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 2002 Draw & Results

Completed

Jennifer Capriati won the 2002 Australian Open, defeating Martina Hingis 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 14–28 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 , 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2

Dates

Jan 14 — Jan 28

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Jennifer Capriati #1 DEF 6-4 6-1

Silvija Talaja #103

Meilen Tu #63 7-6(2) 6-0

Joannette Kruger #58

Eleni Daniilidou #81 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4

Rita Kuti-Kis #80

Tatiana Panova #35 1-6 6-3 10-8

Alicia Molik #54

Rita Grande #29 7-6(4) 6-4

Clarisa Fernandez #137

Kristie Boogert #145 6-3 6-3

Gloria Pizzichini #221

Iroda Tulyaganova #20 6-3 6-4

María Emilia Salerni #117

Svetlana Kuznetsova #264 6-3 2-6 6-4

Yoon Jeong Cho #106

Amélie Mauresmo #9 6-1 6-0

Janet Lee #115

Katarina Srebotnik #108 6-2 6-2

Anna Smashnova #55

Tamarine Tanasugarn #25 6-4 6-3

Selima Sfar #89

Petra Mandula #57 6-4 6-4

Anca Barna #92

Marlene Weingartner #48 6-3 6-3

Angeles Montolio #23

Antonella Serra Zanetti #181 6-2 2-6 7-5

Elena Bovina #52

Meghann Shaughnessy #12 6-7(5) 6-2 7-5

Alexandra Stevenson #42

Bryanne Stewart #172 6-4 6-4

Jana Nejedly #102

Kim Clijsters #5 6-2 6-1

Christina Wheeler #189

Barbara Schwartz #82 6-1 6-4

Eva Dyrberg #135

Cindy Watson #194 6-3 6-3

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #93

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #65 6-1 6-7(7) 8-6

Elena Likhovtseva #37

Janette Husarova #69 6-1 6-0

Pavlina Nola #129

Iva Majoli #43 6-4 7-5

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #15

Ai Sugiyama #34 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3

Rachel Mcquillan #78

Tina Pisnik #50 6-3 4-6 9-7

Marion Bartoli #304

Justine Henin #8 6-2 7-5

Anna Kournikova #64

Marta Marrero #59 6-4 6-2

Adriana Rikl Gersi #74

Nicole Pratt #45 6-7(6) 6-2 6-3

Zsofia Gubacsi #109

Martina Müller #95 6-3 6-4

Paola Suarez #31

Elena Dementieva #17 6-3 6-2

Alina Jidkova #94

Anastasia Myskina #53 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2

Wynne Prakusya #107

Magui Serna #27 6-3 6-3

Amanda Grahame #220

Maria Elena Camerin #113 7-5 6-4

Saori Obata #97

Martina Hingis #4 3× CH 6-2 6-2

Virginie Razzano #88

Greta Arn #121 6-2 4-6 6-2

Samantha Stosur #258

Barbara Rittner #71 6-3 6-4

Eva Bes Ostariz

Anne Kremer #33 6-3 6-4

Denisa Chladkova #47

Amanda Coetzer #19 6-1 6-1

Miriam Oremans #86

Rossana De Los Ríos #62 6-3 6-2

Elena Tatarkova #180

Barbara Schett #21 6-2 6-4

Andrea Glass #116

Nuria Llagostera Vives #98 6-0 6-1

Jana Kandarr #75

Adriana Serra Zanetti #83 6-2 2-6 7-5

Virginia Ruano Pascual #60

Amy Frazier #44 7-5 6-4

Henrieta Nagyova #24

Silvia Farina Elia #14 6-4 3-6 6-4

Lilia Osterloh #46

Jennifer Hopkins #68 6-2 0-6 6-2

Irina Selyutina #85

Martina Sucha #51 1-6 6-2 6-4

Gala Leon Garcia #41

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #61 7-5 6-4

Cristina Torrens Valero #32

Asa Carlsson #104 6-3 6-2

Evie Dominikovic #84

Conchita Martínez #39 3-6 6-3 2-0 (ret.)

Lina Krasnoroutskaya #38

Monica Seles #10 4× CH 6-1 6-2

Patty Schnyder #40

Cara Black #73 7-5 6-3

Emilie Loit #90

Francesca Schiavone #36 4-6 6-3 8-6

Aniko Kapros #110

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #127 6-0 6-7(6) 6-3

Samantha Reeves #99

Anabel Medina Garrigues #49 6-2 4-6 6-1

Bahia Mouhtassine #154

Daja Bedanova #26 6-1 6-2

Tatiana Poutchek #70

Nathalie Dechy #56 7-5 4-6 6-3

Sandrine Testud #11

Bianka Lamade #72 5-7 7-5 6-2

Celine Beigbeder #100

Venus Williams #3 6-2 6-2

Ansley Cargill #230

Kristina Brandi #79 6-3 4-6 6-0

Ludmila Cervanova #96

Daniela Hantuchova #28 6-3 6-1

Maja Matevzic #77

Tathiana Garbin #91 6-0 6-3

Marissa Irvin #67

Magdalena Maleeva #16 6-3 6-4

Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian #76

Kveta Peschke #87 4-6 6-3 6-2

Shinobu Asagoe #112

Lisa Raymond #22 6-0 6-1

Seda Noorlander #105

Jill Craybas #111 4-0 (ret.)

