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 1998 Draw & Results

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Martina Hingis won the 1998 Australian Open, defeating Conchita Martínez 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 19–February 2 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. Conchita Martínez , 6-3 6-3

Dates

Jan 19 — Feb 2

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 6-1 6-2

Wiltrud Probst #80

Barbara Rittner #73 6-1 7-6(5)

Elena Tatarkova #129

Anna Kournikova #29 6-2 6-1

Katarina Studenikova #71

Corina Morariu #57 6-4 1-6 6-3

Els Callens #122

Yayuk Basuki #24 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1

Meilen Tu #89

Kristie Boogert #79 6-3 6-2

Radka Bobkova #177

Dominique Monami #15 6-3 6-2

Rene Simpson #142

Tara Snyder #116 7-6(5) 6-4

Patricia Hy Boulais

Mary Pierce #7 CH 6-0 6-0

Fang Li #59

Cristina Torrens Valero #74 6-4 6-4

Olga Lugina #105

Olga Barabanschikova #58 6-3 6-3

Denisa Chladkova #49

Jana Nejedly #124 6-2 6-4

Chanda Rubin #28

Henrieta Nagyova #32 6-3 6-1

Ann Grossman #84

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #17 7-6(6) 7-5

Marion Maruska #93

Elena Likhovtseva #40 6-2 6-1

Renee Reid #221

Yuka Yoshida #70 6-1 6-3

Meredith Mcgrath

Anke Huber #14 5-7 6-0 6-0

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #62

Anne Miller 4-6 7-5 6-0

Helena Sukova #78

Joannette Kruger #27 6-0 2-0 (ret.)

Angelica Gavaldon #108

Sonya Jeyaseelan #97 6-7(2) 6-1 7-5

Sung-Hee Park #110

Amanda Coetzer #4 6-2 6-0

Barbara Paulus #22

Larisa Savchenko #87 6-3 7-6(3)

Catherine Barclay #171

Annabel Ellwood #115 6-4 5-7 6-3

Kristina Brandi #90

Lea Ghirardi #120 1-6 7-5 6-1

Naoko Kijimuta #72

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #8 6-0 6-4

Janet Lee #85

Elena Makarova 6-4 1-6 6-4

Laura Golarsa #65

Rika Hiraki #100 6-2 6-2

Andrea Glass #88

Ginger Helgeson #152 6-3 7-6(7)

