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  Paes-Navratilova win Australian Open mixed doubles
The naturalised American teamed up with Leander Paes to win the Australian Open mixed doubles titles, beating Todd Woodbridge and Eleni Daniilidou 6-4 7-5 for the one grand slam title to have eluded her.
Navratilova bounced on the spot and chatted to Australian Open tournament director Paul McNamee, her partner when she won the Wimbledon mixed in 1985.
She returned in 2000 to play occasional doubles, however, although her return to Melbourne this year after a 14-year absence was regarded by many as a capricious notion, something of a sideshow at the first grand slam of the year.
www.rediff.com /sports/2003/jan/26aus.htm   (534 words)

  
 Leander Paes, Martina Navratilova, Australian Open, Tennis, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
I think doubles is great for the singles players to play because it helps their game overall.
Doubles is a healthy part of the game and it should stay that way.
When I lost the Australian Open to Helena Sukova, I was upset because that would have been seven in a row, which would have broken Margaret Court's record.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/2003australian/012603LP.html   (3085 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Australian Open 2003 - Martina captures 57th Slam title
It was her first mixed title in the Australian, and completed an impressive cycle -- at least one title each in singles, doubles and mixed doubles at all four major tournaments.
It was her 57th title at a Grand Slam tournament, and eighth in mixed doubles.
She also has won 18 singles and 31 doubles, but still trails Australian Margaret Court, who has 62 titles, including 24 singles.
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 Australian Open Tennis Championships - The Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific - Official Site by IBM
When Marat Safin won the 2000 US Open, he felt like it was a victory he didn't fully deserve because it came too easily, but with his second Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open - after the disappointment of two Melbourne Park final losses - he now feels like he belongs.
Australian Alicia Molik and Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova have put their disappointing exits from the quarter-finals in the singles competition behind them to win the women's doubles title at Australian Open 2005.
Formerly known as Flinders Park, the venue for the Australian Open was renamed Melbourne Park in 1996.
2005.australianopen.com /en_AU   (420 words)

  
 , Australian Open, Tennis, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It's extremely unfortunate being defending champions and having to play Martina, who, you know, she's won this tournament, you know, three of the last four years with all different partners.
Make mixed doubles a little bit shorter." But there was no consultation as far as that was concerned.
And the public will say that a third set is the best part of watching a doubles match, or watching a great mixed doubles match.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/2001australian/011801LR.html   (1546 words)

  
 Australian Open - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Australian Open is the first of the world's four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park.
The Australian Rod Laver was the last man to complete a Grand Slam in men's singles in 1969.
The Australian Open is now managed by Tennis Australia, formerly the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA), and was first played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Australian_Open   (645 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Tennis | Australian Open | Mixed success for scratch pair
Slovakian Hantuchova, who was a runner-up in the women's doubles final on Friday, extended her unbeaten record in mixed doubles in major events.
It was also a second Grand Slam title for Ullyett, who won the men's doubles at last year's US Open with fellow Zimbabwean Wayne Black.
Suarez, who was also runner-up in the mixed event at the French Open last year, admitted that the better pair had won.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/tennis/australian_open/1784536.stm   (261 words)

  
 Australian Open (tennis) information information - Search.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Australian Open tennis tournament, now held annually during the last two weeks of January, but formerly held in December in many years, is chronologically the first of the world's four major tournaments which together constitute the Grand Slam.
The Australian Open is managed by Tennis Australia, formerly the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA), and was first played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
The 1998 Australian Open saw two of the five senior titles won by wildcards - Martina Hingis and Mirjana Lucic in the women's doubles and Justin Gimelstob and Venus Williams in the mixed doubles.
c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com.cob-web.org:8888 /reference/Australian_Open_(tennis)   (1399 words)

  
 Martina's Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Martina and Rick Leach reached the second round in mixed doubles by defeating Alexandra Stevenson and Brian McPhie 4-6 6-3 7-6.
Martina and Rick played their second round mixed doubles match and, unfortunately, they were defeated in three sets by Anna Kournikova and Max Mirnyi.
In their women's doubles third round match she and Arantxa were defeated by Anke Huber and Barbara Schett 6-3 6-2.
martina.globalweb.it /eng/cmbk_usopen.php   (453 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Sports: Australian Open: Navratilova falls short in doubles semifinal
Mirnyi became Navratilova's mixed-doubles partner when Leander Paes, who won the Australian and Wimbledon titles with her in 2003, injured his foot at the Sydney International two weeks ago.
Australians Samantha Stosur and Scott Draper are the other finalists in today's mixed-doubles championship.
The Bryans were playing their fourth Grand Slam doubles final, second at the Australian Open.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2002164988_tennis30.html   (573 words)

