Where is Australian Open held?

Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.

Who won the most recent Australian Open?

The 2026 Australian Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5.

Who has won the most Australian Open titles?

Novak Djokovic has won 10 Australian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).

When was the first Australian Open played?

The first edition of Australian Open was held in 1905.

What surface is Australian Open played on?

Australian Open is played on hard courts.

ATP Australian Open 1996 Draw, Results & Schedule

Boris Becker won the 1996 Australian Open, defeating Michael Chang 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 15 to January 29, 1996. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion

Boris Becker

def. Michael Chang , 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2

Dates

Jan 15 — Jan 29

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Boris Becker #4 CH 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-3

Greg Rusedski #33

Thomas Johansson #114 6-4 6-3 6-1

Jacco Eltingh #46

Magnus Larsson #19 6-7(1) 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3

Nicolas Lapentti #106

Byron Black #30 6-3 6-2 6-4

Henrik Holm #80

Brett Steven #37 6-3 7-5 7-5

Nuno Marques #95

Brian Macphie #278 7-5 6-4 6-4

Jan Apell #87

Jan Siemerink #24 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(3) 7-5

Gilbert Schaller #18

Diego Nargiso #183 6-4 7-6(3) 4-6 2-6 6-3

David Prinosil #41

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-1 6-1 7-5

Fabrice Santoro #104

Alex Corretja #51 6-3 6-3 6-0

Lars Jonsson #176

Michael Tebbutt #112 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-4

Carl Uwe Steeb #72

Peter Tramacchi #240 7-6(3) 7-6(3) 6-2

Sandor Noszaly #103

MaliVai Washington #21 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2

Javier Sanchez #44

Arnaud Boetsch #15 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3

Guy Forget #61

Mauricio Hadad #97 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2

Andrei Chesnokov #86

Patrick Rafter #70 6-3 6-4 6-3

Marcelo Rios #23

Mark Woodforde #67 2-1 (ret.)

Shuzo Matsuoka #65

Martin Sinner #59 5-7 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-3

Allen Belobrajdic #244

Francisco Clavet #52 6-0 6-3 6-3

Emilio Sanchez #99

Filip Dewulf #69 6-4 6-4 6-4

Paul Haarhuis #20

Mark Philippoussis #40 7-6(3) 6-0 6-1

Nicolas Kiefer #166

Eyal Ran #157 6-1 6-3 6-1

Andrei Cherkasov #185

Pete Sampras #1 CH 7-5 6-3 6-2

Richard Fromberg #118

Michael Joyce 6-4 6-4 6-3

Kris Goossens #92

Thomas Enqvist #7 6-3 6-2 6-4

Marc Kevin Goellner #83

Adrian Voinea #55 7-6(6) 6-7(2) 3-6 6-1 7-5

Lionel Roux #102

Hernan Gumy #58 4-6 6-2 6-0 6-1

Karim Alami #79

David Wheaton #47 6-2 6-4 7-5

Jamie Morgan #178

Renzo Furlan #38 2-6 6-3 7-6(5) 5-7 9-7

Scott Draper #75

Albert Costa #22 4-6 4-6 7-5 3-0 (ret.)

Fernando Meligeni #66

Goran Ivanisevic #10 6-4 7-6(9) 6-3

Bernd Karbacher #42

Sebastien Lareau #126 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5

Kenneth Carlsen #82

Michael Chang #5 6-2 6-1 6-2

David Rikl #81

Jakob Hlasek #43 6-4 6-1 6-1

Dick Norman #116

Guillaume Raoux #71 6-3 7-6(2) 6-1

Magnus Norman #158

Ben Ellwood #322 6-2 6-2 6-1

Olivier Delaitre #107

Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 6-3 4-6 7-6(1) 2-1 (ret.)

