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 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

Pete Sampras won the 1997 Australian Open, defeating Carlos Moya 6-2 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 13 to January 27, 1997. 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

Pete Sampras

def. Carlos Moya , 6-2 6-3 6-3

Dates

Jan 13 — Jan 27

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Pete Sampras #1 CH 6-2 6-4 6-2

Dinu Pescariu #169

Adrian Voinea #48 6-2 6-1 4-6 6-4

Hendrik Dreekmann #47

Mark Woodforde #28 6-4 6-4 7-5

Michael Tebbutt #134

Hernan Gumy #45 6-4 6-4 6-4

Orlin Stanoytchev #117

Dominik Hrbaty #76 1-6 7-5 7-5 6-7(4) 6-1

Sandon Stolle #50

Nicklas Kulti #70 6-4 6-2 6-4

Karim Alami #62

Alberto Berasategui #21 6-1 6-2 6-4

Todd Larkham #250

Tomas Carbonell #75 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5

Daniel Vacek #77

Albert Costa #13 7-5 6-2 7-5

Patrick Rafter #54

Jan Kroslak 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2

Andrea Gaudenzi #58

Scott Draper #83 6-2 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3

Alex Radulescu #72

Filip Dewulf #92 6-4 6-2 7-5

Fernon Wibier #159

Wayne Ferreira #10 6-3 6-2 6-2

Carlos Costa #66

Javier Frana #110 6-4 6-4 6-3

Pat Cash #763

Renzo Furlan #40 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4

Andrei Cherkasov #121

Peter Tramacchi #238 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 3-2 (ret.)

Johan Van Herck

Thomas Muster #5 6-3 6-4 6-2

Geoff Grant #186

Grant Stafford #78 6-0 6-1 3-0 (ret.)

Jordi Burillo #97

Jens Knippschild #136 6-2 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-3

Sebastien Lareau #112

Jean-Philippe Fleurian #111 7-5 6-0 6-3

Hicham Arazi #71

Jim Courier #16 2× CH 6-7(4) 6-3 4-6 6-1 8-6

Sjeng Schalken #85

Slava Dosedel #67 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4

Guy Forget #61

Jeff Tarango #93 2-6 7-6(1) 7-6(2) 6-2

Bryan Shelton

Marc Rosset #24 6-4 7-6(7) 6-1

Javier Sanchez #38

Goran Ivanisevic #4 6-2 7-5 6-3

Ben Ellwood #173

Karol Kucera #60 6-1 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-4

Paul Haarhuis #27

Chris Woodruff #42 6-4 6-1 6-1

Magnus Norman #87

Jiri Novak #69 6-3 6-3 6-2

Lars Jonsson #140

Christian Ruud #56 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-2 10-8

Jan Siemerink #18

Leander Paes #126 6-4 6-3 6-4

Jaymon Crabb #364

Neville Godwin #107 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-1

Andrei Chesnokov #73

Gustavo Kuerten #89 7-5 7-6(9) 3-6 6-4

Mikael Tillstrom #41

Carlos Moya #25 5-7 7-6(4) 2-6 6-1 6-4

Boris Becker #6 DEF · 2×

Patrick McEnroe #229 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4

Andrei Olhovskiy #90

Bernd Karbacher #59 6-4 7-6(4) 1-6 6-3

Marcos Aurelio Gorriz #105

Thomas Johansson #63 6-4 6-2 1-6 6-7(2) 6-2

Martin Damm Sr

Jonas Bjorkman #46 1-6 6-1 6-4 6-2

Bohdan Ulihrach #39

Marc Kevin Goellner #49 6-4 6-1 6-7(2) 6-4

Kenneth Carlsen #52

Karsten Braasch #488 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5

Alex Obrien

Magnus Gustafsson #17 6-7(2) 6-3 7-5 6-1

Grant Doyle #235

Felix Mantilla #19 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-2

Greg Rusedski #55

Fernando Meligeni #94 5-7 1-6 6-1 7-5 9-7

David Prinosil #44

Arnaud Boetsch #32 6-0 6-0 6-2

David Caldwell #272

Lionel Roux #98 1-6 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2 13-11

Jonathan Stark #65

MaliVai Washington #23 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 6-2

Jacco Eltingh #349

Sargis Sargsian #100 7-6(6) 7-5 4-6 6-2

Marcos Ondruska #88

Todd Woodbridge #33 6-4 6-2 6-1

Mark Knowles #114

Stephane Simian #91 6-4 6-2 6-4

Galo Blanco #95

Michael Chang #2 6-0 6-3 6-1

Kris Goossens #131

Richey Reneberg #31 2-2 (ret.)

Oscar Burrieza

Tim Henman #14 7-5 6-4 6-2

Andrei Pavel #135

Guillaume Raoux #82 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2

Daniel Nestor #108

Andrei Medvedev #36 7-5 6-2 6-2

Thierry Champion #106

Michael Stich #20 6-3 6-2 6-2

Patrik Fredriksson #84

Dennis van Scheppingen #109 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 6-4

Byron Black #57

Eyal Ran #152 6-3 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4

Justin Gimelstob #150

Marcelo Rios #11 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3

Petr Korda #34

Michael Joyce 6-1 7-6(4) 6-1

Roberto Carretero #68

Gilbert Schaller #96 6-4 6-3 6-2

Alexander Reichel #215

Alex Corretja #26 7-6(2) 6-0 6-2

Toby Mitchell #669

Thomas Enqvist #9 6-1 6-2 6-4

Nicolas Pereira #128

Richard Fromberg #86 4-6 2-6 7-5 6-3 6-1

Brett Steven #124

Sergi Bruguera #64 6-3 6-4 6-3

Lleyton Hewitt

Magnus Larsson #43 6-3 6-3 7-6(3)

