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 2006 Draw & Results

Completed

Amélie Mauresmo won the 2006 Australian Open after Justine Henin retired in the final (6-1 2-0 (ret.)). The Grand Slam was played January 16–28 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

Amélie Mauresmo

def. Justine Henin , 6-1 2-0 (ret.)

Dates

Jan 16 — Jan 28

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Amélie Mauresmo #3 4-6 6-2 6-2

Tiantian Sun #103

Emilie Loit #76 6-2 6-0

Viktoriya Kutuzova #81

Michaella Krajicek #43 6-4 7-6(1)

Kristina Brandi #75

Sania Mirza #32 7-6(6) 6-2

Victoria Azarenka #156

Nicole Vaidisova #16 6-1 6-3

Anastasiya Yakimova #110

Anna Chakvetadze #36 5-7 6-2 6-4

Jie Zheng #55

Flavia Pennetta #20 6-2 2-6 6-3

Cara Black #202

Martina Sucha #96 3-6 6-3 6-4

Anna Smashnova #40

Patty Schnyder #8 6-4 6-3

Eleni Daniilidou #99

Shinobu Asagoe #39 3-6 6-1 6-4

Shahar Peer #41

Aiko Nakamura #59 6-2 4-6 6-2

Alizé Cornet #330

Gisela Dulko #33 6-0 7-6(7)

Maret Ani #86

Anastasia Myskina #14 7-6(6) 6-1

Yuliana Fedak #117

Jamea Jackson #89 7-6(5) 6-2

Tamarine Tanasugarn #137

Sofia Arvidsson #58 6-1 6-2

Maria Vento-Kabchi #69

Dinara Safina #19 6-0 6-1

Tathiana Garbin #77

Kim Clijsters #2 6-3 6-0

Yoon Jeong Cho #61

Meng Yuan #152 6-4 6-2

Melinda Czink #114

Roberta Vinci #49 7-5 6-4

Meghann Shaughnessy #63

Marion Bartoli #28 6-3 6-2

Amy Frazier #47

Francesca Schiavone #12 6-2 7-5

Antonella Serra Zanetti #65

Catalina Castano #44 5-7 6-3 6-1

Vera Dushevina #38

María Sánchez Lorenzo #93 6-4 6-3

Lucie Safarova #34

Anna-Lena Groenefeld #21 2-6 6-4 7-5

Laura Pous-Tio #84

Martina Hingis #349 3× CH 6-1 6-2

Vera Zvonareva #29

Emma Laine #85 6-1 6-1

Nuria Llagostera Vives #48

Iveta Benesova #42 2-6 6-1 7-5

Rika Fujiwara #108

Mary Pierce #5 CH 6-1 6-1

Nicole Pratt #119

Samantha Stosur #98 6-3 6-4

Severine Beltrame #95

Ana Ivanovic #22 6-4 6-4

Shenay Perry #127

Sybille Bammer #72 7-5 6-4

Eva Birnerova #111

Zi Yan #88 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3

Nathalie Dechy #13

Justine Henin #6 CH 6-2 6-1

Marta Domachowska #60

Hana Sromova #92 3-0 (ret.)

Akiko Morigami #45

Virginie Razzano #54 3-6 7-6(6) 6-1

Jelena Dokic #370

Conchita Martínez Granados #106 6-4 6-3

Ai Sugiyama #27

Virginia Ruano Pascual #104 6-2 7-6(1)

Lourdes Domínguez Lino #64

Elena Likhovtseva #18 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

Lisa Raymond #70

Laura Granville #57 5-7 6-2 6-0

Kathrin Woerle #169

Tsvetana Pironkova #94 2-6 6-0 9-7

Venus Williams #10

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 6-2 6-1

Casey Dellacqua #180

Karolina Sprem #66 6-4 6-2

Alona Bondarenko #82

Maria Kirilenko #25 6-1 3-1 (ret.)

Evgenia Linetskaya #62

Galina Voskoboeva #105 6-4 6-3

Emmanuelle Gagliardi #83

Svetlana Kuznetsova #11 6-1 6-3

Lauren Breadmore #254

Arantxa Parra Santonja #102 4-6 7-5 6-1

Tatiana Panova #112

Mara Santangelo #73 6-4 4-6 6-4

Tatiana Golovin #24

Katarina Srebotnik #35 6-4 6-3

Stephanie Foretz Gacon

Maria Sharapova #4 6-2 6-1

Sandra Kloesel #91

Ashley Harkleroad #107 6-4 6-1

Shuai Peng #53

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #71 6-1 6-2

Mashona Washington #78

Zuzana Ondraskova #79 6-3 6-4

Anabel Medina Garrigues #26

Daniela Hantuchova #17 3-6 6-3 6-0

Saori Obata #101

Akgul Amanmuradova #185 6-3 2-6 6-1

Dally Randriantefy #68

Serena Williams #15 DEF · 2× 6-3 6-7(1) 6-2

Na Li #52

Camille Pin #130 2-6 7-5 6-4

Mariana Diaz-Oliva #50

Nadia Petrova #7 6-2 6-1

Sophie Ferguson #222

Martina Müller #109 1-6 6-2 6-3

Jarmila Wolfe #131

Maria Elena Camerin #113 6-4 6-2

Yvonne Meusburger #124

Ekaterina Bychkova #74 6-1 5-7 6-2

Klara Koukalova #31

Elena Vesnina #100 6-2 6-3

Ting (sr) Li #195

Julia Schruff #80 7-5 6-2

Elena Dementieva #9

Olga Savchuk #188 6-1 3-6 6-4

Tzipora Obziler #116

Jelena Jankovic #23 6-2 4-6 6-4

Jill Craybas #51

Round of 64

Amélie Mauresmo #3 7-6(1) 6-2

Emilie Loit #76

Michaella Krajicek #43 6-3 7-5

Sania Mirza #32

Nicole Vaidisova #16 6-2 6-1

Anna Chakvetadze #36

Flavia Pennetta #20 6-3 6-0

Martina Sucha #96

Patty Schnyder #8 6-1 7-6(9)

