrath 1938 Don Budge 1939 John Bromwich 1940 Adrian Quist 1941 no competition World War II 1942 no competition World War II 1943 no competition World War II 1944 no competition World War II 1945 no competition World War II 1946 John Bromwich 1947 Dinny Pails 1948 Adrian Quist 1949 Frank Sedgman 1950 Frank Sedgman 1951 Dick Savitt 1952 Ken McGregor 1953 Ken Rosewall 1954 Mervyn Rose 1955 Ken Rosewall 1956 Lew Hoad 1957 Ashley Cooper 1958 Ashley Cooper 1959 Alex Olmedo 1960 Rod Laver 1961 Roy Emerson 1962 Rod Laver 1963 Roy Emerson 1964 Roy Emerson 1965 Roy Emerson 1966 Roy Emerson 1967 Roy Emerson 1968 Bill Bowrey 1969 Rod Laver 1970 Arthur Ashe 1971 Ken Rosewall 1972 Ken Rosewall 1973 John Newcombe 1974 Jimmy Connors 1975 John Newcombe 1976 Mark Edmondson 1977 Roscoe Tanner 1977 Vitas Gerulaitis 1978 Guillermo Vilas 1979 Guillermo Vilas 1980 Brian Teacher 1981 Johan Kriek 1982 Johan Kriek 1983 Mats Wilander 1984 Mats Wilander 1985 Stefan Edberg 1986 no competition 1987 Stefan Edberg 1988 Mats Wilander 1989 Ivan Lendl 1990 Ivan Lendl 1991 Boris Becker 1992 Jim Courier 1993 Jim Courier 1994 Pete Sampras 1995 Andre Agassi 1996 Boris Becker 1997 Pete Sampras 1998 Petr Korda 1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2000 Andre Agassi 2001 Andre Agassi 2002 Thomas Johansson 2003 Andre Agassi 2004 Roger Federer 2005 Marat Safin 2006 Roger Federer Women's Single Year Champion 1922 Margaret Molesworth 1923 Margaret Molesworth 1924 Sylvia Lance Harper 1925 Daphne Akhurst Cozens 1926 Daphne Akhurst Cozens 1927 Esna Boyd Robertson 1928 Daphne Akhurst Cozens 1929 Daphne Akhurst Cozens 1930 Daphne Akhurst Cozens 1931 Coral McInnes Buttsworth 1932 Coral McInnes Buttsworth 1933 Joan Hartigan Bathurst 1934 Joan Hartigan Bathurst 1935 Dorothy Round Little 1936 Joan Hartigan Bathurst 1937 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1938 Dorothy Bundy Cheney 1939 Emily Hood Westacott 1940 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1941 no competition World War II 1942 no competition World War II 1943 no competition World War II 1944 no competition World War II 1945 no competition World War II 1946 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1947 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1948 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1949 Doris Hart 1950 Louise Brough Clapp 1951 Nancye Wynne Bolton 1952 Thelma Coyne Long 1953 Maureen Connolly Brinker 1954 Thelma Coyne Long 1955 Beryl Penrose 1956 Mary Carter Reitano 1957 Shirley Fry Irvin 1958 Angela Mortimer Barrett 1959 Mary Carter Reitano 1960 Margaret Smith Court 1961 Margaret Smith Court 1962 Margaret Smith Court 1963 Margaret Smith Court 1964 Margaret Smith Court 1965 Margaret Smith Court 1966 Margaret Smith Court 1967 Nancy Richey Gunter 1968 Billie Jean King 1969 Margaret Smith Court 1970 Margaret Smith Court 1971 Margaret Smith Court 1972 Virginia Wade 1973 Margaret Smith Court 1974 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1975 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1976 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1977 Kerry Melville Reid 1977 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1978 Christine O'Neil 1979 Barbara Jordan 1980 Hana Mandlíková 1981 Martina Navrátilová 1982 Chris Evert 1983 Martina Navrátilová 1984 Chris Evert 1985 Martina Navrátilová 1986 no competition Date change 1987 Hana Mandlíková 1988 Steffi Graf 1989 Steffi Graf 1990 Steffi Graf 1991 Monica Seleš 1992 Monica Seleš 1993 Monica Seleš 1994 Steffi Graf 1995 Mary Pierce 1996 Monica Seleš 1997 Martina Hingis 1998 Martina Hingis 1999 Martina Hingis 2000 Lindsay Davenport 2001 Jennifer Capriati 2002 Jennifer Capriati 2003 Serena Williams 2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2005 Serena Williams 2006 Amelie Mauresmo | ||||||||
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01-22-2007, 03:06 PM
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| Nesta thank you so much for postin this..very informative! and pretty relevent  who do u think will win the finals..take a guess federer will be there, who will play with him nadal or roddick?? For women didnt see henin-hardin and mauresmo is out now . whos gonna be there? hmmm lets see next week 
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01-23-2007, 04:49 AM
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| hmmm dont kno both of them had tough match ...but it doesnt matter i guess whether its Nadal or Roddick ..Federer's gonna win..but i wud like to see Roddick in the finals with Federer , so that Federer can avenge the previuos weeks loss well i hope Nicole Vidisova wins  ..but she has to defeat sarena williams and Sharapova to enter the final...i hope she wins | ||||||||
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01-23-2007, 09:29 AM
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| hmm good pick.. yea i wish roddick wud go for final. about ladies serena had pretty hard time with peer last nite. cant say anythin. but i think sarapova got a good chance to go for final..lets see
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01-23-2007, 12:11 PM
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| no doubt Federer & Roddick bounces bak again..tis time 'm gonne support Roddick.. m gonna scream... GOOO Roddick GOOO, knock Federer down...lol okay Sarapova as the female champ tis time in da Aussie open 
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01-24-2007, 04:21 PM
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| Aus open semi final serena-- 7 1 vidisova- 6 1 still playin ..pretty interestin match
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