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 2001 Draw & Results

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Jennifer Capriati won the 2001 Australian Open, defeating Martina Hingis 6-4 6-3 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.

Full tournament history →

Champion

Jennifer Capriati

def. Martina Hingis , 6-4 6-3

Dates

Jan 15 — Jan 29

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Jennifer Capriati #14 4-6 6-2 7-5

Henrieta Nagyova #37

Miriam Oremans #67 6-3 6-4

Amanda Grahame #206

Virginia Ruano Pascual #90 6-2 7-6(5)

Jill Craybas #139

Alexandra Stevenson #127 7-5 6-1

Lubomira Bacheva #97

Marta Marrero #72 2-6 6-4 6-4

Corina Morariu #41

Sandra Nacuk #100 0-6 6-2 6-2

Tathiana Garbin #45

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #93 6-3 4-6 8-6

Annabel Ellwood #201

Conchita Martínez #5 6-1 6-1

Christina Wheeler #211

Monica Seles #4 4× CH 1-0 (ret.)

Brie Rippner #65

Miroslava Vavrinec #88 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Anne-Gaelle Sidot #32

Emilie Loit #101 6-3 2-6 6-3

Giulia Casoni #83

Magui Serna #35 6-1 6-3

Marissa Irvin #86

Justine Henin #22 6-4 7-5

Tatiana Poutchek #84

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #71 6-3 6-3

Kristie Boogert #66

Sandrine Testud #15 6-1 6-0

María Sánchez Lorenzo #92

Jing-Qian Yi #94 6-2 6-3

Yvette Basting #102

Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF 4-6 6-4 6-3

Jelena Dokic #25

Greta Arn #146 3-6 7-6(4) 12-10

Jana Nejedly #70

Silvia Farina Elia #50 4-6 7-5 6-3

Martina Sucha #110

Melissa Dowse #364 4-6 7-5 6-0

Alexandra Fusai #142

Kim Clijsters #17 6-3 6-2

Anca Barna #135

Alina Jidkova #81 7-5 6-3

Lina Krasnoroutskaya #117

Nuria Llagostera Vives #136 6-2 6-3

Joannette Kruger #48

Cara Black #42 6-4 6-1

Shinobu Asagoe #75

Anna Kournikova #8 6-2 7-5

Daniela Hantuchova #103

Rita Kuti-Kis #58 7-6(8) 1-6 6-4

Francesca Schiavone #74

Barbara Schett #21 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4

Elena Likhovtseva #19

Maria Vento-Kabchi #131 7-6(2) 6-2

Louise Latimer #107

Barbara Rittner #98 2-6 6-3 6-3

Erika De Lone #114

Meilen Tu #56 7-5 6-0

Nadejda Ostrovskaya #96

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 7-5 6-1

Cristina Torrens Valero #91

Janette Husarova #151 6-3 6-0

Chanda Rubin #13

Martina Hingis #1 3× CH 6-1 6-1

Katalin Marosi #124

Els Callens #95 6-3 6-1

Rachel Mcquillan #106

Virginie Razzano #144 7-6(6) 6-3

Tatiana Panova #36

Anne Kremer #38 6-4 2-6 6-4

Iroda Tulyaganova #78

Rita Grande #62 6-2 7-6(2)

Gala Leon Garcia #34

Amy Frazier #18 7-5 6-4

Laurence Andretto #190

Evie Dominikovic #129 4-6 6-1 6-3

Patty Schnyder #24

Holly Parkinson #105 6-2 6-2

Angeles Montolio #54

Serena Williams #6 6-1 6-4

Janet Lee #118

Nadia Petrova #61 7-5 6-3

Elena Bovina #125

Tamarine Tanasugarn #30 7-6(2) 7-5

Magdalena Maleeva #27

Patricia Wartusch #89 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3

Asa Carlsson #60

Daja Bedanova #51 7-5 4-6 7-5

Bryanne Stewart #157

Anabel Medina Garrigues #104 7-5 6-0

Jennifer Hopkins #69

Elena Dementieva #11 6-4 6-3

Lilia Osterloh #43

Andrea Glass #111 7-6(3) 6-4

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #113

Venus Williams #3 6-3 2-6 6-0

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #152

Meghann Shaughnessy #31 6-0 6-4

Amanda Hopmans #109

Denisa Chladkova #53 6-3 6-2

Jana Kandarr #64

Sabine Appelmans #55 7-6(5) 6-1

Pavlina Nola #79

Amélie Mauresmo #20 6-3 6-3

Ai Sugiyama #29

Nicole Pratt #52 6-4 6-2

Maja Palaversic #179

Iva Majoli #63 6-2 7-6(7)

