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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Eva Lys became the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round of the women's singles event at the tournament in the Open Era, and only the sixth to reach the round of 16 of any major in the Open Era. [3] [4] [5]
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.
1. Emerson Jones 2. Mika Stojsavljevic (first round) 3. Jeline Vandromme (quarterfinals) 4. Wakana Sonobe 5. Teodora Kostović (second round, retired) 6. Kristina Penickova
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep in the final, 7–6 (7–2), 3–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2018 Australian Open. It was her first major title and she became the first Dane to win a major singles title. [ 1 ]