  
 news - AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Final day: Hingis, Bhupathi Mixed Champions (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Hingis' most recent win in Grand Slam doubles was in Melbourne in 2002 and four years on the darling of Rod Laver Arena was back on centre stage.
Hingis, who made it through to the quarter finals of the women's singles draw, was back at her doubles best as her and Bhupathi took their first-ever success together 6-3 6-3 in 65 minutes.
Nestor and Likhovtseva, the No.6 seeds, were under immediate pressure when the Russian dropped her opening service game, allowing their opponents to open up a 3-1 lead.
www.noticias.info.cob-web.org:8888 /archivo/2006/200601/20060129/20060129_141584.shtm   (362 words)

  
 Grand Slam Coverage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Swiss broke down in tears after receiving the champion's trophy from Rod Laver, the last man to sweep all four Grand Slams in the same year, in 1969.
Mauresmo won the first set 6-1 and was leading 2-0 in the second when Henin-Hardenne walked to the net and told the chair umpire she could not continue.
The American twin brothers were contesting their third successive final at the Australian Open, having lost the previous two.
www.usta.com /protennis/home.sps?iType=1501   (361 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Hantuchova and Bhupathi win mixed doubles title
The two won their first mixed doubles championship Thursday, beating Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia and Nenand Zimonjic of Serbia-Montenegro 6-4, 6-2 in the U.S. Open.
Black and Ullyett are the reigning Australian Open doubles champions, and won the U.S. Open in 2001.
France had never had a woman reach the semifinals at the Open in the Open era until Amelie Mauresmo did it last year.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20050908-1543-ten-usopen-notebook.html   (711 words)

  
 1999 Australian Open Champions
 Women's doubles -- Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Anna Kournikova, Russia (3)
 Mixed doubles -- David Adams and Mariaan De Swardt, South Africa
 Legends mixed doubles -- Elizabeth Smylie and Fred Stolle, Australia
www.canoe.ca /SlamTennis99AustralianOpen/jan31_champs.html   (87 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Ferrero, Federer through to semis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Clijsters injured her left ankle at the Hopman Cup and was sidelined for two weeks leading into the Open.
Martina Navratilova, 47, took another step toward her 10th Grand Slam mixed doubles title when she and India's Leander Paes –; the defending champions – beat Australians Paul Hanley and Trudi Musgrave 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals.
Clijsters, a fan favorite as the fiancee of Australian star Lleyton Hewitt, lost the first four games of the second set against Myskina and needed treatment for her left ankle after holding in the fifth.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20040128-0810-ten-australianopen.html   (845 words)

  
 Australian Open Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
I attended the 1996 Ford Australian Open while I was on vacation there.
This is one of the four "grand slam" tennis tournaments (along with the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open) and is held in Flinders Park in Melbourne.
Also unseeded in doubles, he and his partner Petr Korda went on to win the men's doubles title.
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 TSN.ca - Tennis Australian Open - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Former champion and fifth-seeded Mary Pierce bowed out in straight sets as Iveta Benesova pulled off the biggest upset so far on the women's side.
Defending champion Serena Williams was eliminated in straight sets by Slovak Daniela Hantuchova.
Toronto's Daniel Nestor is healthy and hoping that he and his doubles partner, Mark Knowles of the Bahamas, can put together a strong run in the Aussie Open doubles draw.
www.tsn.ca /tennis/australian_open   (1120 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | tennis | australian open | news Hingis wins mixed doubles
It was a triumphant return to top class tennis for the Swiss star after a three-year layoff, with the mixed doubles victory following her impressive comeback to the singles where she made the quarter-finals.
It was Hingis's 15th Grand Slam title and her first in mixed doubles.
Bhupahti is a doubles specialist and it was his ninth Grand Slam title, with six of them in the mixed event and three in the men's doubles.
sport.iafrica.com /tennis/aus_open/news/865687.htm   (582 words)

  
 Tennis - serveanace.co.uk - Australian Open
The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year.
The Grand Slam is on after Federer wins his second Australian Open title.
Mixed Doubles - M Bhupathi/M Hingis bt D Nestor/E Likh'seva 6-3 6-3
www.geocities.com /bjreuk/html/Australian_open.html   (267 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - Nadal's coach complains about umpire; Srebotnik-Zimonjic win mixed doubles
Srebotnik won the 1999 French Open mixed doubles title with South African Piet Norval and the 2003 U.S. Open mixed doubles title with Bob Bryan.
The Grand Slam record in the Open era is 10 retirements, at the 2002 U.S. Open.
Her mother, Galina Tsareva, was a six-time cycling world champion and holder of 20 world records.
www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=99108   (567 words)

