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 2008 Draw & Results

Completed

Maria Sharapova won the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Ana Ivanovic 7-5 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 14–27 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

Maria Sharapova

def. Ana Ivanovic , 7-5 6-3

Dates

Jan 14 — Jan 27

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Maria Sharapova #5 6-4 6-3

Jelena Kostanic Tosic #102

Lindsay Davenport #51 CH 6-2 3-6 7-5

Sara Errani #65

Elena Vesnina #55 6-4 1-6 6-4

Julia Vakulenko #31

Jill Craybas #98 6-4 6-2

Yung Jan Chan

Elena Dementieva #11 6-2 6-2

Tzipora Obziler #81

Anabel Medina Garrigues #34 7-6(1) 6-0

Petra Cetkovska #103

Shahar Peer #17 6-2 2-6 6-0

Renata Voracova #107

Jessica Moore #376 6-3 6-2

Julie Ditty #101

Justine Henin #1 CH 6-2 6-2

Aiko Nakamura #73

Olga Puchkova #97 6-4 6-0

Monique Adamczak #149

Francesca Schiavone #24 6-3 7-6(5)

Emilie Loit #44

Angelique Kerber #89 0-6 6-3 6-2

Maret Ani #100

Su-Wei Hsieh #158 2-6 6-4 8-6

Klara Koukalova #63

Sybille Bammer #20 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2

Tamarine Tanasugarn #117

Aravane Rezai #69 7-6(4) 6-2

Kateryna Volodko #43

Tatiana Golovin #13 6-1 4-6 6-3

Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro #109

Jelena Jankovic #4 2-6 6-2 12-10

Tamira Paszek

Edina Gallovits Hall 7-6(7) 6-3

Stéphanie Dubois #105

Virginie Razzano #29 6-3 7-5

Ashley Harkleroad #58

Flavia Pennetta #37 6-4 5-7 6-4

Dominika Cibulkova #48

Casey Dellacqua #78 4-6 6-3 8-6

Karin Knapp #50

Patty Schnyder #15 6-3 6-3

Lilia Osterloh #91

Amélie Mauresmo #18 CH 6-7(6) 6-0 6-0

Tatiana Poutchek #96

Yaroslava Shvedova #85 6-2 6-2

Tatjana Maria #83

Serena Williams #7 DEF · 3× 6-3 6-3

Jarmila Wolfe #145

Meng Yuan #121 4-6 6-4 6-2

Ekaterina Ivanova #210

Victoria Azarenka #25 6-2 7-5

Akgul Amanmuradova #95

Sandra Kloesel #162 6-1 6-7(1) 6-4

Julia Schruff #114

Nicole Vaidisova #12 6-3 6-0

Raluca Olaru #57

Alicia Molik #62 7-6(4) 7-5

Kaia Kanepi #60

Ai Sugiyama #41 6-3 1-1 (ret.)

Vera Zvonareva #22

Tatiana Perebiynis #93 7-5 6-2

Madison Brengle #228

Ana Ivanovic #3 7-5 6-3

Sorana Cirstea #106

Tathiana Garbin #40 6-2 6-2

Eleni Daniilidou #36

Katarina Srebotnik #27 4-6 6-0 9-7

Lourdes Domínguez Lino #71

Anastasia Rodionova #79 7-6(3) 6-4

Angelika Bachmann #159

Caroline Wozniacki #64 6-1 6-1

Gisela Dulko #38

Alona Bondarenko #21 6-4 7-6(4)

Alla Kudryavtseva #75

Sabine Lisicki #194 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2

Dinara Safina #16

Mariya Koryttseva #104 6-2 6-3

María Emilia Salerni #88

Venus Williams #8 6-2 7-5

Zi Yan #61

Camille Pin #90 5-7 6-1 6-1

Monica Niculescu #155

Sania Mirza #32 6-4 6-2

Iroda Tulyaganova #317

Timea Bacsinszky #119 6-4 6-3

Sophie Ferguson #174

Marta Domachowska #146 6-1 6-1

Mathilde Johansson #134

Sofia Arvidsson #80 6-7(3) 6-4 6-3

Marion Bartoli #10

Na Li #30 6-2 4-6 6-4

Severine Beltrame #115

Maria Elena Camerin #99 6-1 6-2

Christina Wheeler #214

Daniela Hantuchova #9 6-3 7-5

Vania King #108

Alizé Cornet #59 6-3 6-3

Clarisa Fernandez #400

Virginia Ruano Pascual #82 6-4 6-4

Roberta Vinci #74

Catalina Castano #139 6-1 6-4

Lucie Safarova #23

Maria Kirilenko #26 6-4 4-6 6-3

Meilen Tu #46

Akiko Morigami #49 6-2 6-2

Michaella Krajicek #33

Anna Chakvetadze #6 0-0 (ret.)

