TheAustralian Open [ a] [ b] tennis tournament created in1905 and (since 1988) played on outdoorhardcourts [ c] [ d] Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.[ 7] Grand Slam tournaments each year since 1987. The event was not held from 1916 to 1918 because of World War I, from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II and in 1986.[ 2] [ 8] [ 9] January 1987 , resulting in no Australian Open in 1986.[ 10] [ 11] Australian Open was anOpen Era event for the first time in 1969. One year previously in 1968 theFrench Open ,Wimbledon and theUS Open wereOpen Era events for the first time.
Christchurch andHastings, New Zealand , and Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, have hosted the men's singles event. The event switched cities every year before it settled in1972 in Melbourne. The event was held at theKooyong Stadium before moving to Melbourne Park in 1988.[ 2]
The Australian Open court surface changed once, fromgrass courts to hardcourts in 1988.[ 2] [ 4] [ 5] Mats Wilander was the only player to win the event on both surfaces; twice on grass and once on hardcourt.
The men's singles rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. This event has always been contested in aknockout format, and all matches have beenbest-of-five sets except in1970 ,1973 , and1974 , when the first round wasbest-of-three sets , and in1982 , when the third and fourth round werebest-of-three sets .[ 7] advantage format . Thelingering death best-of-twelve pointstie-break was introduced in1971 and has been used for the first four sets since then, except from1980 to1982 , when the tie-break was also played in fifth sets.[ 7] [ 12]
The champion receives a miniature replica of thesilver-gilt Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, named after the1911 champion and formerLawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA) president, and modeled after theWarwick Vase .[ 13]
In the Australasian Championships,James Anderson holds the records for most titles with three (1922, 1924–1925), and the most consecutive titles with two (1924–1925). In the Australian Championships,Roy Emerson holds the records for most titles with six (1961, 1963–1967) and most consecutive titles with five (1963–1967).[ 8] tennis players in1969 marked the competition's entry into theOpen Era , in whichNovak Djokovic (2008, 2011–2013, 2015–2016, 2019–2021, 2023) holds the record for most titles with ten. The Open Era record for most consecutive titles is three by Djokovic (2011–2013 and 2019–2021).[ 8]
Australian Championships [ edit ] James Anderson won three titles in the Australasian Championships.Jack Crawford won in1931 ,1932 ,1933 and1935 .Ken Rosewall , four-time Australian Open champion.Roy Emerson won six titles in the Australian Championships.Year[ e] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final [ 14] Australasian Championships 1905 AUS Rodney Heath (1/2) AUS Albert Curtis 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 1906 NZL Anthony Wilding (1/2) NZL Francis Fisher 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 1907 AUS Horace Rice (1/1) NZL Harry Parker 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 1908 USA Fred Alexander (1/1) AUS Alfred Dunlop 3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3 1909 NZL Anthony Wilding (2/2) AUS Ernie Parker 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 1910 AUS Rodney Heath (2/2) AUS Horace Rice 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 1911 AUS Norman Brookes (1/1) AUS Horace Rice 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 1912 BRI [ e] James Cecil Parke (1/1) BRI Alfred Beamish 3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 1913 AUS Ernie Parker (1/1) NZL Harry Parker 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 1914 AUS Arthur O'Hara Wood (1/1) AUS Gerald Patterson 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 1915 BRI Gordon Lowe (1/1) AUS Horace Rice 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 1916 No competition (due toWorld War I ) 1917 1918 1919 BRI Algernon Kingscote (1/1) AUS Eric Pockley 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 1920 AUS Pat O'Hara Wood (1/2) AUS Ronald Thomas 6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3 1921 AUS Rice Gemmell (1/1) AUS Alf Hedeman 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 1922 AUS James Anderson (1/3) AUS Gerald Patterson 6–0, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 1923 AUS Pat O'Hara Wood (2/2) AUS Bert St. John 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 1924 AUS James Anderson (2/3) AUS Richard Schlesinger 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 1925 AUS James Anderson (3/3) AUS Gerald Patterson 11–9, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 1926 AUS John Hawkes (1/1) AUS James Willard 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 Australian Championships 1927 AUS Gerald Patterson (1/1) AUS John Hawkes 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16, 6–3 1928 FRA Jean Borotra (1/1) AUS Jack