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 1991 Draw & Results

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Monica Seles won the 1991 Australian Open, defeating Jana Novotna 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 14–28 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

Monica Seles

def. Jana Novotna , 5-7 6-3 6-1

Dates

Jan 14 — Jan 28

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Monica Seles #2 6-0 6-0

Sabine Hack #53

Cathy Caverzasio #43 6-3 3-6 6-3

Silke Meier #122

Karin Kschwendt #118 2-6 6-3 6-2

Petra Langrova #95

Regina Rajchrtova #46 4-6 7-5 8-6

Louise Stacey

Catherine Tanvier #80 6-4 6-1

Renata Baranski

Patricia Hy Boulais 6-4 6-3

Beverly Bowes #146

Helena Sukova #13 6-2 6-1

Belinda Cordwell

Isabel Cueto #27 6-4 2-6 7-5

Petra Schwarz #145

Anke Huber #35 6-4 6-1

Julie Richardson #137

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #10 6-2 6-0

Jo Anne Faull

Pam Shriver #56 6-3 6-1

Noelle Van Lottum

Eva Pfaff #152 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3

Louise Field #124

Natasha Zvereva #15 6-3 6-4

Ginger Helgeson #249

Claudia Porwik #36 7-6(6) 6-3

Marketa Kochta #158

Clare Wood #148 3-6 7-6(4) 6-0

Sandy Collins

Csilla Cserepy #94 6-3 6-2

Nathalie Guerree Spitzer

Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-1 6-0

Sara Gomer #93

Francesca Romano 7-5 6-2

Maja Zivec Skulj

Naoko Sawamatsu #30 6-4 6-3

Elise Burgin #163

Barbara Rittner #110 4-6 6-3 6-1

Sarah Loosemore #92

Sabine Appelmans #23 6-0 6-1

Mercedes Paz #33

Patricia Tarabini #82 6-4 6-0

Maria Strandlund Tomsvik

Petra Kamstra #199 6-4 6-2

Robin White #71

Julie Halard-Decugis #49 6-2 6-3

Denisa Szabova

Katerina Maleeva #7 6-1 6-3

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #61

Stacey Martin 6-1 6-1

Catherine Barclay #289

Donna Faber #89 5-7 6-3 6-2

Erika De Lone #130

Wiltrud Probst #37 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4

Ann Henricksson #116

Magdalena Maleeva #75 6-4 5-7 6-4

Michelle Jaggard Lai

Claudine Toleafoa #128 7-5 6-0

Stephanie Rottier #154

Rosalyn Fairbank #21 6-3 6-2

Gigi Fernandez #38

Tami Whitlinger Jones 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2

Raffaella Reggi Concato

Jana Novotna #12 7-6(7) 6-2

Anne Minter #85

Karine Quentrec #97 7-6(6) 2-6 7-5

Ann Grossman #45

Shaun Stafford #144 6-4 6-4

Manon Bollegraf #31

Gretchen Magers #34 6-4 6-2

Emanuela Zardo #65

Zina Garrison #9 6-2 6-0

Rennae Stubbs #217

Nana Smith #112 7-5 1-6 8-6

Angelica Gavaldon #50

Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-3 7-5

Kristin Godridge #119

Veronika Martinek #57 6-3 6-1

Akiko Kijimuta #52

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 3× 6-3 6-0

Jennifer Santrock #151

Maya Kidowaki #88 1-6 6-1 6-4

Kirrily Sharpe #157

Nicole Bradtke #39 6-2 6-0

Elna Reinach #99

Kimiko Date #117 6-2 6-1

Nathalie Herreman #68

Karina Habsudova #127 6-2 7-6(5)

Cristina Tessi #102

Anne Smith 6-3 6-4

Eva Sviglerova #86

Liz Smylie #54 2-6 6-4 6-4

Claudia Kohde Kilsch #44

Laura Arraya #24 6-1 6-1

Pilar Vasquez #155

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-0 6-2

Natalia Medvedeva #64

Monique Javer #113 6-2 6-2

Audra Keller #101

Lori Mcneil #51 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1

Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel

Larisa Savchenko #63 6-2 6-2

Danielle Jones

Amy Frazier #17 6-3 6-4

Kate Mcdonald #226

Andrea Leand #141 7-6(3) 1-6 8-6

Ingelise Driehuis

Carrie Cunningham #55 6-1 6-1

Nicole Pratt #186

Catarina Lindqvist Ryan 7-5 4-6 6-3

Cammy Macgregor #125

Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-3 6-1

Linda Wild #62

Maria Ekstrand #197 6-1 7-5

Jana Pospisilova #227

Andrea Strnadova #142 7-6(2) 6-4

Sandra Wasserman #107

Jo Durie #66 6-1 3-6 7-5

Tracey Morton Rodgers

Rachel Mcquillan #48 2-6 6-4 6-1

Elena Brioukhovets #74

Barbara Paulus #14 6-3 6-3

Petra Thoren #183

Stacey Schefflin #214 7-5 6-4

Miriam Oremans #185

Tamaka Takagi 6-2 3-6 6-3

Patty Fendick #41

Round of 64

Monica Seles #2 6-1 6-0

Cathy Caverzasio #43

Karin Kschwendt #118 6-1 6-1

Regina Rajchrtova #46

Catherine Tanvier #80 6-7(7) 7-5 6-1

Patricia Hy Boulais

Helena Sukova #13 6-2 7-5

Isabel Cueto #27

Anke Huber #35 6-4 6-4

Manuela Maleeva Fragniere #10

Pam Shriver #56 6-3 7-6(4)

