# Sydney International — Title History

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/sackmann_atp:deb4e3897f0d824850da005a8cb873e85ba564ad28909297315da5642202a4c1/sydney-international/history
Tour: ATP

Archive scope: Pre-Open Era winners are included for tournament history only. They are excluded from TennisDB match and player statistics, title totals, and leaderboards.
Archive lineage: The archive follows the Championship of New South Wales, New South Wales Open, and Sydney International lineage. Both official 1932 editions are shown separately.
Historical source: [Tennis NSW men's singles champions](https://www.tennis.com.au/nsw/files/2025/11/NSW-OPEN-CHAMPIONS-MENS-SINGLES.pdf)
Historical source: [Sydney International finals tables](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_International)

## Summary
- Total editions: 127
- First edition: 1885
- Latest edition: 2022

## Most titles
- Lleyton Hewitt: 4 (2005, 2004, 2001, 2000)
- Tony Roche: 3 (1976, 1974, 1969)
- James Blake: 2 (2007, 2006)
- John Fitzgerald: 2 (1988, 1984)
- Pete Sampras: 2 (1994, 1993)
- Phil Dent: 2 (1979, 1971)
- Tim Wilkison: 2 (1981, 1978)
- Todd Martin: 2 (1999, 1996)
- Viktor Troicki: 2 (2016, 2015)
*Only Open Era titles from 1968 onwards are counted.*

