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 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 2026 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Australian Open, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 18 to February 1, 2026.

Champion

Elena Rybakina

def. Aryna Sabalenka , 6-4 4-6 6-4

Dates

Jan 18 — Feb 1

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Category

Grand Slam

Surface

Hard

Prize money

$31,834,276

News: Wimbledon Day 2 Women’s Predictions Including Elena Rybakina vs Lois Boisson (Last Word On Tennis, 18d ago) Emma Raducanu withdraws (Wimbledon, 19d ago, 2 sources) WTA Bad Homburg Day 3 Predictions Including Naomi Osaka vs Elise Mertens (Last Word On Tennis, 25d ago) Boulter stuns Rybakina at Queen's for biggest career win (BBC Sport Tennis, 41d ago, 4 sources) Coco Gauff says Australian Open did not apologise over racket-smash incident (The Guardian Tennis, 64d ago, 3 sources)

Round of 128

Elena Rybakina #5 6-4 6-3

Kaja Juvan #100

Varvara Gracheva #77 6-1 2-6 6-1

Viktorija Golubic #83

Tereza Valentova #54 6-4 6-4

Maya Joint #31

Linda Fruhvirtova #132 6-3 7-5

Lulu Sun #86

Elise Mertens #21 7-5 6-1

Lanlana Tararudee #131

Moyuka Uchijima #88 6-3 6-1

Solana Sierra #63

Nikola Bartunkova #126 7-6(7) 0-6 6-3

Daria Kasatkina #43

Belinda Bencic #10 6-0 7-5

Katie Boulter #113

Iga Swiatek #2 7-6(5) 6-3

Yue Yuan #130

Marie Bouzkova #44 6-2 7-5

Renata Zarazua #80

Anna Kalinskaya #33 7-6(3) 6-1

Sonay Kartal #66

Julia Grabher 7-5 2-6 6-4

Elisabetta Cocciaretto #56

Maddison Inglis #168 7-6(6) 6-7(9) 6-4

Kimberly Birrell #76

Laura Siegemund #48 0-6 7-5 6-4

Liudmila Samsonova #18

Naomi Osaka #17 6-3 3-6 6-4

Antonia Ruzic #65

Sorana Cirstea #41 3-6 6-4 6-3

Eva Lys #39

Jessica Pegula #6 6-2 6-1

Anastasia Zakharova #105

Mccartney Kessler #37 6-3 6-2

Emiliana Arango #51

Oksana Selekhmeteva #101 6-3 3-6 6-0

Ella Seidel #82

Paula Badosa #26 6-2 6-4

Zarina Diyas

Madison Keys #9 7-6(6) 6-1

Oleksandra Oliynykova #92

Ashlyn Krueger #62 6-3 6-3

Sara Bejlek #89

Karolina Pliskova #320 7-6(7) 6-2

Sloane Stephens #479

Janice Tjen #59 6-2 7-6(1)

Leylah Fernandez #23

Amanda Anisimova #4 6-3 6-2

Simona Waltert #87

Katerina Siniakova #45 6-1 6-2

Panna Udvardy #90

Peyton Stearns #68 6-3 6-2

Sofia Kenin #30

Petra Marcinko #81 6-3 7-5

Tatjana Maria #42

Xinyu Wang #46 6-3 6-3

Anhelina Kalinina #179

Jelena Ostapenko #24 6-4 6-4

Rebecca Sramkova #73

Linda Noskova #13 6-3 6-0

Darja Semenistaja #98

Taylah Preston #161 6-3 2-6 6-3

Shuai Zhang #75

Aryna Sabalenka #1 6-4 6-1

Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah #121

Zhuoxuan Bai #485 6-4 2-6 7-6(10)

