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The Australian Open [a] [b] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and played on outdoor hard courts [c] [d] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. [6]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.
Lists of champions of specific events. List of Australian Open men's singles champions; List of Australian Open women's singles champions; List of Australian Open men's doubles champions; List of Australian Open women's doubles champions; List of Australian Open mixed doubles champions; Other Grand Slam tournament champions. List of French Open ...
Since 1969, the tournament became open to professionals, so it is now called the Australian Open. [1] The senior men's and women's tournaments are open to any player with a world ranking, although players below number 100 in the world rankings generally have to enter a preliminary qualification tournament or receive a wildcard to gain entry. [2]
From 1977 to 1985, the Australian Open was the last major tournament held in a season. Player ... Chronological list of women's Grand Slam tennis champions;
The tournament has been held at the Melbourne Park complex since 1988 and is a major contributor to the Victorian economy; the 2020 Australian Open injected $387.7 million into the state's economy, while over the preceding decade, the Australian Open had contributed more than $2.71 billion in economic benefits to Victoria and generated 1775 ...
The women's semifinals Thursday night are No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, the tournament winner each of the last two years, against No. 11 Paula Badosa, and No. 2 Iga Swiatek against No. 19 Madison Keys.
List of Australian Open women's doubles champions; List of Australian Open women's singles champions This page was last edited on 23 November 2024, at 07:30 ...
For the first time in the tournament's history, there were six former champions in the main draw: Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka, Sofia Kenin, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber, and Azarenka. [11] This was the final Australian Open appearance for 2016 champion Kerber, who lost to Danielle Collins in the first round.