Svetlana Krivencheva #172

Ai Sugiyama #20 4-6 6-1 6-3

María Sánchez Lorenzo #54

Miho Saeki #81 6-4 6-3

Mana Endo #136

Magdalena Grzybowska #38 6-3 6-2

Catalina Cristea #91

Nirupama Vaidyanathan #196 5-7 6-4 6-2

Gloria Pizzichini #92

Conchita Martínez #11 6-2 6-2

Sandra Kloesel #113

Miriam Oremans #48 7-5 6-2

Kristine Kunce #117

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #35 6-4 6-3

Lenka Nemeckova #76

Virginia Ruano Pascual #51 7-6(2) 7-5

Sandra Kleinova #42

Barbara Schett #36 6-4 6-1

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #106

Tatiana Panova #95 6-4 6-4

Francesca Lubiani #61

Natasha Zvereva #23 2-6 6-2 6-3

Sabine Appelmans #18

Rita Grande #46 6-4 6-3

Meghann Shaughnessy #197

Sandrine Testud #13 6-3 6-2

Gala Leon Garcia #56

Jana Kandarr #96 6-1 6-4

Siobhan Drake Brockman

Adriana Rikl Gersi #75 2-6 6-2 6-2

Magdalena Maleeva #33

Janette Husarova #397 4-6 6-4 7-5

Haruka Inoue #111

Tamarine Tanasugarn #44 6-1 6-3

Maria Vento-Kabchi #39

Elena Pampoulova 6-2 6-1

Jolene Watanabe #104

Iva Majoli #6 6-4 6-2

Naoko Sawamatsu #34

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #47 7-5 6-1

Rennae Stubbs #334

Lindsay Davenport #3 6-2 6-3

Amelie Cocheteux #101

Karina Habsudova #31 6-3 6-4

Samantha Reeves #168

Flora Perfetti #102 5-7 6-4 8-6

Sandra Cacic #60

Paola Suarez #114 6-3 7-5

Trudi Musgrave #225

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-2 6-1

Meike Babel #109

Magui Serna #45 6-3 4-6 9-7

Rachel Mcquillan #63

Florencia Labat #41 2-6 6-3 6-4

Kerry-Anne Guse #66

Asa Carlsson #55 6-3 2-6 6-4

Evie Dominikovic #169

Venus Williams #16 6-3 6-0

Alexia Dechaume Balleret

Serena Williams #53 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1

Irina Spirlea #9

Amélie Mauresmo #99 7-6(4) 7-5

Silvia Farina Elia #37

Sylvia Plischke #69 7-5 6-1

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #82

Patty Schnyder #25 6-1 6-2

Nathalie Dechy #83

Shi-Ting Wang #52 6-1 4-6 6-4

Ines Gorrochategui #86

Lisa Raymond #19 6-1 2-6 6-3

Nicole Pratt #107

Nana Smith #103 6-2 6-1

Sandra Dopfer #112

Round of 64

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 7-5 6-1

Barbara Rittner #73

Anna Kournikova #29 7-5 6-2

Corina Morariu #57

Yayuk Basuki #24 5-7 6-4 6-3

Kristie Boogert #79

Dominique Monami #15 6-3 6-4

Tara Snyder #116

Mary Pierce #7 CH 6-1 6-2

Cristina Torrens Valero #74

Olga Barabanschikova #58 6-2 6-4

Jana Nejedly #124

Henrieta Nagyova #32 6-1 6-4

Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #17

Elena Likhovtseva #40 6-4 4-6 6-1

Yuka Yoshida #70

Anke Huber #14 6-4 6-0

Anne Miller

Joannette Kruger #27 6-3 6-2

Sonya Jeyaseelan #97

Amanda Coetzer #4 2-6 6-1 6-0

Larisa Savchenko #87

Annabel Ellwood #115 4-6 6-4 6-1

Lea Ghirardi #120

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #8 6-0 6-0

Elena Makarova

Rika Hiraki #100 7-6(5) 7-5

Ginger Helgeson #152

Ai Sugiyama #20 6-7(4) 7-5 6-1

Miho Saeki #81

Magdalena Grzybowska #38 6-2 6-1

Nirupama Vaidyanathan #196

Conchita Martínez #11 7-5 6-2

Miriam Oremans #48

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #35 6-4 6-4

Virginia Ruano Pascual #51

Barbara Schett #36 6-3 6-2

Tatiana Panova #95

Natasha Zvereva #23 6-4 6-4

Rita Grande #46

Sandrine Testud #13 6-7(6) 6-0 6-1

Jana Kandarr #96

Adriana Rikl Gersi #75 6-2 7-5

Janette Husarova #397

Tamarine Tanasugarn #44 6-4 4-6 6-4

Elena Pampoulova

Iva Majoli #6 7-5 6-4

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #47

Lindsay Davenport #3 2-6 6-0 9-7

Karina Habsudova #31

Flora Perfetti #102 6-3 6-2

Paola Suarez #114

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 7-6(5) 2-6 6-3

Magui Serna #45

Florencia Labat #41 6-4 5-7 6-4

Asa Carlsson #55

Venus Williams #16 7-6(4) 6-1

Serena Williams #53

Amélie Mauresmo #99 1-6 6-4 6-3

Sylvia Plischke #69

Patty Schnyder #25 6-3 6-4

Shi-Ting Wang #52

Lisa Raymond #19 6-2 3-6 7-5

Nana Smith #103

Round of 32

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 6-4 4-6 6-4

Anna Kournikova #29

Yayuk Basuki #24 6-4 6-4

Dominique Monami #15

Mary Pierce #7 CH 7-5 6-3

Olga Barabanschikova #58

Henrieta Nagyova #32 6-7(1) 7-5 6-2

Elena Likhovtseva #40

Anke Huber #14 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2

Joannette Kruger #27

Amanda Coetzer #4 6-3 6-1

Annabel Ellwood #115

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #8 6-2 6-3

Rika Hiraki #100

Ai Sugiyama #20 7-6(5) 1-6 6-4

Magdalena Grzybowska #38

Conchita Martínez #11 3-6 6-0 6-3

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #35

Barbara Schett #36 6-3 6-1

Natasha Zvereva #23

Sandrine Testud #13 6-4 6-2

Adriana Rikl Gersi #75

Tamarine Tanasugarn #44 6-0 6-2

Iva Majoli #6

Lindsay Davenport #3 6-2 6-2

Flora Perfetti #102

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-2 7-5

Florencia Labat #41

Venus Williams #16 6-1 6-4

Amélie Mauresmo #99

Patty Schnyder #25 2-6 6-3 8-6

Lisa Raymond #19

Round of 16

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 6-0 6-0

Yayuk Basuki #24

Mary Pierce #9 CH 6-0 6-0

Henrieta Nagyova #34

Anke Huber #13 2-6 6-4 7-5

Amanda Coetzer #6

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7 6-2 6-4

Ai Sugiyama #18

Conchita Martínez #11 6-3 6-3

Barbara Schett #37

Sandrine Testud #12 3-6 6-1 6-2

Tamarine Tanasugarn #50

Lindsay Davenport #3 6-0 6-0

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie

Venus Williams #15 6-4 6-1

Patty Schnyder #26

Quarterfinals

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 6-2 6-3

Mary Pierce #9 CH

Anke Huber #13 7-6(7) 7-5

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #7

Conchita Martínez #11 6-3 6-2

Sandrine Testud #12

Lindsay Davenport #3 1-6 7-5 6-3

Venus Williams #15

Semifinals

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 6-1 2-6 6-1

Anke Huber #13

Conchita Martínez #11 4-6 6-3 6-3

Lindsay Davenport #3

Final

Martina Hingis #1 DEF 6-3 6-3

Conchita Martínez #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.