Cummings 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3 1929 GBR John Colin Gregory (1/1) AUS Richard Schlesinger 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 1930 AUS Edgar Moon (1/1) AUS Harry Hopman 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 1931 AUS Jack Crawford (1/4) AUS Harry Hopman 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 1932 AUS Jack Crawford (2/4) AUS Harry Hopman 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 1933 AUS Jack Crawford (3/4) USA Keith Gledhill 2–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 1934 GBR Fred Perry (1/1) AUS Jack Crawford 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 1935 AUS Jack Crawford (4/4) GBR Fred Perry 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 1936 AUS Adrian Quist (1/3) AUS Jack Crawford 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7 1937 AUS Vivian McGrath (1/1) AUS John Bromwich 6–3, 1–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–1 1938 USA Don Budge (1/1) AUS John Bromwich 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 1939 AUS John Bromwich (1/2) AUS Adrian Quist 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 1940 AUS Adrian Quist (2/3) AUS Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 1941 No competition (due toWorld War II ) [ f] 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 AUS John Bromwich (2/2) AUS Dinny Pails 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 1947 AUS Dinny Pails (1/1) AUS John Bromwich 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6 1948 AUS Adrian Quist (3/3) AUS John Bromwich 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 1949 AUS Frank Sedgman (1/2) AUS John Bromwich 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 1950 AUS Frank Sedgman (2/2) AUS Ken McGregor 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 1951 USA Dick Savitt (1/1) AUS Ken McGregor 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 1952 AUS Ken McGregor (1/1) AUS Frank Sedgman 7–5, 12–10, 2–6, 6–2 1953 AUS Ken Rosewall (1/4) AUS Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 1954 AUS Mervyn Rose (1/1) AUS Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 1955 AUS Ken Rosewall (2/4) AUS Lew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4 1956 AUS Lew Hoad (1/1) AUS Ken Rosewall 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 1957 AUS Ashley Cooper (1/2) AUS Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 1958 AUS Ashley Cooper (2/2) AUS Mal Anderson 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 1959 USA [ g] Alex Olmedo (1/1) AUS Neale Fraser 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 1960 AUS Rod Laver (1/3) AUS Neale Fraser 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6 1961 AUS Roy Emerson (1/6) AUS Rod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 1962 AUS Rod Laver (2/3) AUS Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 1963 AUS Roy Emerson (2/6) AUS Ken Fletcher 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 1964 AUS Roy Emerson (3/6) AUS Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 1965 AUS Roy Emerson (4/6) AUS Fred Stolle 7–9, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 1966 AUS Roy Emerson (5/6) USA Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 1967 AUS Roy Emerson (6/6) USA Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 1968 AUS Bill Bowrey (1/1) ESP Juan Gisbert Sr. 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4
Andre Agassi won 4 singles titles in Australia.Roger Federer won 6 singles titles at the event.Novak Djokovic holds the all-time Australian Open record with 10 titles.Year Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final [ 14] 1969 [ b] AUS Rod Laver (3/3) ESP Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 1970 USA Arthur Ashe (1/1) AUS Dick Crealy 6–4, 9–7, 6–2 1971 AUS Ken Rosewall (3/4) USA Arthur Ashe 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 1972 AUS Ken Rosewall (4/4) AUS Mal Anderson 7–6(7–2) , 6–3, 7–5 1973 AUS John Newcombe (1/2) NZL Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 1974 USA Jimmy Connors (1/1) AUS Phil Dent 7–6(9–7) , 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 1975 AUS John Newcombe (2/2) USA Jimmy Connors 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) 1976 AUS Mark Edmondson (1/1) AUS John Newcombe 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 1977 [ h] USA Roscoe Tanner (1/1) ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 1977 [ h] USA Vitas Gerulaitis (1/1) GBR John Lloyd 6–3, 7–6(7–4) , 5–7, 3–6, 6–2 1978 ARG Guillermo Vilas (1/2) AUS John Marks 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 1979 ARG Guillermo Vilas (2/2) USA John Sadri 7–6(7–4) , 6–3, 6–2 1980 USA Brian Teacher (1/1) AUS Kim Warwick 7–5, 7–6(7–4) , 6–3 1981 RSA [ i] Johan Kriek (1/2) USA Steve Denton 6–2, 7–6(7–1) , 6–7(1–7) , 6–4 1982 USA Johan Kriek (2/2) USA Steve Denton 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 1983 SWE Mats Wilander (1/3) TCH Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 