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #44

Anastasia Potapova #54 3-6 7-5 6-2

Suzan Lamens #95

Emma Raducanu #29 6-4 6-1

Mananchaya Sawangkaew #241

Victoria Mboko #16 6-4 6-1

Emerson Jones

Caty Mcnally #83 6-3 6-1

Himeno Sakatsume

Clara Tauson #14 6-3 6-3

Dalma Galfi #91

Polina Kudermetova #104 6-2 6-3

Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales #184

Iva Jovic #27 6-2 6-3

Katie Volynets #96

Priscilla Hon #121 1-6 6-4 5-3

Marina Stakusic #127

Jasmine Paolini #7 6-1 6-2

Aliaksandra Sasnovich #114

Magdalena Frech #57 6-1 6-1

Veronika Erjavec #102

Yulia Putintseva #71 3-6 7-5 6-3

Beatriz Haddad Maia #59

Elsa Jacquemot #58 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 7-6(7)

Marta Kostyuk #20

Zeynep Sonmez #112 7-5 4-6 6-4

Ekaterina Alexandrova #11

Anna Bondar #74 6-0 6-4

Elizabeth Mandlik #182

Elina Svitolina #12 6-4 6-1

Cristina Bucsa #51

Linda Klimovicova #134 6-2 3-2

Francesca Jones #71

Diana Shnaider #22 2-6 6-3 6-3

Barbora Krejcikova #58

Talia Gibson #122 6-1 6-3

Anna Blinkova #62

Mirra Andreeva #7 4-6 6-3 6-0

Donna Vekic #72

Maria Sakkari #52 6-4 6-2

Leolia Jeanjean #103

Elena-Gabriela Ruse #79 6-4 7-5

Dayana Yastremska #27

Ajla Tomljanovic #78 4-6 7-6(3) 6-1

Yuliia Starodubtseva #110

Coco Gauff #3 6-2 6-3

Kamilla Rakhimova #93

Olga Danilovic #68 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4

Venus Williams

Hailey Baptiste #66 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3

Taylor Townsend #117

Storm Hunter #367 6-4 6-4

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro #40

Karolina Muchova #19 6-3 7-6(6)

Jaqueline Cristian #35

Alycia Parks #99 0-6 6-3 6-2

Alexandra Eala #49

Magda Linette #50 3-6 6-3 6-3

Emma Navarro #15

Ann Li #38 6-4 6-7(5) 7-5

Camila Osorio #84

Round of 64

Elena Rybakina #5 7-5 6-2

Varvara Gracheva #77

Tereza Valentova #54 7-5 2-6 6-3

Linda Fruhvirtova #132

Elise Mertens #21 6-3 6-1

Moyuka Uchijima #88

Nikola Bartunkova #126 6-3 0-6 6-4

Belinda Bencic #10

Iga Swiatek #2 6-2 6-3

Marie Bouzkova #44

Anna Kalinskaya #33 6-3 6-3

Julia Grabher

Maddison Inglis #168 6-4 6-7(3) 7-6(7)