Mary Pierce #156 CH

Round of 64

Jennifer Capriati #1 DEF 6-1 6-3

Meilen Tu #63

Eleni Daniilidou #81 6-2 4-6 6-0

Tatiana Panova #35

Rita Grande #29 7-6(4) 7-5

Kristie Boogert #145

Iroda Tulyaganova #20 6-4 6-1

Svetlana Kuznetsova #264

Amélie Mauresmo #9 7-5 6-3

Katarina Srebotnik #108

Tamarine Tanasugarn #25 2-6 6-2 6-2

Petra Mandula #57

Marlene Weingartner #48 6-4 6-2

Antonella Serra Zanetti #181

Meghann Shaughnessy #12 6-2 6-0

Bryanne Stewart #172

Kim Clijsters #5 6-1 6-1

Barbara Schwartz #82

Cindy Watson #194 3-6 7-5 6-2

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #65

Janette Husarova #69 6-4 6-3

Iva Majoli #43

Ai Sugiyama #34 7-6(2) 6-0

Tina Pisnik #50

Justine Henin #8 6-3 3-6 6-1

Marta Marrero #59

Nicole Pratt #45 6-1 6-2

Martina Müller #95

Elena Dementieva #17 6-4 6-2

Anastasia Myskina #53

Magui Serna #27 6-3 6-3

Maria Elena Camerin #113

Martina Hingis #4 3× CH 6-1 6-2

Greta Arn #121

Barbara Rittner #71 6-1 6-4

Anne Kremer #33

Amanda Coetzer #19 6-3 6-1

Rossana De Los Ríos #62

Barbara Schett #21 6-2 1-6 6-2

Nuria Llagostera Vives #98

Adriana Serra Zanetti #83 6-3 7-6(5)

Amy Frazier #44

Silvia Farina Elia #14 6-2 6-0

Jennifer Hopkins #68

Martina Sucha #51 6-1 7-5

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #61

Asa Carlsson #104 6-4 6-1

Conchita Martínez #39

Monica Seles #10 4× CH 6-1 6-1

Cara Black #73

Francesca Schiavone #36 6-1 6-2

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #127

Anabel Medina Garrigues #49 6-4 6-2

Daja Bedanova #26

Nathalie Dechy #56 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1

Bianka Lamade #72

Venus Williams #3 6-3 6-4

Kristina Brandi #79

Daniela Hantuchova #28 6-0 6-2

Tathiana Garbin #91

Magdalena Maleeva #16 6-4 7-5

Kveta Peschke #87

Lisa Raymond #22 6-3 6-3

Jill Craybas #111

Round of 32

Jennifer Capriati #1 DEF 6-2 3-6 6-1

Eleni Daniilidou #81

Rita Grande #29 6-3 5-7 6-4

Iroda Tulyaganova #20

Amélie Mauresmo #9 7-6(3) 6-1

Tamarine Tanasugarn #25

Marlene Weingartner #48 6-2 3-6 6-3

Meghann Shaughnessy #12

Kim Clijsters #5 6-1 6-2

Cindy Watson #194

Janette Husarova #69 6-2 6-3

Ai Sugiyama #34

Justine Henin #8 6-4 6-0

Nicole Pratt #45

Elena Dementieva #17 6-1 6-2

Magui Serna #27

Martina Hingis #4 3× CH 6-1 6-0

Barbara Rittner #71

Amanda Coetzer #19 6-3 6-3

Barbara Schett #21

Adriana Serra Zanetti #83 6-2 4-6 6-4

Silvia Farina Elia #14

Martina Sucha #51 6-0 6-4

Asa Carlsson #104

Monica Seles #10 4× CH 6-4 6-4

Francesca Schiavone #36

Anabel Medina Garrigues #49 6-3 6-2

Nathalie Dechy #56

Venus Williams #3 3-6 6-0 6-4

Daniela Hantuchova #28

Magdalena Maleeva #16 7-5 6-1

Lisa Raymond #22

Round of 16

Jennifer Capriati #1 DEF 6-3 7-6(9)

Rita Grande #29

Amélie Mauresmo #9 6-0 4-6 7-5

Marlene Weingartner #48

Kim Clijsters #5 6-0 6-2

Janette Husarova #69

Justine Henin #8 6-0 6-3

Elena Dementieva #17

Martina Hingis #4 3× CH 6-1 6-0

Amanda Coetzer #19

Adriana Serra Zanetti #83 6-1 7-5

Martina Sucha #51

Monica Seles #10 4× CH 4-2 (ret.)

Anabel Medina Garrigues #49

Venus Williams #3 6-0 6-3

Magdalena Maleeva #16

Quarterfinals

Jennifer Capriati #1 DEF 6-2 6-2

Amélie Mauresmo #9

Kim Clijsters #5 6-2 6-3

Justine Henin #8

Martina Hingis #4 3× CH 6-2 6-3

Adriana Serra Zanetti #83

Monica Seles #10 4× CH 6-7(4) 6-2 6-3

Venus Williams #3

Semifinals

Jennifer Capriati #1 DEF 7-5 3-6 6-1

Kim Clijsters #5

Martina Hingis #4 3× CH 4-6 6-1 6-4

Monica Seles #10 4× CH

Final

Jennifer Capriati #1 DEF 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2

Martina Hingis #4 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

View the full Australian Open record book →

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.