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 2003 Draw & Results

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Serena Williams won the 2003 Australian Open, defeating Venus Williams 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 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.

Full tournament history →

Champion

Serena Williams

def. Venus Williams , 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4

Dates

Jan 13 — Jan 27

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

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

Emilie Loit #56

Els Callens #66 6-0 6-2

Martina Sucha #84

Tamarine Tanasugarn #32 6-0 6-2

Maureen Drake #100

Alina Jidkova #101 2-6 6-4 6-0

Laura Granville #46

Eleni Daniilidou #20 7-6(6) 6-3

Marissa Irvin #79

Amy Frazier #40 6-0 6-1

Conchita Martínez Granados #94

Nathalie Dechy #18 6-2 6-3

Sarah Taylor #83

Daja Bedanova #41 6-3 5-7 6-4

Iveta Benesova #72

Meghann Shaughnessy #33 4-6 6-3 6-3

Nuria Llagostera Vives #205

Ludmila Cervanova #105 7-6(2) 6-2

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #93

Klara Koukalova #113 6-4 7-6(6)

Maria Sharapova #183

Monica Seles #7 4× CH 6-0 6-1

Lubomira Kurhajcova #110

Elena Bovina #23 6-2 6-1

Vera Zvonareva #43

Rita Grande #48 6-0 6-1

Aniko Kapros #109

Magdalena Maleeva #14 6-4 6-1

Marion Bartoli #92

Yoon Jeong Cho #64 6-3 6-3

Eva Dyrberg #102

Kim Clijsters #4 6-2 6-1

Samantha Reeves #112

Petra Mandula #98 7-5 6-1

Silvija Talaja #85

Tatiana Poutchek #108 6-3 6-0

Tina Pisnik #59

Cristina Torrens Valero #80 6-3 4-6 6-4

Iva Majoli #30

Amanda Coetzer #22 6-4 6-3

Barbara Schett #38

Jelena Jankovic #192 6-3 6-3

Rossana De Los Ríos #89

Anna Smashnova #17 6-4 4-6 6-2

Meilen Tu #74

Maja Matevzic #49 6-7(6) 6-2 6-2

Casey Dellacqua #385

Anastasia Myskina #12 7-5 6-3

Eva Fislova #144

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #60 6-1 2-0 (ret.)

Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian #36

Clarisa Fernandez #29 6-1 7-5

Adriana Szili #455

Magui Serna #47 6-4 3-6 7-5

Asa Carlsson #81

Chanda Rubin #13 6-4 7-5

Melinda Czink #159

Mary Pierce #50 CH 6-1 6-4

Patricia Wartusch #86

Barbara Schwartz #141 5-7 6-4 6-2

Elena Dementieva #19

Antonella Serra Zanetti #96 7-6(5) 6-0

Martina Müller #76

Venus Williams #2 6-4 6-2

Svetlana Kuznetsova #45

Ansley Cargill #118 6-1 6-2

Anabel Medina Garrigues #194

Anca Barna #69 5-7 6-1 6-3

Francesca Schiavone #35

Lisa Raymond #28 7-6(3) 6-3

Lindsay Lee-Waters #117

Nicole Pratt #54 6-1 7-6(5)

Mashona Washington #111

Silvia Farina Elia #16 6-4 6-2

Flavia Pennetta #87

Paola Suarez #27 6-4 6-3

Dally Randriantefy #99

Tathiana Garbin #61 6-4 7-6(3)

Rachel Mcquillan #197

Daniela Hantuchova #8 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4

Fabiola Zuluaga #75

Adriana Serra Zanetti #58 7-6(6) 6-4

Elena Likhovtseva #39

Samantha Stosur #244 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4

Conchita Martínez #37

Vanessa Webb #138 2-6 7-5 6-3

María Sánchez Lorenzo #97

Patty Schnyder #15 6-3 6-1

Wynne Prakusya #106

Marta Marrero #91 7-6(7) 6-1

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #73

Nadia Petrova #148 6-2 6-1

Greta Arn #95

Ai Sugiyama #25 6-3 4-6 6-2

Angelique Widjaja #68

Justine Henin #5 6-3 6-4

Myriam Casanova #53

Anna Kournikova #42 6-1 6-2

Henrieta Nagyova #67

Katarina Srebotnik #34 3-6 6-3 6-3

Dinara Safina #70

Virginie Razzano #78 7-6(7) 4-6 6-1

Jill Craybas #51

Lindsay Davenport #10 CH 6-2 6-1

Camille Pin #135

Iroda Tulyaganova #57 3-6 6-4 (ret.)

