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 2016 Draw & Results

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Angelique Kerber won the 2016 Australian Open, defeating Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 18–31 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

Angelique Kerber

def. Serena Williams , 6-4 3-6 6-4

Dates

Jan 18 — Jan 31

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Angelique Kerber #6 6-7 7-6 6-3

Misaki Doi #64

Alexandra Dulgheru #61 6-4 6-2

Storm Hunter #355

Madison Brengle #49 6-3 6-4

Coco Vandeweghe #42

Johanna Larsson #50 6-3 6-2

Irina-Camelia Begu #31

Annika Beck #55 6-0 6-3

Priscilla Hon #335

Timea Bacsinszky #14 6-3 7-5

Katerina Siniakova #98

Laura Siegemund #97 6-4 7-5

Kiki Bertens #95

Jelena Jankovic #22 6-3 6-3

Polona Hercog #72

Victoria Azarenka #16 2× CH 6-0 6-0

Alison Van Uytvanck #43

Danka Kovinic #54 6-2 6-4

Samantha Crawford #107

Naomi Osaka #127 6-3 6-2

Donna Vekic #104

Elina Svitolina #21 6-2 6-3

Victoria Duval #654

Barbora Strycova #48 6-2 6-4

Caroline Garcia #34

Vania King #349 3-6 7-5 6-4

Mona Barthel #44

Garbiñe Muguruza #3 6-0 6-4

Anett Kontaveit #85

Kirsten Flipkens #80 5-7 6-2 7-5

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #68

Johanna Konta #47 6-4 6-2

Venus Williams #10

Saisai Zheng #83 6-1 6-2

Carina Witthoeft #62

Denisa Satralova #66 6-4 6-7 6-3

Bethanie Mattek-Sands #63

Sabine Lisicki #32 6-4 6-4

Petra Cetkovska #132

Ekaterina Makarova #24 6-3 6-0

Maddison Inglis #779

Tatjana Maria #73 6-4 6-3

Olga Govortsova #71

Karolina Pliskova #12 6-4 6-4

Kimberly Birrell #296

Julia Goerges #45 6-3 6-4

Andreea Mitu #96

Shuai Zhang #133 6-4 6-3

Simona Halep #2

Alizé Cornet #33 6-1 6-0

Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic #84

Varvara Lepchenko #51 6-7 6-2 6-3

Lesia Tsurenko #35

Lara Arruabarrena #86 6-7 6-3 6-3

Maryna Zanevska #146

Madison Keys #17 7-6 6-1

Zarina Diyas #57

Yaroslava Shvedova #70 6-4 6-4

Tsvetana Pironkova #78

Ana Ivanovic #23 6-2 6-3

Tammi Patterson #459

Anastasija Sevastova #113 6-0 4-2

Jarmila Wolfe #122

Serena Williams #1 DEF · 6× 6-4 7-5

Camila Giorgi #36

Su-Wei Hsieh #90 3-6 7-5 6-1

Jelena Ostapenko #81

Daria Kasatkina #69 6-3 6-3

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #29

Ana Konjuh #87 0-6 6-4 6-3

Urszula Radwanska #108

Margarita Gasparyan #58 1-6 7-5 6-1

Sara Errani #19

Kurumi Nara #94 7-6 6-2

Oceane Dodin #147

Yulia Putintseva #76 1-6 7-6 6-4

Caroline Wozniacki #18

Xinyun Han #162 6-2 2-1

Mariana Duque-Mariño #77

Maria Sharapova #5 CH 6-1 6-3

Nao Hibino #56

Aliaksandra Sasnovich #105 6-3 7-6

Evgeniya Rodina #91

Lauren Davis #103 1-6 6-3 6-4

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #28

Magdalena Rybarikova #75 3-6 6-3 7-5

Yanina Wickmayer #41

Belinda Bencic #13 6-4 6-3

Alison Riske-Amritraj #88

Timea Babos #60 6-7 7-5 7-5

Heather Watson #79

Kateryna Volodko #92 7-6 6-3

Ajla Tomljanovic #67

Svetlana Kuznetsova #20 6-0 6-2

Daniela Hantuchova #89

Agnieszka Radwanska #4 6-2 6-3

Christina Mchale #65

Eugenie Bouchard #37 6-3 6-4

Aleksandra Krunic #119

Monica Puig #52 6-3 6-0

Magda Linette #93

Kristyna Pliskova #114 6-4 7-6

Samantha Stosur #27

Anna-Lena Friedsam #82 7-6 2-6 6-1

Lourdes Domínguez Lino #100

Qiang Wang #102 6-3 6-3

Sloane Stephens #26

Roberta Vinci #15 6-4 6-2

Tamira Paszek

Irina Falconi Hartman #74 6-4 3-6 8-6

Anna Tatishvili #101

Carla Suárez Navarro #11 7-5 6-4

Viktorija Golubic #149

Maria Sakkari #170 6-4 1-6 6-3

Yafan Wang #138

Elizaveta Kulichkova #109 7-5 6-4

Andrea Petkovic #25

Monica Niculescu #40 6-2 6-1

Teliana Pereira #46

