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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 ...
1988 Australian Open: 18: Steffi Graf: 1992 Wimbledon: 18: Monica Seles: 1995 Wimbledon: 23: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario: 1997 US Open: 16: Martina Hingis: 2003 Australian Open: 22: Venus Williams: 2003 Australian Open: 21: Serena Williams: 2004 Australian Open: 21: Justine Henin: 2012 French Open: 25: Maria Sharapova * Reached the final of each ...
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 ...
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. It was her first major singles title. [1] Sabalenka dropped just one set during the tournament, to Rybakina in the championship match.
Ashleigh Barty defeated Danielle Collins in the final, 6–3, 7–6 (7–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 Australian Open. It was her first Australian Open title and third and last major title overall. Barty became the first home player to win an Australian Open singles title since Chris O'Neil in 1978.
Aryna Sabalenka fought from a set down to defeat Elena Rybakina and win the Australian Open, her first grand slam title.. In a thrilling battle over two hours and 29 minutes, the 24-year-old from ...
‡ 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 .