Australian Open, one of the first Grand Slam tennis tournaments of the world, was held for the first time in 1905 in the Warehouseman’s Cricket House in Melbourne.
It is the first grand slam to be held every year as the championship takes place in the month of January. Though the tournament was originally a grass court one, yet it shifted to a hard court at the Flinders Park, currently called the Melbourne Park, in the year 1988. The tournament has five sections- the men’s singles and doubles championship, championship for women in singles as well asdoubles category and also a mixed doubles competition. The tournament also boasts of sections for the junior tennis players and the retired tennis greats.
The tournament which started as the Australasian Championship in 1905 and took the form of Australian Championship in 1927 was changed to Australian Open in the year 1968 with the advent of open tennis.
The two courts mainly used in the tournament are the Rod Laver Arena and the Vodafone Arena, both of which have movable roofs to use according to the weather. Some of the significant names among the champions in the men’s section are Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer. Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Serena Williams and Jeniffer Capriati have been among the greats of women’s tennis who have experienced the feelings of winning the Australian Open. The men’s and women’s doubles category of the tournament have seen a number of famous pairs as the champions.
Australian Open is among the four most coveted tournaments of the year. It attracts a large number of spectators every year and the tournament is sure to take one of the major places among the ATP tours very soon.
Australian Open 2017 Schedule |
| Date | Session | Rod Laver | Margaret Court | Outside Courts | Public Gates | Featured Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Jan 16, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:00pm | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | 1st singles round |
| Tue, Jan 17, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:00pm | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | 1st singles round |
| Wed, Jan 18, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:00pm | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | 2nd singles round |
| Thu, Jan 19, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:00pm | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | 2nd singles round |
| Fri, Jan 20, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:00pm | 11:00am & 7:00pm | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | 3rd singles round |
| Sat, Jan 21, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:00pm | 11:00am & 7:30pm | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | 3rd singles round |
| Sun, Jan 22, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:00pm | 11:00am | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | 4th singles round |
| Mon, Jan 23, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:30pm | 11:00am | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | 4th singles round |
| Tue, Jan 24, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:00pm | no play | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | Quarterfinal Singles |
| Wed, Jan 25, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:30pm | no play | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | Quarterfinal Singles |
| Thu, Jan 26, 17 | Day Night | 11:00am & 7:30pm | no play | 11:00 AM | 10:00am & 5:00pm | 2 x Women’s Singles Semifinal & 1 x Men’s Singles Semifinal |
| Fri, Jan 27, 17 | Twilight | 3:00pm & 7:30pm | no play | 3:00pm | 2:00pm | Women’s Doubles Final & 1 x Men’s Singles Semifinal |
| Sat, Jan 28, 17 | Twilight | 1:00pm & 7:30pm | no play | 1:00pm | 12:00pm | Men’s Doubles Final & Women’s Final |
| Sun, Jan 29, 17 | Twilight | 4:30pm & 7:00pm | no play | no play | 03:00 PM | Mixed Doubles Final & Men’s Singles Final |
Australian Open Men’s Singles Winners |
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner-up | Score in the Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SUI | Roger Federer | ESP | Rafael Nadal | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2016 | SRB | Novak Djokovic | GBR | Andy Murray | 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2015 | SRB | Novak Djokovic | GBR | Andy Murray | 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2014 | SUI | Stanislas Wawrinka | ESP | Rafael Nadal | 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 2013 | SRB | Novak Djokovic | GBR | Andy Murray | 6-7(2-7), 7-6(7-3), 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2012 | SRB | Novak Djokovic | ESP | Rafael Nadal | 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5-7), 7-5 |
| 2011 | SRB | Novak Djokovic | GBR | Andy Murray | 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2010 | SUI | Roger Federer | GBR | Andy Murray | 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(13-11) |
| 2009 | ESP | Rafael Nadal | SUI | Roger Federer | 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(7-3), 3-6, 6-2 |
| 2008 | SRB | Novak Djokovic | FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7-2) |
| 2007 | SUI | Roger Federer | CHI | Fernando González | 7-6(7-2), 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2006 | SUI | Roger Federer | CYP | Marcos Baghdatis | 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 2005 | RUS | Marat Safin | AUS | Lleyton Hewitt | 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2004 | SUI | Roger Federer | RUS | Marat Safin | 7-6(7-3), 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2003 | USA | Andre Agassi | GER | Rainer Schüttler | 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2002 | SWE | Thomas Johansson | RUS | Marat Safin | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(7-4) |
