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 1999 Draw & Results

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Martina Hingis won the 1999 Australian Open, defeating Amélie Mauresmo 6-2 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 18–February 1 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. Amélie Mauresmo , 6-2 6-3

Dates

Jan 18 — Feb 1

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Martina Hingis #2 DEF · 2× 6-1 6-2

Lilia Osterloh #118

Elena Dementieva #185 6-3 6-4

Gloria Pizzichini #731

Jelena Dokic 6-3 5-7 6-4

Elena Makarova

Kristina Brandi #67 6-1 6-1

Amelie Cocheteux #81

Amanda Coetzer #16 6-4 2-6 7-5

Sandra Kleinova #160

Julie Halard-Decugis #19 6-4 3-6 6-3

Alicia Molik #136

Janet Lee #127 6-0 6-2

Lenka Nemeckova #149

Samantha Reeves #100 7-5 6-3

Flora Perfetti #116

Mary Pierce #7 CH 6-2 6-1

Cindy Watson #192

Anne Kremer #76 6-3 6-2

Catherine Barclay #198

Rita Grande #48 6-7(3) 6-0 9-7

Tathiana Garbin #119

Fang Li #41 7-5 6-4

Rita Kuti-Kis #115

Anna Kournikova #13 7-6(1) 7-5

Jill Craybas #152

Miho Saeki #80 6-3 6-0

Sonya Jeyaseelan #112

Andrea Glass #74 4-6 7-5 6-4

Silvia Farina Elia #21

Tatiana Panova #77 7-5 7-6(4)

Tamarine Tanasugarn #40

Monica Seles #4 4× CH 6-1 6-0

Tina Krizan #143

Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-4 6-2

Denisa Chladkova #134

Sabine Appelmans #46 6-0 6-2

Conchita Martínez Granados #111

Adriana Serra Zanetti #122 6-1 6-2

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #97

Sandrine Testud #15 6-3 6-2

Tara Snyder #34

Els Callens #94 6-2 6-3

Shi-Ting Wang #71

Serena Williams #26 6-2 6-3

Raluca Sandu #91

Magui Serna #22 6-4 7-6(2)

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #35

Steffi Graf #8 4× CH 6-0 6-3

Paola Suarez #79

Barbara Schwartz #129 6-3 6-2

Meghann Shaughnessy #72

Mary Joe Fernandez #68 6-1 6-0

Laura Golarsa #99

Amy Frazier #37 6-3 4-6 6-4

Ai Sugiyama #23

Barbara Schett #20 6-4 6-0

Jana Kandarr #98

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5 6-2 6-2

Mariaan De Swardt

Elena Likhovtseva #25 6-2 6-2

Nana Smith #105

Virginia Ruano Pascual #32 6-0 6-3

Radka Bobkova #87

Amélie Mauresmo #29 6-7(2) 7-6(8) 6-2

Corina Morariu #33

Patty Schnyder #9 6-3 3-6 6-4

Erika De Lone #176

Nicole Pratt #102 7-5 6-1

Maria Vento-Kabchi #58

Samantha Smith #64 6-0 6-3

Larisa Savchenko #75

Emilie Loit #95 6-2 6-1

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #49

Anna Smashnova #44 6-4 6-1

Elena Tatarkova #45

Conchita Martínez #10 6-3 6-3

Adriana Rikl Gersi #69

Brie Rippner #89 7-6(2) 6-3

Nathalie Dechy #43

Dominique Monami #12 6-3 6-4

Nadia Petrova #144

Seda Noorlander #114 7-5 6-0

Miriam Oremans #51

Jana Nejedly #84 6-1 6-0

Pavlina Nola #96

Catalina Cristea #70 6-4 6-2

Cara Black #42

María Sánchez Lorenzo #65 6-2 3-3 (ret.)

