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 Elena Rybakina, who defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4.

Who has won the most Australian Open titles?

Serena Williams has won 7 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. The first women's singles edition was held in 1922.

What surface is Australian Open played on?

Australian Open is played on hard courts.

WTA Australian Open 1988 Draw & Results

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Steffi Graf won the 1988 Australian Open, defeating Chris Evert 6-1 7-6(3) in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 11–25 on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia.

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

Full tournament history →

Champion

Steffi Graf

def. Chris Evert , 6-1 7-6(3)

Dates

Jan 11 — Jan 25

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Steffi Graf #1 6-3 6-1

Amy Jonsson

Janine Tremelling #97 6-0 4-6 6-4

Clare Thompson

Cammy Macgregor #127 6-0 6-0

Sharon Walsh Pete

Monique Javer #161 6-3 4-6 6-3

Pamela Jung

Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-4 6-1

Jennifer Fuchs

Ann Henricksson #55 4-6 6-1 10-8

Betsy Nagelsen #90

Robin White #59 7-6(3) 6-3

Rachel Mcquillan #335

Lindsay Bartlett 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3

Kim Steinmetz #215

Hana Mandlikova #5 DEF · 2× 6-4 6-1

Mima Jausovec #234

Hellas Ter Riet 6-4 7-6(6)

Sarah Loosemore #313

Catherine Tanvier #103 6-2 6-0

Michelle Bowrey

Jo Durie #73 6-4 6-2

Julie Salmon

Lori Mcneil #11 6-2 6-1

Dee Ann Hansel

Manon Bollegraf #104 6-0 6-2

Xanthe Adams

Jenny Byrne #144 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1

Sybille Niox Chateau

Paulette Moreno 6-3 6-2

Marianne Van Der Torre

Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 3-6 6-2 6-0

Wiltrud Probst #101

Jo Anne Faull 6-2 7-6(4)

Susan Mascarin #117

Melissa Brown 6-3 6-0

Pam Casale #112

Michelle Jaggard Lai 3-6 6-1 6-4

Alison Scott

Radomira Zrubakova #121 7-6(1) 6-0

Jill Smoller

Elizabeth Galphin #224 7-5 6-2

Paula Smith #205

Emiko Okagawa 7-6(4) 6-0

Maider Laval #197

Candy Reynolds #179 6-0 7-6(5)

Marie Christine Calleja

Anne Minter #39 6-3 6-1

Karen Deed

Lisa Oneill 2-6 6-2 8-6

Olga Tsarbopoulou #145

Carol Christian 6-3 6-0

Jennifer Goodling

Maria Christine Damas 6-3 6-0

Katie Rickett

Pam Shriver #4 6-1 6-3

Eva Pfaff #47

Rosalyn Fairbank #40 6-2 6-0

Yukie Koizumi

Nicole Jagerman #209 6-2 7-5

Amanda Tobin #213

Julie Halard-Decugis #62 6-1 6-1

Masako Yanagi #172

Chris Evert #3 2× CH 6-4 6-0

Gretchen Magers #53

Beverly Bowes #74 6-4 1-6 6-4

Tina Mochizuki

Patty Fendick #49 7-6(5) 7-5

Penny Barg

Sandra Wasserman #128 6-3 6-1

Stephanie Savides

Celine Cohen 6-2 1-6 6-1

Jill Hetherington #143

Catherine Suire #129 4-6 6-1 7-5

Ei Iida #323

Lea Antonoplis #160 6-4 7-6(4)

Annabel Croft

Heather Ludloff #87 6-1 6-3

Liz Smylie #29

Claudia Porwik #93 6-4 6-2

Vicki Nelson #137

Cynthia Macgregor 7-6(1) 6-2

Patricia Hy Boulais

Eva Krapl #134 3-6 6-2 6-2

Amy Frazier #147

Zina Garrison #9 6-0 6-0

Stephanie Faulkner

Barbara Potter #12 6-3 7-6(6)