| 2001 | USA | Andre Agassi | FRA | Arnaud Clément | 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2000 | USA | Andre Agassi | RUS | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
Australian Open Women’s Singles Winners |
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner-up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | USA | Serena Williams | USA | Venus Williams | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2016 | Germany | Angelique Kerber | USA | Serena Williams | 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 2015 | USA | Serena Williams | RUS | Maria Sharapova | 6-3, 7-6 |
| 2014 | BLR | Victoria Azarenka | RUS | Maria Sharapova | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2012 | BLR | Victoria Azarenka | RUS | Maria Sharapova | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2011 | BEL | Kim Clijsters | CHN | Li Na | 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2010 | USA | Serena Williams | BEL | Justine Henin | 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 2009 | USA | Serena Williams | RUS | Dinara Safina | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 2008 | RUS | Maria Sharapova | SRB | Ana Ivanović | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 2007 | USA | Serena Williams | RUS | Maria Sharapova | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2006 | FRA | Amélie Mauresmo | BEL | Justine Henin | 6-1, 2-0 retired |
| 2005 | USA | Serena Williams | USA | Lindsay Davenport | 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2004 | BEL | Justine Henin | BEL | Kim Clijsters | 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 2003 | USA | Serena Williams | USA | Venus Williams | 7-6(7-4), 3-6, 6-4 |
| 2002 | USA | Jennifer Capriati | SUI | Martina Hingis | 4-6, 7-6(9-7), 6-2 |
| 2001 | USA | Jennifer Capriati | SUI | Martina Hingis | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2000 | USA | Lindsay Davenport | SUI | Martina Hingis | 6-2, 7-5 |
Australian Open Men’s Doubles Winners |
| Year | Champions | Country | Runners-up | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Henri Kontinen | Finland | Bob Bryan | United States | 7–5, 7–5 |
| John Peers | Australia | Mike Bryan | United States | 7–5, 7–5 | |
| 2016 | Jamie Murray | United Kingdom | Daniel Nestor | Yugoslavia | 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
| Bruno Soares | Brazil | Radek Štěpánek | Czech Republic | ||
| 2015 | S. Bolelli | Italy | P. Herbert | France | 6-4, 6-4 |
| F. Fognini | Italy | N. Mahut | France | ||
| 2014 | Łukasz Kubot | Poland | Eric Butorac | United States | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Robert Lindstedt | Sweden | Raven Klaasen | South Africa | ||
| 2013 | Mike Bryan | United States | Robin Haase | Netherlands | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Bob Bryan | United States | Igor Sijsling | Netherlands | ||
| 2012 | Leander Paes | India | Mike Bryan | United States | 7-6(7-1), 6-2 |
| Radek Štěpánek | Czech Republic | Bob Bryan | United States | ||
| 2011 | Mike Bryan | United States | Mahesh Bhupathi | India | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Bob Bryan | United States | Leander Paes | India | ||
| 2010 | Mike Bryan | United States | Daniel Nestor | Canada | 6-3, 6-7(5-7), 6-3 |
| Bob Bryan | United States | Nenad Zimonjić | Serbia | ||
| 2009 | Mike Bryan | United States | Mahesh Bhupathi | India | 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 |
| Bob Bryan | United States | Mark Knowles | The Bahamas | ||
| 2008 | Jonathan Erlich | Israel | Arnaud Clément | France | 7-5, 7-6(7-4) |
| Andy Ram | Israel | Michaël Llodra | France | ||
| 2007 | Mike Bryan | United States | Max Mirnyi | Belarus | 7-5, 7-5 |
| Bob Bryan | United States | Jonas Björkman | Sweden | ||
| 2006 | Mike Bryan | United States | Martin Damm | Czech Republic | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Bob Bryan | United States | Leander Paes | India |
Australian Open Women’s Doubles Winners |
| Year | Champions | Country | Runners-up | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | United States | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Czech Republic | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 |
| Czech Republic | Peng Shuai | China | Peng Shuai | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | Martina Hingis | Czech Republic | Andrea Hlaváčkov | 7-6(7-1), 6-3 |
| India | Sania Mirza | Czech Republic | Lucie Hradecká | ||
| 2015 | USA | B. Mattek-Sands | Taiwan | Y. Chan | 6-4, 7-6 |
| Czech Republic | L. Safarova | China | J. Zheng | ||
| 2014 | Italy | Sara Errani | Russia | Ekaterina Makarova | 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 |
| Italy | Roberta Vinci | Russia | Elena Vesnina | ||
| 2013 | Italy | Sara Errani | Australia | Ashleigh Barty | 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 |
| Italy | Roberta Vinci | Australia | Casey Dellacqua | ||
| 2012 | Russia | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Italy | Sara Errani | 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 |
| Russia | Vera Zvonareva | Italy | Roberta Vinci | ||
| 2011 | Argentina | Gisela Dulko | Belarus | Victoria Azarenka | 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| Italy | Flavia Pennetta | Russia | Maria Kirilenko | ||
| 2010 | United States | Serena Williams | Zimbabwe | Cara Black | 6-4, 6-3 |
| United States | Venus Williams | United States | Liezel Huber | ||
| 2009 | United States | Serena Williams | Slovakia | Daniela Hantuchová | 6-3, 6-3 |
| United States | Venus Williams | Japan | Ai Sugiyama | ||
| 2008 | Ukraine | Alona Bondarenko | Belarus | Victoria Azarenka | 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| Ukraine | Kateryna Bondarenko | Israel | Shahar Pe’er | ||
| 2007 | Zimbabwe | Cara Black | Chinese Taipei | Chan Yung-jan | 6-4, 6-7(4-7), 6-1 |
| South Africa | Liezel Huber | Chinese Taipei | Chuang Chia-jung |
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