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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.
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]
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. Aryna Sabalenka 2. Iga Świątek 3. Coco Gauff 4. Jasmine Paolini 5. Zheng Qinwen (second round) 6. Elena Rybakina 7. Jessica Pegula 8. Emma Navarro
American Lisa Raymond was eight days older than Hseih when she won the 2011 U.S. Open women’s doubles. Martina Navratilova was 49 when she won the mixed doubles at the 2006 U.S. Open with Bob Bryan.
This was the first Australian Open to feature a final-set tiebreak. When the score in a final set reached 6–6, the first player to reach 10 points and lead by at least 2 points won the set (and the match). Katie Boulter and Ekaterina Makarova became the first players to contest this tiebreak in the main draw, with Boulter emerging victorious.
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 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 ...