Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Daphne Jessie Akhurst (born 22 April 1903, Ashfield, New South Wales - died 9 January 1933, Sydney) was an Australian tennis player. According to Wallis Myers (Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail), she was ranked World No. 3 in 1928. The second daughter of Oscar James Akhurst, a lithographer, and his wife Jessie Florence (née Smith), Daphne Akhurst won the women's singles title at the Australian Championships five times, in 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, and 1930.