Australian Open tournament history

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

Explore Australian Open champions and finals from 1905 to 2026. Compare title leaders, winners, runners-up, scores, surfaces, categories, and available match records.

Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Grand Slam champions by year →

Recorded outcomes
114
First recorded
1905
Latest recorded
2026
Latest champion
Carlos Alcaraz

Record Book

Career Leaders

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. 1 John Lloyd 1 final
  2. 1 Vitas Gerulaitis 1 final

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. 1 Allan Stone 1 appearance
  2. 1 Alvin Gardiner 1 appearance
  3. 1 Barry Phillips Moore 1 appearance
  4. 1 Bill Lloyd 1 appearance
  5. 1 Bill Lofgren 1 appearance

Champion Records

Lowest-Ranked Champion

Entering singles ranking.

  1. 1 Vitas Gerulaitis No. 5
    1977

Most Consecutive Titles

Titles in consecutive held editions.

  1. 1 Novak Djokovic 3 consecutive titles
    2019–2021

Longest Title Span

Years between a player's first and last title.

  1. 1 Novak Djokovic 15 years
    2008–2023

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

Tournament Outcomes by Season

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataCategorySurface
2026 Carlos Alcaraz 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 Novak Djokovic — — Grand Slam Hard
2025 Jannik Sinner 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 6-3 Alexander Zverev — — Grand Slam Hard
2024 Jannik Sinner 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 Daniil Medvedev — — Grand Slam Hard
2023 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-5) Stefanos Tsitsipas — — Grand Slam Hard
2022 Rafael Nadal 2-6, 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 Daniil Medvedev — — Grand Slam Hard
2021 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 Daniil Medvedev — — Grand Slam Hard
2020 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 Dominic Thiem — — Grand Slam Hard
2019 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 Rafael Nadal — — Grand Slam Hard
2018 Roger Federer 6-2, 6-7(5-7), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Marin Čilić — — Grand Slam Hard
2017 Roger Federer 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 Rafael Nadal — — Grand Slam Hard
2016 Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(7-3) Andy Murray — — Grand Slam Hard
2015 Novak Djokovic 7-6(7-5), 6-7(4-7), 6-3, 6-0 Andy Murray — — Grand Slam Hard
2014 Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Rafael Nadal — — Grand Slam Hard
2013 Novak Djokovic 6-7(2-7), 7-6(7-3), 6-3, 6-2 Andy Murray — — Grand Slam Hard
2012 Novak Djokovic 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5-7), 7-5 Rafael Nadal — — Grand Slam Hard
2011 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 Andy Murray — — Grand Slam Hard
2010 Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(13-11) Andy Murray — — Grand Slam Hard
2009 Rafael Nadal 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(7-3), 3-6, 6-2 Roger Federer — — Grand Slam Hard
2008 Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7-2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga — — Grand Slam Hard
2007 Roger Federer 7-6(7-2), 6-4, 6-4 Fernando González — — Grand Slam Hard
2006 Roger Federer 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 Marcos Baghdatis — — Grand Slam Hard
2005 Marat Safin 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Lleyton Hewitt — — Grand Slam Hard
2004 Roger Federer 7-6(7-3), 6-4, 6-2 Marat Safin — — Grand Slam Hard
2003 Andre Agassi 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 Rainer Schüttler — — Grand Slam Hard
2002 Thomas Johansson 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(7-4) Marat Safin — — Grand Slam Hard
2001 Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 Arnaud Clément — — Grand Slam Hard
2000 Andre Agassi 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 Yevgeny Kafelnikov — — Grand Slam Hard
1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6(7-1) Thomas Enqvist — — Grand Slam Hard
1998 Petr Korda 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Marcelo Ríos — — Grand Slam Hard
1997 Pete Sampras 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 Carlos Moyá — — Grand Slam Hard
1996 Boris Becker 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 Michael Chang — — Grand Slam Hard
