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 2005 Draw & Results

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Serena Williams won the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-3 6-0 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 17–29 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

Serena Williams

def. Lindsay Davenport , 2-6 6-3 6-0

Dates

Jan 17 — Jan 29

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Serena Williams #7 CH 6-1 6-1

Camille Pin #106

Dally Randriantefy #67 6-1 6-1

Zuzana Ondraskova #137

Sania Mirza #166 3-6 6-3 6-0

Cindy Watson #285

Petra Mandula #84 3-6 6-1 6-3

Flavia Pennetta #37

Nadia Petrova #13 6-1 6-2

Virginie Razzano #63

Sophie Ferguson #289 2-6 7-6(6) 6-4

Nuria Llagostera Vives #83

Magdalena Maleeva #26 6-1 6-1

Magui Serna #116

Alina Jidkova #54 4-6 6-1 6-4

Virginia Ruano Pascual #72

Amélie Mauresmo #2 6-2 6-3

Samantha Stosur #45

Dinara Safina #44 7-5 3-6 6-4

Jie Zheng #59

Ana Ivanovic #82 3-6 7-6(4) 6-1

Iveta Benesova #34

Maria Kirilenko #105 5-7 6-2 6-4

Aniko Kapros #91

Evgenia Linetskaya #93 6-4 6-1

Lubomira Kurhajcova #88

Martina Sucha #57 7-5 6-4

Ai Sugiyama #21

Amy Frazier #28 7-5 6-1

Marissa Irvin #75

Denisa Chladkova #51 7-6(3) 6-3

Silvija Talaja #111

Maria Sharapova #4 6-3 6-1

Sesil Karatantcheva #110

Lindsay Lee-Waters #87 6-3 7-5

Zsofia Gubacsi #178

Na Li #64 6-2 4-6 6-2

Laura Granville #77

Shinobu Asagoe #36 6-4 6-2

Anca Barna #95

Silvia Farina Elia #19 6-3 6-4

Julia Schruff #107

Marta Domachowska #69 6-1 3-6 6-0

Ting (sr) Li #171

Elena Baltacha #185 5-7 6-4 6-4

Katarina Srebotnik #66

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro #115 6-2 6-2

Mary Pierce #29 CH

Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 6-1 6-1

Jessica Kirkland #239

Marion Bartoli #39 6-1 6-3

Claudine Schaul #61

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #101 6-3 6-4

Saori Obata #109

Gisela Dulko #32 6-3 3-6 6-3

Kristina Brandi #56

Vera Dushevina #65 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4

Jill Craybas #62

Vera Zvonareva #11 6-4 6-2

Nannan Liu #175

Anna-Lena Groenefeld #71 6-1 6-3

Severine Beltrame #100

Fabiola Zuluaga #16 6-3 7-5

Selima Sfar #119

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 6-1 6-0

Conchita Martínez #46

Michaela Pastikova #99 6-4 6-4

Anne Kremer #98

Nicole Vaidisova #70 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2

Maria Vento-Kabchi #50

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #35 3-6 6-2 6-2

Casey Dellacqua #256

Karolina Sprem #18 6-2 6-3

Monique Adamczak #359

Tathiana Garbin #68 7-5 7-6(5)

