Australian Open Tennis Tournament

Australian Open Tennis Tournament - History

The Australian Open is a tennis tournament organised by Tennis Australia annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events.

The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks. It features men's and women's singles, men's, women's, and mixed doubles, juniors’ championships, wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events.

Until 1987, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019. Since 2020, it has been played on blue GreenSet. It was the first Grand Slam tournament to feature indoor play during wet weather or extreme heat with its three primary courts, Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena and the refurbished Margaret Court Arena being equipped with retractable roofs.

Australian Open Tennis Tournament - Winners

Year	Mens Finals	Womens Final
1905	Rodney Heath defeated Albert Curtis 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1906	Anthony Wilding defeated Francis Fisher 6–0, 6–4, 6–4
1907	Horace Rice defeated Harry Parker 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1908	Fred Alexander defeated Alfred Dunlop 3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1909	Anthony Wilding defeated Ernie Parker 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1910	Rodney Heath defeated Horace Rice 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1911	Norman Brookes defeated Horace Rice 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1912	James Cecil Parke defeated Alfred Beamish 3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
1913	Ernie Parker defeated Harry Parker 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1914	Arthur O'Hara Wood defeated Gerald Patterson 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
1915	Gordon Lowe defeated Horace Rice 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1916	No Competition WW I
1917	No Competition WW I
1918	No Competition WW I
1919	Algernon Kingscote defeated Eric Pockley 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
1920	Pat O'Hara Wood defeated Ronald Thomas 6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3
1921	Rhys Gemmell defeated Alf Hedeman 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
1922	James Anderson defeated Gerald Patterson 6–0, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6–3, 10–8
1923	Pat O'Hara Wood defeated Bert St. John 6–1, 6–1, 6–3	Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6–1, 7–5
1924	James Anderson defeated Richard Schlesinger 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3	Sylvia Lance Harper defeated Esna Boyd 6–3, 3–6, 8–6
1925	James Anderson defeated Gerald Patterson 11–9, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3	Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 1–6, 8–6, 6–4
1926	John Hawkes defeated James Willard 6–1, 6–3, 6–1	Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 6–1, 6–3
1927	Gerald Patterson defeated John Hawkes 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16, 6–3	Esna Boyd defeated Sylvia Lance Harper 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
1928	Jean Borotra defeated Jack Cummings 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3	Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 7–5, 6–2
1929	John Colin Gregory defeated Richard Schlesinger 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5	Daphne Akhurst defeated Louie Bickerton 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
1930	Edgar Moon defeated Harry Hopman 6–3, 6–1, 6–3	Daphne Akhurst defeated Sylvia Lance Harper 10–8, 2–6, 7–5
1931	Jack Crawford defeated Harry Hopman 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1	Coral Buttsworth defeated Marjorie Cox Crawford 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1932	Jack Crawford defeated Harry Hopman 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1	Coral Buttsworth defeated Kathleen Le Messurier 9–7, 6–4
1933	Jack Crawford defeated Keith Gledhill 2–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2	Joan Hartigan defeated Coral Buttsworth 6–4, 6–3
1934	Fred Perry defeated Jack Crawford 6–3, 7–5, 6–1	Joan Hartigan defeated Margaret Molesworth 6–1, 6–4
1935	Jack Crawford defeated Fred Perry 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Dorothy Round defeated Nancy Lyle 1–6, 6–1, 6–3
1936	Adrian Quist defeated Jack Crawford 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7	Joan Hartigan defeated Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–4, 6–4
1937	Vivian McGrath defeated John Bromwich 6–3, 1–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–1	Nancye Wynne Bolton defeated Emily Hood Westacott 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1938	Don Budge defeated John Bromwich 6–4, 6–2, 6–1	Dorothy Cheney defeated Dorothy Stevenson 6–3, 6–2
1939	John Bromwich defeated Adrian Quist 6–4, 6–1, 6–3	Emily Hood Westacott defeated Nell Hall Hopman 6–1, 6–2
1940	Adrian Quist defeated Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–1, 6–2	Nancye Wynne Bolton defeated Thelma Coyne Long 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
1941	No Competition WW II	No Competition WW II
1942	No Competition WW II	No Competition WW II
1943	No Competition WW II	No Competition WW II
1944	No Competition WW II	No Competition WW II
1945	No Competition WW II	No Competition WW II
1946	John Bromwich defeated Dinny Pails 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2	Nancye Wynne Bolton defeated Joyce Fitch 6–4, 6–4
