Australian Open - Melbourne 2012 — Tennis - Stat Pick

Australian Open - Melbourne

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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: K. Clijsters; 2011
Court: GreenSet
Ball: Dunlop Australian Open
Measured pace: Slower than norm; 2012
Best of: 3

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)