Marlene Weingartner #74

Elena Likhovtseva #22 6-3 6-3

Sanda Mamic #102

Evie Dominikovic #120 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3

Mara Santangelo #89

Alicia Molik #12 6-1 6-3

Anabel Medina Garrigues #38

Aiko Nakamura #132 6-3 6-4

Angela Haynes #125

Tatiana Panova #78 4-6 6-2 6-1

Antonella Serra Zanetti #103

Jelena Jankovic #27 6-1 6-3

Nicole Pratt #53

Venus Williams #9 6-1 7-5

Eleni Daniilidou #40

Shuai Peng #48 6-1 6-2

Maria Elena Camerin #43

Anna Smashnova #33 4-6 6-0 6-0

María Sánchez Lorenzo #58

Tamarine Tanasugarn #73 6-0 6-2

Barbora Strycova #55

Nathalie Dechy #25 6-4 6-3

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #118

Mashona Washington #52 6-2 6-3

Catalina Castano #113

Francesca Schiavone #23 6-3 6-2

Marta Marrero #49

Tatiana Perebiynis #92 1-6 6-4 7-5

Capucine Rousseau #127

Anastasia Myskina #3 6-1 6-4

Kveta Peschke #86

Tzipora Obziler #114 7-6(11) 6-4

Emilie Loit #47

Lisa Raymond #30 6-0 6-1

Anastasiya Yakimova #136

Klara Koukalova #42 6-3 6-3

Meilen Tu #201

Patty Schnyder #14 6-1 6-1

Yuliana Fedak #76

Michaella Krajicek #235 6-2 6-1

Stephanie Foretz Gacon

Abigail Spears #96 1-6 6-2 6-2

Meghann Shaughnessy #41

Tatiana Golovin #24 6-3 7-5

Ludmila Cervanova #90

Elena Dementieva #6 6-3 6-3

Alona Bondarenko #112

Anna Chakvetadze #85 6-3 6-2

Arantxa Parra Santonja #79

Daniela Hantuchova #31 6-4 7-5

Akiko Morigami #81

Barbara Schett #97 6-3 1-6 6-2

Tiffany Welford #280

Round of 64

Serena Williams #7 CH 6-3 6-0

Dally Randriantefy #67

Sania Mirza #166 6-2 6-1

Petra Mandula #84

Nadia Petrova #13 4-6 6-0 6-1

Sophie Ferguson #289

Magdalena Maleeva #26 6-4 7-5

Alina Jidkova #54

Amélie Mauresmo #2 2-6 6-1 6-0

Dinara Safina #44

Ana Ivanovic #82 6-1 6-1

Maria Kirilenko #105

Evgenia Linetskaya #93 6-0 6-2

Martina Sucha #57

Amy Frazier #28 6-1 3-6 6-2

Denisa Chladkova #51

Maria Sharapova #4 4-6 6-0 6-3

Lindsay Lee-Waters #87

Na Li #64 6-3 6-4

Shinobu Asagoe #36

Silvia Farina Elia #19 6-3 7-6(5)

Marta Domachowska #69

Elena Baltacha #185 2-6 6-3 6-1

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro #115

Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 6-2 6-0

Marion Bartoli #39

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #101 7-6(2) 7-5

Gisela Dulko #32

Vera Dushevina #65 6-3 6-3

Vera Zvonareva #11

Anna-Lena Groenefeld #71 6-2 7-6(2)

Fabiola Zuluaga #16

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 2-6 6-2 6-2

Michaela Pastikova #99

Nicole Vaidisova #70 6-0 7-5

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #35

Karolina Sprem #18 7-6(5) 7-6(2)

Tathiana Garbin #68

Elena Likhovtseva #22 6-3 2-6 6-3

Evie Dominikovic #120

Alicia Molik #12 6-2 6-4

Aiko Nakamura #132

Tatiana Panova #78 3-6 6-4 6-2

Jelena Jankovic #27

Venus Williams #9 6-3 6-1

Shuai Peng #48

Anna Smashnova #33 6-2 6-2

Tamarine Tanasugarn #73

Nathalie Dechy #25 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-2

Mashona Washington #52

Francesca Schiavone #23 2-6 6-3 6-0

Tatiana Perebiynis #92

Anastasia Myskina #3 6-4 6-2

Tzipora Obziler #114

Lisa Raymond #30 6-0 6-1

Klara Koukalova #42

Patty Schnyder #14 3-6 6-3 6-4

Michaella Krajicek #235

Abigail Spears #96 7-5 6-1

Tatiana Golovin #24

Elena Dementieva #6 6-2 6-1

Anna Chakvetadze #85

Daniela Hantuchova #31 6-4 6-0

Barbara Schett #97

Round of 32

Serena Williams #7 CH 6-1 6-4

Sania Mirza #166

Nadia Petrova #13 6-4 6-4

Magdalena Maleeva #26

Amélie Mauresmo #2 6-2 7-5

Ana Ivanovic #82

Evgenia Linetskaya #93 6-3 6-4

Amy Frazier #28

Maria Sharapova #4 6-0 6-2

Na Li #64

Silvia Farina Elia #19 6-1 6-0

Elena Baltacha #185

Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 6-3 7-6(5)

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #101

Vera Dushevina #65 7-5 6-4

Anna-Lena Groenefeld #71

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 6-2 6-4

Nicole Vaidisova #70

Karolina Sprem #18 6-4 6-3

Elena Likhovtseva #22

Alicia Molik #12 6-3 6-2

Tatiana Panova #78

Venus Williams #9 6-3 6-0

Anna Smashnova #33

Nathalie Dechy #25 6-3 6-3

Francesca Schiavone #23

Anastasia Myskina #3 (w/o)

Lisa Raymond #30

Patty Schnyder #14 7-6(4) 6-3

Abigail Spears #96

Elena Dementieva #6 7-5 5-7 6-4

Daniela Hantuchova #31

Round of 16

Serena Williams #7 CH 6-1 3-6 6-3

Nadia Petrova #13

Amélie Mauresmo #2 6-2 6-4

Evgenia Linetskaya #93

Maria Sharapova #4 4-6 6-1 6-2

Silvia Farina Elia #19

Svetlana Kuznetsova #5 6-4 6-2

Vera Dushevina #65

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 6-2 6-2

Karolina Sprem #18

Alicia Molik #12 7-5 7-6(3)

Venus Williams #9

Nathalie Dechy #25 6-4 6-2

Anastasia Myskina #3

Patty Schnyder #14 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-2

Elena Dementieva #6

Quarterfinals

Serena Williams #7 CH 6-2 6-2

Amélie Mauresmo #2

Maria Sharapova #4 4-6 6-2 6-2

Svetlana Kuznetsova #5

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 6-4 4-6 9-7

Alicia Molik #12

Nathalie Dechy #25 5-7 6-1 7-5

Patty Schnyder #14

Semifinals

Serena Williams #7 CH 2-6 7-5 8-6

Maria Sharapova #4

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Nathalie Dechy #25

Final

Serena Williams #7 CH 2-6 6-3 6-0

Lindsay Davenport #1 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.