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 1996 Draw & Results

Completed

Monica Seles won the 1996 Australian Open, defeating Anke Huber 6-4 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 15–29 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.

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Champion

Monica Seles

def. Anke Huber , 6-4 6-1

Dates

Jan 15 — Jan 29

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 6-3 6-0

Janet Lee #164

Katarina Studenikova #78 7-5 6-4

Dominique Monami #53

Julie Halard-Decugis #37 6-1 6-1

Jane Taylor

Francesca Lubiani #163 6-2 4-6 6-4

Nicole Bradtke #34

Naoko Sawamatsu #17 4-6 6-2 6-1

Catalina Cristea #110

Linda Wild #59 6-2 6-1

Janette Husarova #99

Ai Sugiyama #42 0-6 7-5 6-1

Radomira Zrubakova #91

Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-4 7-6(3)

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #94

Iva Majoli #8 6-4 6-2

Elena Makarova

Lori Mcneil #35 7-5 6-3

Nicole Pratt #206

Alexandra Fusai #101 6-4 6-4

Pam Shriver #111

Jolene Watanabe #143 6-4 6-3

Mariaan De Swardt

Sabine Appelmans #29 7-5 6-4

Natalia Baudone #102

Irina Spirlea #24 6-4 6-7(4) 8-6

Sandrine Testud #36

Tami Whitlinger Jones 6-3 6-0

Naoko Kijimuta #82

Anna Smashnova #73 6-2 4-6 7-5

Natasha Zvereva #15

Chanda Rubin #14 4-6 6-3 6-2

Rachel Mcquillan #68

Tina Krizan #150 6-2 2-6 6-4

Meredith Mcgrath #52

Laurence Courtois #61 7-6(4) 7-6(4)

Miriam Oremans #47

Joannette Kruger #27 4-6 7-5 6-1

Annabel Ellwood #135

Gabriela Sabatini #7 6-0 6-1

Shaun Stafford #104

Karina Habsudova #60 6-3 6-3

Isabelle Demongeot #166

Karin Kschwendt #75 6-0 6-2

Petra Begerow #49

Nana Smith #119 6-3 7-5

Sandra Cecchini #100

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

Beate Reinstadler #71

Barbara Rittner #55 6-3 6-2

Ann Grossman #77

Sandra Cacic #63 6-3 6-4

Els Callens #97

Siobhan Drake Brockman 6-4 4-6 6-3

Kristin Godridge #80

Mary Joe Fernandez #10 6-4 6-3

Virginia Ruano Pascual #54

María Sánchez Lorenzo #118 6-2 6-3

Veronika Martinek #89

Nicole Arendt #113 6-3 6-1

Kristine Kunce #205

Silvia Farina Elia #45 6-3 6-4

Lea Ghirardi #81

Anke Huber #9 6-1 6-4

Sandra Kleinova #117

Asa Carlsson #43 6-2 6-0

Kirrily Sharpe #195

Ludmila Richterova #74 6-3 6-3

Gail Biggs #304

Dally Randriantefy #92 7-5 7-6(4)

Maria Strandlund Tomsvik

Barbara Schett #84 4-6 7-5 9-7

Amy Frazier #16

Sung-Hee Park #69 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4

Maria Vento-Kabchi #105

Helena Sukova #28 6-4 6-0

Judith Wiesner #26

Magdalena Grzybowska #88 4-6 6-3 6-2

Trudi Musgrave #300

Conchita Martínez #2 6-4 6-1

Clare Wood #179

Florencia Labat #38 6-2 6-2

Jing-Qian Yi #79

Jana Kandarr #85 6-4 6-3

Tatjana Jecmenica #83

Yone Kamio #32 2-6 7-6(4) 6-2

Fang Li #121

Lindsay Davenport #12 6-1 6-2

Christina Singer #48

Rennae Stubbs #90 6-3 6-4

Gigi Fernandez #66

Nanne Dahlman #109 6-3 6-0

Katarzyna Nowak #65

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 4-6 6-2 6-4

Erika De Lone #115

Amanda Coetzer #18 6-2 6-2

Melanie Schnell #114

Sabine Hack #58 2-6 6-4 6-4

Yayuk Basuki #30

Rika Hiraki #159 3-6 6-3 6-2

Maria Jose Gaidano

Laxmi Poruri #140 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3

Lindsay Lee-Waters #56

Elena Likhovtseva #51 6-2 6-4

Kyoko Nagatsuka #44

Mary Pierce #4 DEF 6-3 6-1

Petra Schwarz #108

Rita Grande #67 6-4 6-3

Lisa Raymond #19

Silke Meier #86 0-6 6-4 6-2

Min Tang #128

Martina Hingis #20 6-1 6-1

Jana Nejedly #107

Barbara Paulus #23 6-0 6-0

Larisa Savchenko #87

Mana Endo #64 7-6(6) 6-4

Kerry-Anne Guse #201

Kimiko Date #5 6-2 6-0

Angelica Gavaldon #39

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13 1-6 7-6(3) 6-3

Patricia Hy Boulais

Shi-Ting Wang #46 7-6(5) 6-1

Andrea Temesvari #106

Kristie Boogert #33 6-3 6-2

Adriana Serra Zanetti #72

Nancy Feber #95 6-4 6-0

Sonya Jeyaseelan #176

Round of 64

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 6-1 6-1

Katarina Studenikova #78

Julie Halard-Decugis #37 6-2 0-6 6-2

Francesca Lubiani #163

Naoko Sawamatsu #17 6-4 6-3

Linda Wild #59

Ai Sugiyama #42 6-2 6-2

Alexia Dechaume Balleret

Iva Majoli #8 6-3 6-2

Lori Mcneil #35

Alexandra Fusai #101 7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Jolene Watanabe #143

