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Some interesting facts: Tennis arrived in Australia in the 1870’s and soon became a popular social game. Courts began springing up across the country from the big cities to the countryside. Originally partaken by women in Europe it was immediately popular with both sexes in Australia. And since 1900 Australian players have been ranked as some of the best on the world scene. From the early days tennis was instantly popular with women although there was no financial support to help with overseas travel to attend tournaments. However, with the aid of fundraising, Daphne Akhurst made the finals of Wimbledon in 1928. Ten years later, Nancy Bolton was the first Australian woman to play in a USA Championship final. In 1963 and 1964, Lesley Bowery won the French Open Singles titles being the first Australian woman to do so. And in 1961 and 1967 she also won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon. Source: www.chatswoodtennis.com.au/the-history-of-australian-tennis/

Martha Bayard www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111519705 Eleanor Goss www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q525556

As a note Eleanor Goss defeated Martha Bayard at the 1924 U.S. National Championship (U.S. Open) in the quarter-finals. The match took place August 14, 1924. The Bud Collins history of tennis : an authoritative encyclopedia and record book (archive.org/details/budcollinshistor0000coll/page/469) Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 15 Aug. 1924. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1924-08-15/ed-...) "Woman's Net Final to be East vs. West"

Thanks Dean Z. For those wondering, Goss lost in the next round to Molla Mallory.

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