List of Australian Open Women's Singles champions
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The Australian Open
is an annual tennis
tournament created in 1905
and played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park
in Melbourne, Australia.
The women's singles was first contested in 1922 along with the women's and mixed doubles competition as the last three events to be added. The Australian Open is played during two weeks mid-January, and has been chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam
tournaments of the tennis season
since 1987. The event was not held from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II, and 1986 because Tennis Australia
wanted to move the tournament start from mid-December 1986 to mid-January 1987.
Perth
, Brisbane
, Adelaide
, Sydney
, and Melbourne
, Australia have all held the event. The competition switched locations every year before it settled in 1972
at the Kooyong Stadium
, moving to Flinders Park, now Melbourne Park, in 1988. Several calendar changes took place for the Australian Open, from January to December in 1972 to bypass the January-to-June International Lawn Tennis Federation
(ITLF) ban of World Championship Tennis
(WCT) players; from late to early December in 1977 to avoid the Christmas
holidays, which resulted in having two Opens in the season; and back to January, when the planned December 1986 edition was moved to early 1987
, leaving no Open for the 1986 season.
The women's singles' rules have undergone several changes, since the first edition. This event has been contested in a knockout
format, and all matches played at the best-of-three sets. Since 1922, all sets have been decided in the advantage format, with six games and two games difference. The lingering death best-of-twelve points tie-break was introduced in 1971
, and used for the first four sets since then, except from 1980
to 1982
, when the tie-break was also played in fifth sets.
The court surface changed once, from grass (1922–1987) to hard courts, since the move to Flinders Park in 1988. No tennis player has won this event on grass and Rebound Ace, but Serena Williams
is the only player to win the tournament on two different surfaces Rebound Ace for the first three titles and the last two were on Plexicushion.
The champion receives a miniature replica of the Daphne Akhurst
Memorial Cup, named after the five-time champion, which was first awarded to the champion in 1934. In 2010, the winner received prize money
of A$
2,100,000.
In the Australasian Championship, Margaret Molesworth
(1922–1923) and Daphne Akhurst
(1925–1926) co-holds the records for most wins and most consecutive wins.
In the Australian Championships, Margaret Court (1960–1966) holds the records for most titles with seven wins, and most consecutive titles with seven from (1960–1966).
During the Australian Open, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, Serena Williams (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–2010) has the most victories, with five. The record for most consecutive titles is three held by the following players: Margaret Court (1969–1971), Evonne Goolagong
(1974–1976), Steffi Graf
(1988–1990), Monica Seles
(1991–1993), Martina Hingis
(1997–1999).
This event has been won in straight set during the Open Era of tennis by the following players: Margaret Court in 1970 and 1973, Evonne Goolagong in 1975, 1976 and 1977 December, Chris O'Neil
in 1978, Steffi Graf in 1988, 1989 and 1994, Mary Pierce
in 1995, Martina Hingis in 1997, Lindsay Davenport
in 2000, and Maria Sharapova
in 2008.
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
is an annual tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament created in 1905
1905 Australasian Championships (tennis)
The 1905 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts in Melbourne, Australia at Warehouseman's Cricket Ground. The tournament took place in November 1905.-Singles: Rodney Heath def. Arthur Curtis, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4....
and played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park
Melbourne Park
Melbourne Park is a sports venue in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Since 1988, Melbourne Park has been home of the Australian Open in tennis, which is played annually in January...
in Melbourne, Australia.
The women's singles was first contested in 1922 along with the women's and mixed doubles competition as the last three events to be added. The Australian Open is played during two weeks mid-January, and has been chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments of the tennis season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
since 1987. The event was not held from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II, and 1986 because Tennis Australia
Tennis Australia
Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of Tennis in Australia. The organisation exists to promote tennis and conduct domestic and international tournaments on behalf of Australia, including the Australian Open and the Davis Cup for the Australian Davis Cup Team...
wanted to move the tournament start from mid-December 1986 to mid-January 1987.
Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia have all held the event. The competition switched locations every year before it settled in 1972
1972 Australian Open
The 1972 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 60th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 26 December 1971 to 3 January 1972.-Men's Singles:...
at the Kooyong Stadium
Kooyong Stadium
Kooyong Stadium, at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is a tennis venue, located in Melbourne, Australia. The stadium was built in 1927 and has a capacity of 8,500....
