Tennis1884 - The women's singles competition begins at Wimbledon. Maud Watson is the first champion.

2007 - The Wimbledon tennis tournament announces that it will pay women and men equal prize money for the first time.

2016 – Serena Williams claims her 22nd grand slam.

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Hockey

1988 - at the Seoul Olympics, the Australian women's hockey team Hockeyroos, became the first Australian women's team sport to win an Olympic gold medal.

1996/2000 - The Hockeyroos went on to win the gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Games.

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Swimming

1985 – Dawn Fraser is the first female inductee in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

2014 - Dori Miller is the first female Australian to swim a double English Channel crossing.

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Winter Olympics

1924 - Figure skating is the only sport open to women at the first Winter Olympic Games.

2002 - Alisa Camplin competes at the 2012 Winter Olympics Salt Lake City became Australia's first female Winter Olympics gold medalist.

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