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 2012 Draw & Results

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Victoria Azarenka won the 2012 Australian Open, defeating Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 16–30 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

Victoria Azarenka

def. Maria Sharapova , 6-3 6-0

Dates

Jan 16 — Jan 30

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Victoria Azarenka #3 6-1 6-0

Heather Watson #105

Casey Dellacqua #126 6-3 6-2

Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic #90

Mona Barthel #44 6-0 (ret.)

Anne Keothavong #73

Petra Cetkovska #33 3-6 6-1 7-5

Ayumi Morita #52

Iveta Benesova #46 6-3 2-6 6-4

Mathilde Johansson #74

Shuai Peng #17 6-3 6-4

Aravane Rezai #120

Nina Bratchikova #136 6-3 1-6 6-2

Flavia Pennetta #20

Alberta Brianti #71 6-2 7-5

Irina Falconi Hartman #81

Agnieszka Radwanska #8 6-7(10) 6-4 6-2

Bethanie Mattek-Sands #67

Paula Ormaechea #189 6-1 3-6 7-5

Simona Halep #50

Galina Voskoboeva #57 7-5 6-2

Yanina Wickmayer #26

Tsvetana Pironkova #47 6-4 6-2

Sania Mirza #106

Julia Goerges #23 6-3 7-6(3)

Polona Hercog #35

Eleni Daniilidou #86 6-3 6-2

Kimiko Date #79

Romina Oprandi #80 6-4 6-1

Anastasiya Yakimova #63

Francesca Schiavone #11 6-1 6-3

Laura Pous-Tio #72

Kim Clijsters #14 DEF 7-5 6-1

Maria Joao Koehler #223

Stephanie Foretz Gacon 6-2 6-4

Elena Baltacha #54

Daniela Hantuchova #21 4-6 6-3 6-2

Varvara Lepchenko #128

Lesia Tsurenko #111 7-6(4) 6-1

Arantxa Rus #77

Na Li #6 6-3 6-1

Ksenia Pervak #40

Olivia Rogowska #168 6-3 6-1

Sofia Arvidsson #75

Anabel Medina Garrigues #28 6-3 6-3

Eva Birnerova #100

Olga Govortsova #114 6-2 6-4

Patricia Mayr-Achleitner #98

Caroline Wozniacki #1 6-2 6-1

Anastasia Rodionova #103

Anna Tatishvili #83 6-2 7-6(4)

Ashleigh Barty #670

Monica Niculescu #32 5-7 6-0 6-3

Alizé Cornet #85

Pauline Parmentier #70 6-3 5-7 6-3

Alla Kudryavtseva #108

Jelena Jankovic #13 6-2 6-0

Laura Robson #134

Kai-Chen Chang #149 6-4 6-2

Petra Martic #55

Christina Mchale #42 6-2 6-4

Lucie Safarova #24

Marina Erakovic #62 7-5 7-6(4)

Irena Pavlovic #219

Maria Sharapova #4 CH 6-0 6-1

Gisela Dulko #68

Jamie Hampton #144 6-1 6-1

Mandy Minella #110

Angelique Kerber #30 6-1 6-3

Bojana Bobusic #242

Stéphanie Dubois #97 6-4 1-6 6-4

Elena Vesnina #53

Sabine Lisicki #15 6-2 4-6 6-4

Stefanie Voegele #138

Shahar Peer #34 6-2 6-0

Isabella Holland #181

Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 6-3 3-6 6-0

Chanelle Scheepers #37

Sloane Stephens #95 6-4 6-2

Sílvia Soler-Espinosa #78

Ekaterina Makarova #56 6-0 2-6 6-0

Tamarine Tanasugarn #93

Kaia Kanepi #27 6-2 6-4

Johanna Larsson #60

Vera Zvonareva #7 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-3

Alexandra Dulgheru #61

Lucie Hradecka #51 6-3 6-1

Evgeniya Rodina #104

Serena Williams #12 5× CH 6-3 6-2

Tamira Paszek

Barbora Strycova #49 6-0 6-4

Iryna Bremond #94

Greta Arn #92 6-4 6-2

Rebecca Marino #65

Dominika Cibulkova #18 6-3 6-1

Magdalena Rybarikova #69

Petra Kvitova #2 6-2 6-0

Vera Dushevina #82

Carla Suárez Navarro #58 6-1 7-5

Irina-Camelia Begu #41

Maria Kirilenko #29 6-4 6-2

Jarmila Wolfe #39

Aleksandra Wozniak #102 6-3 6-3

Shuai Zhang #127

Ana Ivanovic #22 6-0 6-3

Lourdes Domínguez Lino #76

Michaella Krajicek #91 6-3 7-6(13)

Kristina Barrois #87

Vania King #66 7-6(3) 6-3

Kateryna Volodko #88

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #16 7-6(5) 6-1

Klara Koukalova #43

Sara Errani #48 6-2 6-1

Valeria Savinykh #124

Nadia Petrova #31 6-3 3-6 6-0

Andrea Sestini Hlavackova #116

Sorana Cirstea #59 7-6(2) 6-3

Samantha Stosur #5

Urszula Radwanska #99 6-4 1-6 6-2

Alison Riske-Amritraj #137

Jie Zheng #38 6-2 6-1

Madison Keys #272

Roberta Vinci #25 6-0 6-1

Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik #109

Marion Bartoli #9 7-5 6-0

Virginie Razzano #84

Jelena Dokic #64 6-2 6-1

Anna Chakvetadze #196

Round of 64

Victoria Azarenka #3 6-1 6-0

Casey Dellacqua #126

Mona Barthel #44 7-5 6-3

Petra Cetkovska #33

Iveta Benesova #46 6-2 6-4

Shuai Peng #17

Nina Bratchikova #136 6-2 6-1

Alberta Brianti #71

Agnieszka Radwanska #8 6-3 6-1

Paula Ormaechea #189

Galina Voskoboeva #57 6-4 6-4

Tsvetana Pironkova #47

Julia Goerges #23 6-2 2-0 (ret.)

