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 2018 Draw, Results & Schedule

Caroline Wozniacki won the 2018 Australian Open, defeating Simona Halep 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 15 to January 28, 2018. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

Full tournament history →

Champion

Caroline Wozniacki

def. Simona Halep , 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4

Dates

Jan 15 — Jan 28

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

Round of 128

Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-2 6-3

Mihaela Buzarnescu #44

Jana Fett #119 6-3 6-2

Misa Eguchi #436

Kiki Bertens #32 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2

Catherine Bellis #49

Nicole Gibbs #113 6-1 6-1

Viktoriya Tomova #139

Magdalena Rybarikova #21 6-0 7-5

Taylor Townsend #89

Kirsten Flipkens #75 2-6 7-6(6) 6-3

Alison Riske-Amritraj #84

Kateryna Volodko #94 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2

Viktorija Golubic #115

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #18 3-6 6-4 6-3

Kateryna Baindl #86

Carla Suárez Navarro #39 7-5 6-3

Magdalena Frech #163

Timea Babos #51 7-6(4) 6-2

Coco Vandeweghe #9

Kaia Kanepi #79 6-2 6-2

Dominika Cibulkova #26

Monica Puig #58 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4

Samantha Stosur #41

Anett Kontaveit #33 6-4 7-5

Aleksandra Krunic #46

Mona Barthel #53 6-4 7-5

Monica Niculescu #99

Jelena Ostapenko #7 6-1 6-4

Francesca Schiavone #93

Yingying Duan #100 6-0 6-1

Mariana Duque-Mariño #109

Elise Mertens #37 6-2 6-1

Viktoria Hruncakova #125

Daria Saville #23 6-1 6-1

Irina Falconi Hartman #131

Alizé Cornet #42 6-4 6-2

Xinyu Wang #641

Julia Goerges #12 6-4 6-4

Sofia Kenin #102

Petra Martic #81 7-6(5) 6-3

Alison Van Uytvanck #77

Irina-Camelia Begu #40 3-6 6-4 8-6

Ekaterina Makarova #31

Luksika Kumkhum #124 6-3 7-5

Johanna Larsson #83

Belinda Bencic #78 6-3 7-5

Venus Williams #5

Elina Svitolina #4 6-3 6-2

Ivana Jorovic #279

Katerina Siniakova #59 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4

Maria Sakkari #55

Marta Kostyuk #521 6-2 6-2

Shuai Peng #27

Olivia Rogowska #168 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2

Jaimee Fourlis #286

Denisa Satralova #130 6-3 6-0

Pauline Parmentier #82

Shuai Zhang #34 2-6 7-6(2) 6-2

Sloane Stephens #13

Magda Linette #74 2-6 6-4 6-3

Jennifer Brady #65

Daria Kasatkina #25 6-0 6-3

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #137

Simona Halep #1 7-6(5) 6-1

Destanee Aiava #193

Eugenie Bouchard #112 6-3 7-6(5)

Oceane Dodin #85

Lauren Davis #76 6-7(4) 6-3 6-1

Jana Cepelova #110

Andrea Petkovic #98 6-3 4-6 10-8

Petra Kvitova #28

Naomi Osaka #72 7-5 6-2

Kristina Kucova #250

Elena Vesnina #19 6-3 6-4

Ons Jabeur #95

Ashleigh Barty #17 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4

Aryna Sabalenka #66

Camila Giorgi #71 6-4 6-3

Anna Kalinskaya #160

Karolina Pliskova #6 6-3 6-4

Veronica Cepede Royg #80

Beatriz Haddad Maia #70 7-6(3) 6-4

Lizette Cabrera #161

Lucie Safarova #29 7-5 6-3

Ajla Tomljanovic #107

Sorana Cirstea #36 5-7 6-4 6-3

Zarina Diyas #60

Barbora Strycova #24 6-1 7-5

Kristie Ahn #105

Lara Arruabarrena #87 6-1 6-2

Richel Hogenkamp #108

Bernarda Pera #123 6-2 6-2

Anna Blinkova #138

Johanna Konta #10 6-3 6-1

Madison Brengle #90

Angelique Kerber #16 6-0 6-4

Anna-Lena Friedsam #388

Donna Vekic #52 7-5 6-3

Nao Hibino #96

Maria Sharapova #48 6-1 6-4

Tatjana Maria #47

Anastasija Sevastova #15 3-6 6-3 6-2

Varvara Lepchenko #64

Su-Wei Hsieh #88 0-6 6-0 8-6

Lin Zhu #114

Garbiñe Muguruza #3 6-4 6-3

Jessika Ponchet #256

Agnieszka Radwanska #35 2-6 6-3 6-2

Kristyna Pliskova #61

Lesia Tsurenko #43 3-6 6-3 6-4

Natalia Vikhlyantseva #63

Madison Keys #20 6-1 7-5

Qiang Wang #45

Ekaterina Alexandrova #92 7-6(2) 6-4

Polona Hercog #91

Ana Bogdan #104 6-3 6-2

Kristina Mladenovic #11

Yulia Putintseva #54 7-5 7-6(6)

