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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.
And No. 5 Qinwen Zheng, who won gold in women's singles at the recent Paris Olympics and was a finalist at the 2024 Australian Open, was stymied by 36-year-old Laura Siegemund, who is 14 years ...
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 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.
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 ...
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 ...
She is aiming to become the first woman to win three consecutive Australian Open singles titles since Martina Hingis in 1999. [2] Sabalenka, Iga Świątek and Coco Gauff are in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking. Sabalenka must reach at least the quarterfinals to have a chance at retaining the No. 1 ranking, while Gauff must win the ...
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 ...