  
 Australian Open Tennis Championships - The Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific - Official Site by IBM
The highlights have flown thick and fast on the courts during Australian Open 2006, but many of the stars of the game have entertained just as much off the court, including when they face the world's media to explain what went right - or wrong.
Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has come from behind to beat No.1 seed Caroline Wozniacki 1-6 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open 2006 Junior Girls' Singles final, a day after she took out the Junior Girls' Doubles crown with Canadian Sharon Fichman.
Sidorenko raced out of the blocks early in the match to quickly take the first set and then recovered from a break behind in the second set to force a tie-breaker on the way to eventually prevailing 6-3 7-6 (7/4).
2006.australianopen.com /en_AU/index.html   (326 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Roddick, Davenport, Venus coast in Aussie openers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova faced a major distraction, declaring her innocence in a doping case.
Serena Williams, the 2003 Australian champion, is also in the second round.
French Open finalist Guillermo Coria, seeded sixth, beat Tomas Berdych — the last man to beat top-ranked Roger Federer at the Olympics in August.
www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/aus/2005-01-18-day2_x.htm   (1162 words)

  
 Australian Open - Eurosport
Instant replay technology will be used at the Australian Open, while the tournament will carry a record prize fund total of €11.7 million.
Australian Open semi-finalist Kim Clijsters replaced Lindsay Davenport at the top of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings.
Amelie Mauresmo claimed her first major title when Justine Henin-Hardenne was forced to retire during the Australian Open final.
www.eurosport.com /tennis/australian-open/2006   (475 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Australian Open 2003 - Navratilova still mixing it up
Certainly defending champions Kevin Ullyett and Daniela Hantuchova had no answer to Navratilova and Paes's court craft and doubles acumen, the sentimental favorites running away with it 6-3, 6-1.
Once the muscular powerhouse of tennis, Navratilova now looks short and slight compared to the heavy-hitting giants of the modern game, but she has lost none of her guile and cunning around the net.
On Jan. 4, Navratilova won her 167th doubles title with with 17-year-old Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova at Gold Coast, Australia.
espn.go.com /tennis/aus03/s/2003/0124/1497987.html   (369 words)

  
 List of Australian Open champions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See: List of Australian Open Men's Singles champions
See: List of Australian Open Women's Singles champions
See: List of Australian Open Women's Doubles champions
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Australian_Open_champions   (83 words)

  
 SLAM! Sports - Tennis - Australian Open
At age 46, Martina Navratilova is a Grand Slam champion again.
Defending champions Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas came up short in the Australian Open men's doubles final Saturday, losing 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to France's Fabrice Santoro and Michael Llodra in a rematch of last year's title match.
Andre Agassi confirmed he will play mixed doubles with wife Steffi Graf in the French Open -- if he wins the Australian Open final Sunday.
slam.canoe.ca /SlamTennisAustralianOpen/home.html   (343 words)

  
 World Invitation Squash Doubles Manchester UK 2002
England is assured today of at least one Gold medal in the World Invitation Doubles Championships after their second team in the mixed doubles, Nick Taylor and Vicky Botwright, unexpectedly defeated the top-seeded Australian pairing of British Open Champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald and Paul Price 15-13 11-15 15-13 in an 85 minute semi-final at Sportcity, Manchester.
The Australian Grinham sisters, Rachael and Natalie, came through the other women's doubles semi-final 17-14 15-9 in 45 minutes against England's Tania Bailey and Stephanie Brind.
England's two top men's doubles teams, both left-right handed combinations playing forehands down both walls, were thus required to play against each other, with Johnson and Chaloner needing 108 minutes to get past Nicol, the British Open Champion, and Beachill, British National Champion, 15-12 11-15 15-11.
www.squashtalk.com /britishopen/doublesreport2002_2.htm   (345 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | tennis | australian open
The fall-out continues over Justine Henin-Hardenne's controversial decision to retire with illness from the abbreviated Australian Open women's final on Saturday.
Roger Federer is officially halfway to becoming an all-time tennis great after his commanding victory over Marcos Baghdatis in the Australian Open final.
An emotional Roger Federer won his seventh Grand Slam final and his second Australian Open title with a commanding four-set victory over unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis on Sunday.
sport.iafrica.com /tennis/aus_open   (523 words)

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