Daphne Jessie Akhurst won the women’s singles title at the Australian Championships five times between 1925 and 1930. She is fourth on the list of most titles at the Championships, behind Margaret Court, Serena Williams and Nancye Wynne Bolton. She was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame on Australia Day 2006.
About Daphne Akhurst in brief
Daphne Jessie Akhurst, also known as Daphne Cozens, was an Australian tennis player. Akhurst won the women’s singles title at the Australian Championships five times between 1925 and 1930. She is fourth on the list of most titles at the Championships, behind Margaret Court, Serena Williams and Nancye Wynne Bolton. She was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame on Australia Day 2006.
She died on 9 January 1933, aged 29, from an ectopic pregnancy and was cremated. Since 1934 the trophy presented each year to the winner of the women’s singles at theAustralian Open is named the DAPHne Akhurst Memorial Cup in her honour.
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