Clare Wood #170

Amy Schwartz 6-1 6-2

Sherri Norris

Etsuko Inoue #30 7-6(4) 6-4

Jana Novotna #36

Akemi Nishiya 6-4 7-5

Pascale Paradis Mangon

Martina Navratilova #2 3× CH 6-3 6-0

Elizabeth Minter #72

Anna Maria Fernandez 7-6(7) 6-3

Kristine Kunce #339

Akiko Kijimuta #79 7-6(0) 6-1

Pilar Vasquez #151

Sandy Collins 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3

Marcella Mesker #149

Sylvia Hanika #14 3-6 6-4 6-1

Sara Gomer #77

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer 6-4 6-1

Katrina Adams #166

Leigh Anne Eldredge 6-4 6-2

Camille Benjamin #66

Julie Richardson #156 7-5 6-2

Kaoru Okamoto #107

Helena Sukova #7 6-2 6-2

Jamie Golder #208

Louise Field #123 7-6(3) 6-1

Emmanuelle Derly

Maria Lindstrom 6-1 6-3

Carin Bakkum

Ann Devries #96 2-6 6-0 6-1

Teresa Edgar

Belinda Cordwell 6-1 6-7(5) 6-0

Christiane Jolissaint

Sally Mccann 6-3 6-2

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #153

Nicole Bradtke #70 6-3 6-2

Valda Lake

Wendy Wood 6-2 4-6 8-6

Dianne Fromholtz #21

Round of 64

Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-1

Janine Tremelling #97

Cammy Macgregor #127 6-4 6-4

Monique Javer #161

Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-2 6-2

Ann Henricksson #55

Robin White #59 6-1 6-3

Lindsay Bartlett

Hana Mandlikova #5 DEF · 2× 6-1 6-1

Hellas Ter Riet

Catherine Tanvier #103 4-6 6-3 6-3

Jo Durie #73

Lori Mcneil #11 6-4 6-0

Manon Bollegraf #104

Jenny Byrne #144 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4

Paulette Moreno

Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 6-2 6-4

Jo Anne Faull

Melissa Brown 6-7(1) 6-4 6-1

Michelle Jaggard Lai

Radomira Zrubakova #121 6-1 6-1

Elizabeth Galphin #224

Emiko Okagawa 6-4 6-4

Candy Reynolds #179

Anne Minter #39 6-2 6-4

Lisa Oneill

Carol Christian 6-2 6-4

Maria Christine Damas

Pam Shriver #4 7-5 6-0

Rosalyn Fairbank #40

Nicole Jagerman #209 6-1 7-5

Julie Halard-Decugis #62

Chris Evert #3 2× CH 6-0 6-1

Beverly Bowes #74

Patty Fendick #49 7-6(3) 6-0

Sandra Wasserman #128

Celine Cohen 6-7(4) 7-5 11-9

Catherine Suire #129

Lea Antonoplis #160 7-6(5) 6-3

Heather Ludloff #87

Claudia Porwik #93 4-6 6-2 13-11

Cynthia Macgregor

Eva Krapl #134 3-6 6-3 6-4

Zina Garrison #9

Barbara Potter #12 6-3 6-1

Amy Schwartz

Etsuko Inoue #30 6-1 6-2

Akemi Nishiya

Martina Navratilova #2 3× CH 6-1 6-0

Anna Maria Fernandez

Akiko Kijimuta #79 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2

Sandy Collins

Sylvia Hanika #14 6-4 6-2

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer

Leigh Anne Eldredge 7-6(2) 6-4

Julie Richardson #156

Helena Sukova #7 6-4 6-3

Louise Field #123

Maria Lindstrom 6-4 6-1

Ann Devries #96

Belinda Cordwell 6-2 6-2

Sally Mccann

Nicole Bradtke #70 6-3 6-2

Wendy Wood

Round of 32

Steffi Graf #1 6-1 6-2

Cammy Macgregor #127

Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 6-1 6-4

Robin White #59

Hana Mandlikova #5 DEF · 2× 6-4 6-3

Catherine Tanvier #103

Lori Mcneil #11 6-4 6-2

Jenny Byrne #144

Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 6-2 6-1

Melissa Brown

Radomira Zrubakova #121 6-0 6-0

Emiko Okagawa

Anne Minter #39 6-1 6-4

Carol Christian

Pam Shriver #4 6-3 6-3

Nicole Jagerman #209

Chris Evert #3 2× CH 4-6 6-1 6-1

Patty Fendick #49

Celine Cohen 4-6 6-1 9-7

Lea Antonoplis #160

Claudia Porwik #93 6-2 7-6(3)

Eva Krapl #134

Barbara Potter #12 6-3 6-2

Etsuko Inoue #30

Martina Navratilova #2 3× CH 4-6 6-2 6-2

Akiko Kijimuta #79

Sylvia Hanika #14 6-4 6-1

Leigh Anne Eldredge

Helena Sukova #7 6-2 6-3

Maria Lindstrom

Belinda Cordwell 6-3 5-7 6-2

Nicole Bradtke #70

Round of 16

Steffi Graf #1 6-0 7-5

Catarina Lindqvist Ryan

Hana Mandlikova #5 DEF · 2× 6-2 6-4

Lori Mcneil #11

Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 3-6 6-0 6-3

Radomira Zrubakova #127

Anne Minter #40 6-2 6-4

Pam Shriver #4

Chris Evert #3 2× CH 6-1 6-1

Celine Cohen

Claudia Porwik #91 7-6(3) 7-5

Barbara Potter #12

Martina Navratilova #2 3× CH 6-4 6-0

Sylvia Hanika #14

Helena Sukova #7 7-6(4) 6-3

Belinda Cordwell

Quarterfinals

Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-2

Hana Mandlikova #5 DEF · 2×

Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10 6-2 6-4

Anne Minter #40

Chris Evert #3 2× CH 6-3 6-1

Claudia Porwik #91

Martina Navratilova #2 3× CH 6-4 7-6(3)

Helena Sukova #7

Semifinals

Steffi Graf #1 6-2 6-3

Claudia Kohde Kilsch #10

Chris Evert #3 2× CH 6-2 7-5

Martina Navratilova #2 3× CH

Final

Steffi Graf #1 6-1 7-6(3)

Chris Evert #3 2× CH

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Australian Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

Serena Williams 7 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

Serena Williams 8 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Serena Williams 92 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

Venus Williams 22 appearances

View the full Australian Open record book →

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
Elena Rybakina #5	6-4 4-6 6-4	Aryna Sabalenka #1	H2H	Match data	2026	Hard
Madison Keys #14	6-3 2-6 7-5	Aryna Sabalenka #1	H2H	Match data	2025	Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #2	6-3 6-2	Qinwen Zheng #15	H2H	Match data	2024	Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #5	4-6 6-3 6-4	Elena Rybakina #25	H2H	Match data	2023	Hard
Ashleigh Barty #1	6-3 7-6(2)	Danielle Collins #30	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 Elena Rybakina, who defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4.
Who has won the most Australian Open titles?: Serena Williams has won 7 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. The first women's singles edition was held in 1922.
What surface is Australian Open played on?: Australian Open is played on hard courts.