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 1997 Draw & Results

Completed

Martina Hingis won the 1997 Australian Open, defeating Mary Pierce 6-2 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 13–27 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

Martina Hingis

def. Mary Pierce , 6-2 6-2

Dates

Jan 13 — Jan 27

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Martina Hingis #4 6-1 7-5

Barbara Rittner #46

Lisa Raymond #26 6-2 6-2

Siobhan Drake Brockman

Barbara Schett #34 7-6(8) 7-6(6)

Nana Smith #83

Alexandra Fusai #59 6-2 6-2

Ginger Helgeson #749

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 4-6 6-3 10-8

Judith Wiesner #12

Virginia Ruano Pascual #103 6-0 3-6 6-3

Cristina Torrens Valero #94

Kristina Brandi #148 6-1 6-1

Petra Begerow #58

Noelle Van Lottum 4-6 6-3 6-2

Sabine Hack #48

Irina Spirlea #10 6-2 6-4

Naoko Kijimuta #49

Joannette Kruger #137 6-3 2-6 6-2

Dally Randriantefy #113

Silvia Farina Elia #36 6-3 6-2

Aleksandra Olsza #99

Paola Suarez #62 7-6(9) 6-3

Karin Kschwendt #55

Karina Habsudova #11 6-1 6-2

Silvija Talaja #104

Nicole Bradtke #132 6-3 6-2

Corina Morariu #121

Shi-Ting Wang #41 6-3 6-1

Linda Wild #32

Jolene Watanabe #78 6-2 3-6 6-4

Jennifer Capriati #24

Mary Joe Fernandez #17 6-2 4-6 6-2

Laura Golarsa #138

Yayuk Basuki #30 6-3 4-1 (ret.)

Naoko Sawamatsu #39

Henrieta Nagyova #38 6-3 7-6(3)

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #116

Florencia Labat #51 7-5 4-6 6-2

Anne Kremer #125

Patty Schnyder #63 7-5 6-1

Iva Majoli #8

Mana Endo #57 7-5 6-1

Kristine Kunce #172

Magdalena Grzybowska #112 4-6 6-3 6-1

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #72

Meilen Tu #139 3-6 6-2 6-3

Lenka Cenkova #95

Dominique Monami #43 6-0 6-3

Bettina Fulco #134

Yuka Yoshida #96 7-5 6-3

Katrina Adams #119

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

Gloria Pizzichini #53

Stephanie De Ville #75 6-3 6-7(2) 8-6

Denisa Chladkova #82

Chanda Rubin #20 7-6(2) 6-3

Radomira Zrubakova #90

Sandrine Testud #40 6-3 6-1

Elena Pampoulova

Sandra Kleinova #128 7-6(12) 6-1

Tami Whitlinger Jones

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #42 5-7 7-5 6-4

Tatjana Jecmenica #106

Mary Pierce #22 CH 3-6 6-2 6-4

Elena Likhovtseva #16

Natalia Medvedeva #93 6-2 3-6 6-3

Li Ling Chen

Marketa Kochta #182 4-6 7-6(4) 6-0

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer

Annabel Ellwood #91 6-3 6-2

Lori Mcneil #88

Anke Huber #7 0-6 6-2 7-5

Amy Frazier #31

Francesca Lubiani #97 6-2 7-6(4)

Rachel Mcquillan #120

Natasha Zvereva #56 7-6(9) 6-1

Nancy Feber #111

Wiltrud Probst #118 6-4 2-6 7-5

Sandra Cacic #135

Sabine Appelmans #18 6-2 6-2

Helena Sukova #35

Ann Grossman #74 7-5 6-2

Anne Miller

Kristie Boogert #54 3-6 6-3 6-4

Nicole Arendt #87

Rita Grande #69 6-2 6-4

Angeles Montolio #109

Conchita Martínez #5 6-0 6-2

Miriam Oremans #44

Adriana Rikl Gersi #100 7-6(7) 6-2

Sandra Dopfer #89

Asa Carlsson #37 6-3 6-2

Petra Langrova #68

Patricia Hy Boulais 6-0 2-6 6-4

Alexia Dechaume Balleret

Amanda Coetzer #14 6-2 6-2

Anna Kournikova #67

Jana Kandarr #77 6-3 3-6 6-3

Kyoko Nagatsuka #126

Magui Serna #108 6-3 6-7(6) 7-5

Miho Saeki #110

Lindsay Lee-Waters #105 2-6 6-3 6-2

Barbara Mulej

Steffi Graf #1 4× CH 5-1 (ret.)

