After looking at what the players will bring to the court in terms of performances to the court,Newfanzone.com now takes a closer look at other aspects of the Australian Open.
PRIZE MONEY
The prize money for this tournament will be a record $40 million Australian dollars twice what it was in 2007. Each Singles Champion will receive $3.1m and first round losers will earn $34,500. The Doubles champion will walk away with $575,000.
TROPHIES
*The Women’s Singles winner is presented with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial cup.
*The Men’s singles winner is presented with the Norman Brookes challenge cup.
VENUES
The Australian Open since 1905 has always been staged five Australian and two New Zealand Cities namely; Melbourne,Perth,Adelaide,Brisbane,Hastings,Sydney and Christchurch.
RANKINGS(MEN’S SINGLES) TOP 10
NAME BEST FINISH
1) Novak Djokovic. Winner x4
2) Roger Federer. Winner x4
3) Rafael Nadal. Winner x1
4) Stanislas Wawrinka. Winner x1
5) Kei Nishikori. Quarter Final 2012
6) Andy Murray. Runner up x3
7) Tomas Berdych. Semi-Final 2014
8) Milos Raonic. Round of 16. 2011/13
9) David Ferrer. Semi-Final 2011/2013
10) Grigor Dimitrov. Quarter Final 2014
*Most Singles Title – Roy Emerson (6)
* Most Doubles title- Adrian Quist (10)
*Defending Champion for the Men’s Singles is Stanislas Wawrinka while the Doubles is Lukasz Kubot and Robert Linstedt.
RANKINGS( Women’s Singles) Top 10
NAME. BEST FINISH
1) Serena Williams. Winner x5
2) Maria Sharapova. Winner x1
3) Simona Halep. Quarter- final 2014
4) Petra Kvitova. Semi-Final 2012
5) Ana Ivanovic. Quarter-Final 2014
6) Agnieszka Radwanska. Semi-final 2014
7) Eugenie Bouchard. Semi-final 2014(First appearance)
8) Caroline Wozniacki. Semi-final 2011
9) Angelique Kerber. —–
10) Dominka Cibulkova. ——
* Most Singles title- Margaret court (11)
* Most doubles title- Thelma Coy Long (12)
* Defending Champion for the Women’s Singles is Na Li (Retired) while the Doubles is Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci.
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