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| Full name | Daphne Jessie Akhurst Cozens |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 22 April 1903 Ashfield, NSW, Australia |
| Died | 9 January 1933 (aged 29) Sydney, Australia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2013 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (1928, A. Wallis Myers) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930) |
| French Open | QF (1928) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1928) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931) |
| French Open | QF (1928) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1928) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1924, 1925, 1928, 1929) |
| French Open | QF (1928) |
| Wimbledon | F (1928) |
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Daphne Jessie Akhurst (22 April 1903 – 9 January 1933), known also by her married name Daphne Cozens, was an Australian tennis player.
Akhurst won the women's singles title at the Australian Championships five times between 1925 and 1930. According to Wallis Myers (The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail), she was ranked World No. 3 in 1928.[1]
- ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 701. ISBN 978-0-942257-41-0.