1984 SWE Mats Wilander (2/3) RSA Kevin Curren 6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2 1985 SWE Stefan Edberg (1/2) SWE Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 1986 No competition (due to date change) [ j] 1987 SWE Stefan Edberg (2/2) AUS Pat Cash 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 1988 SWE Mats Wilander (3/3) AUS Pat Cash 6–3, 6–7(3–7) , 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 1989 TCH Ivan Lendl (1/2) TCH Miloslav Mečíř 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 1990 TCH Ivan Lendl (2/2) SWE Stefan Edberg 4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 5–2retired [ k] 1991 GER Boris Becker (1/2) TCH Ivan Lendl 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 1992 USA Jim Courier (1/2) SWE Stefan Edberg 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 1993 USA Jim Courier (2/2) SWE Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 1994 USA Pete Sampras (1/2) USA Todd Martin 7–6(7–4) , 6–4, 6–4 1995 USA Andre Agassi (1/4) USA Pete Sampras 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6) , 6–4 1996 GER Boris Becker (2/2) USA Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 1997 USA Pete Sampras (2/2) ESP Carlos Moyá 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 1998 CZE Petr Korda (1/1) CHI Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 1999 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1/1) SWE Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1) 2000 USA Andre Agassi (2/4) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 2001 USA Andre Agassi (3/4) FRA Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 2002 SWE Thomas Johansson (1/1) RUS Marat Safin 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 2003 USA Andre Agassi (4/4) GER Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 2004 SUI Roger Federer (1/6) RUS Marat Safin 7–6(7–3) , 6–4, 6–2 2005 RUS Marat Safin (1/1) AUS Lleyton Hewitt 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 2006 SUI Roger Federer (2/6) CYP Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 2007 SUI Roger Federer (3/6) CHI Fernando González 7–6(7–2) , 6–4, 6–4 2008 SRB Novak Djokovic (1/10) FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) 2009 ESP Rafael Nadal (1/2) SUI Roger Federer 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 3–6, 6–2 2010 SUI Roger Federer (4/6) GBR Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11) 2011 SRB Novak Djokovic (2/10) GBR Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 2012 SRB Novak Djokovic (3/10) ESP Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 7–5 2013 SRB Novak Djokovic (4/10) GBR Andy Murray 6–7(2–7) , 7–6(7–3) , 6–3, 6–2 2014 SUI Stan Wawrinka (1/1) ESP Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 2015 SRB Novak Djokovic (5/10) GBR Andy Murray 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 6–0 2016 SRB Novak Djokovic (6/10) GBR Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) 2017 SUI Roger Federer (5/6) ESP Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 2018 SUI Roger Federer (6/6) CRO Marin Čilić 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 2019 SRB Novak Djokovic (7/10) ESP Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 2020 SRB Novak Djokovic (8/10) AUT Dominic Thiem 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 2021 SRB Novak Djokovic (9/10) RUS Daniil Medvedev 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 2022 ESP Rafael Nadal (2/2) RUS Daniil Medvedev 2–6, 6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 2023 SRB Novak Djokovic (10/10) GRE Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5) 2024 ITA Jannik Sinner (1/2) [ l] Daniil Medvedev 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 2025 ITA Jannik Sinner (2/2) GER Alexander Zverev 6–3, 7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Player Amateur Era Open Era All-time Years Novak Djokovic (SRB) 0 10 10 2008 ,2011 ,2012 ,2013 ,2015 ,2016 ,2019 ,2020 ,2021 ,2023 Roger Federer (SUI) 0 6 6 2004 ,2006 ,2007 ,2010 ,2017 ,2018 Roy Emerson (AUS) 6 0 6 1961 ,1963 ,1964 ,1965 ,1966 ,1967 Andre Agassi (USA) 0 4 4 1995 ,2000 ,2001 ,2003 Jack Crawford (AUS) 4 0 4 1931 ,1932 ,1933 ,1935 Ken Rosewall (AUS) 2 2 4 1953 ,1955 ,1971 ,1972 James Anderson (AUS) 3 0 3 1922 ,1924 ,1925 Rod Laver (AUS) 2 1 3 1960 ,1962 ,1969 Adrian Quist (AUS) 3 0 3 1936 ,1940 ,1948 Mats Wilander (SWE) 0 3 3 1983 ,1984 ,1988 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 0 2 2 2009 ,2022 Boris Becker (GER) 0 2 2 1991 ,1996 John Bromwich (AUS) 2 0 2 1939 ,1946 Jannik Sinner (ITA) 0 2 2 2024 ,2025 Ashley Cooper (AUS) 2 0 2 1957 ,1958 Jim Courier (USA) 0 2 2 1992 ,1993 Stefan Edberg (SWE) 0 2 2 1985 ,1987 Rodney Heath (AUS) 2 0 2 1905 ,1910 Johan Kriek (USA) (RSA) [ i] 0 2 2 1981 ,1982 Ivan Lendl (TCH) 0 2 2 1989 ,1990 John Newcombe (AUS) 0 2 2 1973 ,1975 Pete Sampras (USA) 0 2 2 1994 ,1997 Frank Sedgman (AUS) 2 0 2 1949 ,1950 Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 0 2 2 1978 ,1979 Anthony Wilding (NZL) 2 0 2 1906 ,1909 Pat O'Hara Wood (AUS) 2 0 2 1920 ,1923