Shinobu Asagoe #39

Aiko Nakamura #59 6-1 6-1

Gisela Dulko #33

Anastasia Myskina #14 7-6(4) 0-6 6-3

Jamea Jackson #89

Sofia Arvidsson #58 6-4 6-0

Dinara Safina #19

Kim Clijsters #2 6-4 6-2

Meng Yuan #152

Roberta Vinci #49 6-4 3-6 6-3

Marion Bartoli #28

Francesca Schiavone #12 6-1 4-6 6-3

Catalina Castano #44

María Sánchez Lorenzo #93 4-6 6-4 6-1

Anna-Lena Groenefeld #21

Martina Hingis #349 3× CH 6-1 6-1

Emma Laine #85

Iveta Benesova #42 6-3 7-5

Mary Pierce #5 CH

Samantha Stosur #98 6-3 7-5

Ana Ivanovic #22

Sybille Bammer #72 6-3 6-4

Zi Yan #88

Justine Henin #6 CH 7-6(2) 6-1

Hana Sromova #92

Virginie Razzano #54 7-6(3) 6-3

Conchita Martínez Granados #106

Virginia Ruano Pascual #104 6-4 6-4

Elena Likhovtseva #18

Laura Granville #57 7-5 6-2

Tsvetana Pironkova #94

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 7-6(4) 6-3

Karolina Sprem #66

Maria Kirilenko #25 7-6(1) 6-4

Galina Voskoboeva #105

Svetlana Kuznetsova #11 6-2 6-7(3) 6-2

Arantxa Parra Santonja #102

Mara Santangelo #73 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3

Katarina Srebotnik #35

Maria Sharapova #4 6-1 7-5

Ashley Harkleroad #107

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #71 6-2 6-1

Zuzana Ondraskova #79

Daniela Hantuchova #17 6-4 6-1

Akgul Amanmuradova #185

Serena Williams #15 DEF · 2× 6-3 6-1

Camille Pin #130

Nadia Petrova #7 6-4 6-1

Martina Müller #109

Maria Elena Camerin #113 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2

Ekaterina Bychkova #74

Elena Vesnina #100 6-0 7-5

Julia Schruff #80

Olga Savchuk #188 6-3 6-4

Jelena Jankovic #23

Round of 32

Amélie Mauresmo #3 6-2 (ret.)

Michaella Krajicek #43

Nicole Vaidisova #16 6-4 6-2

Flavia Pennetta #20

Patty Schnyder #8 6-2 6-3

Aiko Nakamura #59

Anastasia Myskina #14 6-3 6-1

Sofia Arvidsson #58

Kim Clijsters #2 6-1 6-2

Roberta Vinci #49

Francesca Schiavone #12 6-0 6-0

María Sánchez Lorenzo #93

Martina Hingis #349 3× CH 6-4 6-1

Iveta Benesova #42

Samantha Stosur #98 7-5 4-6 6-3

Sybille Bammer #72

Justine Henin #6 CH 6-4 6-1

Virginie Razzano #54

Virginia Ruano Pascual #104 6-3 6-3

Laura Granville #57

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 6-4 4-6 6-2

Maria Kirilenko #25

Svetlana Kuznetsova #11 6-3 6-1

Mara Santangelo #73

Maria Sharapova #4 6-0 6-1

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #71

Daniela Hantuchova #17 6-1 7-6(5)

Serena Williams #15 DEF · 2×

Nadia Petrova #7 6-1 6-2

Maria Elena Camerin #113

Elena Vesnina #100 5-7 6-2 6-4

Olga Savchuk #188

Round of 16

Amélie Mauresmo #3 6-1 6-1

Nicole Vaidisova #16

Patty Schnyder #8 6-2 6-1

Anastasia Myskina #14

Kim Clijsters #2 7-6(5) 6-4

Francesca Schiavone #12

Martina Hingis #349 3× CH 6-1 7-6(8)

Samantha Stosur #98

Justine Henin #6 CH 6-0 6-3

Virginia Ruano Pascual #104

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH 6-2 6-4

Svetlana Kuznetsova #11

Maria Sharapova #4 6-4 6-4

Daniela Hantuchova #17

Nadia Petrova #7 6-3 6-1

Elena Vesnina #100

Quarterfinals

Amélie Mauresmo #3 6-3 6-0

Patty Schnyder #8

Kim Clijsters #2 6-3 2-6 6-4

Martina Hingis #349 3× CH

Justine Henin #6 CH 2-6 6-2 6-3

Lindsay Davenport #1 CH

Maria Sharapova #4 7-6(6) 6-4

Nadia Petrova #7

Semifinals

Amélie Mauresmo #3 5-7 6-2 3-2 (ret.)

Kim Clijsters #2

Justine Henin #6 CH 4-6 6-1 6-4

Maria Sharapova #4

Final

Amélie Mauresmo #3 6-1 2-0 (ret.)

Justine Henin #6 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.