1947	Dinny Pails defeated John Bromwich 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6	Nancye Wynne Bolton defeated Nell Hall Hopman 6–3, 6–2
1948	Adrian Quist defeated John Bromwich 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3	Nancye Wynne Bolton defeated Marie Toomey 6–3, 6–1
1949	Frank Sedgman defeated John Bromwich 6–3, 6–2, 6–2	Doris Hart defeated Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–3, 6–4
1950	Frank Sedgman defeated Ken McGregor 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1	Louise Brough defeated Doris Hart 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1951	Dick Savitt defeated Ken McGregor 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1	Nancye Wynne Bolton defeated Thelma Coyne Long 6–1, 7–5
1952	Ken McGregor defeated Frank Sedgman 7–5, 12–10, 2–6, 6–2	Thelma Coyne Long defeated Helen Angwin 6–2, 6–3
1953	Ken Rosewall defeated Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4	Maureen Connolly defeated Julia Sampson Hayward 6–3, 6–2
1954	Mervyn Rose defeated Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2	Thelma Coyne Long defeated Jenny Staley 6–3, 6–4
1955	Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4	Beryl Penrose defeated Thelma Coyne Long 6–4, 6–3
1956	Lew Hoad defeated Ken Rosewall 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5	Mary Carter Reitano defeated Thelma Coyne Long 3–6, 6–2, 9–7
1957	Ashley Cooper defeated Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2	Shirley Fry Irvin defeated Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4
1958	Ashley Cooper defeated Mal Anderson 7–5, 6–3, 6–4	Angela Mortimer defeated Lorraine Coghlan 6–3, 6–4
1959	Alex Olmedo defeated Neale Fraser 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Mary Carter Reitano defeated Renée Schuurman 6–2, 6–3
1960	Rod Laver defeated Neale Fraser 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6	Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 7–5, 6–2
1961	Roy Emerson defeated Rod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4	Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–1, 6–4
1962	Rod Laver defeated Roy Emerson 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4	Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–0, 6–2
1963	Roy Emerson defeated Ken Fletcher 6–3, 6–3, 6–1	Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–2, 6–2
1964	Roy Emerson defeated Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–4, 6–2	Margaret Smith defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–3, 6–2
1965	Roy Emerson defeated Fred Stolle 7–9, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1	Margaret Smith defeated Maria Bueno 5–7, 6–4, 5–2, retired
1966	Roy Emerson defeated Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3	Margaret Smith defeated Nancy Richey walkover
1967	Roy Emerson defeated Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–1, 6–4	Nancy Richey defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–1, 6–4
1968	Bill Bowrey defeated Juan Gisbert 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4	Billie Jean King defeated Margaret Court 6–1, 6–2
1969	Rod Laver defeated Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4, 7–5	Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–1
1970	Arthur Ashe defeated Dick Crealy 6–4, 9–7, 6–2	Margaret Court defeated Kerry Melville 6–1, 6–3
1971	Ken Rosewall defeated Arthur Ashe 6–1, 7–5, 6–3	Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong 2–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–5
1972	Ken Rosewall defeated Mal Anderson 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 7–5	Virginia Wade defeated Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 6–4
1973	John Newcombe defeated Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1	Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 7–5
1974	Jimmy Connors defeated Phil Dent 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Evonne Goolagong defeated Chris Evert 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0
1975	John Newcombe defeated Jimmy Connors 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)	Evonne Goolagong defeated Martina Navratilova[i] 6–3, 6–2
1976	Mark Edmondson defeated John Newcombe 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1	Evonne Goolagong defeated Renáta Tomanová 6–2, 6–2
1977 (Jan)	Roscoe Tanner defeated Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–3, 6–3	Kerry Melville Reid defeated Dianne Fromholtz 7–5, 6–2
1977 (Dec)	Vitas Gerulaitis defeated John Lloyd 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong defeated Helen Gourlay 6–3, 6–0
1978	Guillermo Vilas defeated John Marks 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Chris O'Neil defeated Betsy Nagelsen 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
1979	Guillermo Vilas defeated John Sadri 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2	Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–3
1980	Brian Teacher defeated Kim Warwick 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–3	Hana Mandlíková defeated Wendy Turnbull 6–0, 7–5
1981	Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4	Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–7(7–4), 6–4, 7–5
1982	Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton 6–3, 6–3, 6–2	Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1983	Mats Wilander defeated Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Martina Navratilova defeated Kathy Jordan 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