Sandra Cacic #88

Jennifer Capriati #93 5-7 6-3 8-6

Evie Dominikovic #211

Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-2

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #52

Henrieta Nagyova #28 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4

Kristie Boogert #78

Lindsay Davenport #1 6-2 6-2

Gala Leon Garcia #50

Florencia Labat #59 3-6 6-2 6-1

Yayuk Basuki #55

Karina Habsudova #63 6-0 5-7 6-1

Sung-Hee Park #154

Lea Ghirardi #120 3-6 6-2 6-4

Lisa Raymond #27

Maureen Drake #113 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-4

Yuka Yoshida #109

Rachel Mcquillan #202 6-2 3-6 6-1

Laurence Courtois #126

Sylvia Plischke #47 6-3 6-4

Kveta Peschke #53

Anke Huber #18 7-5 6-4

Irina Spirlea #14

Venus Williams #6 3-6 6-3 9-7

Silvija Talaja #82

Asa Carlsson #92 2-6 6-3 6-4

Cristina Torrens Valero #104

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-2 6-2

Karin Miller #108

Jane Chi #85 6-0 4-6 6-2

Annabel Ellwood #128

Chanda Rubin #30 6-1 6-2

Marlene Weingartner #106

Elena Pampoulova 4-6 6-4 6-2

Christina Papadaki #125

Natasha Zvereva #17 6-3 7-5

Katarina Studenikova #107

Meilen Tu #188 6-2 6-2

Kimberly Po Messerli

Round of 64

Martina Hingis #2 DEF · 2× 6-3 6-2

Elena Dementieva #185

Jelena Dokic 6-4 7-5

Kristina Brandi #67

Amanda Coetzer #16 4-6 7-5 6-4

Julie Halard-Decugis #19

Janet Lee #127 7-5 6-1

Samantha Reeves #100

Mary Pierce #7 CH 6-2 6-1

Anne Kremer #76

Rita Grande #48 6-2 6-4

Fang Li #41

Anna Kournikova #13 1-6 6-4 10-8

Miho Saeki #80

Andrea Glass #74 7-5 6-7(2) 7-5

Tatiana Panova #77

Monica Seles #4 4× CH 6-1 6-4

Alexia Dechaume Balleret

Sabine Appelmans #46 6-3 6-1

Adriana Serra Zanetti #122

Sandrine Testud #15 6-3 6-1

Els Callens #94

Serena Williams #26 6-1 6-3

Magui Serna #22

Steffi Graf #8 4× CH 4-6 6-1 6-2

Barbara Schwartz #129

Mary Joe Fernandez #68 4-6 7-5 6-3

Amy Frazier #37

Barbara Schett #20 6-2 6-2

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #5

Elena Likhovtseva #25 6-2 6-3

Virginia Ruano Pascual #32

Amélie Mauresmo #29 6-7(1) 6-4 6-3

Patty Schnyder #9

Nicole Pratt #102 6-4 6-4

Samantha Smith #64

Emilie Loit #95 1-6 6-2 6-2

Anna Smashnova #44

Conchita Martínez #10 6-0 6-4

Brie Rippner #89

Dominique Monami #12 7-6(6) 6-0

Seda Noorlander #114

Jana Nejedly #84 5-7 6-3 6-1

Catalina Cristea #70

María Sánchez Lorenzo #65 7-6(2) 6-2

Jennifer Capriati #93

Jana Novotna #3 6-4 2-6 6-3

Henrieta Nagyova #28

Lindsay Davenport #1 6-2 6-1

Florencia Labat #59

Karina Habsudova #63 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3

Lea Ghirardi #120

Maureen Drake #113 7-6(2) 4-6 6-2

Rachel Mcquillan #202

Sylvia Plischke #47 6-7(7) 6-3 7-5

Anke Huber #18

Venus Williams #6 6-2 6-1

Asa Carlsson #92

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-1 6-2

Jane Chi #85

Chanda Rubin #30 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2

Elena Pampoulova

Natasha Zvereva #17 6-3 7-5

Meilen Tu #188

Round of 32

Martina Hingis #2 DEF · 2× 6-1 6-2

Jelena Dokic

Amanda Coetzer #16 6-3 7-5

Janet Lee #127

Mary Pierce #7 CH 6-2 6-2

Rita Grande #48

Anna Kournikova #13 4-6 6-2 6-3

Andrea Glass #74

Monica Seles #4 4× CH 6-3 3-6 6-4

Sabine Appelmans #46

Sandrine Testud #15 6-2 2-6 9-7

Serena Williams #26

Steffi Graf #8 4× CH 4-6 6-3 6-4

Mary Joe Fernandez #68

Barbara Schett #20 6-4 6-4

Elena Likhovtseva #25

Amélie Mauresmo #29 6-3 6-3

Nicole Pratt #102

Emilie Loit #95 7-5 6-1

Conchita Martínez #10

Dominique Monami #12 6-1 6-1

Jana Nejedly #84

María Sánchez Lorenzo #65 6-3 6-0

Jana Novotna #3

Lindsay Davenport #1 6-0 6-4

Karina Habsudova #63

Maureen Drake #113 6-2 6-2

Sylvia Plischke #47

Venus Williams #6 6-3 6-4

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie

Chanda Rubin #30 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4

Natasha Zvereva #17

Round of 16

Martina Hingis #2 DEF · 2× 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1

Amanda Coetzer #16

Mary Pierce #7 CH 6-0 6-4

Anna Kournikova #13

Monica Seles #4 4× CH 6-0 6-3

Sandrine Testud #15

Steffi Graf #8 4× CH 6-1 6-1

Barbara Schett #20

Amélie Mauresmo #29 6-0 7-5

Emilie Loit #95

Dominique Monami #12 6-2 6-3

María Sánchez Lorenzo #65

Lindsay Davenport #1 6-1 6-3

Maureen Drake #113

Venus Williams #6 7-6(3) 6-4

Chanda Rubin #30

Quarterfinals

Martina Hingis #2 DEF · 2× 6-3 6-4

Mary Pierce #7 CH

Monica Seles #4 4× CH 7-5 6-1

Steffi Graf #8 4× CH

Amélie Mauresmo #29 6-3 7-6(3)

Dominique Monami #12

Lindsay Davenport #1 6-4 6-0

Venus Williams #6

Semifinals

Martina Hingis #2 DEF · 2× 6-2 6-4

Monica Seles #4 4× CH

Amélie Mauresmo #29 4-6 7-5 7-5

Lindsay Davenport #1

Final

Martina Hingis #2 DEF · 2× 6-2 6-3

Amélie Mauresmo #17

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.