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 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

Petr Korda won the 1998 Australian Open, defeating Marcelo Rios 6-2 6-2 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 19 to February 2, 1998. 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

Petr Korda

def. Marcelo Rios , 6-2 6-2 6-2

Dates

Jan 19 — Feb 2

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Petr Korda #7 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4

Albert Portas #35

Scott Draper #76 6-4 7-5 7-5

Dominik Hrbaty #37

Vincent Spadea #79 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3

Jurek Stasiak #238

Marc Rosset #30 6-4 0-6 6-4 3-6 6-4

Brian Macphie #170

Cedric Pioline #21 6-4 1-6 6-5 (ret.)

Fernando Meligeni #66

Jordi Burillo #86 6-3 6-4 1-6 3-6 9-7

Sargis Sargsian #69

Alex Corretja #13 6-4 7-5 2-6 6-3

Lucas Arnold Ker #112

David Prinosil #95 3-6 6-7(2) 6-1 6-4 6-1

Johan Van Herck

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

Allen Belobrajdic #152

Wayne Ferreira #42 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3

Jan Kroslak

Fabrice Santoro #22 4-6 6-0 6-3 5-7 6-4

Emilio Benfele Alvarez #104

Nicolas Lapentti #64 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1

Juan Albert Viloca Puig

Byron Black #68 6-4 6-0 4-6 6-4

Felix Mantilla #16

Gianluca Pozzi #102 6-4 4-6 5-7 6-2 6-4

Arnaud Clement #92

Steve Campbell #125 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4

Justin Gimelstob #106

Alex Obrien 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-3

Jan-Michael Gambill #227

Karol Kucera #20 3-6 7-5 6-1 (ret.)

Sergi Bruguera #12

Daniel Vacek #54 6-2 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-3

Lleyton Hewitt #162

Daniel Nestor #108 6-3 6-0 7-6(6)

Gilbert Schaller #98

Martin Damm Sr 6-4 7-6(3) 3-0 (ret.)

Mark Woodforde #45

Richard Fromberg #56 2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3

Todd Larkham #199

Carlos Moya #9 6-4 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(3)

Peter Tramacchi #175

Sebastien Lareau #187 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 7-5

Magnus Norman #23

Mikael Tillstrom #88 6-3 6-2 6-2

Leander Paes #124

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 2× 7-5 6-4 6-2

Sjeng Schalken #52

Davide Sanguinetti #94 6-0 3-6 7-6(8) 6-3

Alberto Martin #111

Magnus Gustafsson #38 6-4 6-3 6-0

Dennis van Scheppingen #121

Slava Dosedel #41 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6(2)

Arnaud Boetsch #107

Hicham Arazi #47 7-6(2) 6-3 6-2

Hendrik Dreekmann #80

Mark Philippoussis #17 7-6(0) 6-4 7-6(4)

Alex Calatrava #110

Francisco Clavet #32 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-4

Lars Burgsmuller #142

MaliVai Washington #505 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-5

Radomir Vasek #109

Marcelo Rios #8 6-1 6-0 6-3

Grant Stafford #77

Thomas Enqvist #26 6-3 6-4 6-3

Juan Antonio Marin #85

Andrew Ilie #282 6-4 6-2 6-3

Jens Knippschild #97

Jason Stoltenberg #49 6-2 (ret.)

Galo Blanco #53

Lionel Roux #62 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3

Tomas Nydahl #83

Jan Apell #243 6-4 7-6(5) 7-5

Thomas Muster #10

Karim Alami #59 7-6(0) 5-7 6-3 6-2

Alex Radulescu #78

Julian Alonso #36 7-6(9) 6-2 2-6 6-2

Renzo Furlan #100

Alberto Berasategui #25 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3

Karsten Braasch #203

Andrei Medvedev #24 6-2 6-0 6-2

Luke Smith #378

Patrick Rafter #2 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5

Jeff Tarango #58

Todd Martin #72 6-1 6-4 6-1

Javier Sanchez #57

Andre Agassi #87 CH 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2

Marzio Martelli #133

Albert Costa #19 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4

Tommy Haas #44

Andrea Gaudenzi #61 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2

Dinu Pescariu #82

Oliver Gross #84 7-6(8) 6-4 6-2

Marc Kevin Goellner #50

Nicolas Escude #81 5-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 10-8

Magnus Larsson #27

Gustavo Kuerten #14 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2

Jacobo Diaz #120

Richey Reneberg #70 6-3 6-1 6-1

Marcos Ondruska #135

Franco Squillari #103 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-7(6) 8-6

Thomas Johansson #39

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

Filip Dewulf #40

Christophe Van Garsse 7-6(4) 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-3

Christian Ruud #67

Greg Rusedski #6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4

David Witt #208

Jonathan Stark #105 6-3 4-1 (ret.)

