Australian Open - Melbourne 2026 — Tennis - Stat Pick

Australian Open - Melbourne

2026 · 1/19

HardGrand Slam

The women's Australian Open, a Grand Slam on outdoor hard in Melbourne that closes the January swing. The same GreenSet courts measure at ordinary pace, and on this side the returner has the better of it: holds sit at 64% and only about one set in nine reaches a tiebreak. Totals stay capped without the draw turning volatile, since two thirds of matches end in straights. Best of three.

Overview

Venue: Melbourne · AUS
Surface: Hard
Defending champion: M. Keys; 2025
Court: GreenSet
Ball: Dunlop Australian Open
Measured pace: In line with norm; 2026
Best of: 3

Prize and points

Round	Points	Prize
Winner	2,000	4,150,000
Final	1,300	2,150,000
SF	780	1,250,000
QF	430	750,000
R16	240	480,000
R32	130	327,750
R64	70	225,000
R128	10	150,000

Past champions

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2026	E. Rybakina	A. Sabalenka	6-4 4-6 6-4
2025	M. Keys	A. Sabalenka	6-3 2-6 7-5
2024	A. Sabalenka	Q. Zheng	6-3 6-2
2023	A. Sabalenka	E. Rybakina	4-6 6-3 6-4
2022	A. Barty	D. Collins	6-3 7-6(2)
2020	S. Kenin	G. Muguruza	4-6 6-2 6-2
2019	N. Osaka	P. Kvitova	7-6(2) 5-7 6-4
2018	C. Wozniacki	S. Halep	7-6(2) 3-6 6-4
2017	S. Williams	V. Williams	6-4 6-4
2016	A. Kerber	S. Williams	6-4 3-6 6-4
2015	S. Williams	M. Sharapova	6-3 7-6(5)
2014	N. Li	D. Cibulkova	7-6(3) 6-0
2013	V. Azarenka	N. Li	4-6 6-4 6-3
2012	V. Azarenka	M. Sharapova	6-3 6-0
2011	K. Clijsters	N. Li	3-6 6-3 6-3

Most titles

Aryna Sabalenka2 titles (2023, 2024)
Serena Williams2 titles (2015, 2017)
Victoria Azarenka2 titles (2012, 2013)