Alicia Molik #71

Tatiana Panova #24 7-6(2) 3-6 6-2

Angelika Roesch #77

Akiko Morigami #127 6-2 6-1

Stanislava Hrozenska #160

Virginia Ruano Pascual #63 6-2 6-1

Shinobu Asagoe #88

Janette Husarova #31 6-3 6-0

María Emilia Salerni #134

Marlene Weingartner #90 2-6 7-6(6) 6-4

Jennifer Capriati #3 DEF · 2×

Stephanie Foretz Gacon 4-6 6-1 6-0

Evgenia Kulikovskaya #104

Denisa Chladkova #62 6-3 6-0

Cara Black #55

Alexandra Stevenson #21 6-1 6-4

Elena Baltacha #157

Evie Dominikovic #115 7-5 4-6 6-4

Barbara Rittner #65

Anne Kremer #26 6-2 6-2

Libuse Prusova #107

Round of 64

Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-0

Els Callens #66

Tamarine Tanasugarn #32 6-2 3-6 6-3

Alina Jidkova #101

Eleni Daniilidou #20 6-1 6-2

Amy Frazier #40

Nathalie Dechy #18 6-3 6-3

Daja Bedanova #41

Meghann Shaughnessy #33 6-1 6-1

Ludmila Cervanova #105

Klara Koukalova #113 6-7(6) 7-5 6-3

Monica Seles #7 4× CH

Elena Bovina #23 6-1 6-2

Rita Grande #48

Magdalena Maleeva #14 2-6 6-4 6-1

Yoon Jeong Cho #64

Kim Clijsters #4 6-0 6-0

Petra Mandula #98

Tatiana Poutchek #108 2-6 6-4 6-4

Cristina Torrens Valero #80

Amanda Coetzer #22 6-2 4-6 6-4

Jelena Jankovic #192

Anna Smashnova #17 5-1 (ret.)

Maja Matevzic #49

Anastasia Myskina #12 5-7 6-2 6-0

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #60

Clarisa Fernandez #29 6-3 6-4

Magui Serna #47

Chanda Rubin #13 0-6 6-4 6-2

Mary Pierce #50 CH

Barbara Schwartz #141 6-1 6-2

Antonella Serra Zanetti #96

Venus Williams #2 6-3 6-0

Ansley Cargill #118

Anca Barna #69 6-3 6-1

Lisa Raymond #28

Nicole Pratt #54 6-3 6-2

Silvia Farina Elia #16

Paola Suarez #27 6-0 3-0 (ret.)

Tathiana Garbin #61

Daniela Hantuchova #8 7-6(6) 7-6(3)

Adriana Serra Zanetti #58

Samantha Stosur #244 6-4 6-1

Vanessa Webb #138

Patty Schnyder #15 6-3 6-1

Marta Marrero #91

Nadia Petrova #148 6-4 6-4

Ai Sugiyama #25

Justine Henin #5 6-0 6-1

Anna Kournikova #42

Katarina Srebotnik #34 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3

Virginie Razzano #78

Lindsay Davenport #10 CH 6-7(7) 6-4 7-5

Iroda Tulyaganova #57

Tatiana Panova #24 3-6 7-5 6-4

Akiko Morigami #127

Virginia Ruano Pascual #63 5-7 7-5 6-0

Janette Husarova #31

Marlene Weingartner #90 3-6 6-1 6-2

Stephanie Foretz Gacon

Denisa Chladkova #62 6-2 6-2

Alexandra Stevenson #21

Evie Dominikovic #115 6-1 6-4

Anne Kremer #26

Round of 32

Serena Williams #1 6-1 6-1

Tamarine Tanasugarn #32

Eleni Daniilidou #20 6-4 6-3

Nathalie Dechy #18

Meghann Shaughnessy #33 6-1 6-3

Klara Koukalova #113

Elena Bovina #23 7-5 4-6 7-5

Magdalena Maleeva #14

Kim Clijsters #4 6-2 6-1

Tatiana Poutchek #108

Amanda Coetzer #22 6-0 6-2

Anna Smashnova #17

Anastasia Myskina #12 6-3 3-6 6-3

Clarisa Fernandez #29

Chanda Rubin #13 6-3 6-2

Barbara Schwartz #141

Venus Williams #2 6-1 6-4

Anca Barna #69

Nicole Pratt #54 7-5 6-4

Paola Suarez #27

Daniela Hantuchova #8 6-4 6-2

Samantha Stosur #244

Patty Schnyder #15 6-2 4-6 6-3

Nadia Petrova #148

Justine Henin #5 6-2 6-0

Katarina Srebotnik #34

Lindsay Davenport #10 CH 6-2 6-1

Tatiana Panova #24

Virginia Ruano Pascual #63 6-1 4-6 6-4

Marlene Weingartner #90

Denisa Chladkova #62 6-3 6-2

Evie Dominikovic #115

Round of 16

Serena Williams #1 6-4 6-1

Eleni Daniilidou #20

Meghann Shaughnessy #33 5-7 6-2 6-4

Elena Bovina #23

Kim Clijsters #4 6-3 6-1

Amanda Coetzer #22

Anastasia Myskina #12 4-6 6-4 6-1

Chanda Rubin #13

Venus Williams #2 6-3 6-2

Nicole Pratt #54

Daniela Hantuchova #8 7-5 6-3

Patty Schnyder #15

Justine Henin #5 7-5 5-7 9-7

Lindsay Davenport #10 CH

Virginia Ruano Pascual #63 6-3 6-3

Denisa Chladkova #62

Quarterfinals

Serena Williams #1 6-2 6-2

Meghann Shaughnessy #33

Kim Clijsters #4 6-2 6-4

Anastasia Myskina #12

Venus Williams #2 6-4 6-3

Daniela Hantuchova #8

Justine Henin #5 6-2 6-2

Virginia Ruano Pascual #63

Semifinals

Serena Williams #1 4-6 6-3 7-5

Kim Clijsters #4

Venus Williams #2 6-3 6-3

Justine Henin #5

Final

Serena Williams #1 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4

Venus Williams #2

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.