Carlos Costa #51

Nicolas Kiefer #29 6-4 6-4 6-0

Mark Draper #418

David Wheaton #148 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3

Marcello Craca #90

Jerome Golmard #101 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2 3-6 11-9

Tim Henman #18

Jan Siemerink #71 6-2 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4

Goran Ivanisevic #15

Guillaume Raoux #46 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-0

Sandon Stolle #96

Michael Chang #3 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-3

Kenneth Carlsen #91

Wayne Black #99 6-4 6-2 6-2

Brett Steven #48

Michael Tebbutt #114 7-5 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4

Marcelo Filippini #43

Round of 64

Petr Korda #7 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3

Scott Draper #76

Vincent Spadea #79 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3

Marc Rosset #30

Cedric Pioline #21 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3

Jordi Burillo #86

Alex Corretja #13 6-4 6-3 6-0

David Prinosil #95

Jonas Bjorkman #4 6-7(3) 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3

Wayne Ferreira #42

Fabrice Santoro #22 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-4

Nicolas Lapentti #64

Byron Black #68 6-2 5-0 (ret.)

Gianluca Pozzi #102

Steve Campbell #125 6-4 6-3 6-4

Alex Obrien

Karol Kucera #20 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 2-6 6-0 6-1

Daniel Vacek #54

Daniel Nestor #108 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-1

Martin Damm Sr

Richard Fromberg #56 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) 6-4

Carlos Moya #9

Sebastien Lareau #187 6-7(1) 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4

Mikael Tillstrom #88

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 2× 6-2 6-1 6-2

Davide Sanguinetti #94

Magnus Gustafsson #38 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3

Slava Dosedel #41

Hicham Arazi #47 1-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 9-7

Mark Philippoussis #17

Francisco Clavet #32 (w/o)

MaliVai Washington #505

Marcelo Rios #8 6-4 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4

Thomas Enqvist #26

Andrew Ilie #282 6-3 6-2 7-6(6)

Jason Stoltenberg #49

Lionel Roux #62 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Jan Apell #243

Karim Alami #59 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4

Julian Alonso #36

Alberto Berasategui #25 6-4 7-6(1) 6-4

Andrei Medvedev #24

Patrick Rafter #2 2-6 7-6(2) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3

Todd Martin #72

Andre Agassi #87 CH 6-4 6-4 2-6 7-5

Albert Costa #19

Andrea Gaudenzi #61 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4

Oliver Gross #84

Nicolas Escude #81 5-7 6-3 6-1 7-5

Gustavo Kuerten #14

Richey Reneberg #70 6-0 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-3

Franco Squillari #103

Todd Woodbridge #33 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4

Christophe Van Garsse

Greg Rusedski #6 6-4 6-4 1-0 (ret.)

Jonathan Stark #105

Nicolas Kiefer #29 2-6 1-6 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2

David Wheaton #148

Jerome Golmard #101 7-6(2) 7-5 6-7(5) 3-6 6-1

Jan Siemerink #71

Guillaume Raoux #46 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

Michael Chang #3

Wayne Black #99 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4

Michael Tebbutt #114

Round of 32

Petr Korda #7 6-2 7-6(8) 6-2

Vincent Spadea #79

Cedric Pioline #21 6-2 6-1 6-4

Alex Corretja #13

Jonas Bjorkman #4 7-5 6-3 6-4

Fabrice Santoro #22

Byron Black #68 6-4 6-0 6-2

Steve Campbell #125

Karol Kucera #20 6-2 7-6(3) 6-1

Daniel Nestor #108

Richard Fromberg #56 6-0 6-2 4-6 6-3

Sebastien Lareau #187

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 2× 7-5 6-3 6-4

Magnus Gustafsson #38

Hicham Arazi #47 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-1

Francisco Clavet #32

Marcelo Rios #8 6-2 6-3 6-2

Andrew Ilie #282

Lionel Roux #62 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4

Karim Alami #59

Alberto Berasategui #25 6-7(2) 7-6(7) 6-2 7-6(4)

Patrick Rafter #2

Andre Agassi #87 CH 6-2 6-2 6-0

Andrea Gaudenzi #61

Nicolas Escude #81 1-6 6-7(0) 6-2 7-5 6-4

Richey Reneberg #70

Todd Woodbridge #33 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2

Greg Rusedski #6

Nicolas Kiefer #29 7-5 4-0 (ret.)

Jerome Golmard #101

Guillaume Raoux #46 6-3 6-2 7-5

Wayne Black #99

Round of 16

Petr Korda #7 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3

Cedric Pioline #21

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

Byron Black #68

Karol Kucera #20 6-2 3-6 6-2 7-5

Richard Fromberg #56

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 2× 7-6(9) 6-4 6-4

Hicham Arazi #47

Marcelo Rios #8 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-4

Lionel Roux #62

Alberto Berasategui #25 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-3

Andre Agassi #87 CH

Nicolas Escude #81 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2

Todd Woodbridge #33

Nicolas Kiefer #29 6-3 6-4 7-5

Guillaume Raoux #46

Quarterfinals

Petr Korda #7 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-2

Jonas Bjorkman #4

Karol Kucera #20 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3

Pete Sampras #1 DEF · 2×

Marcelo Rios #8 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 6-0

Alberto Berasategui #25

Nicolas Escude #81 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2

Nicolas Kiefer #29

Semifinals

Petr Korda #7 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-2

Karol Kucera #20

Marcelo Rios #8 6-1 6-3 6-2

Nicolas Escude #81

Final

Petr Korda #2 6-2 6-2 6-2

Marcelo Rios #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.