The 2026 Australian Open is in its final days of competition, and this weekend the winners in singles and doubles in both the women’s and men’s categories will be decided.
The history of the Australian Open
The tournament has been played since 1905 under the name Australian Championship, and since 1969 under its current name, with the creation of the professional era of tennis.
The tournament was not played between 1941 and 1945 due to World War II, and was not held once again in 1986 due to the change of dates of the tournament, which since a year later is played in the first weeks of January.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic is the top men’s winner with 10 titles, while in the women’s category, Australia’s Margaret Smith and the United States’ Serena Williams are the players with the most titles with seven each.
The champions in the history of the Australian Open
This is the list of winners in the men’s category:
- 2026 TBD
- 2025 Jannik Sinner (ITA)
- 2024 Jannik Sinner (ITA)
- 2023 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2022 Rafael Nadal (ESP)
- 2021 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2020 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2019 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2018 Roger Federer (SUI)
- 2017 Roger Federer (SUI)
- 2016 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2015 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2014 Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
- 2013 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2012 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2011 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2010 Roger Federer (SUI)
- 2009 Rafael Nadal (ESP)
- 2008 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
- 2007 Roger Federer (SUI)
- 2006 Roger Federer (SUI)
- 2005 Marat Safin
- 2004 Roger Federer (SUI)
- 2003 Andre Agassi (USA)
- 2002 Thomas Johansson (SWE)
- 2001 Andre Agassi (USA)
- 2000 Andre Agassi (USA)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov
- 1998 Petr Korda (CZE)
- 1997 Pete Sampras (USA)
- 1996 Boris Becker (GER)
- 1995 Andre Agassi (USA)
- 1994 Pete Sampras (USA)
- 1993 Jim Courier (USA)
- 1992 Jim Courier (USA)
- 1991 Boris Becker (GER)
- 1990 Ivan Lendl (CZE)
- 1989 Ivan Lendl (CZE)
- 1988 Mats Wilander (SWE)
- 1987 Stefan Edberg (SWE)
- 1986 No tournament held
- 1985 Stefan Edberg (SWE)
- 1984 Mats Wilander (SWE)
- 1983 Mats Wilander (SWE)
- 1982 Johan Kriek (USA)
- 1981 Johan Kriek (RSA)
- 1980 Brian Teacher (USA)
- 1979 Guillermo Vilas (ARG)
- 1978 Guillermo Vilas (ARG)
- 1977 Roscoe Tanner (USA)
- 1977 Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
- 1976 Mark Edmondson (AUS)
- 1975 John Newcombe (AUS)
- 1974 Jimmy Connors (USA)
- 1973 John Newcombe (AUS)
- 1972 Ken Rosewall (AUS)
- 1971 Ken Rosewall (AUS)
- 1970 Arthur Ashe (USA)
- 1969 Rod Laver (AUS)
This is the list of winners in the women’s branch:
- 2026 Elena Rybakina (KZ)
- 2025 Madison Keys (USA)
- 2024 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
- 2023 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
- 2022 Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
- 2021 Naomi Osaka (JPN)
- 2020 Sofia Kenin (USA)
- 2019 Naomi Osaka (JPN)
- 2018 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
- 2017 Serena Williams (USA)
- 2016 Angelique Kerber (GER)
- 2015 Serena Williams (USA)
- 2014 Li Na (CHN)
- 2013 Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
- 2012 Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
- 2011 Kim Clijsters (BEL)
- 2010 Serena Williams (USA)
- 2009 Serena Williams (USA)
- 2008 Maria Sharapova (RUS)
- 2007 Serena Williams (USA)
- 2006 Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)
- 2005 Serena Williams (USA)
- 2004 Justine Henin (BEL)
- 2003 Serena Williams (USA)
- 2002 Jennifer Capriati (USA)
- 2001 Jennifer Capriati (USA)
- 2000 Lindsay Davenport (USA)
- 1999 Martina Hingis (SUI)
- 1998 Martina Hingis (SUI)
- 1997 Martina Hingis (SUI)
- 1996 Monica Seles (USA)
- 1995 Mary Pierce (FRA)
- 1994 Steffi Graf (GER)
- 1993 Monica Seles (USA)
- 1992 Monica Seles (YUG)
- 1991 Monica Seles (YUG)
- 1990 Steffi Graf (GER)
- 1989 Steffi Graf (GER)
- 1988 Steffi Graf (FRG)
- 1987 Hana Mandlikova (CZE)
- 1986 No tournament held
- 1985 Martina Navratilova (USA)
- 1984 Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA)
- 1983 Martina Navratilova (USA)
- 1982 Chris Evert-Lloyd (USA)
- 1981 Martina Navratilova (USA)
- 1980 Hana Mandlikova (TCH)
- 1979 Barbara Jordan (USA)
- 1978 Chris O’Neil (AUS)
- 1977 Kerry Reid (AUS)
- 1976 Evonne Goolagong (AUS)
- 1975 Evonne Goolagong (AUS)
- 1974 Evonne Goolagong (AUS)
- 1973 Margaret Court (AUS)
- 1972 Virginia Wade (GBR)
- 1971 Margaret Court (AUS)
- 1970 Margaret Court (AUS)
- 1969 Margaret Court (AUS)
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