Daphne Jessie Akhurst known also by her married name Daphne Cozens, was an Australian tennis player.
Sylvia Harper was an Australia tennis player who won the singles title at the 1924 Australian Championships. She reached the singles final there two other times, in 1927, losing to Esna Boyd, and in 1930, losing to Daphne Akhurst.
Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 7–5, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.
The 1928 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the White City Tennis Club, Sydney, Australia from 21 January to 6 February. It was the 21st edition of the Australian Championships, the 5th held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Frenchman Jean Borotra and Australian Daphne Akhurst.
Arthur James Willard, better known as Jim Willard, was an Australian tennis player.
Lorna Mabel Utz was an Australian tennis player
The first-seeded Louie Bickerton and Daphne Akhurst Cozens defeated the unseeded Nell Lloyd and Gwen Utz 6–0, 6–4 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1931 Australian Championships.
In the duel between future married couples and multiple winners Nell Hall and Harry Hopman defeated Marjorie Cox and Jack Crawford 11–9, 3–6, 6–3 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1930 Australian Championships.
First-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Louie Bickerton defeated the second seeds Sylvia Harper and Meryl O'Hara Wood 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1929 Australian Championships.
The fourth-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Gar Moon defeated the first seeds Marjorie Cox and Jack Crawford 6–0, 7–5 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1929 Australian Championships.
The second-seeds Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon defeated the unseeded Gar Moon and Jim Willard 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the final, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.
The first seeds Daphne Akhurst and Esna Boyd defeated the fourth seeds Kathleen Le Messurier and Dorothy Weston 6–3, 6–1 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.
Esna Boyd and Jack Hawkes successfully defended their title by defeating Youtha Anthony and Jim Willard 6–1, 6–3 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1927 Australian Championships.
Louie Bickerton and Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated the first seeds Esna Boyd and Sylvia Harper 6–3, 6–3 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1927 Australian Championships.
The first seeds Esna Boyd and Meryl O'Hara Wood defeated second-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Marjorie Cox 6–3, 6–8, 8–6 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.
Second-seeded Esna Boyd and Jack Hawkes defeated the first seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard 6–2, 6–4 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1926 Australasian Championships.
The first-seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard successfully defended their title by defeating the second seeded Sylvia Harper and Bob Schlesinger 6–4, 6–4 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1925 Australasian Championships.
Defending champions Daphne Akhurst and Sylvia Harper defeated Esna Boyd and Kathleen Le Messurier 6–4, 6–3 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1925 Australasian Championships.
The fourth-seeds Daphne Akhurst and Jim Willard defeated the third seeded Esna Boyd and Gar Hone 6–3, 6–4 in the final, to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.
First-seeded Daphne Akhurst and Sylvia Lance defeated the fourth seeds Kathleen Le Messurier and Meryl O'Hara Wood 7–5, 6–2 in the final, to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1924 Australasian Championships.
Daphne Akhurst 
Jean Borotra