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sets at Roland Garros to earn his only Slam title. 1978 Australian Open In 1978's Melbourne contest Australia's Chris O ' Neil (pictured with Serena Williams) became the only unseeded player in the Open era to win a Grand Slam women's singles
finally lost it when her looping forehand drifted over the baseline. No Australian has won the national title since Chris O ' Neil in 1978. ''Certainly not the way that I wanted, not just this tournament, but the whole summer,'' to play out
Stosur's recent breakthrough US Open win could help her become the nation's first Australian Open singles winner since Chris O ' Neil in 1978. The Australian Open is at Melbourne Park from January 16-29. Co AAP
1975) Kim Clijsters (unranked), 2009 U.S. Open Evonne Goolagong (unranked), 1977 Australian Open (Dec.) Chris O ' Neil (111), 1978 Australian Open Serena Williams (81), 2007 Australian Open Barbara Jordan (68), 1979 Australian
Lauren Davis on Tuesday in the first round. The last Australian to win the women's singles title in Melbourne was Chris O ' Neil in 1978. The gap has been even longer for the Australian men, with Mark Edmondson the most recent to hold the trophy
to a potential semi-final clash. Stosur is bidding to become Australia's first women's singles champion since Chris O ' Neil in 1978. Nadal and Federer also briefly went shot for shot, giving a taste of the most likely men's final match-up
Goolagong Cawley, 1980 Wimbledon; the last Australian champions at the Australian Open were Mark Edmonson in 1976 and Chris O ' Neil in 1978). I'd love to be the person that can make that happen, but there's a long way to go from being in the
6-0, 7-5. 1979 Australian Open - Barbara Jordan def. Sharon Walsh, 6-3, 6-3. 1978 Australian Open - Chris O ' Neil def. Betsy Nagelsen, 6-3, 7-6 (5). 1977 French Open - Mima Jausovec def. Florenta Mihai, 6-2, 6-7
Open since Mark Edmondson took advantage of a diminished field and won in 1976. No Australian woman has won since Chris O ' Neil did the same in 1978. And though Samantha Stosur is now ranked sixth in the world and is a legitimate threat to win
each won four titles in the modern era. Serena Williams has three. The last home winner of the women's title was Chris O ' Neil in 1978 n Jamie Murray will resume his doubles partnership with American Eric Butorac, with whom he won three ATP