Sjeng Schalken #45

Stefan Edberg #31 2× CH 7-6(6) 7-5 3-6 5-7 6-1

Jiri Novak #36

Richard Krajicek #12 6-1 6-3 6-2

Jason Stoltenberg #78

Frederik Fetterlein #96 6-0 6-2 1-6 3-6 6-4

Hendrik Dreekmann #117

Mikael Tillstrom #105 6-4 6-4 1-6 5-7 6-2

Aaron Krickstein #74

Christian Ruud #84 4-6 6-4 7-6(8) 5-7 6-1

Rodolphe Gilbert #152

Patrick McEnroe #57 3-6 6-2 6-1 7-6(4)

Patrik Fredriksson #218

Andrei Medvedev #17 6-4 7-5 2-6 7-6(7)

Carlos Moya #64

Thomas Muster #3 6-3 6-3 6-2

Thierry Guardiola #150

Javier Frana #39 6-4 6-4 6-4

Daniel Nestor #174

Nicklas Kulti #155 5-7 7-6(4) 6-4 6-2

Andrea Gaudenzi #25

Carlos Costa #32 1-6 6-4 0-6 7-5 6-4

Alexander Volkov #54

Andre Agassi #2 DEF 3-6 7-6(2) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Gaston Etlis #133

Vincent Spadea #94 6-2 6-0 6-1

David Nainkin #169

Steve Bryan #225 6-3 6-2 6-4

Heath Denman #572

Sandon Stolle #181 6-3 7-5 6-4

Jaime Yzaga #91

Jonas Bjorkman #34 7-5 6-3 6-7(0) 6-7(3) 6-1

Andrew Ilie #159

Tim Henman #90 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4

Petr Korda #26

Todd Martin #14 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4

Daniel Vacek #27

Richey Reneberg #60 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 1-6 6-2

Martin Damm Sr

Jim Courier #8 2× CH 7-5 7-6(1) 6-4

Johan Van Herck

Jeff Tarango #73 6-2 6-2 6-4

Paul Kilderry #227

Todd Woodbridge #29 7-5 6-4 6-4

Oleg Ogorodov #111

Bohdan Ulihrach #28 6-4 7-6(8) 1-0 (ret.)

Stefano Pescosolido #68

Marcos Ondruska #115 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 7-5

Derrick Rostagno #113

Chuck Adams #367 6-4 6-7(4) 6-7(2) 6-3 9-7

Todd Larkham #247

Karol Kucera #76 7-5 6-0 6-0

David Adams #304

Wayne Ferreira #9 6-2 6-1 3-6 3-6 7-5

Jonathan Stark #98

Round of 64

Boris Becker #4 CH 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-4

Thomas Johansson #114

Magnus Larsson #19 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4

Byron Black #30

Brett Steven #37 6-1 5-7 7-6(6) 6-4

Brian Macphie #278

Jan Siemerink #24 1-6 5-7 6-2 7-6(8) 6-1

Diego Nargiso #183

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-1 6-2 6-3

Alex Corretja #51

Michael Tebbutt #112 6-3 6-4 7-5

Peter Tramacchi #240

MaliVai Washington #21 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-1

Arnaud Boetsch #15

Mauricio Hadad #97 7-6(5) 6-4 2-2 (ret.)

Patrick Rafter #70

Mark Woodforde #67 6-4 6-1 6-4

Martin Sinner #59

Francisco Clavet #52 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-2

Filip Dewulf #69

Mark Philippoussis #40 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2

Eyal Ran #157

Pete Sampras #1 CH 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

Michael Joyce

Thomas Enqvist #7 6-4 6-4 6-1

Adrian Voinea #55

Hernan Gumy #58 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5

David Wheaton #47

Renzo Furlan #38 1-6 7-6(4) 6-1 6-3

Albert Costa #22

Goran Ivanisevic #10 6-4 6-4 6-4

Sebastien Lareau #126

Michael Chang #5 6-1 6-3 6-3

Jakob Hlasek #43

Guillaume Raoux #71 6-3 6-4 7-6(5)

Ben Ellwood #322

Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3

Stefan Edberg #31 2× CH

Richard Krajicek #12 6-2 6-4 6-4

Frederik Fetterlein #96

Mikael Tillstrom #105 6-3 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-4

Christian Ruud #84

Patrick McEnroe #57 3-6 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-2

Andrei Medvedev #17

Thomas Muster #3 6-4 6-4 1-6 7-6(4)

Javier Frana #39

Nicklas Kulti #155 6-3 6-2 6-2

Carlos Costa #32

Andre Agassi #2 DEF 6-4 6-2 6-3

Vincent Spadea #94

Steve Bryan #225 6-3 7-6(7) 6-1

Sandon Stolle #181

Jonas Bjorkman #34 6-1 6-3 6-2

Tim Henman #90

Todd Martin #14 6-2 7-5 3-6 7-6(5)

