AnIntroductiontoOneoftheFourMajorTennisTournaments授课教师时小力

BriefIntroductionTheAustralianOpenisoneofthefourmajortennistournaments

BriefIntroductionThecompetitionisusuallyheldintheMelbourneSportsParkinVictoria,AustraliainthelasttwoweeksofJanuaryeachyear.

BriefIntroductionItisthefirstofthefourGrandSlamsandtheyoungestGrandSlam.

BriefIntroductionTheAustralianOpenwasfoundedin1905andhasahistoryofmorethan100years.AtthebeginningofthegamewasnamedAustralasianChampionships;

BriefIntroductionin1969,thegameenteredtheopenera.Since1988,thegamehasbeenplayedontheoutdoorhardcourtinMelbournePark..

PrizeSettingsThecompetitionincludesmenssinglesanddoubles,womenssinglesanddoubles,andmixeddoubles.

PrizeSettingThemen’ssingleschampionshiptrophyistheNormanBrookesChallengeCup,andthewomen’ssingleschampionshiptrophyistheDaphneAkhurstMemorialCup.Bothmen’sandwomen’ssingleschampionswillreceiveaprizeof4,000,000.00Australiandollars..

In1904,AustralianandNewZealandtennisagencyofficialsdecidedtosetupTheAustralasianLawnTennisAssociationtoorganizetheannualAustralasianChampionshipsandjointlyformateamtoparticipateintheDavisCup.

OriginInNovember1905,thefirstAustralasiaChampionshipwasheldattheWarehousemansCricketGroundinAlbertPark,StKildaRoad,Melbourne.

OriginAtotalof17maleplayersparticipatedinthefirstcompetition.Intheend,RodneyHeathdefeatedArthurCurtistowinthefirstcompetitionunderthewitnessof5,000spectators.

DevelopmentIn1951,NancyBoltonwonthewomenssingleschampionshipforthesixthtime,surpassingDaphneAckhurststhree-timewomenssingleschampionshiprecord,andmadehimthesecond-mostwomenssingleschampionshipinhistory.

DevelopmentAfterenteringthe1960s,allmenssinglestitlesinthecompetitionweretakenbyRodLaverandRoyEme