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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.
The Australian Open typically starts around the middle of January and continues for two weeks, overlapping with the Australia Day holiday on January 26. [d] It features men's and women's singles, men's, women's, and mixed doubles, juniors’ championships, wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events.
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.
Singles Doubles Men Women Men Women Mixed; 1905: Rodney Heath: No competition: Randolph Lycett Tom Tachell: No competition: No competition: 1906: Anthony Wilding: Rodney Heath Anthony Wilding: 1907: Horace Rice: William Gregg Harry Parker: 1908: Fred Alexander: Fred Alexander Alfred Dunlop: 1909: Anthony Wilding J. P. Keane Ernie Parker: 1910 ...
The two singles champions each will receive 3.5 million Australian dollars (about $2.15 million), up from 3.15 million Australian dollars (about $1.95 million) a year ago, but still below the pre ...
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]
Total prize money at the Australian Open is rising to a tournament-record 96.5 million Australian dollars (about $60 million). The two singles champions each will receive 3.5 million Australian dollars (about $2.15 million), up from 3.15 million Australian dollars (about $1.95 million) a year ago, but still below the pre-pandemic high of 4.12 ...
The Australian Open women’s draw served up some dramatic moments on Thursday, including a record-breaking tie-break that will go down in grand slam history.