Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup

Before each Australian Open, the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup goes on a “Trophy Tour” around Australia. It visits schools, clubs, and communities. In some editions, it's even traveled internationally—serving as a traveling ambassador of Australian tennis history. Between October 2024 and January 2025, the trophy was presented in 18 communities across the Australian state of Victoria. == Confection==

Since 2022, the crafting of the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup has been entrusted to W.J. Sanders, a Sydney-based silversmith, in collaboration with ABC Bullion. The trophy is made from 100% Australian-sourced silver with gold embellishments. This trophy stands 18 inches tall with a diameter of 7.5 centimeters. Each replica presented to the champion is an exact full-scale version of the original perpetual trophy held by Tennis Australia. == Photo tradition==

Following their victory, champions often participate in photo sessions with the trophy at iconic Melbourne locations. For instance, in 2025, Madison Keys was photographed with the cup at the Brighton Life Saving Club. ==Stories involving the trophy==

The missing lid In the early 1970s the trophy's ornate lid went missing after the Australian Open was held in Sydney in 1970 and 1971. The trophy was returned to Melbourne without its lid and for over a decade, champions posed with the lidless cup until it was rediscovered in a cupboard at the White City Tennis Stadium in Sydney around 1982. Aryna Sabalenka's 2023 Trophy In 2023 the name of the Australian Open women's singles champion, Aryna Sabalenka, was engraved on the trophy without her country designation, a departure from the tradition of including the winner's country in brackets. This was due to the fact she is from Belarus, which at that time was one of the countries along with Russia that were not being recognised by ITF, ATP and WTA because of the invasion of Ukraine. ==Historical winners==

Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan is the current winner of the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup and Joan Hartigan, former Australian tennis player, was the first one to receive it. Former Australian tennis player Margaret Court has the record of winning this trophy for the most times, eleven in total. File:Elena Rybakina (2025 DC Open) 11 (cropped).jpg|Elena Rybakina, current holder of the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup File:Joan Bathurst 1935 (cropped).jpg|Joan Bathurst, first winner of the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup File:Margaret Court 1964.jpg|Margaret Court, most times winner of the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup file:Daphne Akhurst 1925 (cropped).jpg|Daphne Akhurst, 5x Australian winner and the cup's namesake ==Statistics==

Since the introduction of the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup in 1934, the following players have recorded the highest number of titles: } || align="center" | 0 || align="center" | 2 || align="center" | 2||2023, 2024 ==Notes==