1995 Andre Agassi 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(8-6), 6-4 Pete Sampras — — Grand Slam Hard
1994 Pete Sampras 7-6(7-4), 6-4, 6-4 Todd Martin — — Grand Slam Hard
1993 Jim Courier 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 Stefan Edberg — — Grand Slam Hard
1992 Jim Courier 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Stefan Edberg — — Grand Slam Hard
1991 Boris Becker 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Ivan Lendl — — Grand Slam Hard
1990 Ivan Lendl 4-6, 7-6(7-3), 5-2 (ret.) Stefan Edberg — — Grand Slam Hard
1989 Ivan Lendl 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Miloslav Mečíř — — Grand Slam Hard
1988 Mats Wilander 6-3, 6-7(3-7), 3-6, 6-1, 8-6 Pat Cash — — Grand Slam Hard
1987 Stefan Edberg 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3 Pat Cash — — Grand Slam Grass
1986 — — — — — — —
1985 Stefan Edberg 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 Mats Wilander — — Grand Slam Grass
1984 Mats Wilander 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 7-6(7-3), 6-2 Kevin Curren — — Grand Slam Grass
1983 Mats Wilander 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 Ivan Lendl — — Grand Slam Grass
1982 Johan Kriek 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 Steve Denton — — Grand Slam Grass
1981 Johan Kriek 6-2, 7-6(7-1), 6-7(1-7), 6-4 Steve Denton — — Grand Slam Grass
1980 Brian Teacher 7-5, 7-6(7-4), 6-2 Kim Warwick — — Grand Slam Grass
1979 Guillermo Vilas 7-6(7-4), 6-3, 6-2 John Sadri — — Grand Slam Grass
1978 Guillermo Vilas 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 John Marks — — Grand Slam Grass
1977 Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3, 7-6(7-4), 5-7, 3-6, 6-2 John Lloyd — — Grand Slam Grass
1977 Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-3 7-6 5-7 3-6 6-2 John Lloyd — Match data Grand Slam Grass
1976 Mark Edmondson 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 John Newcombe — — Grand Slam Grass
1975 John Newcombe 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(9-7) Jimmy Connors — — Grand Slam Grass
1974 Jimmy Connors 7-6(9-7), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Phil Dent — — Grand Slam Grass
1973 John Newcombe 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 Onny Parun — — Grand Slam Grass
1972 Ken Rosewall 7-6(7-2), 6-3, 7-5 Mal Anderson — — Grand Slam Grass
1971 Ken Rosewall 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 Arthur Ashe — — Grand Slam Grass
1970 Arthur Ashe 6-4, 9-7, 6-2 Dick Crealy — — Grand Slam Grass
1969 Rod Laver 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 Andrés Gimeno — — Grand Slam Grass
1968 Bill Bowrey 7-5, 2-6, 9-7, 6-4 Juan Gisbert Sr. — — Grand Slam Grass
Pre-Open Era — historical archive, display only
1967 Roy Emerson 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 Arthur Ashe — — Grand Slam Grass
1966 Roy Emerson 6-4, 6-8, 6-2, 6-3 Arthur Ashe — — Grand Slam Grass
1965 Roy Emerson 7-9, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1 Fred Stolle — — Grand Slam Grass
1964 Roy Emerson 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Fred Stolle — — Grand Slam Grass
1963 Roy Emerson 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 Ken Fletcher — — Grand Slam Grass
1962 Rod Laver 8-6, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 Roy Emerson — — Grand Slam Grass
1961 Roy Emerson 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 Rod Laver — — Grand Slam Grass
1960 Rod Laver 5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 8-6 Neale Fraser — — Grand Slam Grass
1959 Alex Olmedo 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Neale Fraser — — Grand Slam Grass
1958 Ashley Cooper 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 Mal Anderson — — Grand Slam Grass
1957 Ashley Cooper 6-3, 9-11, 6-4, 6-2 Neale Fraser — — Grand Slam Grass
1956 Lew Hoad 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 Ken Rosewall — — Grand Slam Grass
1955 Ken Rosewall 9-7, 6-4, 6-4 Lew Hoad — — Grand Slam Grass
1954 Mervyn Rose 6-2, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 Rex Hartwig — — Grand Slam Grass
1953 Ken Rosewall 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 Mervyn Rose — — Grand Slam Grass
1952 Ken McGregor 7-5, 12-10, 2-6, 6-2 Frank Sedgman — — Grand Slam Grass
1951 Dick Savitt 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 Ken McGregor — — Grand Slam Grass