Juan Albert Viloca Puig

Round of 64

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

Adrian Voinea #48

Mark Woodforde #28 6-0 6-1 7-5

Hernan Gumy #45

Dominik Hrbaty #76 6-2 6-1 6-2

Nicklas Kulti #70

Alberto Berasategui #21 6-3 7-5 6-4

Tomas Carbonell #75

Albert Costa #13 6-1 7-6(2) 7-6(0)

Jan Kroslak

Scott Draper #83 7-6(5) 7-5 6-0

Filip Dewulf #92

Wayne Ferreira #10 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-1

Javier Frana #110

Renzo Furlan #40 7-6(1) 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(4)

Peter Tramacchi #238

Thomas Muster #5 6-3 6-2 6-2

Grant Stafford #78

Jens Knippschild #136 6-2 7-6(5) 7-5

Jean-Philippe Fleurian #111

Jim Courier #16 2× CH 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-4

Slava Dosedel #67

Jeff Tarango #93 6-4 6-1 6-1

Marc Rosset #24

Goran Ivanisevic #4 6-4 6-2 6-2

Karol Kucera #60

Chris Woodruff #42 6-2 7-6(6) 6-2

Jiri Novak #69

Christian Ruud #56 6-2 6-2 6-2

Leander Paes #126

Neville Godwin #107 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 6-0

Gustavo Kuerten #89

Carlos Moya #25 3-6 6-0 6-3 6-1

Patrick McEnroe #229

Bernd Karbacher #59 6-3 6-2 7-6(5)

Thomas Johansson #63

Jonas Bjorkman #46 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1

Marc Kevin Goellner #49

Karsten Braasch #488 3-6 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4

Magnus Gustafsson #17

Felix Mantilla #19 6-2 6-4 6-0

Fernando Meligeni #94

Arnaud Boetsch #32 6-4 6-4 6-1

Lionel Roux #98

MaliVai Washington #23 6-1 6-0 6-2

Sargis Sargsian #100

Todd Woodbridge #33 6-3 6-3 7-6(5)

Stephane Simian #91

Michael Chang #2 6-2 7-5 6-1

Richey Reneberg #31

Tim Henman #14 6-3 6-3 6-4

Guillaume Raoux #82

Andrei Medvedev #36 4-6 6-1 6-2 4-6 9-7

Michael Stich #20

Dennis van Scheppingen #109 6-2 6-2 6-2

Eyal Ran #152

Marcelo Rios #11 6-0 6-4 6-2

Michael Joyce

Gilbert Schaller #96 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3

Alex Corretja #26

Thomas Enqvist #9 6-4 6-4 7-5

Richard Fromberg #86

Sergi Bruguera #64 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(0)

Magnus Larsson #43

Round of 32

Pete Sampras #1 CH 6-1 6-0 6-1

Mark Woodforde #28

Dominik Hrbaty #76 6-3 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 2-0 (ret.)

Alberto Berasategui #21

Albert Costa #13 6-4 6-2 7-5

Scott Draper #83

Wayne Ferreira #10 6-4 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1

Renzo Furlan #40

Thomas Muster #5 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3

Jens Knippschild #136

Jim Courier #16 2× CH 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3

Jeff Tarango #93

Goran Ivanisevic #4 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1

Chris Woodruff #42

Christian Ruud #56 7-6(6) 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(5)

Neville Godwin #107

Carlos Moya #25 6-2 6-2 6-2

Bernd Karbacher #59

Jonas Bjorkman #46 6-4 7-6(5) 6-3

Karsten Braasch #488

Felix Mantilla #19 6-3 1-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Arnaud Boetsch #32

MaliVai Washington #23 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-1

Todd Woodbridge #33

Michael Chang #2 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3

Tim Henman #14

Andrei Medvedev #36 6-1 6-4 6-1

Dennis van Scheppingen #109

Marcelo Rios #11 4-6 7-6(2) 6-1 6-1

Gilbert Schaller #96

Thomas Enqvist #9 7-6(8) 7-5 6-2

Sergi Bruguera #64

Round of 16

Pete Sampras #1 CH 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4

Dominik Hrbaty #76

Albert Costa #13 6-3 6-2 3-2 (ret.)

Wayne Ferreira #10

Thomas Muster #5 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Jim Courier #16 2× CH

Goran Ivanisevic #4 4-6 6-2 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3

Christian Ruud #56

Carlos Moya #25 6-3 1-6 3-6 6-2 6-4

Jonas Bjorkman #46

Felix Mantilla #19 7-5 6-2 6-1

MaliVai Washington #23

Michael Chang #2 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1

Andrei Medvedev #36

Marcelo Rios #11 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3

Thomas Enqvist #9

Quarterfinals

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

Albert Costa #13

Thomas Muster #5 6-4 6-2 6-3

Goran Ivanisevic #4

Carlos Moya #25 7-5 6-2 6-7(5) 6-2

Felix Mantilla #19

Michael Chang #2 7-5 6-1 6-4

Marcelo Rios #11

Semifinals

Pete Sampras #1 CH 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3

Thomas Muster #5

Carlos Moya #25 7-5 6-2 6-4

Michael Chang #2

Final

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

Carlos Moya #9

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.