Daphne Akhurst
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Daphne Jessie Akhurst (22 April 1903 – 9 January 1933), known also by her married name Daphne Cozens, was an Australian tennis player.
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Full name | Daphne Jessie Akhurst Cozens |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Born | (1903-04-22)22 April 1903 Ashfield, NSW, Australia |
Died | 9 January 1933(1933-01-09) (aged 29) Sydney, Australia |
Plays | Right-handed |
Int. Tennis HoF | 2013 (member page) |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (1928, A. Wallis Myers) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | W (1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930) |
French Open | QF (1928) |
Wimbledon | SF (1928) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931) |
French Open | QF (1928) |
Wimbledon | SF (1928) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1924, 1925, 1928, 1929) |
French Open | QF (1928) |
Wimbledon | F (1928) |
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Akhurst won the women's singles title at the 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.[1]