, moving to Flinders Park, now Melbourne Park, in 1988. Several calendar changes took place for the Australian Open, from January to December in 1972 to bypass the January-to-June International Lawn Tennis Federation
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
(ITLF) ban of World Championship Tennis
World Championship Tennis
World Championship Tennis was a tour for professional male tennis players established in 1968 and lasted until the emergence of the ATP Tour in 1990...
(WCT) players; from late to early December in 1977 to avoid the Christmas
Christmas
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holidays, which resulted in having two Opens in the season; and back to January, when the planned December 1986 edition was moved to early 1987
1987 Australian Open
The 1987 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 75th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 12 through 25 January 1987.-Men's Singles:...
, leaving no Open for the 1986 season.
The women's singles' rules have undergone several changes, since the first edition. This event has been contested in a knockout
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
format, and all matches played at the best-of-three sets. Since 1922, all sets have been decided in the advantage format, with six games and two games difference. The lingering death best-of-twelve points tie-break was introduced in 1971
1971 Australian Open
The 1971 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 8 to 14 January.-Men's singles: Ken Rosewall def. Arthur Ashe, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3...
, and used for the first four sets since then, except from 1980
1980 Australian Open
The 1980 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 69th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 26 December 1980 through 4 January 1981.-Men's Singles:...
to 1982
1982 Australian Open
The 1982 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 71st edition of the Australian Open and was held from 29 November through 13 December 1982.-Men's Singles:...
, when the tie-break was also played in fifth sets.
The court surface changed once, from grass (1922–1987) to hard courts, since the move to Flinders Park in 1988. No tennis player has won this event on grass and Rebound Ace, but Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
is the only player to win the tournament on two different surfaces Rebound Ace for the first three titles and the last two were on Plexicushion.
The champion receives a miniature replica of the Daphne Akhurst
Daphne Akhurst
Daphne Jessie Akhurst Cozens was an Australian tennis player. According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Cozens was ranked World No. 3 in 1928....
Memorial Cup, named after the five-time champion, which was first awarded to the champion in 1934. In 2010, the winner received prize money
Prize money
Prize money has a distinct meaning in warfare, especially naval warfare, where it was a monetary reward paid out to the crew of a ship for capturing an enemy vessel...
of A$
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
2,100,000.
In the Australasian Championship, Margaret Molesworth
Margaret Molesworth
Maud Margaret 'Mall' Molesworth was a tennis player from Queensland, Australia who won the inaugural Australasian Championships women's singles title in 1922.-Tennis career:...
(1922–1923) and Daphne Akhurst
Daphne Akhurst
Daphne Jessie Akhurst Cozens was an Australian tennis player. According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Cozens was ranked World No. 3 in 1928....
(1925–1926) co-holds the records for most wins and most consecutive wins.
In the Australian Championships, Margaret Court (1960–1966) holds the records for most titles with seven wins, and most consecutive titles with seven from (1960–1966).
During the Australian Open, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, Serena Williams (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–2010) has the most victories, with five. The record for most consecutive titles is three held by the following players: Margaret Court (1969–1971), Evonne Goolagong
Evonne Goolagong
Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley, AO, MBE is a former World No. 1 Australian female tennis player. She was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s, when she won 14 Grand Slam titles: seven in singles , six in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles.-Early life:Goolagong is the...
(1974–1976), Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
(1988–1990), Monica Seles
Monica Seles
Monica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
(1991–1993), Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
(1997–1999).
This event has been won in straight set during the Open Era of tennis by the following players: Margaret Court in 1970 and 1973, Evonne Goolagong in 1975, 1976 and 1977 December, Chris O'Neil
Chris O'Neil (tennis)
Christine "Chris" O'Neil is a former professional female tennis player from Australia.O'Neil is best-remembered for her victory at the 1978 Australian Open, the last Australian female to do so. She also became the first unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the open era. This feat would go...
in 1978, Steffi Graf in 1988, 1989 and 1994, Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
in 1995, Martina Hingis in 1997, Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...
in 2000, and Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
in 2008.
