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 2004 Draw & Results

Completed

Justine Henin won the 2004 Australian Open, defeating Kim Clijsters 6-3 4-6 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

Justine Henin

def. Kim Clijsters , 6-3 4-6 6-3

Dates

Jan 19 — Feb 2

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Justine Henin #1 6-0 6-0

Olivia Lukaszewicz #870

Camille Pin #168 6-4 6-7(3) 6-4

Tathiana Garbin #78

Svetlana Kuznetsova #33 6-3 6-3

Shenay Perry #126

Antonella Serra Zanetti #105 7-5 6-4

Flavia Pennetta #72

Mara Santangelo #129 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4

Magui Serna #22

Barbara Schett #87 4-6 6-3 6-4

Clarisa Fernandez #96

Eleni Daniilidou #24 6-1 6-3

Jennifer Hopkins #159

Cara Black #53 2-6 6-3 6-3

Els Callens #74

Lindsay Davenport #5 CH 6-2 6-3

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie

Emilie Loit #45 7-5 6-4

Marta Marrero #99

Laura Granville #54 6-1 6-3

Tamarine Tanasugarn #35

Evie Dominikovic #138 4-6 7-5 6-3

Trudi Musgrave #265

Vera Zvonareva #13 6-3 6-1

Zuzana Ondraskova #83

Melinda Czink #77 6-4 6-3

Maria Vento-Kabchi #42

Nicole Pratt #52 6-4 5-7 6-4

Meghann Shaughnessy #20

Akiko Morigami #62 7-6(2) 4-6 6-4

Marie-Ève Pelletier #200

Fabiola Zuluaga #36 6-3 6-2

Shinobu Asagoe #41

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #169 6-2 7-6(5)

Alina Jidkova #98

Jill Craybas #113 6-2 6-1

Rita Grande #69

Jelena Jankovic #79 6-1 6-4

Elena Dementieva #8

Aniko Kapros #80 6-3 6-3

Nadia Petrova #12

Samantha Stosur #114 6-3 6-2

Silvija Talaja #93

Petra Mandula #39 6-4 4-6 6-4

Gala Leon Garcia #95

Magdalena Maleeva #29 6-1 6-0

Samantha Reeves #75

Amélie Mauresmo #4 6-1 6-0

Chia-Jung Chuang #300

Ludmila Cervanova #64 6-4 6-4

Casey Dellacqua #295

Anabel Medina Garrigues #70 6-3 6-4

Ansley Cargill #107

Yuliana Fedak #206 7-5 6-0

Tina Pisnik #31

Alicia Molik #40 6-1 6-4

Angelika Bachmann #208

Daniela Hantuchova #21 7-6(5) 6-4

Adriana Serra Zanetti #109

Claudine Schaul #76 6-0 6-0

Tatiana Perebiynis #81

Elena Bovina #23 4-6 6-1 7-5

Sandra Kleinova #85

Kim Clijsters #2 6-3 6-2

Marlene Weingartner #51

Maria Elena Camerin #92 6-2 6-2

Milagros Sequera #73

Dinara Safina #48 6-3 7-6(1)

Lubomira Kurhajcova #89

Amanda Coetzer #27 6-3 6-1

Tara Snyder #104

Silvia Farina Elia #19 6-3 6-3

Henrieta Nagyova #90

Virginia Ruano Pascual #56 6-4 6-3

Katarina Srebotnik #37

Amy Frazier #57 4-6 7-5 6-3

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro #67

Kristina Brandi #63 7-6(7) 6-1

Conchita Martínez #16

Anastasia Myskina #7 6-2 7-5

Sofia Arvidsson #101

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #60 7-6(5) 7-5

Libuse Prusova #211

Maria Sharapova #32 6-4 6-3

Conchita Martínez Granados #106

Lindsay Lee-Waters #115 6-3 6-1

Sophie Ferguson #549

Chanda Rubin #10 6-3 4-6 6-3

Asa Carlsson #294

Denisa Chladkova #43 6-4 6-2

Stephanie Foretz Gacon

Elena Likhovtseva #38 3-6 6-1 6-1

Dally Randriantefy #97

Francesca Schiavone #18 7-5 6-1

Cristina Torrens Valero #108

Patty Schnyder #26 6-3 5-7 6-3

Angelique Widjaja #100

Marion Bartoli #59 6-3 6-1

Alexandra Stevenson #86

Paola Suarez #14 6-2 6-2

Gisela Dulko #125

Julia Vakulenko #84 6-4 6-3

Eva Birnerova #103

Nathalie Dechy #28 7-5 6-4

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #68

Tzipora Obziler #144 6-3 6-2

Martina Sucha #88

Saori Obata #55 6-3 4-6 6-4

Myriam Casanova #94

Ai Sugiyama #9 6-4 6-2

Tatiana Panova #181

Lisa Raymond #30 5-7 6-3 6-4

María Sánchez Lorenzo #44

Anca Barna #47 2-6 6-0 7-5

Maureen Drake #119

Venus Williams #11 6-2 6-1

Ashley Harkleroad #46

Vera Dushevina #112 6-2 4-6 6-0

Jie Zheng #82

Tatiana Golovin #354 6-0 4-1 (ret.)