1950 Frank Sedgman 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 Ken McGregor — — Grand Slam Grass
1949 Frank Sedgman 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 John Bromwich — — Grand Slam Grass
1948 Adrian Quist 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 John Bromwich — — Grand Slam Grass
1947 Dinny Pails 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 8-6 John Bromwich — — Grand Slam Grass
1946 John Bromwich 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 Dinny Pails — — Grand Slam Grass
1945 — — — — — — —
1944 — — — — — — —
1943 — — — — — — —
1942 — — — — — — —
1941 — — — — — — —
1940 Adrian Quist 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 Jack Crawford — — Grand Slam Grass
1939 John Bromwich 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 Adrian Quist — — Grand Slam Grass
1938 Don Budge 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 John Bromwich — — Grand Slam Grass
1937 Vivian McGrath 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 John Bromwich — — Grand Slam Grass
1936 Adrian Quist 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 9-7 Jack Crawford — — Grand Slam Grass
1935 Jack Crawford 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Fred Perry — — Grand Slam Grass
1934 Fred Perry 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 Jack Crawford — — Grand Slam Grass
1933 Jack Crawford 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 Keith Gledhill — — Grand Slam Grass
1932 Jack Crawford 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 Harry Hopman — — Grand Slam Grass
1931 Jack Crawford 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 Harry Hopman — — Grand Slam Grass
1930 Edgar Moon 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 Harry Hopman — — Grand Slam Grass
1929 John Colin Gregory 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 Richard Schlesinger — — Grand Slam Grass
1928 Jean Borotra 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3 Jack Cummings — — Grand Slam Grass
1927 Gerald Patterson 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 18-16, 6-3 John Hawkes — — Grand Slam Grass
1926 John Hawkes 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 James Willard — — Grand Slam Grass
1925 James Anderson 11-9, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Gerald Patterson — — Grand Slam Grass
1924 James Anderson 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3 Richard Schlesinger — — Grand Slam Grass
1923 Pat O'Hara Wood 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 Bert St. John — — Grand Slam Grass
1922 James Anderson 6-0, 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Gerald Patterson — — Grand Slam Grass
1921 Rhys Gemmell 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 Alf Hedeman — — Grand Slam Grass
1920 Pat O'Hara Wood 6-3, 4-6, 6-8, 6-1, 6-3 Ronald Thomas — — Grand Slam Grass
1919 Algernon Kingscote 6-4, 6-0, 6-3 Eric Pockley — — Grand Slam Grass
1918 — — — — — — —
1917 — — — — — — —
1916 — — — — — — —
1915 Gordon Lowe 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 Horace Rice — — Grand Slam Grass
1914 Arthur O'Hara Wood 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 Gerald Patterson — — Grand Slam Grass
1913 Ernie Parker 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 Harry Parker — — Grand Slam Grass
1912 James Cecil Parke 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 Alfred Beamish — — Grand Slam Grass
1911 Norman Brookes 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 Horace Rice — — Grand Slam Grass
1910 Rodney Heath 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 Horace Rice — — Grand Slam Grass
1909 Anthony Wilding 6-1, 7-5, 6-2 Ernie Parker — — Grand Slam Grass
1908 Fred Alexander 3-6, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 Alfred Dunlop — — Grand Slam Grass
1907 Horace Rice 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Harry Parker — — Grand Slam Grass
1906 Anthony Wilding 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 Francis Fisher — — Grand Slam Grass
1905 Rodney Heath 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Albert Curtis — — Grand Slam Grass

Pre-Open Era winners are included for tournament history only. They are excluded from TennisDB match and player statistics, title totals, and leaderboards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Australian Open held?
Australian Open is held in australian open.
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.