Australian Championships 1960
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The Australian Championships 1960 was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Australia, notable for being one of the early major titles in Rod Laver’s illustrious career.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Championships
ⓘ
tennis tournament ⓘ |
| chronology |
followedBy Australian Championships 1961
ⓘ
follows Australian Championships 1959 ⓘ |
| city | Brisbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| drawSizeMenDoubles | 32 ⓘ |
| drawSizeMenSingles | 32 ⓘ |
| drawSizeMixedDoubles | 32 ⓘ |
| drawSizeWomenDoubles | 16 ⓘ |
| drawSizeWomenSingles | 32 ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 48 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1960-02-01 ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men's events
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mixed events ⓘ women's events ⓘ |
| governingBody | Lawn Tennis Association of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterName | Australian Open NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Brisbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menDoublesChampions |
Bob Mark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rod Laver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menDoublesFinalScore | 6–2, 3–6, 13–11, 4–6, 6–3 ⓘ |
| menDoublesRunnersUp | Neale Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menDoublesRunnersUp | Roy Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menSinglesChampion | Rod Laver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| menSinglesFinalScore | 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6 ⓘ |
| menSinglesRunnerUp | Neale Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mixedDoublesChampions |
Bob Howe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christine Truman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mixedDoublesFinalScore | 1–6, 9–7, 6–2 ⓘ |
| mixedDoublesRunnersUp | Darlene Hard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mixedDoublesRunnersUp | Rod Laver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early major title in Rod Laver's career ⓘ |
| partOf |
1960 Grand Slam tennis season
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Australian Open history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| startDate | 1960-01-22 ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| tourLevel | Grand Slam ⓘ |
| venue | Milton Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenDoublesChampions |
Christine Truman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maria Bueno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenDoublesFinalScore | 6–2, 7–5 ⓘ |
| womenDoublesRunnersUp |
Jan Lehane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenSinglesChampion |
Margaret Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenSinglesFinalScore | 7–5, 6–2 ⓘ |
| womenSinglesRunnerUp | Jan Lehane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.