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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.
She is aiming to become the first woman to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles since Martina Hingis in 1999. [2] Sabalenka and Iga Świątek are in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking. Sabalenka must reach at least the semifinals to have a chance at retaining the No. 1 ranking after Świątek reached the third round.
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 ...
Here are some of the top women at the Australian Open, which starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday local time (Saturday night EST), with money-line odds via BetMGM Sportsbook: Seeding: 1 Career-Best ...
The 2025 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying is a series of tennis matches that took place from 6 to 9 January 2025 to determine the sixteen qualifiers into the main draw of the women's singles tournament, and, if necessary, the lucky losers.
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.
The Australian Open singles champions will each take home £1.75m (AU$3.5m) in 2025 with the total prize money for the grand slam increasing by 12 per cent from last year. Jannik Sinner and Aryna ...
Friday 19 January: Round 3, men’s singles, women’s singles Saturday 20 January: Round 3, men’s singles, women’s singles Sunday 21 January: Round 4, men’s singles, women’s singles