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Name	Daphne Jessie Akhurst
Alternative Names	Daphne Jessie Cozens
Born	22 April, 1903 Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	9 January, 1933 (aged 29) Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	pregnancy complications
Education *	Normanhurst girls school (Ashfield, Sydney) (student, 1914-1920) New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (student, 1921-1925)
Occupation or Descriptor *	pianist (1909-1925) New South Wales, Australia tennis player (1917-1931) New South Wales, Australia sports writer (1925-1929) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Australian Tennis Hall of Fame (inductee, 2006) International Tennis Hall of Fame (inductee, 2013)
Legacies *	Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup (Australian Open) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Normanhurst school old girls union (Ashfield, Sydney) (life member, 1925-1933)

* Dates are approximate

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