Australian Championships

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The Australian Championships was the former name of the Australian Open, one of tennis's four Grand Slam tournaments held annually in Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Slam tournament
tennis tournament
alsoKnownAs Australasian Championships NERFINISHED
category major tennis tournament
competitionLevel international
continent Oceania
country Australia
drawType knockout
endDateAsName 1968
era amateur era of tennis
eventType outdoor
firstHeld 1905
formerNameOf Australian Open NERFINISHED
frequency annual
gender men's singles
women's singles
governingBody Tennis Australia NERFINISHED
governingFederation International Tennis Federation NERFINISHED
grandSlamStatus one of four Grand Slam tournaments
hasEditionInterval yearly
hasFormerName Australian Championships NERFINISHED
includesEvent men's doubles
mixed doubles
women's doubles
languageOfOfficialName English
laterName Australian Championships NERFINISHED
locatedIn Australia
notableSurfaceChange transition from grass to hard courts at Melbourne Park GENERATED
organizedBy Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia NERFINISHED
partOf Grand Slam
men's Grand Slam tournaments
women's Grand Slam tournaments
playedInCity Adelaide NERFINISHED
Brisbane NERFINISHED
Hastings NERFINISHED
Melbourne NERFINISHED
Perth NERFINISHED
Sydney NERFINISHED
playedInCountry Australia NERFINISHED
New Zealand NERFINISHED
precededBy Australasian Championships NERFINISHED
rebrandedAs Australian Open NERFINISHED
sport tennis
startDate 1905
succeededBy Australian Open NERFINISHED
surface grass
hard court

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U.S. National Championships relatedTournament Australian Championships
Fred Perry wonTournament Australian Championships
this entity surface form: Australian Championships – men's singles