Australasian Championships
| Country | Champion | Country | Runner-up | Score in the final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  Australia |
Australia |
6–3, 10–8 | ||
| 1923 | Australia |
Australia |
6–1, 7–5 | ||
| 1924 | Australia |
Australia |
6–3, 3–6, 8–6 | ||
| 1925 | Australia |
Australia |
1–6, 8–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1926 | Australia |
Australia |
6–1, 6–3 |
Australian Championships
| Country | Champion | Country | Runner-up | Score in the final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Australia |
Australia |
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 1928 | Australia |
Australia |
7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 1929 | Australia |
Australia |
6–1, 5–7, 6–2 | ||
| 1930 | Australia |
Australia |
10–8, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
| 1931 | Australia |
Australia |
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1932 | Australia |
Australia |
9–7, 6–4 | ||
| 1933 | Australia |
Australia |
6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1934 | Australia |
Australia |
6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1935 |  United Kingdom |
Australia |
1–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1936 | Australia |
Australia |
6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1937 | Australia |
Australia |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
| 1938 |  United States |
Australia |
6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1939 | Australia |
Australia |
6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 1940 | Australia |
Australia |
5–7, 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| 1941 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 1942 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 1943 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 1944 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 1945 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 1946 | Australia |
Australia |
6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1947 | Australia |
Australia |
6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1948 | Australia |
Australia |
6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 1949 | United States |
Australia |
6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1950 | United States |
United States |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1951 | Australia |
Australia |
6–1, 7–5 | ||
| 1952 | Australia |
Australia |
6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1953 | United States |
United States |
6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1954 | Australia |
Australia |
6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1955 | Australia |
Australia |
6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1956 | Australia |
Australia |
3–6, 6–2, 9–7 | ||
| 1957 | United States |
United States |
6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1958 | United Kingdom |
Australia |
6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1959 | Australia |
 South Africa |
6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1960 | Australia |
Australia |
7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 1961 | Australia |
Australia |
6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1962 | Australia |
Australia |
6–0, 6–2 | ||
| 1963 | Australia |
Australia |
6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1964 | Australia |
Australia |
6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1965 | Australia |
 Brazil |
5–7, 6–4, 5–2, retired | ||
| 1966 | Australia |
 United States |
walkover | ||
| 1967 | United States |
Australia |
6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1968 | United States |
Australia |
6–1, 6–2 |
Australian Open
| Country | Champion | Country | Runner-up | Score in the final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 1969 Australian Open - Women's Singles Margaret Court defeated Billie Jean King 6–4 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1969 Australian Open.See also:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-External links:*... |
Australia |
United States |
6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1970 1970 Australian Open - Women's Singles Margaret Court was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title, defeating compratriot Kerry Melville in the final. This was her first step towards completing the second Calendar Grand Slam.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.... |
Australia |
Australia |
6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1971 1971 Australian Open - Women's Singles Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong 2–6 7–6 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1971 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The first and second seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Margaret Court ... |
Australia |
Australia |
2–6, 7–6(7–0), 7–5 | ||
| 1972 1972 Australian Open - Women's Singles Margaret Court was the defending champion but did not compete that year.Virginia Wade won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Evonne Goolagong.-Seeds:... |
United Kingdom |
Australia |
6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1973 1973 Australian Open - Women's Singles Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong 6–4 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1973 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:... |
Australia |
Australia |
6–4, 7–5 | ||
| 1974 1974 Australian Open - Women's Singles Evonne Goolagong defeated Chris Evert 7–6 4–6 6–0 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1974 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below... |
Australia |
United States |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–0 | ||
| 1975 1975 Australian Open - Women's Singles Evonne Goolagong defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1975 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:# Margaret Court # Olga Morozova ... |
Australia |
 Czechoslovakia |
6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1976 1976 Australian Open - Women's Singles Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated Renata Tomanová 6–2 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1976 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below... |
Australia |
Czechoslovakia |
6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1977 (1) 1977 Australian Open (January) - Women's Singles The first of the two Australian Opens held in 1977 started on 3rd January and ended on 9th January. For the second Australian Open held in December 1977, see: 1977 Australian Open .... |
Australia |
Australia |
7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 1977 (2) 1977 Australian Open (December) - Women's Singles The second of the two Australian Opens held in 1977 started on 19th December and ended on 31st December. It was held in Kooyong in Melbourne and was a grass court tournament... |
Australia |
Australia |
6–3, 6–0 | ||
| 1978 1978 Australian Open - Women's Singles Christine O'Neil defeated Betsy Nagelsen 6–3 7–6 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1978 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below... |
Australia |
United States |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| 1979 1979 Australian Open - Women's Singles Barbara Jordan defeated Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1979 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below... |