Sabine Appelmans #29 6-3 6-3

Irina Spirlea #24

Tami Whitlinger Jones 5-7 6-4 6-2

Anna Smashnova #73

Chanda Rubin #14 6-7(3) 6-2 6-3

Tina Krizan #150

Laurence Courtois #61 6-3 7-6(5)

Joannette Kruger #27

Gabriela Sabatini #7 6-4 6-3

Karina Habsudova #60

Karin Kschwendt #75 2-6 6-2 6-1

Nana Smith #119

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

Barbara Rittner #55

Sandra Cacic #63 6-2 7-5

Siobhan Drake Brockman

Mary Joe Fernandez #10 6-2 6-0

María Sánchez Lorenzo #118

Nicole Arendt #113 3-6 6-3 8-6

Silvia Farina Elia #45

Anke Huber #9 6-1 6-2

Asa Carlsson #43

Ludmila Richterova #74 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5

Dally Randriantefy #92

Barbara Schett #84 6-4 6-3

Sung-Hee Park #69

Helena Sukova #28 7-6(5) 4-6 8-6

Magdalena Grzybowska #88

Conchita Martínez #2 6-2 6-4

Florencia Labat #38

Jana Kandarr #85 7-6(3) 6-3

Yone Kamio #32

Lindsay Davenport #12 7-6(5) 6-3

Rennae Stubbs #90

Nanne Dahlman #109 6-4 6-3

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie

Amanda Coetzer #18 6-1 6-1

Sabine Hack #58

Rika Hiraki #159 6-3 4-6 6-2

Laxmi Poruri #140

Elena Likhovtseva #51 6-4 6-4

Mary Pierce #4 DEF

Rita Grande #67 6-4 7-6(5)

Silke Meier #86

Martina Hingis #20 6-1 6-4

Barbara Paulus #23

Mana Endo #64 6-2 1-6 6-4

Kimiko Date #5

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13 6-4 3-6 6-3

Shi-Ting Wang #46

Kristie Boogert #33 6-2 1-6 6-3

Nancy Feber #95

Round of 32

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 7-5 6-0

Julie Halard-Decugis #37

Naoko Sawamatsu #17 6-4 6-0

Ai Sugiyama #42

Iva Majoli #8 6-2 6-1

Alexandra Fusai #101

Sabine Appelmans #29 6-3 6-2

Tami Whitlinger Jones

Chanda Rubin #14 6-0 6-2

Laurence Courtois #61

Gabriela Sabatini #7 6-1 6-2

Karin Kschwendt #75

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

Sandra Cacic #63

Mary Joe Fernandez #10 6-1 6-1

Nicole Arendt #113

Anke Huber #9 6-2 6-1

Ludmila Richterova #74

Barbara Schett #84 6-2 5-7 8-6

Helena Sukova #28

Conchita Martínez #2 6-3 6-0

Jana Kandarr #85

Lindsay Davenport #12 6-4 7-5

Nanne Dahlman #109

Amanda Coetzer #18 6-3 6-1

Rika Hiraki #159

Elena Likhovtseva #51 6-3 6-1

Rita Grande #67

Martina Hingis #20 6-1 6-1

Mana Endo #64

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13 4-6 6-1 6-4

Kristie Boogert #33

Round of 16

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 6-1 6-3

Naoko Sawamatsu #17

Iva Majoli #8 6-2 6-2

Sabine Appelmans #29

Chanda Rubin #14 6-2 6-4

Gabriela Sabatini #7

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

Mary Joe Fernandez #10

Anke Huber #9 6-3 6-2

Barbara Schett #84

Conchita Martínez #2 6-3 6-1

Lindsay Davenport #12

Amanda Coetzer #18 6-3 6-3

Elena Likhovtseva #51

Martina Hingis #20 6-1 6-4

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13

Quarterfinals

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 6-1 6-2

Iva Majoli #8

Chanda Rubin #14 6-4 2-6 16-14

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3

Anke Huber #9 4-6 6-2 6-1

Conchita Martínez #2

Amanda Coetzer #18 7-5 4-6 6-1

Martina Hingis #20

Semifinals

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 6-7(2) 6-1 7-5

Chanda Rubin #14

Anke Huber #9 4-6 6-4 6-2

Amanda Coetzer #18

Final

Monica Seles #1 3× CH 6-4 6-1

Anke Huber #5

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.