Talk:Australian Open
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[edit] Winners list
The list of winners makes the page too long. A separate page called Australian Open Champions can be created. This has been done for the Wimbledon page.
Jay 18:46, 10 Aug 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Clarity
Hi. The sentence "(...) has been held for 100 years since 1905 (...)" is somewhat misleading, since it gives the impression that the tournament has been in fact held 100 times. That is not the case, as it was not held several times, during World War I and World War II, not to mention the year 1986, when it was not held in order for the 1987 edition to take place in January (although when calculating the actual number of editions, one must remember that it was held 2 times in one year: 1977). I suggest that the sentence in question be altered to: "was held for the first time in 1905, making it 100 years old as of 2005". Any objections and/or other suggestions? Regards, Redux 21:20, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Hana Mandlikova
Hana Mandlikova's victory in the 1987 Open was achieved previous to gaining her Australian citizenship and thus, she should not be considered the last Australian to have won the title.
[edit] Irrelevant Info on Grand Slam
I decided to remove this information, which while correct and of appropriate quality, is irrelevant in this article, or at least definitely did not belong immediately following the introduction.
"Traditionally, accomplishing a Grand Slam in a calendar year; tennis fans have adopted the shorthand of referring to each of the four parts of the Slam (Australian, French, Wimbledon and US Opens) as a slam in itself. The Australian Rod Laver was the last man to complete a Grand Slam in men's singles in 1969. On the women's side, Steffi Graf was the last woman to win a Grand Slam in 1988, and she also won the Olympic Gold in Seoul in the same year, making it a Golden Slam." RedClaw42 02:13, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Prizemoney ?
IS there any info on prizemoney ?? The Wimbledon Championships has a list of current prizes for each category. --Rulesfan 03:49, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Opening paragraph
I removed the superfluous info about the venue's amenities from the first paragraph because while someone planning to attend the AO might be pleased, that information belongs with the facilities' article. I removed the paragraph break following so that essential Who/What/Where/When/etc. all fell in the 1st para, but now it is a bit busy with secondary info. Perhaps when this is expanded, some can be moved down-article? 24.6.2.72 16:03, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