United States |
United States |
6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1980 1980 Australian Open - Women's Singles Hana Mandlíková defeated Wendy Turnbull 6–0 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1980 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below... |
Czechoslovakia |
Australia |
6–0, 7–5 | ||
| 1981 1981 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–7 6–4 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1981 Australian Open.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card*... |
United States |
United States |
6–7(7–4), 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| 1982 1982 Australian Open - Women's Singles Chris Evert defeated Martina Navratilova 6–3 2–6 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1982 Australian Open.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Chris Evert is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
United States |
United States |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1983 1983 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Navratilova defeated Kathy Jordan 6–2 7–6 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1983 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:... |
United States |
United States |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| 1984 1984 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, and entered this tournament with a record 70-match winning streak. However, she was upset in the semifinals by Helena Suková... |
United States |
Czechoslovakia |
6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1985 1985 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1985 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:... |
United States |
United States |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1986 | — | None | — | — | — |
| 1987 1987 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Hana Mandlíková in the final, 7–5, 7–6.-Seeds:# Martina Navratilova # Hana Mandlíková # Pam Shriver ... |
Czechoslovakia |
United States |
7–5, 7–6(7–1) | ||
| 1988 1988 Australian Open - Women's Singles Hana Mandlíková was the defending champion, but was defeated by Steffi Graf in the quarterfinals. Graf ended up winning the tournament, defeating Chris Evert in the final, 6–1, 7–6... |
 West Germany |
United States |
6–1, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| 1989 1989 Australian Open - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Helena Suková 6–4 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1989 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
West Germany |
Czechoslovakia |
6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1990 1990 Australian Open - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Mary Joe Fernandez 6–3 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1990 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:... |
West Germany |
United States |
6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1991 1991 Australian Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles defeated Jana Novotná 5–7 6–3 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1991 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card* LL =... |
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
Czechoslovakia |
5–7, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 1992 1992 Australian Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles defeated Mary Joe Fernandez 6–2 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1992 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:... |
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
United States |
6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1993 1993 Australian Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 4–6 6–3 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1993 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Monica Seles is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
 Germany |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 1994 1994 Australian Open - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–0 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1994 Australian Open. Monica Seles was the defending champion.See also:-Seeds:... |
Germany |
 Spain |
6–0, 6–2 | ||
| 1995 1995 Australian Open - Women's Singles Mary Pierce defeated Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1995 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:... |
 France |
Spain |
6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1996 1996 Australian Open - Women's Singles Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but she was defeated by Elena Likhovtseva in the second round.Monica Seles won the title, defeating Anke Huber in the final... |
United States |
Germany |
6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1997 1997 Australian Open - Women's Singles Monica Seles was the defending champion but did not compete that year.Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–2 over Mary Pierce. She became the youngest woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.-Seeds:... |
 Switzerland |
France |
6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1998 1998 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Hingis was the defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating Conchita Martínez, 6–3, 6–3. in the final.-Seeds:# Martina Hingis # Lindsay Davenport # Amanda Coetzer ... |
Switzerland |
Spain |
6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1999 1999 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Hingis was the two-time defending champion, and she successfully defended her title by defeating Amélie Mauresmo, 6–2, 6–3, in the final. With this win, she joined Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Steffi Graf and Monica Seles as the only women to have won three consecutive... |
Switzerland |
France |
6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 2000 2000 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Hingis was the three-time defending champion, but she was defeated by Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–1, 7–5.-Seeds:# Martina Hingis # Lindsay Davenport # Serena Williams ... |
United States |
Switzerland |
6–2, 7–5 | ||
| 2001 2001 Australian Open - Women's Singles Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the semifinals by Jennifer Capriati in what was a rematch of last year's semifinal.... |
United States |
Switzerland |
6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 2002 2002 Australian Open - Women's Singles Jennifer Capriati defeated Martina Hingis 4–6 7–6 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2002 Australian Open.-Finals:See also:... |
United States |
Switzerland |
4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 | ||
| 2003 2003 Australian Open - Women's Singles Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 7–6 3–6 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 2003 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Venus Williams # Jennifer Capriati ... |
United States |
United States |
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| 2004 2004 Australian Open - Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but she withdrew due to a left knee injury.Justine Henin-Hardenne won the title, defeating compatriot and rival Kim Clijsters in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.- Seeds :# Justine Henin-Hardenne ... |
 Belgium |