## Champions by year
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| ---: | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2022 | Aslan Karatsev | Andy Murray | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2019 | Alex de Minaur | Andreas Seppi | 7-5 7-6(5) |
| 2018 | Daniil Medvedev | Alex de Minaur | 1-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2017 | Gilles Muller | Daniel Evans | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| 2016 | Viktor Troicki | Grigor Dimitrov | 2-6 6-1 7-6(7) |
| 2015 | Viktor Troicki | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2014 | Juan Martin del Potro | Bernard Tomic | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2013 | Bernard Tomic | Kevin Anderson | 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3 |
| 2012 | Jarkko Nieminen | Julien Benneteau | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2011 | Gilles Simon | Viktor Troicki | 7-5 7-6(4) |
| 2010 | Marcos Baghdatis | Richard Gasquet | 6-4 7-6(2) |
| 2009 | David Nalbandian | Jarkko Nieminen | 6-3 6-7(9) 6-2 |
| 2008 | Dmitry Tursunov | Chris Guccione | 7-6(3) 7-6(4) |
| 2007 | James Blake | Carlos Moya | 6-3 5-7 6-1 |
| 2006 | James Blake | Igor Andreev | 6-2 3-6 7-6(3) |
| 2005 | Lleyton Hewitt | Ivo Minar | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2004 | Lleyton Hewitt | Carlos Moya | 4-3 RET |
| 2003 | Hyung-Taik Lee | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4) |
| 2002 | Roger Federer | Juan Ignacio Chela | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2001 | Lleyton Hewitt | Magnus Norman | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2000 | Lleyton Hewitt | Jason Stoltenberg | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1999 | Todd Martin | Alex Corretja | 6-3 7-6(5) |
| 1998 | Karol Kucera | Tim Henman | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1997 | Tim Henman | Carlos Moya | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1996 | Todd Martin | Goran Ivanisevic | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 1995 | Patrick McEnroe | Richard Fromberg | 6-2 7-6(4) |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras | Ivan Lendl | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 1993 | Pete Sampras | Thomas Muster | 7-6(7) 6-1 |
| 1992 | Emilio Sanchez | Guy Forget | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1991 | Guy Forget | Michael Stich | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1990 | Yannick Noah | Carl Uwe Steeb | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 1989 | Aaron Krickstein | Andrei Cherkasov | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1988 | John Fitzgerald | Andrei Chesnokov | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1987 | Miloslav Mecir | Peter Doohan | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1985 | Henri Leconte | Kelly Evernden | 6-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 1984 | John Fitzgerald | Sammy Giammalva Jr | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1983 | Joakim Nystrom | Mike Bauer | 2-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 1982 | John Alexander | John Fitzgerald | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 1981 | Tim Wilkison | Chris Lewis | 6-4 7-6 6-3 |
| 1980 | Fritz Buehning | Brian Teacher | 6-3 6-7 7-6 |
| 1979 | Phil Dent | Hank Pfister | 6-4 6-4 7-5 |
| 1978 | Tim Wilkison | Kim Warwick | 6-3 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-2 |
| 1977 | Roscoe Tanner | Brian Teacher | 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 |
| 1976 | Tony Roche | Dick Stockton | 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1975 | Ross Case | John Marks | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1974 | Tony Roche | Phil Dent | 7-6 4-6 3-6 6-2 8-6 |
| 1973 | Mal Anderson | Ken Rosewall | 6-3 6-4 6-4 |
| 1972 | Alex Metreveli | Patrice Dominguez | 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
| 1971 | Phil Dent | John Alexander | 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-3 |
| 1970 | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 3-6 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 1969 | Tony Roche | Rod Laver | 6-4 4-6 9-7 12-10 |
| 1967 | Tony Roche | Roy Emerson | 8–6, 6–1, 8–6 |
| 1966 | Fred Stolle | John Newcombe | 12–10, 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1965 | John Newcombe | Arthur Ashe | 6–8, 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1964 | Fred Stolle | Roy Emerson | 4–6, 6–3, 11–9, 6–8, 6–3 |
| 1963 | Dennis Ralston | Mike Sangster | 6–8, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1962 | Neale Fraser | Ken Fletcher | 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1961 | Rod Laver | Roy Emerson | 8–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1960 | Neale Fraser | Barry MacKay | 10–8, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1959 | Neale Fraser | Roy Emerson | 11–9, 8–6, 6–3 |
| 1958 | Ashley Cooper | Butch Buchholz | 6–0, 6–1, 7–9, 6–2 |
| 1957 | Ashley Cooper | Neale Fraser | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1956 | Ken Rosewall | Neale Fraser | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1955 | Lew Hoad | Ken Rosewall | 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 1954 | Rex Hartwig | Mervyn Rose | 6–3, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1953 | Lew Hoad | Ken Rosewall | 8–6, 4–6, 9–7, 10–8 |
| 1952 | Frank Sedgman | Ken McGregor | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1951 | Vic Seixas | Mervyn Rose | 4–6, 9–7, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1950 | Art Larsen | Frank Sedgman | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1949 | John Bromwich | Bill Sidwell | 6–3, 10–8, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1948 | John Bromwich | Frank Sedgman | 6–4, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1947 | Adrian Quist | James Brink | 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1946 | John Bromwich | Dinny Pails | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1945 | Dinny Pails | John Bromwich | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1944 | Singles event not held | ? |  |
| 1943 | Singles event not held | ? |  |
| 1942 | Singles event not held | ? |  |
| 1941 | Singles event not held | ? |  |
| 1940 | John Bromwich | Adrian Quist | 6–3, 4–6, 10–8, 6–8, 6–1 |
| 1939 | John Bromwich | Adrian Quist | 2–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1938 | John Bromwich | Adrian Quist | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1937 | John Bromwich | Adrian Quist | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1936 | Jack Crawford | John Bromwich | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 11–9, 6–2 |
| 1935 | Adrian Quist | Harry Hopman | 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 8–10, 6–2 |
| 1934 | Jack Crawford | Fred Perry | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
| 1933 | Jack Crawford | Harry Hopman | 6–4, 8–6, 7–5 |
| 1932 (Mar) | Jack Crawford | W. B. Walker | 6–2, 6–3, 8–6 |
| 1932 (Nov) | Ellsworth Vines | Wilmer Allison | 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1931 | Jack Crawford | Harry Hopman | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1930 | Jack Cummings | Edgar Moon | 6–1, 6–0, 7–5 |
| 1929 | Jack Crawford | Clifford Sproule | 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1928 | Fred Kalms | James Willard | 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 1927 | Jack Crawford | Richard Schlesinger | 7–5, 1–6, 9–7, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1926 | Fred Kalms | Buster Andrews | 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1925 | Norman Peach | A. Seiler | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 8–6 |
| 1924 | Gerald Patterson | James Willard | 6–4, 7–9, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1923 | James Anderson | Norman Peach | 6–4, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1922 | Ronald Thomas | Norman Peach | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–8, 6–3 |
| 1921 | Gerald Patterson | John Hawks | walkover |
| 1920 | R. Neil | Eric Pockley | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1919 | James Anderson | R. Neil | 9–7, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1918 | Singles event not held | ? |  |
| 1917 | Singles event not held | ? |  |
| 1916 | Singles event not held | ? |  |
| 1915 | Henry Marsh | Alfred Jones | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 |
| 1914 | James Anderson | Alfred Jones | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1913 | Arthur O'Hara Wood | James Anderson | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 1912 | Alfred Jones | Ashley Campbell | 6–2, 3–6, 8–6, 2–1 retired |
| 1911 | Ashley Campbell | Horace Rice | 8–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1910 | Harry Parker | Horace Rice | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 9–7 |
| 1909 | Rodney Heath | Granville G. Sharp | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 0–6, 6–3 |
| 1908 | Rodney Heath | Horace Rice | 6–3, 6–4, 7–9, 6–4 |
| 1907 | Horace Rice | Harry Parker | 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1 |
| 1906 | Granville G. Sharp | Stanley Doust | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1905 | Singles event not held | ? |  |
| 1904 | Granville G. Sharp | Horace Rice | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1903 | Granville G. Sharp | Barney Murphy | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1902 | Wilberforce Eaves | August Kearney | 6–0, 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 1901 | August Kearney | Horace M. Rice | 8–6, 1–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1900 | Horace Rice | Leslie Poidevin | 6–0, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1899 | August Kearney | David L. Gaden | 6–1, 6–0, 12–10 |
| 1898 | Henry R. Crossman | Alfred Dunlop | 14–12, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1897 | Albert Curtis | Henry R. Crossman | 6–1, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1896 | Henry R. Crossman | Horace Rice | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 1895 | Henry R. Crossman | Dudley Webb | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1894 | Dudley Webb | Ben Green | 5–7, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1893 | Dudley Webb | Ben Green | 2–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1892 | Dudley Webb | Ben Green | 6–4, 2–6, 5–7, 10–8, 9–7 |
| 1891 | Wilberforce Eaves | Dudley Webb | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1890 | Dudley Webb | Herbert E. Webb | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1889 | Arthur G.H. Colquhoun | Dudley Webb | 6–2, 0–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1888 | Dudley Webb | Charles W. Cropper | 6–0, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1887 | Charles W. Cropper | Robert D. Fitzgerald | 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1886 | Charles W. Cropper | William J.B. Salmon | 6–0, 6–0, 5–7, 8–6 |
| 1885 | William J.B. Salmon | Walter John C. Riddell | 1–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |

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