Marie-Gayanay Mikaelian #91

Anna Smashnova #17 6-3 6-3

Klara Koukalova #65

Lina Krasnoroutskaya #25 6-3 6-4

Karolina Sprem #49

Barbora Strycova #142 7-5 6-1

Arantxa Parra Santonja #66

Round of 64

Justine Henin #1 6-1 6-4

Camille Pin #168

Svetlana Kuznetsova #33 7-6(0) 6-4

Antonella Serra Zanetti #105

Mara Santangelo #129 7-6(3) 0-6 6-3

Barbara Schett #87

Eleni Daniilidou #24 3-6 6-0 6-1

Cara Black #53

Lindsay Davenport #5 CH 6-3 3-6 6-0

Emilie Loit #45

Laura Granville #54 6-2 2-6 6-1

Evie Dominikovic #138

Vera Zvonareva #13 7-5 6-4

Melinda Czink #77

Nicole Pratt #52 1-6 6-3 6-3

Akiko Morigami #62

Fabiola Zuluaga #36 6-3 6-4

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #169

Jill Craybas #113 6-4 2-6 8-6

Jelena Jankovic #79

Aniko Kapros #80 6-3 6-1

Samantha Stosur #114

Petra Mandula #39 6-7(6) 6-2 6-3

Magdalena Maleeva #29

Amélie Mauresmo #4 6-0 6-2

Ludmila Cervanova #64

Anabel Medina Garrigues #70 6-2 2-6 6-3

Yuliana Fedak #206

Alicia Molik #40 6-4 6-3

Daniela Hantuchova #21

Claudine Schaul #76 6-4 6-3

Elena Bovina #23

Kim Clijsters #2 6-0 6-0

Maria Elena Camerin #92

Dinara Safina #48 7-5 6-3

Amanda Coetzer #27

Silvia Farina Elia #19 5-7 6-4 6-4

Virginia Ruano Pascual #56

Amy Frazier #57 2-6 6-0 7-5

Kristina Brandi #63

Anastasia Myskina #7 6-2 6-4

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #60

Maria Sharapova #32 6-1 6-3

Lindsay Lee-Waters #115

Chanda Rubin #10 6-2 6-4

Denisa Chladkova #43

Elena Likhovtseva #38 6-2 6-2

Francesca Schiavone #18

Patty Schnyder #26 6-4 2-6 6-3

Marion Bartoli #59

Paola Suarez #14 6-3 6-4

Julia Vakulenko #84

Nathalie Dechy #28 6-3 6-0

Tzipora Obziler #144

Saori Obata #55 6-4 6-4

Ai Sugiyama #9

Lisa Raymond #30 6-3 6-4

Anca Barna #47

Venus Williams #11 6-4 6-2

Vera Dushevina #112

Tatiana Golovin #354 6-2 6-3

Anna Smashnova #17

Lina Krasnoroutskaya #25 6-3 4-6 6-3

Barbora Strycova #142

Round of 32

Justine Henin #1 6-2 7-5

Svetlana Kuznetsova #33

Mara Santangelo #129 6-4 5-7 6-3

Eleni Daniilidou #24

Lindsay Davenport #5 CH 6-4 6-0

Laura Granville #54

Vera Zvonareva #13 7-5 2-6 6-1

Nicole Pratt #52

Fabiola Zuluaga #36 7-6(6) 4-6 6-2

Jill Craybas #113

Aniko Kapros #80 3-6 6-3 12-10

Petra Mandula #39

Amélie Mauresmo #4 6-1 6-2

Anabel Medina Garrigues #70

Alicia Molik #40 6-7(4) 6-1 6-2

Claudine Schaul #76

Kim Clijsters #2 6-2 6-1

Dinara Safina #48

Silvia Farina Elia #19 4-6 6-1 7-5

Amy Frazier #57

Anastasia Myskina #7 6-4 1-6 6-2

Maria Sharapova #32

Chanda Rubin #10 6-3 6-2

Elena Likhovtseva #38

Patty Schnyder #26 7-5 6-3

Paola Suarez #14

Nathalie Dechy #28 7-5 6-1

Saori Obata #55

Lisa Raymond #30 6-4 7-6(5)

Venus Williams #11

Tatiana Golovin #354 6-2 7-6(4)

Lina Krasnoroutskaya #25

Round of 16

Justine Henin #1 6-1 7-6(5)

Mara Santangelo #129

Lindsay Davenport #5 CH 6-1 6-3

Vera Zvonareva #13

Fabiola Zuluaga #36 6-4 6-2

Aniko Kapros #80

Amélie Mauresmo #4 7-5 7-5

Alicia Molik #40

Kim Clijsters #2 6-3 6-3

Silvia Farina Elia #19

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

Chanda Rubin #10

Patty Schnyder #26 6-2 6-4

Nathalie Dechy #28

Lisa Raymond #30 6-2 6-0

Tatiana Golovin #354

Quarterfinals

Justine Henin #1 7-5 6-3

Lindsay Davenport #5 CH

Fabiola Zuluaga #36 (w/o)

Amélie Mauresmo #4

Kim Clijsters #2 6-2 7-6(9)

Anastasia Myskina #7

Patty Schnyder #26 7-6(2) 6-3

Lisa Raymond #30

Semifinals

Justine Henin #1 6-2 6-2

Fabiola Zuluaga #36

Kim Clijsters #2 6-2 7-6(2)

Patty Schnyder #26

Final

Justine Henin #1 6-3 4-6 6-3

Kim Clijsters #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.