Australian Open is one of the four major tennis events. The competition is usually held in Melbourne Sports Park, Victoria, Australia in the last two weeks of 1 month every year. It is the first of the four grand slams held every year, and it is also the youngest grand slam.
The Australian Open was founded in 1905, and has a history of more than 100 years. At the beginning of the competition, it was named "Australasian Championship". From 65438 to 0969, the competition entered an "open era". Starting from 1988, the competition will be held on the outdoor hard clay court in Melbourne Park.
There are men's singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles. The men's singles champion trophy is Norman Brooks Challenge Cup, and the women's singles champion trophy is Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. Both men's and women's singles champions can get a prize of 4 million Australian dollars.
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The name of the Australian Open champion will be permanently engraved on the championship trophy. The winner of the men's singles competition will be awarded the Norman Brooks Challenge Cup.
This trophy is named in memory of Norman Brooks, an outstanding Australian tennis player in the early19th century. He was the first non-British player to win Wimbledon, and won the Australian Open with 19 1 1 The trophy 1934 was awarded to the men's singles champion for the first time, and the champion of that year was Fred Perry.
The women's singles champion trophy is the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. The trophy was donated by the Tennis Association of New South Wales in memory of Daphne Akhurst who died in 1933.
Akhurst was born in New South Wales, Australia and won the Australian Open five times. The trophy 1934 was awarded to the women's singles champion for the first time. The champion of that year was Australian Joan Hardigan.
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