Where is Australian Open held?

Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.

Who is the latest recorded Australian Open winner?

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 2026 Draw & Results

Completed

Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Australian Open, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played January 18–February 1 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

Elena Rybakina

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

Dates

Jan 18 — Feb 1

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Results

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 #95 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 2× CH 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 #290

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

Oleksandra Oliynykova #92

Ashlyn Krueger #62 6-3 6-3

Sara Bejlek #89

Karolina Pliskova 7-6(7) 6-2

Sloane Stephens

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 CH

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 2× CH 6-4 6-1

Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah

Zhuoxuan Bai 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

Victoria Mboko #16 6-4 6-1

Emerson Jones #153

Caty Mcnally #83 6-3 6-1

Himeno Sakatsume

Clara Tauson #14 6-3 6-3

Dalma Galfi #91

Polina Kudermetova 6-2 6-3

Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales

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

Magdalena Frech #57 6-1 6-1

Veronika Erjavec #102

Yulia Putintseva 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 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 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

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

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 #95

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

Laura Siegemund #48

Naomi Osaka #17 2× CH 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 DEF 6-1 7-5

Ashlyn Krueger #62

Karolina Pliskova 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 2× CH 6-3 6-1

Zhuoxuan Bai

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 2× CH

Jessica Pegula #6 6-3 6-2

Oksana Selekhmeteva #101

Madison Keys #9 DEF 6-3 6-3

Karolina Pliskova

Amanda Anisimova #4 6-1 6-4

Peyton Stearns #68

Xinyu Wang #46 7-5 6-4

Linda Noskova #13

Aryna Sabalenka #1 2× CH 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 DEF

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

Xinyu Wang #46

Aryna Sabalenka #1 2× CH 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 2× CH 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 2× CH 6-2 6-3

Elina Svitolina #12

Final

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

Aryna Sabalenka #1 2× CH

Tournament Win Probability

How the market's view of the leading contenders changed through the tournament.

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 is the latest recorded Australian Open winner?: 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.