Daria Saville #39 7-6 6-4

Lucie Hradecka #53

Petra Kvitova #7 6-3 6-1

Luksika Kumkhum #158

Kristina Mladenovic #30 6-3 6-4

Dominika Cibulkova #38

Nicole Gibbs #106 6-2 2-6 6-1

Klara Koukalova #99

Round of 64

Angelique Kerber #6 6-2 6-4

Alexandra Dulgheru #61

Madison Brengle #49 7-5 4-6 6-1

Johanna Larsson #50

Annika Beck #55 6-2 6-3

Timea Bacsinszky #14

Laura Siegemund #97 3-6 7-6 6-4

Jelena Jankovic #22

Victoria Azarenka #16 2× CH 6-1 6-2

Danka Kovinic #54

Naomi Osaka #127 6-4 6-4

Elina Svitolina #21

Barbora Strycova #48 7-6 6-4

Vania King #349

Garbiñe Muguruza #3 6-4 6-2

Kirsten Flipkens #80

Johanna Konta #47 6-2 6-3

Saisai Zheng #83

Denisa Satralova #66 6-3 2-6 6-4

Sabine Lisicki #32

Ekaterina Makarova #24 6-4 6-2

Tatjana Maria #73

Karolina Pliskova #12 7-6 6-1

Julia Goerges #45

Shuai Zhang #133 6-3 6-3

Alizé Cornet #33

Varvara Lepchenko #51 7-6 6-4

Lara Arruabarrena #86

Madison Keys #17 6-7 6-3 6-3

Yaroslava Shvedova #70

Ana Ivanovic #23 6-3 6-3

Anastasija Sevastova #113

Serena Williams #1 DEF · 6× 6-1 6-2

Su-Wei Hsieh #90

Daria Kasatkina #69 6-4 6-3

Ana Konjuh #87

Margarita Gasparyan #58 6-4 6-4

Kurumi Nara #94

Yulia Putintseva #76 6-3 6-1

Xinyun Han #162

Maria Sharapova #5 CH 6-2 6-1

Aliaksandra Sasnovich #105

Lauren Davis #103 6-1 (ret.)

Magdalena Rybarikova #75

Belinda Bencic #13 6-3 6-3

Timea Babos #60

Kateryna Volodko #92 6-1 7-5

Svetlana Kuznetsova #20

Agnieszka Radwanska #4 6-4 6-2

Eugenie Bouchard #37

Monica Puig #52 4-6 7-6 9-7

Kristyna Pliskova #114

Anna-Lena Friedsam #82 6-3 6-4

Qiang Wang #102

Roberta Vinci #15 6-2 6-3

Irina Falconi Hartman #74

Carla Suárez Navarro #11 6-7 6-2 6-2

Maria Sakkari #170

Elizaveta Kulichkova #109 6-4 2-6 6-4

Monica Niculescu #40

Daria Saville #39 6-4 6-4

Petra Kvitova #7

Kristina Mladenovic #30 6-1 7-6

Nicole Gibbs #106

Round of 32

Angelique Kerber #6 6-1 6-3

Madison Brengle #49

Annika Beck #55 6-0 6-4

Laura Siegemund #97

Victoria Azarenka #16 2× CH 6-1 6-1

Naomi Osaka #127

Barbora Strycova #48 6-3 6-2

Garbiñe Muguruza #3

Johanna Konta #47 6-2 6-2

Denisa Satralova #66

Ekaterina Makarova #24 6-3 6-2

Karolina Pliskova #12

Shuai Zhang #133 6-1 6-3

Varvara Lepchenko #51

Madison Keys #17 4-6 6-4 6-4

Ana Ivanovic #23

Serena Williams #1 DEF · 6× 6-1 6-1

Daria Kasatkina #69

Margarita Gasparyan #58 6-3 6-4

Yulia Putintseva #76

Maria Sharapova #5 CH 6-1 6-7 6-0

Lauren Davis #103

Belinda Bencic #13 4-6 6-2 6-4

Kateryna Volodko #92

Agnieszka Radwanska #4 6-4 6-0

Monica Puig #52

Anna-Lena Friedsam #82 0-6 6-4 6-4

Roberta Vinci #15

Carla Suárez Navarro #11 6-4 2-0

Elizaveta Kulichkova #109

Daria Saville #39 6-4 4-6 11-9

Kristina Mladenovic #30

Round of 16

Angelique Kerber #6 6-4 6-0

Annika Beck #55

Victoria Azarenka #16 2× CH 6-2 6-4

Barbora Strycova #48

Johanna Konta #47 4-6 6-4 8-6

Ekaterina Makarova #24

Shuai Zhang #133 3-6 6-3 6-3

Madison Keys #17

Serena Williams #1 DEF · 6× 6-2 6-1

Margarita Gasparyan #58

Maria Sharapova #5 CH 7-5 7-5

Belinda Bencic #13

Agnieszka Radwanska #4 6-7 6-1 7-5

Anna-Lena Friedsam #82

Carla Suárez Navarro #11 0-6 6-3 6-2

Daria Saville #39

Quarterfinals

Angelique Kerber #6 6-3 7-5

Victoria Azarenka #16 2× CH

Johanna Konta #47 6-4 6-1

Shuai Zhang #133

Serena Williams #1 DEF · 6× 6-4 6-1

Maria Sharapova #5 CH

Agnieszka Radwanska #4 6-1 6-3

Carla Suárez Navarro #11

Semifinals

Angelique Kerber #6 7-5 6-2

Johanna Konta #47

Serena Williams #1 DEF · 6× 6-0 6-4

Agnieszka Radwanska #4

Final

Angelique Kerber #6 6-4 3-6 6-4

Serena Williams #1 DEF · 6×

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.