Richey Reneberg #60

Jim Courier #8 2× CH 7-5 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3

Jeff Tarango #73

Todd Woodbridge #29 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4

Bohdan Ulihrach #28

Marcos Ondruska #115 7-5 7-6(3) 3-6 6-0

Chuck Adams #367

Karol Kucera #76 6-1 6-3 6-0

Wayne Ferreira #9

Round of 32

Boris Becker #4 CH 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3

Magnus Larsson #19

Brett Steven #37 6-1 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2

Jan Siemerink #24

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 7-5 5-7 6-4 6-2

Michael Tebbutt #112

MaliVai Washington #21 6-4 6-2 6-3

Mauricio Hadad #97

Mark Woodforde #67 4-6 7-6(6) 6-2 6-4

Francisco Clavet #52

Mark Philippoussis #40 6-4 7-6(9) 7-6(3)

Pete Sampras #1 CH

Thomas Enqvist #7 6-2 7-6(3) 3-6 6-1

Hernan Gumy #58

Renzo Furlan #38 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2

Goran Ivanisevic #10

Michael Chang #5 6-2 6-2 7-6(6)

Guillaume Raoux #71

Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153 4-6 6-3 2-2 (ret.)

Richard Krajicek #12

Mikael Tillstrom #105 1-6 6-1 7-6(5) 6-3

Patrick McEnroe #57

Thomas Muster #3 6-4 7-6(9) 6-4

Nicklas Kulti #155

Andre Agassi #2 DEF 4-6 6-0 6-2 6-1

Steve Bryan #225

Jonas Bjorkman #34 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-1

Todd Martin #14

Jim Courier #8 2× CH 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(3) 3-6 8-6

Todd Woodbridge #29

Marcos Ondruska #115 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-0

Karol Kucera #76

Round of 16

Boris Becker #4 CH 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-2

Brett Steven #37

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-3 6-2 6-4

MaliVai Washington #21

Mark Woodforde #67 6-2 6-2 6-2

Mark Philippoussis #40

Thomas Enqvist #7 7-5 6-0 6-3

Renzo Furlan #38

Michael Chang #5 6-2 6-3 6-4

Jean-Philippe Fleurian #153

Mikael Tillstrom #105 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-2

Thomas Muster #3

Andre Agassi #2 DEF 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-2

Jonas Bjorkman #34

Jim Courier #8 2× CH 7-5 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-2

Marcos Ondruska #115

Quarterfinals

Boris Becker #4 CH 6-4 7-6(9) 6-1

Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6

Mark Woodforde #67 6-4 6-4 6-4

Thomas Enqvist #7

Michael Chang #5 6-0 6-2 6-4

Mikael Tillstrom #105

Andre Agassi #2 DEF 6-7(7) 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2

Jim Courier #8 2× CH

Semifinals

Boris Becker #4 CH 6-4 6-2 6-0

Mark Woodforde #67

Michael Chang #5 6-1 6-4 7-6(1)

Andre Agassi #2 DEF

Final

Boris Becker #4 CH 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2

Michael Chang #5

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Australian Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

Novak Djokovic 10 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

Novak Djokovic 11 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Novak Djokovic 105 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

Novak Djokovic 21 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Australian Open finals
Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match Data	Season	Surface
Carlos Alcaraz #1	2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5	Novak Djokovic #4	H2H	Match data	2026	Hard
Jannik Sinner #1	6-3 7-6 6-3	Alexander Zverev #2	H2H	Match data	2025	Hard
Jannik Sinner #4	3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3	Daniil Medvedev #3	H2H	Match data	2024	Hard
Novak Djokovic #5	6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5)	Stefanos Tsitsipas #4	H2H	Match data	2023	Hard
Rafael Nadal #5	2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5	Daniil Medvedev #2	H2H	Match data	2022	Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Australian Open held?: Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.
Who won the most recent Australian Open?: The 2026 Australian Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5.
Who has won the most Australian Open titles?: Novak Djokovic has won 10 Australian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Australian Open played?: The first edition of Australian Open was held in 1905.
What surface is Australian Open played on?: Australian Open is played on hard courts.