Kristina Brandi #28

Karina Habsudova #85 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3

Anna Smashnova #46

Amanda Coetzer #12 6-2 6-4

Sonya Jeyaseelan #49

Silvija Talaja #44 6-0 6-0

Alicia Molik #99

Marlene Weingartner #77 6-3 6-4

Lisa Raymond #26

Tina Pisnik #73 7-5 6-2

Olga Barabanschikova #87

Paola Suarez #33 6-2 6-1

Nathalie Dechy #23

Rossana De Los Ríos #76 6-4 6-2

Magdalena Grzybowska #82

Mary Pierce #7 CH 6-1 6-3

Sylvia Plischke #57

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #116 6-4 5-7 6-4

Adriana Rikl Gersi #68

Round of 64

Jennifer Capriati #14 6-0 6-2

Miriam Oremans #67

Virginia Ruano Pascual #90 3-6 7-5 6-2

Alexandra Stevenson #127

Marta Marrero #72 6-4 6-4

Sandra Nacuk #100

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #93 5-7 6-3 8-6

Conchita Martínez #5

Monica Seles #4 4× CH 6-2 6-3

Miroslava Vavrinec #88

Emilie Loit #101 7-5 3-6 6-1

Magui Serna #35

Justine Henin #22 6-3 6-2

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #71

Sandrine Testud #15 6-4 5-2 (ret.)

Jing-Qian Yi #94

Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF 6-2 4-6 6-2

Greta Arn #146

Silvia Farina Elia #50 6-0 6-2

Melissa Dowse #364

Kim Clijsters #17 6-3 7-6(5)

Alina Jidkova #81

Nuria Llagostera Vives #136 7-6(4) 7-5

Cara Black #42

Anna Kournikova #8 6-3 6-4

Rita Kuti-Kis #58

Barbara Schett #21 6-4 6-2

Maria Vento-Kabchi #131

Barbara Rittner #98 6-3 7-6(1)

Meilen Tu #56

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

Janette Husarova #151

Martina Hingis #1 3× CH 6-1 6-0

Els Callens #95

Virginie Razzano #144 6-7(1) 6-1 7-5

Anne Kremer #38

Rita Grande #62 6-4 6-1

Amy Frazier #18

Evie Dominikovic #129 6-4 2-6 6-2

Holly Parkinson #105

Serena Williams #6 6-3 6-2

Nadia Petrova #61

Tamarine Tanasugarn #30 6-1 6-1

Patricia Wartusch #89

Daja Bedanova #51 6-2 4-6 6-4

Anabel Medina Garrigues #104

Elena Dementieva #11 2-6 7-6(6) 6-3

Andrea Glass #111

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

Meghann Shaughnessy #31

Denisa Chladkova #53 6-2 6-2

Sabine Appelmans #55

Amélie Mauresmo #20 6-0 7-5

Nicole Pratt #52

Iva Majoli #63 6-4 6-2

Karina Habsudova #85

Amanda Coetzer #12 6-1 6-3

Silvija Talaja #44

Marlene Weingartner #77 4-6 7-6(6) 6-0

Tina Pisnik #73

Paola Suarez #33 6-3 6-0

Rossana De Los Ríos #76

Mary Pierce #7 CH 6-2 6-2

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #116

Round of 32

Jennifer Capriati #14 6-0 6-2

Virginia Ruano Pascual #90

Marta Marrero #72 4-6 6-1 6-2

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #93

Monica Seles #4 4× CH 6-3 7-5

Emilie Loit #101

Justine Henin #22 6-2 6-4

Sandrine Testud #15

Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF 6-2 6-1

Silvia Farina Elia #50

Kim Clijsters #17 6-0 6-1

Nuria Llagostera Vives #136

Anna Kournikova #8 2-6 6-4 6-3

Barbara Schett #21

Barbara Rittner #98 6-1 3-6 6-1

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie

Martina Hingis #1 3× CH 7-5 6-1

Virginie Razzano #144

Rita Grande #62 6-3 6-4

Evie Dominikovic #129

Serena Williams #6 6-1 6-4

Tamarine Tanasugarn #30

Daja Bedanova #51 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3

Elena Dementieva #11

Venus Williams #3 6-4 6-1

Denisa Chladkova #53

Amélie Mauresmo #20 6-4 6-2

Iva Majoli #63

Amanda Coetzer #12 6-2 6-4

Marlene Weingartner #77

Paola Suarez #33 6-3 6-2

Mary Pierce #7 CH

Round of 16

Jennifer Capriati #14 7-5 6-1

Marta Marrero #72

Monica Seles #4 4× CH 4-6 6-4 6-4

Justine Henin #22

Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF 6-4 6-0

Kim Clijsters #17

Anna Kournikova #8 6-3 6-1

Barbara Rittner #98

Martina Hingis #1 3× CH 6-0 6-3

Rita Grande #62

Serena Williams #6 6-2 6-2

Daja Bedanova #51

Venus Williams #3 6-2 3-6 6-3

Amélie Mauresmo #20

Amanda Coetzer #12 6-1 6-4

Paola Suarez #33

Quarterfinals

Jennifer Capriati #14 5-7 6-4 6-3

Monica Seles #4 4× CH

Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF 6-4 6-2

Anna Kournikova #8

Martina Hingis #1 3× CH 6-2 3-6 8-6

Serena Williams #6

Venus Williams #3 2-6 6-1 8-6

Amanda Coetzer #12

Semifinals

Jennifer Capriati #14 6-3 6-4

Lindsay Davenport #2 DEF

Martina Hingis #1 3× CH 6-1 6-1

Venus Williams #3

Final

Jennifer Capriati #7 6-4 6-3

Martina Hingis #1 3× 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.