Champions by country [ edit ] Australian Open other competitions
Grand Slam men's singles
^ Known as theAustralasian Championships (1905–1926) and as theAustralian Championships (1927–1968) during theAmateur Era .[ 2] ^a b The tournament entered theOpen Era with the1969 edition, allowingprofessional players to compete alongsideamateurs .[ 2] ^ Since 1988,Rod Laver Arena features aretractable roof and lights, allowingindoor and night-time play.[ 3] ^ The Australian Open specifically usesPlexicushion Prestige hardcourts, categorized as a "Medium" speed surface by theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF).[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] ^a b Each year is linked to an article about that particular event's draw. ^ The tournament was not held from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II.[ 8] ^ Although he competed for the US in Davis Cup,Alex Olmedo was still a Peruvian citizen.[ 15] [ 16] ^a b Two Australian Opens were in held in 1977 because of a date change,the first in January andthe second in December .[ 9] ^a b Johan Kriek won his first title as a South African, but his last title was as an American.^ The tournament was not held in 1986 because of a date change. See1986 Australian Open tournament.[ 10] [ 11] ^ Ivan Lendl won the final afterStefan Edberg was forced to retire due to a pulled abdominal muscle.[ 17] ^ On 1 March 2022, theATP announced that players fromRussia andBelarus cannot compete under the name or flag of Russia or Belarus due to the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine [ 18] ^ Three wins by players from theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), plus two wins by players from theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1922–present). ^ Two wins asCzechoslovakia (TCH, 1918–1992), one win asCzech Republic (CZE, 1993–present) ^ "Australian Open Prize Money 2025" .Perfect Tennis . Archived fromthe original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved7 January 2025 .^a b c d e Foenander, Tristan."History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific" .australianopen.com .IBM ,Tennis Australia . Archived fromthe original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved1 July 2009 . ^ "Rod Laver Arena" .mopt.com.au .Melbourne & Olympic Parks . Archived fromthe original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved2 August 2009 .^a b Schlink, Leo (14 January 2008)."Plexicushion replaces Rebound Ace at Australian Open" .Herald Sun The Herald and Weekly Times . Retrieved1 July 2009 . ^a b Bevan, Chris (11 January 2008)."On-court blues for Aussie tennis?" .BBC Sport .Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved1 July 2009 . ^ "List of Classified Court Surfaces" .itftennis.com . ITF Licensing.Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved1 August 2009 .^a b c "Tournament profile – Australian Open" .atpworldtour.com .ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved5 July 2009 .^a b c d "Grand Slam Tournaments – Australian Open" (PDF) .usta.com .United States Tennis Association . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 20 May 2011. Retrieved1 July 2009 .^a b "1977 Grand Slam calendar" .atpworldtour.com .ATP Tour, Inc. Archived fromthe original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved1 July 2009 .^a b "1986 Grand Slam calendar" .atpworldtour.com .ATP Tour, Inc. Archived fromthe original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved1 July 2009 .^a b "Australian Open – History – Year-by-year" .australianopen.com .IBM ,Tennis Australia . Archived fromthe original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved1 July 2009 .^ "Roddick survives 83-game epic" .The Guardian . Retrieved1 July 2009 .^ Vaughan, Gerard (17 January 2005)."Trophy has roots in an 18th-century antiquity" .The Age Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved1 July 2009 . ^a b "Australian Open champions" .ausopen.com .Archived from the original on 2 August 2022.^ "Aching, Victorious Olmedo to Forsake Tennis for Study" .Chicago Tribune the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved2 August 2009 .^ "List of Australian Open men's champions" .ESPN .Reuters . 1 February 2009.Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved1 July 2009 .^ Bick, Nina (29 January 1990)."Lendl Wins Title as Edberg Pulls Out" .The New York Times Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved2 August 2009 . ^ "Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis" .ATP Tour . 1 March 2022.Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved18 June 2022 .
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Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Roger Federer (SUI)
Roy Emerson (AUS)
Andre Agassi (USA)
Mats Wilander (SWE)
Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Boris Becker (GER)
Jannik Sinner (ITA)
Ivan Lendl (TCH)
Guillermo Vilas (ARG)
Anthony Wilding (NZL)
United Kingdom (GBR)[m]
Russia (RUS)
France (FRA)
South Africa (RSA)