Laura Siegemund #48

Naomi Osaka #17 6-3 4-6 6-2

Sorana Cirstea #41

Jessica Pegula #6 6-0 6-2

Mccartney Kessler #37

Oksana Selekhmeteva #101 6-4 6-4

Paula Badosa #26

Madison Keys #9 6-1 7-5

Ashlyn Krueger #62

Karolina Pliskova #320 6-4 6-4

Janice Tjen #59

Amanda Anisimova #4 6-1 6-4

Katerina Siniakova #45

Peyton Stearns #68 6-2 7-5

Petra Marcinko #81

Xinyu Wang #46 4-6 6-4 6-4

Jelena Ostapenko #24

Linda Noskova #13 6-2 4-6 6-2

Taylah Preston #161

Aryna Sabalenka #1 6-3 6-1

Zhuoxuan Bai #485

Anastasia Potapova #55 7-6(3) 6-2

Emma Raducanu #29

Victoria Mboko #16 6-4 6-3

Caty Mcnally #85

Clara Tauson #14 6-3 3-6 7-5

Polina Kudermetova #150

Iva Jovic #27 6-1 6-2

Priscilla Hon #121

Jasmine Paolini #8 6-2 6-3

Magdalena Frech #57

Yulia Putintseva #94 6-1 6-2

Elsa Jacquemot #60

Zeynep Sonmez #112 6-2 6-4

Anna Bondar #74

Elina Svitolina #12 7-5 6-1

Linda Klimovicova #134

Diana Shnaider #22 3-6 7-5 6-3

Talia Gibson #119

Mirra Andreeva #7 6-0 6-4

Maria Sakkari #53

Elena-Gabriela Ruse #79 6-4 6-4

Ajla Tomljanovic #78

Coco Gauff #3 6-2 6-2

Olga Danilovic #69

Hailey Baptiste #70 6-2 6-1

Storm Hunter #367

Karolina Muchova #19 4-6 6-4 6-4

Alycia Parks #99

Magda Linette #50 6-3 6-3

Ann Li #38

Round of 32

Elena Rybakina #5 6-2 6-3

Tereza Valentova #54

Elise Mertens #21 6-0 6-4

Nikola Bartunkova #126

Iga Swiatek #2 6-1 1-6 6-1

Anna Kalinskaya #33

Maddison Inglis #168 (w/o)

Naomi Osaka #17

Jessica Pegula #6 6-3 6-2

Oksana Selekhmeteva #101

Madison Keys #9 6-3 6-3

Karolina Pliskova #320

Amanda Anisimova #4 6-1 6-4

Peyton Stearns #68

Xinyu Wang #46 7-5 6-4

Linda Noskova #13

Aryna Sabalenka #1 7-6(4) 7-6(7)

Anastasia Potapova #55

Victoria Mboko #16 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3

Clara Tauson #14

Iva Jovic #27 6-2 7-6(3)

Jasmine Paolini #8

Yulia Putintseva #94 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3

Zeynep Sonmez #112

Elina Svitolina #12 7-6(4) 6-3

Diana Shnaider #22

Mirra Andreeva #7 6-3 6-4

Elena-Gabriela Ruse #79

Coco Gauff #3 3-6 6-0 6-3

Hailey Baptiste #70

Karolina Muchova #19 6-1 6-1

Magda Linette #50

Round of 16

Elena Rybakina #5 6-1 6-3

Elise Mertens #21

Iga Swiatek #2 6-0 6-3

Maddison Inglis #168

Jessica Pegula #6 6-3 6-4

Madison Keys #9

Amanda Anisimova #4 7-6(4) 6-4

Xinyu Wang #46

Aryna Sabalenka #1 6-1 7-6(1)

Victoria Mboko #16

Iva Jovic #27 6-0 6-1

Yulia Putintseva #94

Elina Svitolina #12 6-2 6-4

Mirra Andreeva #7

Coco Gauff #3 6-1 3-6 6-3

Karolina Muchova #19

Quarterfinals

Elena Rybakina #5 7-5 6-1

Iga Swiatek #2

Jessica Pegula #6 6-2 7-6(1)

Amanda Anisimova #4

Aryna Sabalenka #1 6-3 6-0

Iva Jovic #27

Elina Svitolina #12 6-1 6-2

Coco Gauff #3

Semifinals

Elena Rybakina #5 6-3 7-6(7)

Jessica Pegula #6

Aryna Sabalenka #1 6-2 6-3

Elina Svitolina #12

Final

Elena Rybakina #5 6-4 4-6 6-4

Aryna Sabalenka #1

Most Titles

Player	Titles
Serena Williams	7
Evonne Goolagong	4
Margaret Court	4
Monica Seles	4
Steffi Graf	4

Recent Finals

Season	Surface	Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match
2026	Hard	Elena Rybakina	6-4 4-6 6-4	Aryna Sabalenka	H2H	Match data
2025	Hard	Madison Keys	6-3 2-6 7-5	Aryna Sabalenka	H2H	Match data
2024	Hard	Aryna Sabalenka	6-3 6-2	Qinwen Zheng	H2H	Match data
2023	Hard	Aryna Sabalenka	4-6 6-3 6-4	Elena Rybakina	H2H	Match data
2022	Hard	Ashleigh Barty	6-3 7-6(2)	Danielle Collins	H2H	Match data

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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 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.

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