Eleni Daniilidou #86

Romina Oprandi #80 6-4 6-3

Francesca Schiavone #11

Kim Clijsters #14 DEF 6-0 6-1

Stephanie Foretz Gacon

Daniela Hantuchova #21 4-6 6-4 6-3

Lesia Tsurenko #111

Na Li #6 6-2 6-2

Olivia Rogowska #168

Anabel Medina Garrigues #28 6-1 6-0

Olga Govortsova #114

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

Anna Tatishvili #83

Monica Niculescu #32 4-6 6-4 6-1

Pauline Parmentier #70

Jelena Jankovic #13 6-4 6-2

Kai-Chen Chang #149

Christina Mchale #42 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Marina Erakovic #62

Maria Sharapova #4 CH 6-0 6-1

Jamie Hampton #144

Angelique Kerber #30 7-5 6-1

Stéphanie Dubois #97

Sabine Lisicki #15 6-1 6-2

Shahar Peer #34

Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 7-6(6) 7-5

Sloane Stephens #95

Ekaterina Makarova #56 6-2 7-5

Kaia Kanepi #27

Vera Zvonareva #7 6-1 7-6(3)

Lucie Hradecka #51

Serena Williams #12 5× CH 6-0 6-4

Barbora Strycova #49

Greta Arn #92 6-2 3-6 10-8

Dominika Cibulkova #18

Petra Kvitova #2 6-2 2-6 6-4

Carla Suárez Navarro #58

Maria Kirilenko #29 6-4 1-6 6-2

Aleksandra Wozniak #102

Ana Ivanovic #22 6-2 6-3

Michaella Krajicek #91

Vania King #66 5-7 6-3 6-4

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #16

Sara Errani #48 6-2 6-2

Nadia Petrova #31

Sorana Cirstea #59 1-6 6-2 6-3

Urszula Radwanska #99

Jie Zheng #38 6-4 6-2

Roberta Vinci #25

Marion Bartoli #9 6-3 6-2

Jelena Dokic #64

Round of 32

Victoria Azarenka #3 6-2 6-4

Mona Barthel #44

Iveta Benesova #46 6-1 6-3

Nina Bratchikova #136

Agnieszka Radwanska #8 6-2 6-2

Galina Voskoboeva #57

Julia Goerges #23 3-6 6-3 6-1

Romina Oprandi #80

Kim Clijsters #14 DEF 6-3 6-2

Daniela Hantuchova #21

Na Li #6 3-0 (ret.)

Anabel Medina Garrigues #28

Caroline Wozniacki #1 6-2 6-2

Monica Niculescu #32

Jelena Jankovic #13 6-2 6-0

Christina Mchale #42

Maria Sharapova #4 CH 6-1 6-2

Angelique Kerber #30

Sabine Lisicki #15 2-6 6-4 6-2

Svetlana Kuznetsova #19

Ekaterina Makarova #56 7-6(7) 6-1

Vera Zvonareva #7

Serena Williams #12 5× CH 6-1 6-1

Greta Arn #92

Petra Kvitova #2 6-0 1-0 (ret.)

Maria Kirilenko #29

Ana Ivanovic #22 6-3 6-4

Vania King #66

Sara Errani #48 6-7(6) 6-0 6-2

Sorana Cirstea #59

Jie Zheng #38 6-3 6-3

Marion Bartoli #9

Round of 16

Victoria Azarenka #3 6-2 6-2

Iveta Benesova #46

Agnieszka Radwanska #8 6-1 6-1

Julia Goerges #23

Kim Clijsters #14 DEF 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4

Na Li #6

Caroline Wozniacki #1 6-0 7-5

Jelena Jankovic #13

Maria Sharapova #4 CH 3-6 6-2 6-3

Sabine Lisicki #15

Ekaterina Makarova #56 6-2 6-3

Serena Williams #12 5× CH

Petra Kvitova #2 6-2 7-6(2)

Ana Ivanovic #22

Sara Errani #48 6-2 6-1

Jie Zheng #38

Quarterfinals

Victoria Azarenka #3 6-7(0) 6-0 6-2

Agnieszka Radwanska #8

Kim Clijsters #14 DEF 6-3 7-6(4)

Caroline Wozniacki #1

Maria Sharapova #4 CH 6-2 6-3

Ekaterina Makarova #56

Petra Kvitova #2 6-4 6-4

Sara Errani #48

Semifinals

Victoria Azarenka #3 6-4 1-6 6-3

Kim Clijsters #14 DEF

Maria Sharapova #4 CH 6-2 3-6 6-4

Petra Kvitova #2

Final

Victoria Azarenka #1 6-3 6-0

Maria Sharapova #3 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.