Belgium |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| 2005 2005 Australian Open - Women's Singles Defending champion Justine Henin was not competing, and thus did not defend her title. Instead, seventh-seeded Serena Williams of the United States defeated top-seeded Lindsay Davenport, also of the United States, 2–6, 6–3, 6–0, to win the Women's Singles title at the 2005 Australian... |
United States |
United States |
2–6, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| 2006 2006 Australian Open - Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Daniela Hantuchová.Amélie Mauresmo, the third seed, ultimately won the tournament, her first major championship. Her finals opponent, eighth-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, retired down 2–0 in the second set, already down a... |
France |
Belgium |
6–1, 2–0 retired | ||
| 2007 2007 Australian Open - Women's Singles -Seeds:# Maria Sharapova # Amélie Mauresmo # Svetlana Kuznetsova # Kim Clijsters # Nadia Petrova # Martina Hingis # Elena Dementieva ... |
United States |
 Russia |
6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 2008 2008 Australian Open - Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jelena Janković.Maria Sharapova won in the final 7–5, 6–3, against Ana Ivanović to win her third Grand Slam title and her first at the Australian Open. She was also the first Russian woman to win this tournament... |
Russia |
7–5, 6–3 | |||
| 2009 2009 Australian Open - Women's Singles Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, due to a shoulder injury.Serena Williams won in the final 6–0, 6–3, against Dinara Safina.-Seeds:# Jelena Janković ... |
United States |
Russia |
6–0, 6–3 | ||
| 2010 | United States |
Belgium |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | ||
| 2011 | Belgium |
 People's Republic of China |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Multiple champions
| Competed in 2010 + |
| Player | Amateur Era | Open Era | All-time | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 11 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930 | |
| + | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams defended her title after winning 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Justine Henin in the final.-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Dinara Safina ... |
| 0 | 4 | 4 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977(Dec) | |
| 0 | 4 | 4 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994 | |
| 0 | 4 | 4 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 1933, 1934, 1936 | |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 | |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 1981, 1983, 1985 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 1931, 1932 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 2001, 2002 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 1982, 1984 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 1952, 1954 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 1980, 1987 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 1922, 1923 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 1956, 1959 |
Champions by country
| Former country ¤ |
| Country | Amateur Era | Open Era | All-time | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
33 | 10 | 43 | 1922 1922 Australasian Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1922 Australasian Championships :-Men's singles: James Anderson defeated Gerald Patterson 6-0 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-2-Women's singles: Margaret Molesworth defeated Esna Boyd 6-3, 10-8... |
1978 1978 Australian Open List of the 1978 Australian Open champions:-Men's singles: Guillermo Vilas def. John Marks, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3*It was Vilas's 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Australian Open title.-Women's singles: Christine O'Neil def... |
| United States |
7 | 15 | 22 | 1938 1938 Australian Championships (tennis) The 1938 Australian Championships were the 32nd Championships held. They were held at Memorial Drive, Adelaide. Don Budge and Dororthy Cheney were the singles champions. This was Budge's first step towards the first ever Grand Slam.-Men's Singles:... |
2010 2010 Australian Open The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year.... |
| Germany |
0 | 4 | 4 | 1988 1988 Australian Open The 1988 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 76th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 11 through 24 January 1988.-Men's Singles:... |
1994 1994 Australian Open The 1994 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia... |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1935 1935 Australian Championships (tennis) List of Champions of the 1935 Australian Championships :-Men's Singles: Jack Crawford defeated Fred Perry 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-4-Women's Singles: Dorothy Round Little defeated Nancy Lyle Glover 1-6, 6-1, 6-3... |
1972 1972 Australian Open The 1972 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Australia. It was the 60th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 26 December 1971 to 3 January 1972.-Men's Singles:... |
|
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ¤ |
0 | 3 | 3 | 1991 1991 Australian Open The 1991 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 79th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 14 through 27 January 1991.-Men's Singles:... |
1993 1993 Australian Open The 1993 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 81st edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1993.-Men's Singles:... |
| Switzerland |
0 | 3 | 3 | 1997 1997 Australian Open The 1997 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 85th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 13 through 26 January 1997.-Men's Singles:... |
1999 1999 Australian Open The 1999 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 87th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 18 through 31 January 1999. This was the first Grand Slam of the calendar year.In the singles... |
| Belgium |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2004 2004 Australian Open The 2004 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tournament held in Melbourne, Australia 19 January to 1 February, 2004.-Men's Singles: Roger Federer def. Marat Safin, 7–6, 6–4, 6–2... |
2011 2011 Australian Open The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held... |
| Czechoslovakia |
0 | 2 | 2 | 1980 1980 Australian Open The 1980 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 69th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 26 December 1980 through 4 January 1981.-Men's Singles:... |
1987 1987 Australian Open The 1987 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 75th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 12 through 25 January 1987.-Men's Singles:... |
| France |
0 | 2 | 2 | 1995 1995 Australian Open The 1995 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 83rd edition of the Australian Open and was held from 16 through 29 January 1995.-Men's Singles:... |
2006 2006 Australian Open The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.- Leadup :Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin.... |
| Russia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2008 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on... |
2008 2008 Australian Open The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on... |