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Daphne Akhurst (Daphne Jessie Akhurst Cozens) was born on 22 April, 1903 in Ashfield, NSW, Australia, is an Australian tennis player. Discover Daphne Akhurst's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 30 years old?

Popular As Daphne Jessie Akhurst Cozens
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Age 30 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 22 April, 1903
Birthday 22 April
Birthplace Ashfield, NSW, Australia
Date of death 1933
Died Place Sydney, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1903

Daphne Jessie Akhurst (22 April 1903 – 9 January 1933), known also by her married name Daphne Cozens, was an Australian tennis player.

1924

She won the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships five times: in 1924 and 1925 with Sylvia Lance Harper, in 1928 with Esna Boyd Robertson, and in 1929 and 1931 with Louie Bickerton.

Akhurst won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Championships four times: in 1924 and 1925 with Jim Willard, in 1928 with Jean Borotra, and in 1929 with Gar Moon.

1The French Championships were not held in 1924, as the Olympics were held in Paris that year.

1925

Akhurst won the women's singles title at the Australian Championships five times between 1925 and 1930.

The second daughter of Oscar James Akhurst, a lithographer, and his wife Jessie Florence (née Smith), Daphne Akhurst won the women's singles title at the Australian Championships five times, in 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, and 1930.

She is fourth on the list of most women's singles titles at the Australian Championships; behind only Margaret Court with eleven titles, Serena Williams with seven and Nancye Wynne Bolton with six titles.

In 1925 she was part of the first Australian women's team to tour Europe and reached the quarterfinal of the singles event at Wimbledon which she lost to Joan Fry.

1926

She and Marjorie Cox were the runners-up in 1926.

She and Willard were the runners-up in 1926.

1928

According to Wallis Myers (The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail), she was ranked World No. 3 in 1928.

During her second and last European tour in 1928, she reached the singles quarterfinal at the French Championships, in which Cristobel Hardie defeated her, and the semifinal at Wimbledon, which she lost in straight sets to Lili de Alvarez.

She and her partner Jack Crawford reached the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon in 1928, but lost to the team of Elizabeth Ryan/Patrick Spence, 7–5, 6–4.

Akhurst won the singles title at the German Championships in 1928 after a three-sets victory in the final against defending champion Cilly Aussem.

Akhurst attended the Miss.

E. Tildesley's Normanhurst School, followed by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

1930

On 26 February 1930 at St Philip's Church of England, Sydney, Daphne Akhurst married Royston Stuckey Cozens, a tobacco manufacturer, and retired from serious competition soon after winning the Australian ladies' doubles championship in 1931.

They had one son, Don.

1933

Daphne Akhurst Cozens died on 9 January 1933, aged 29, from an ectopic pregnancy.

1934

Since 1934 the trophy presented each year to the winner of the women's singles at the Australian Open is named the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup in her honour.

2006

She was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame on Australia Day (26 January), 2006.

2013

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2013.