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Here's a look at the Australian Open, one of the four competitions that make up the “Grand Slam” of professional tennis. The other three are Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open.
January 13-28, 2024 – The 112th Australian Open is scheduled to take place.
January 16 to 29, 2023 – The 111th Australian Open takes place.
The tournament is played at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia.
The Australian Open is played on hard courts with a blue surface.
Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to win his 10th Australian Open title and a record 22nd Grand Slam.
Belarus-born Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in three sets, becoming the first player competing under a neutral flag to secure a grand slam.
Total prize money for 2024 reached a record 86.5 million Australian dollars, a 13% increase from 2023's 76.5 million Australian dollars.
Youngest winners – men's singles: Ken Rosewall (18); women's singles – Martina Hingis (16)
Oldest winners – men's singles: Rosewall (37); women's singles – Thelma Long (35)
Most consecutive individual victories – male: Roy Emerson (five) 1963-1967; female – Margaret Court (seven) 1960-1966
More individual titles overall – men's: Djokovic (10); woman – Margaret Court (11)
1905 – The Australasian Championship is played in Melbourne.
1927 – The name is changed to the Australian Championship.
1954 – Thelma Long wins the Women's Singles Championship at 35 years and eight months, becoming the oldest woman to do so.
1969 – The name changes to the Australian Open.
1972 – Ken Rosewall wins the men's singles championship at age 37, becoming the oldest men's player to win the Australian Open. Rosewall also holds the record for the youngest champion, winning at age 18 in 1953.
2001 – Starts paying equal prize money to men and women.
January 15 and 16, 2022 – World No. 1 and 2021 men's singles champion Novak Djokovic is detained and deported from Australia over a visa and Covid-19 vaccination dispute, missing the tournament.
November 15, 2022 – Australia's Immigration Ministry announces the revocation of Djokovic's three-year entry ban into the country, paving the way for the nine-time singles champion to participate in the 2023 Australian Open.
