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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.
Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in 1881, the French Open in 1891, and the Australian Open in 1905. Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four majors have been played yearly, with the exception of the two World Wars, 1986 for the Australian Open, and 2020 for Wimbledon. The ...
Singles Doubles Men Women Quad Men Women Quad 2002: Robin Ammerlaan: Esther Vergeer (x3) No competition: No competition: No competition: No competition: 2003: David Hall (x3) 2004: Robin Ammerlaan Martin Legner (x3) Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer: 2005: Mie Yaosa: Florence Gravellier Maaike Smit 2006: Michaël Jérémiasz: Esther Vergeer (x4) Jiske ...
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]
List of Australian Open women's singles champions This page was last edited on 23 November 2024, at 07:30 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. [1] It was her second Australian Open title and fourth major title overall. [2] With the win, Osaka extended her winning streak to 21 matches, dating to the 2020 Cincinnati Open.
‡ Australian Open held in December from 1977 through 1985, then moved back to January (skipped one calendar year in order to arrange that). 2020 French Open held in September (as the last Grand Slam tournament of the year) due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
This is a list of Women's Tennis Association (WTA) records since its inception in June 1973. Some records additionally extend back a few more years in order to include the immediately preceding Virginia Slims Circuit era for completeness. The Virginia Slims Circuit started in September 1970 and was replaced in 1973 by the WTA.