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Australian Open
History of the Australian Open starts in 1905 on the lawns of the Warehousemans Cricket Club.
In 1927 tennis tournament became known as Australian Championships and only in 1969 it got his official title - Australian Open.
In 1905-1927 Championships hold five Australian cities - Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and two New Zealand cities - Christchurch(1906), Hastings (1912).
The Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne became the next home of the Australian Open in 1972-1987.
In 1988 Australian Open established a new home at Flinders Park (since 1996 - Melbourne Park) and attendance increase almost twice.
In 2000 Centre Court got name of Australian tennis legend - Rod Laver Arena.
Australian Open 2013 Winners
Mens Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Australian Open Prize money:
(all Prize money in Australian Dollars)
Mens and Women's Singles
2013
2012
Winners
$2,430,000
$2,300,000
Runners-Up
$1,215,000
$1,150,000
Men's and Women's Doubles (per pair)
2013
2012
Winners
$475,000
$454,500
Runners-Up
$237,500
$227,250
Mixed Doubles (per pair)
2013
2012
Winners
$135,500
$135,500
Runners-Up
$67,500
$67,500
The next Australian Open tennis tournament will be held on January 13-26, 2014.
Wimbledon
In 1877 on the area of the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club the history of the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world began.
It's first ground was situated off Worple Road, Wimbledon.
The competition had only 22 male participants and the first winner was Spencer Gore.
The Men's Doubles event was added in 1879, Women's Singles in 1884, and the Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles in 1913.
In 1905 May Sutton of the United States became the first Women's Singles overseas winner
and Norman Brookes of Australia in 1907 won first Men's Singles as international player.
In 1922 new ground in Church Road was opened by King George V.
New Centre Court had a capacity of 14 thousand people.
The Royal Box of Centre Court seats 75 people and is used for royalty and celebrities, who got official invitation from the Chairman of the Club.
In 2009 the new retractable roof was built on Centre Court which enable all weather play during The Championships.
In 2010 the longest match in tennis history took place at Wimbledon. John Isner of USA beat Nicolas Mahut of France 64, 36, 67(7), 76(3), 7068 after a record 11 hours, 5 minutes spread over three days.
Wimbledon 2012 Winners
Mens Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Wimbledon Prize money:
Mens and Women's Singles
2012
2011
Winners
£1,150,000
£1,100,000
Runners-Up
£575,000
£550,000
Men's and Women's Doubles (per pair)
2012
2011
Winners
£260,000
£250,000
Runners-Up
£130,000
£125,000
Mixed Doubles (per pair)
2012
2011
Winners
£92,000
£92,000
Runners-Up
£46,000
£46,000
The next Wimbledon Championship will be held from June 24 to July 7, 2013.
French Open
The first tennis tournament was held on the courts of l'Ile de Puteaux in Paris in 1891 as one-day national championship.
Only French players and players from Francais clubs took part in tournament, but first winner was H. Briggs from England.
In 1925 French Tennis Federation decided to open the championship for the best foreign players.
When in 1927 the French Musketeers, Jacques Brugnon, Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet and Rene Lacoste beat USA in The Davis Cup it was required a new stadium
to be built to host the following year's return match.
The French Tennis Federation allocated the area of three hectares near Porte d'Auteuil and their requirement was to name the new stadium as Roland Garros
in honor of the former member of the Stade Francais club, aviator, who was the first man who flew
over the Mediterranean.
In 1968 French Open became the first Grand Slam tournament of tennis's Open Era and the first Open Era champions became Ken Rosewall and Nancy Richey.
In 2001 centre court got name of the former president of the French Tennis Federation - Court Philippe Chatrier.
French Open 2012 Winners
Mens Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
French Open Prize money:
Mens and Women's Singles
2013
2012
Winners
€1,500,000
€1,250,000
Runners-Up
€750,000
€625,000
Men's and Women's Doubles (per pair)
2013
2012
Winners
€360,000
€340,000
Runners-Up
€180,000
€170,000
Mixed Doubles (per pair)
2013
2012
Winners
€105,000
€100,000
Runners-Up
€53,000
€50,000
The next French Open tennis tournament will be held from May 26 to June 9, 2013.
U.S. Open
The first tennis tournament for men was held at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1881 and was known as U.S. National Championships.
Only players from clubs who were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were permitted to enter.
In 1887 the first official U.S. Women's National Singles Championship was held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Men and women competed at different cities before 1968 when five major events -
Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles
moved to new location - West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills.
Since 1968 Championship became known as U.S. Open.
In 1978 tournament moved to its current location - USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.
The Centre Court is located at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, named after tennis player who won men's final of the US Open in 1968.
US Open 2012 Winners
Mens Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
US Open Prize money:
Mens and Women's Singles
2012
2011
Winners
$1,900,000
$1,800,000
Runners-Up
$950,000
$900,000
Men's and Women's Doubles (per pair)
2012
2011
Winners
$420,000
$420,000
Runners-Up
$210,000
$210,000
Mixed Doubles (per pair)
2012
2011
Winners
$150,000
$150,000
Runners-Up
$70,000
$70,000
The last Tennis Major of the year, US Open Championship will be held from August 26 to September 8, 2013.
Tennis Headlines
19 May 2013 Ricardas Berankis beats Denis Istomin in Nice (Yahoo! Sports)
ROME (AP) -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday - exactly a week before the French Open starts.
17 May 2013 Tomic expected to play French Open (Yahoo! Sports)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely.
17 May 2013 Sharapova withdraws from Italian Open with illness (Yahoo! Sports)
NICE, France (AP) -- Ricardas Berankis reached the second round of the Nice Open by beating eighth-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday.
19 May 2013 Rosol eliminated in 1st round at Power Horse Cup (Yahoo! Sports)
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) -- Daniel Brands of Germany upset fifth-seeded Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Power Horse Cup on Sunday.
19 May 2013 Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open (Yahoo! Sports)
18 May 2013 Federer, Nadal to renew rivalry in Rome final (Yahoo! Sports)
ROME (AP) -- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday - exactly a week before the French Open starts.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely.






