2018 - AUSTRALIAN OPEN - AUSTRALIA

Greats of the game at the Happy Slam

The Australian Open provided many tennis legends with an opportunity to reconnect with their fans and each other.

01 /07
Jan Lehane O’Neill, four-time Australian Open runner-up to Margaret Court, was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame. (Photo: Tennis Australia)
02 /07
The International Tennis Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2018 – Helena Sukova and Michael Stich – helped by a group of Australian and global legends. (Getty)
03 /07
Billie Jean King took part in Tennis Australia’s #Open4all inclusion initiative and was named TA’s Woman of the Year. (Getty)
04 /07
The women’s legends invitational line-up in Melbourne featured Martina Navratilova, Alicia Molik, Daniela Hantuchova, Iva Majoli, Barbara Schett, Rennae Stubbs, Lindsay Davenport and Nicole Bradtke. (Getty)
05 /07
Contemporaries Bradtke and Stubbs flew the flag for local fans. (Getty)
06 /07
Recently retired Hantuchova, who was also in Melbourne to do commentary for Fox Sports Asia, attended Tennis Australia’s legends Lunch for the first time. (Getty)
07 /07
Molik teamed up with fellow Aussie Mark Philippoussis to play a mixed doubles exhibition against Hantuchova and Goran Ivanisevic. (Getty)

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