1984	Mats Wilander defeated Kevin Curren 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2	Chris Evert defeated Helena Suková 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3
1985	Stefan Edberg defeated Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1986	No Competition	No Competition
1987	Stefan Edberg defeated Pat Cash 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3	Hana Mandlíková defeated Martina Navratilova 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
1988	Mats Wilander defeated Pat Cash 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6	Steffi Graf defeated Chris Evert 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
1989	Ivan Lendl defeated Miloslav Me?í? 6–2, 6–2, 6–2	Steffi Graf defeated Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4
1990	Ivan Lendl defeated Stefan Edberg 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–2 retired[k]	Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernández 6–3, 6–4
1991	Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Monica Seles defeated Jana Novotná 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1992	Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2	Monica Seles defeated Mary Joe Fernández 6–2, 6–3
1993	Jim Courier defeated Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5	Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1994	Pete Sampras defeated Todd Martin 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4	Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–0, 6–2
1995	Andre Agassi defeated Pete Sampras 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–4	Mary Pierce defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–2
1996	Boris Becker defeated Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2	Monica Seles defeated Anke Huber 6–4, 6–1
1997	Pete Sampras defeated Carlos Moyá 6–2, 6–3, 6–3	Martina Hingis defeated Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2
1998	Petr Korda defeated Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2	Martina Hingis defeated Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–3
1999	Yevgeny Kafelnikov defeated Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)	Martina Hingis defeated Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–3
2000	Andre Agassi defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Lindsay Davenport defeated Martina Hingis 6–1, 7–5
2001	Andre Agassi defeated Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2	Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3
2002	Thomas Johansson defeated Marat Safin 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)	Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
2003	Andre Agassi defeated Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–2, 6–1	Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4
2004	Roger Federer defeated Marat Safin 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2	Justine Henin defeated Kim Clijsters 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
2005	Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Serena Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
2006	Roger Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2	Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin 6–1, 2–0 retired
2007	Roger Federer defeated Fernando González 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4	Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–2
2008	Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)	Maria Sharapova defeated Ana Ivanovic 7–5, 6–3
2009	Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2	Serena Williams defeated Dinara Safina 6–0, 6–3
2010	Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)	Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2011	Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3	Kim Clijsters defeated Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2012	Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5	Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–0
2013	Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2	Victoria Azarenka defeated Li Na 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2014	Stan Wawrinka defeated Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Li Na defeated Dominika Cibulková 7–6(7–3), 6–0
2015	Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0	Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2016	Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)	Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2017	Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4
2018	Roger Federer defeated Marin ?ili? 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
2019	Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 6–3	Naomi Osaka defeated Petra Kvitová 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4
2020	Novak Djokovic defeated Dominic Thiem 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4	Sofia Kenin defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2021	Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 7–5, 6–2, 6–2	Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady 6–4, 6–3
2022	Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5	Ashleigh Barty defeated Danielle Collins 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2023	Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)	Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2024	Jannik Sinner defeated Daniil Medvedev 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3	Aryna Sabalenka defeated Zheng Qinwen 6–3, 6–2