Eva Pfaff #152

Natasha Zvereva #15 7-6(9) 6-4

Claudia Porwik #36

Clare Wood #148 3-6 6-3 6-0

Csilla Cserepy #94

Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-1 6-2

Francesca Romano

Naoko Sawamatsu #30 6-3 6-3

Barbara Rittner #110

Sabine Appelmans #23 7-5 6-1

Patricia Tarabini #82

Petra Kamstra #199 6-3 6-4

Julie Halard-Decugis #49

Katerina Maleeva #7 6-2 6-0

Stacey Martin

Donna Faber #89 6-2 6-0

Wiltrud Probst #37

Magdalena Maleeva #75 6-0 6-3

Claudine Toleafoa #128

Rosalyn Fairbank #21 6-4 6-1

Tami Whitlinger Jones

Jana Novotna #12 6-2 6-2

Karine Quentrec #97

Shaun Stafford #144 5-7 6-2 6-2

Gretchen Magers #34

Zina Garrison #9 2-6 6-0 6-2

Nana Smith #112

Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-2 6-3

Veronika Martinek #57

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 3× 6-1 6-0

Maya Kidowaki #88

Nicole Bradtke #39 4-6 6-0 6-4

Kimiko Date #117

Karina Habsudova #127 7-6(10) 6-2

Anne Smith

Liz Smylie #54 6-3 2-6 9-7

Laura Arraya #24

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 4-6 6-4 6-2

Monique Javer #113

Lori Mcneil #51 6-3 4-6 6-3

Larisa Savchenko #63

Amy Frazier #17 6-3 6-0

Andrea Leand #141

Carrie Cunningham #55 6-1 6-0

Catarina Lindqvist Ryan

Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-1 6-1

Maria Ekstrand #197

Andrea Strnadova #142 6-3 6-2

Jo Durie #66

Rachel Mcquillan #48 6-4 6-7(7) 6-4

Barbara Paulus #14

Stacey Schefflin #214 6-2 6-4

Tamaka Takagi

Round of 32

Monica Seles #2 6-3 6-1

Karin Kschwendt #118

Catherine Tanvier #80 4-6 6-1 6-4

Helena Sukova #13

Anke Huber #35 6-3 7-5

Pam Shriver #56

Natasha Zvereva #15 6-1 6-3

Clare Wood #148

Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-1 6-1

Naoko Sawamatsu #30

Sabine Appelmans #23 6-4 6-3

Petra Kamstra #199

Katerina Maleeva #7 6-3 6-2

Donna Faber #89

Magdalena Maleeva #75 6-2 6-3

Rosalyn Fairbank #21

Jana Novotna #12 6-7(2) 6-1 8-6

Shaun Stafford #144

Zina Garrison #9 6-2 6-4

Alexia Dechaume Balleret

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 3× 6-4 6-2

Nicole Bradtke #39

Karina Habsudova #127 6-0 3-6 8-6

Liz Smylie #54

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-4 3-6 6-0

Lori Mcneil #51

Amy Frazier #17 3-6 6-2 6-2

Carrie Cunningham #55

Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-1 6-1

Andrea Strnadova #142

Rachel Mcquillan #48 6-4 6-0

Stacey Schefflin #214

Round of 16

Monica Seles #2 6-2 6-1

Catherine Tanvier #80

Anke Huber #35 6-3 6-4

Natasha Zvereva #15

Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-3 6-3

Sabine Appelmans #23

Katerina Maleeva #7 6-3 6-2

Magdalena Maleeva #75

Jana Novotna #12 7-6(1) 6-4

Zina Garrison #9

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 3× 6-0 6-1

Karina Habsudova #127

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-3 6-2

Amy Frazier #17

Gabriela Sabatini #5 6-3 6-1

Rachel Mcquillan #48

Quarterfinals

Monica Seles #2 6-3 6-1

Anke Huber #35

Mary Joe Fernandez #4 6-3 6-2

Katerina Maleeva #7

Jana Novotna #12 5-7 6-4 8-6

Steffi Graf #1 DEF · 3×

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-1 6-3

Gabriela Sabatini #5

Semifinals

Monica Seles #2 6-3 0-6 9-7

Mary Joe Fernandez #4

Jana Novotna #12 6-2 6-4

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6

Final

Monica Seles #2 5-7 6-3 6-1

Jana Novotna #8

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

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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
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.