Andrea Petkovic #92

Alisa Kleybanova #154 7-5 4-6 9-7

Shuai Peng #45

Agnieszka Radwanska #28 6-0 6-1

Olga Savchuk #86

Pauline Parmentier #56 7-5 6-3

Martina Müller #54

Svetlana Kuznetsova #2 6-3 6-1

Nathalie Dechy #67

Tsvetana Pironkova #94 6-1 6-1

Olga Govortsova #47

Nadia Petrova #14 6-1 6-3

Nicole Pratt #87

Anne Kremer #84 7-6(8) 6-0

Evgenia Linetskaya #584

Ekaterina Makarova #110 3-6 6-4 7-5

Agnes Szavay #19

Yvonne Meusburger #70 6-1 6-4

Laura Granville #72

Round of 64

Maria Sharapova #5 6-1 6-3

Lindsay Davenport #51 CH

Elena Vesnina #55 6-2 6-4

Jill Craybas #98

Elena Dementieva #11 5-7 6-2 6-3

Anabel Medina Garrigues #34

Shahar Peer #17 6-0 7-5

Jessica Moore #376

Justine Henin #1 CH 6-1 7-5

Olga Puchkova #97

Francesca Schiavone #24 6-2 6-3

Angelique Kerber #89

Su-Wei Hsieh #158 6-2 6-0

Sybille Bammer #20

Aravane Rezai #69 6-3 3-6 6-3

Tatiana Golovin #13

Jelena Jankovic #4 6-2 7-5

Edina Gallovits Hall

Virginie Razzano #29 6-2 5-7 6-3

Flavia Pennetta #37

Casey Dellacqua #78 4-6 7-5 8-6

Patty Schnyder #15

Amélie Mauresmo #18 CH 6-4 7-6(5)

Yaroslava Shvedova #85

Serena Williams #7 DEF · 3× 6-3 6-1

Meng Yuan #121

Victoria Azarenka #25 6-1 6-1

Sandra Kloesel #162

Nicole Vaidisova #12 6-2 6-3

Alicia Molik #62

Ai Sugiyama #41 6-4 6-4

Tatiana Perebiynis #93

Ana Ivanovic #3 6-0 6-3

Tathiana Garbin #40

Katarina Srebotnik #27 6-4 6-1

Anastasia Rodionova #79

Caroline Wozniacki #64 7-6(4) 6-1

Alona Bondarenko #21

Sabine Lisicki #194 6-1 7-5

Mariya Koryttseva #104

Venus Williams #8 7-5 6-4

Camille Pin #90

Sania Mirza #32 6-1 4-6 7-5

Timea Bacsinszky #119

Marta Domachowska #146 7-5 1-6 6-1

Sofia Arvidsson #80

Na Li #30 6-4 6-3

Maria Elena Camerin #99

Daniela Hantuchova #9 6-2 7-5

Alizé Cornet #59

Virginia Ruano Pascual #82 6-2 6-4

Catalina Castano #139

Maria Kirilenko #26 6-1 6-1

Akiko Morigami #49

Anna Chakvetadze #6 6-3 6-4

Alisa Kleybanova #154

Agnieszka Radwanska #28 7-5 6-4

Pauline Parmentier #56

Svetlana Kuznetsova #2 7-6(0) 6-2

Tsvetana Pironkova #94

Nadia Petrova #14 7-5 7-5

Anne Kremer #84

Ekaterina Makarova #110 6-3 6-1

Yvonne Meusburger #70

Round of 32

Maria Sharapova #5 6-3 6-0

Elena Vesnina #55

Elena Dementieva #11 6-2 6-0

Shahar Peer #17

Justine Henin #1 CH 7-5 6-4

Francesca Schiavone #24

Su-Wei Hsieh #158 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4

Aravane Rezai #69

Jelena Jankovic #4 6-2 4-6 6-1

Virginie Razzano #29

Casey Dellacqua #78 3-6 6-4 6-4

Amélie Mauresmo #18 CH

Serena Williams #7 DEF · 3× 6-3 6-4

Victoria Azarenka #25

Nicole Vaidisova #12 6-3 6-4

Ai Sugiyama #41

Ana Ivanovic #3 6-3 6-4

Katarina Srebotnik #27

Caroline Wozniacki #64 4-6 6-4 6-3

Sabine Lisicki #194

Venus Williams #8 7-6(0) 6-4

Sania Mirza #32

Marta Domachowska #146 2-6 6-2 6-4

Na Li #30

Daniela Hantuchova #9 6-2 6-3

Virginia Ruano Pascual #82

Maria Kirilenko #26 6-7(6) 6-1 6-2

Anna Chakvetadze #6

Agnieszka Radwanska #28 6-3 6-4

Svetlana Kuznetsova #2

Nadia Petrova #14 6-1 7-6(8)

Ekaterina Makarova #110

Round of 16

Maria Sharapova #5 6-2 6-0

Elena Dementieva #11

Justine Henin #1 CH 6-2 6-2

Su-Wei Hsieh #158

Jelena Jankovic #4 7-6(3) 6-1

Casey Dellacqua #78

Serena Williams #7 DEF · 3× 6-3 6-4

Nicole Vaidisova #12

Ana Ivanovic #3 6-1 7-6(2)

Caroline Wozniacki #64

Venus Williams #8 6-4 6-4

Marta Domachowska #146

Daniela Hantuchova #9 1-6 6-4 6-4

Maria Kirilenko #26

Agnieszka Radwanska #28 1-6 7-5 6-0

Nadia Petrova #14

Quarterfinals

Maria Sharapova #5 6-4 6-0

Justine Henin #1 CH

Jelena Jankovic #4 6-3 6-4

Serena Williams #7 DEF · 3×

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

Venus Williams #8

Daniela Hantuchova #9 6-2 6-2

Agnieszka Radwanska #28

Semifinals

Maria Sharapova #5 6-3 6-1

Jelena Jankovic #4

Ana Ivanovic #3 0-6 6-3 6-4

Daniela Hantuchova #9

Final

Maria Sharapova #5 7-5 6-3

Ana Ivanovic #3

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.