Janette Husarova #79

Larisa Savchenko #61 6-2 6-7(2) 6-0

Evie Dominikovic #347

Ines Gorrochategui #98 6-2 6-1

Bryanne Stewart #498

Gigi Fernandez #114 6-4 6-3

Els Callens #47

Kimberly Po Messerli 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2

Gala Leon Garcia #92

Ai Sugiyama #29 7-6(3) 6-4

Catalina Cristea #81

Rika Hiraki #86 6-4 2-6 6-4

Ludmila Richterova #70

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13 6-2 2-6 6-2

Sung-Hee Park #101

Lindsay Davenport #9 4-6 6-1 6-1

Nathalie Dechy #76

Flora Perfetti #71 6-4 7-6(1)

Katarina Studenikova #33

Tamarine Tanasugarn #66 6-3 1-6 6-4

Elena Makarova

Jane Taylor 7-5 4-6 7-5

María Sánchez Lorenzo #130

Round of 64

Martina Hingis #4 6-4 6-2

Lisa Raymond #26

Barbara Schett #34 2-6 7-5 7-5

Alexandra Fusai #59

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 7-6(3) 6-1

Virginia Ruano Pascual #103

Kristina Brandi #148 6-0 1-6 6-4

Noelle Van Lottum

Irina Spirlea #10 6-1 6-1

Joannette Kruger #137

Silvia Farina Elia #36 6-4 6-1

Paola Suarez #62

Karina Habsudova #11 6-3 6-3

Nicole Bradtke #132

Shi-Ting Wang #41 7-5 6-3

Jolene Watanabe #78

Mary Joe Fernandez #17 7-5 6-4

Yayuk Basuki #30

Henrieta Nagyova #38 6-3 6-2

Florencia Labat #51

Patty Schnyder #63 6-0 6-4

Mana Endo #57

Magdalena Grzybowska #112 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1

Meilen Tu #139

Dominique Monami #43 4-6 7-5 6-3

Yuka Yoshida #96

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3 1-0 (ret.)

Stephanie De Ville #75

Chanda Rubin #20 6-2 6-1

Sandrine Testud #40

Sandra Kleinova #128 6-4 4-6 8-6

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #42

Mary Pierce #22 CH 6-2 6-2

Natalia Medvedeva #93

Marketa Kochta #182 6-0 4-6 6-1

Annabel Ellwood #91

Anke Huber #7 4-6 6-2 6-0

Francesca Lubiani #97

Natasha Zvereva #56 7-6(5) 6-3

Wiltrud Probst #118

Sabine Appelmans #18 6-4 6-1

Ann Grossman #74

Kristie Boogert #54 6-3 7-5

Rita Grande #69

Conchita Martínez #5 6-2 7-6(6)

Adriana Rikl Gersi #100

Asa Carlsson #37 2-6 6-3 6-0

Patricia Hy Boulais

Amanda Coetzer #14 6-2 7-6(4)

Jana Kandarr #77

Magui Serna #108 7-5 7-6(2)

Lindsay Lee-Waters #105

Steffi Graf #1 4× CH 7-5 6-2

Larisa Savchenko #61

Ines Gorrochategui #98 7-5 7-6(3)

Gigi Fernandez #114

Kimberly Po Messerli 6-0 4-6 6-3

Ai Sugiyama #29

Rika Hiraki #86 0-6 6-1 6-4

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #13

Lindsay Davenport #9 6-2 7-5

Flora Perfetti #71

Tamarine Tanasugarn #66 6-4 6-3

Jane Taylor

Round of 32

Martina Hingis #4 6-2 6-1

Barbara Schett #34

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-1 6-1

Kristina Brandi #148

Irina Spirlea #10 6-1 6-3

Silvia Farina Elia #36

Karina Habsudova #11 6-3 7-6(5)

Shi-Ting Wang #41

Mary Joe Fernandez #17 6-2 6-1

Henrieta Nagyova #38

Patty Schnyder #63 7-6(4) 6-1

Magdalena Grzybowska #112

Dominique Monami #43 1-6 6-4 8-6

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #3

Chanda Rubin #20 6-1 6-3

Sandra Kleinova #128

Mary Pierce #22 CH 6-0 6-2

Marketa Kochta #182

Anke Huber #7 7-5 6-0

Natasha Zvereva #56

Sabine Appelmans #18 6-1 3-0 (ret.)

Kristie Boogert #54

Conchita Martínez #5 6-0 6-1

Asa Carlsson #37

Amanda Coetzer #14 6-3 6-2

Magui Serna #108

Steffi Graf #1 4× CH 7-5 6-3

Ines Gorrochategui #98

Kimberly Po Messerli 6-2 6-2

Rika Hiraki #86

Lindsay Davenport #9 6-1 6-0

Tamarine Tanasugarn #66

Round of 16

Martina Hingis #4 7-6(6) 6-1

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie

Irina Spirlea #10 6-4 6-4

Karina Habsudova #11

Mary Joe Fernandez #17 4-6 6-4 6-1

Patty Schnyder #63

Dominique Monami #43 7-5 6-4

Chanda Rubin #20

Mary Pierce #22 CH 6-2 6-3

Anke Huber #7

Sabine Appelmans #18 2-6 7-5 6-1

Conchita Martínez #5

Amanda Coetzer #14 6-2 7-5

Steffi Graf #1 4× CH

Kimberly Po Messerli 7-6(13) 6-4

Lindsay Davenport #9

Quarterfinals

Martina Hingis #4 7-5 6-2

Irina Spirlea #10

Mary Joe Fernandez #17 7-5 4-0 (ret.)

Dominique Monami #43

Mary Pierce #22 CH 1-6 6-4 6-4

Sabine Appelmans #18

Amanda Coetzer #14 6-4 6-1

Kimberly Po Messerli

Semifinals

Martina Hingis #4 6-1 6-3

Mary Joe Fernandez #17

Mary Pierce #22 CH 7-5 6-1

Amanda Coetzer #14

Final

Martina Hingis #2 6-2 6-2

Mary Pierce #14 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

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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.