Heather Watson #68

Caroline Garcia #8 7-5 6-3

Carina Witthoeft #50

Marketa Vondrousova #62 7-5 6-4

Kurumi Nara #101

Aliaksandra Sasnovich #56 6-3 6-2

Christina Mchale #73

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #30 7-6(6) 5-7 6-2

Shelby Rogers #67

Round of 64

Caroline Wozniacki #2 3-6 6-2 7-5

Jana Fett #119

Kiki Bertens #32 7-6(3) 6-0

Nicole Gibbs #113

Magdalena Rybarikova #21 6-4 0-6 6-2

Kirsten Flipkens #75

Kateryna Volodko #94 6-2 6-3

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #18

Carla Suárez Navarro #39 6-4 2-6 6-2

Timea Babos #51

Kaia Kanepi #79 6-4 6-3

Monica Puig #58

Anett Kontaveit #33 6-3 4-6 6-3

Mona Barthel #53

Jelena Ostapenko #7 6-3 3-6 6-4

Yingying Duan #100

Elise Mertens #37 7-5 6-3

Daria Saville #23

Alizé Cornet #42 6-4 6-3

Julia Goerges #12

Petra Martic #81 6-4 7-6(3)

Irina-Camelia Begu #40

Luksika Kumkhum #124 6-1 6-3

Belinda Bencic #78

Elina Svitolina #4 4-6 6-2 6-1

Katerina Siniakova #59

Marta Kostyuk #521 6-3 7-5

Olivia Rogowska #168

Denisa Satralova #130 6-4 7-6(5)

Shuai Zhang #34

Magda Linette #74 7-6(4) 6-2

Daria Kasatkina #25

Simona Halep #1 6-2 6-2

Eugenie Bouchard #112

Lauren Davis #76 4-6 6-0 6-0

Andrea Petkovic #98

Naomi Osaka #72 7-6(4) 6-2

Elena Vesnina #19

Ashleigh Barty #17 5-7 6-4 6-1

Camila Giorgi #71

Karolina Pliskova #6 6-1 6-1

Beatriz Haddad Maia #70

Lucie Safarova #29 6-2 6-4

Sorana Cirstea #36

Barbora Strycova #24 6-3 6-4

Lara Arruabarrena #87

Bernarda Pera #123 6-4 7-5

Johanna Konta #10

Angelique Kerber #16 6-4 6-1

Donna Vekic #52

Maria Sharapova #48 6-1 7-6(4)

Anastasija Sevastova #15

Su-Wei Hsieh #88 7-6(1) 6-4

Garbiñe Muguruza #3

Agnieszka Radwanska #35 2-6 7-5 6-3

Lesia Tsurenko #43

Madison Keys #20 6-0 6-1

Ekaterina Alexandrova #92

Ana Bogdan #104 1-6 6-2 6-3

Yulia Putintseva #54

Caroline Garcia #8 6-7(3) 6-2 8-6

Marketa Vondrousova #62

Aliaksandra Sasnovich #56 6-3 6-1

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni #30

Round of 32

Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-4 6-3

Kiki Bertens #32

Magdalena Rybarikova #21 7-5 3-6 6-1

Kateryna Volodko #94

Carla Suárez Navarro #39 3-6 6-1 6-3

Kaia Kanepi #79

Anett Kontaveit #33 6-3 1-6 6-3

Jelena Ostapenko #7

Elise Mertens #37 7-5 6-4

Alizé Cornet #42

Petra Martic #81 6-3 3-6 7-5

Luksika Kumkhum #124

Elina Svitolina #4 6-2 6-2

Marta Kostyuk #521

Denisa Satralova #130 6-1 6-4

Magda Linette #74

Simona Halep #1 4-6 6-4 15-13

Lauren Davis #76

Naomi Osaka #72 6-4 6-2

Ashleigh Barty #17

Karolina Pliskova #6 7-6(6) 7-5

Lucie Safarova #29

Barbora Strycova #24 6-2 6-2

Bernarda Pera #123

Angelique Kerber #16 6-1 6-3

Maria Sharapova #48

Su-Wei Hsieh #88 6-2 7-5

Agnieszka Radwanska #35

Madison Keys #20 6-3 6-4

Ana Bogdan #104

Caroline Garcia #8 6-3 5-7 6-2

Aliaksandra Sasnovich #56

Round of 16

Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-3 6-0

Magdalena Rybarikova #21

Carla Suárez Navarro #39 4-6 6-4 8-6

Anett Kontaveit #33

Elise Mertens #37 7-6(5) 7-5

Petra Martic #81

Elina Svitolina #4 6-3 6-0

Denisa Satralova #130

Simona Halep #1 6-3 6-2

Naomi Osaka #72

Karolina Pliskova #6 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2

Barbora Strycova #24

Angelique Kerber #16 4-6 7-5 6-2

Su-Wei Hsieh #88

Madison Keys #20 6-3 6-2

Caroline Garcia #8

Quarterfinals

Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-0 6-7(3) 6-2

Carla Suárez Navarro #39

Elise Mertens #37 6-4 6-0

Elina Svitolina #4

Simona Halep #1 6-3 6-2

Karolina Pliskova #6

Angelique Kerber #16 6-1 6-2

Madison Keys #20

Semifinals

Caroline Wozniacki #2 6-3 7-6(2)

Elise Mertens #37

Simona Halep #1 6-3 4-6 9-7

Angelique Kerber #16

Final

Caroline Wozniacki #2 7-6(2) 3-6 6-4

Simona Halep #1

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.