List of Australian Open men's singles champions explained

The Australian Open is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and (since 1988) played on outdoor hardcourts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.^[2] The Australian Open is played over a two-week period beginning in mid-January and has been chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments each year since 1987. The event was not held from 1916 to 1918 because of World War I, from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II and in 1986.^{[3] [4]} The timing of the Australian Open has changed several times. In 1977, the date of the final moved from January to December, which resulted in having two Australian Opens in 1977; there was a January edition and a December edition that year.^[5] The originally planned December 1986 edition was moved forward to January 1987, resulting in no Australian Open in 1986.^{[6] [7]} The Australian Open was an Open Era event for the first time in 1969. One year previously in 1968 the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open were Open Era events for the first time.

History

Christchurch and Hastings, New Zealand, and Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, have hosted the men's singles event. The event switched cities every year before it settled in 1972 in Melbourne. The event was held at the Kooyong Stadium before moving to Melbourne Park in 1988.^[3]

The Australian Open court surface changed once, from grass courts to hardcourts in 1988.^{[3] [8] [9]} Mats Wilander was the only player to win the event on both surfaces; twice on grass and once on hardcourt.

The men's singles rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. This event has always been contested in a knockout format, and all matches have been best-of-five sets except in 1970, 1973, and 1974, when the first round was best-of-three sets, and in 1982, when the third and fourth round were best-of-three sets.^[2] Since 1905, all sets have been decided in the advantage format. The lingering death best-of-twelve points tie-break was introduced in 1971 and has been used for the first four sets since then, except from 1980 to 1982, when the tie-break was also played in fifth sets.^{[2] [10]}

The champion receives a miniature replica of the silver-gilt Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, named after the 1911 champion and former Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA) president, and modeled after the Warwick Vase.^[11]

In the Australasian Championships, James Anderson holds the records for most titles with three (1922, 1924–1925), and the most consecutive titles with two (1924–1925). In the Australian Championships, Roy Emerson holds the records for most titles with six (1961, 1963–1967) and most consecutive titles with five (1963–1967).^[4] The inclusion of professional tennis players in 1969 marked the competition's entry into the Open Era, in which Novak Djokovic (2008, 2011–2013, 2015–2016, 2019–2021, 2023) holds the record for most titles with ten. The Open Era record for most consecutive titles is three by Djokovic (2011–2013 and 2019–2021).^[4] This event was won without losing a set during the Open Era by Rosewall in 1971 and Federer in 2007.

Champions

Australian Championships

Year	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score in the final[12]
Australasian Championships
		(1/2)			4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
		(1/2)			6–0, 6–4, 6–4
		(1/1)			6–3, 6–4, 6–4
		(1/1)			3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
		(2/2)			6–1, 7–5, 6–2
		(2/2)			6–4, 6–3, 6–2
		(1/1)			6–1, 6–2, 6–3
		(1/1)			3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
		(1/1)			2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
		(1/1)			6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
		(1/1)			4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1916	No competition (due to World War I)
1917
1918
		(1/1)			6–4, 6–0, 6–3
		(1/2)			6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3
		(1/1)			7–5, 6–1, 6–4
		(1/3)			6–0, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
		(2/2)			6–1, 6–1, 6–3
		(2/3)			6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
		(3/3)			11–9, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
		(1/1)			6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Australian Championships
		(1/1)			3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16, 6–3
		(1/1)			6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3
		(1/1)			6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
		(1/1)			6–3, 6–1, 6–3
		(1/4)			6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
		(2/4)			4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
		(3/4)			2–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
		(1/1)			6–3, 7–5, 6–1
		(4/4)			2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
		(1/3)			6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7
		(1/1)			6–3, 1–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–1
		(1/1)			6–4, 6–2, 6–1
		(1/2)			6–4, 6–1, 6–3
		(2/3)			6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1941	No competition (due to World War II)
1942
1943
1944
1945
		(2/2)			5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
		(1/1)			4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6
		(3/3)			6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
		(1/2)			6–3, 6–2, 6–2
		(2/2)			6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
		(1/1)			6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
		(1/1)			7–5, 12–10, 2–6, 6–2
		(1/4)			6–0, 6–3, 6–4
		(1/1)			6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2
		(2/4)			9–7, 6–4, 6–4
		(1/1)			6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
		(1/2)			6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
		(2/2)			7–5, 6–3, 6–4
		(1/1)			6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
		(1/3)			5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6
		(1/6)			1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
		(2/3)			8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
		(2/6)			6–3, 6–3, 6–1
		(3/6)			6–3, 6–4, 6–2
		(4/6)			7–9, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1
		(5/6)			6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
		(6/6)			6–4, 6–1, 6–4
		(1/1)			7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4

Australian Open

Year	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score in the final
		(3/3)			6–3, 6–4, 7–5
		(1/1)			6–4, 9–7, 6–2
		(3/4)			6–1, 7–5, 6–3
		(4/4)			7–6(7–2), 6–3, 7–5
		(1/2)			6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
		(1/1)			7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
		(2/2)			7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
		(1/1)			6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1
		(1/1)			6–3, 6–3, 6–3
		(1/1)			6–3, 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6, 6–2
		(1/2)			6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
		(2/2)			7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2
		(1/1)			7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
		(1/2)			6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
		(2/2)			6–3, 6–3, 6–2
		(1/3)			6–1, 6–4, 6–4
		(2/3)			6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
		(1/2)			6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1986	No competition (due to date change)
		(2/2)			6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
		(3/3)			6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
		(1/2)			6–2, 6–2, 6–2
		(2/2)			4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–2 retired
		(1/2)			1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
		(1/2)			6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
		(2/2)			6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
		(1/2)			7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4
		(1/4)			4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
		(2/2)			6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
		(2/2)			6–2, 6–3, 6–3
		(1/1)			6–2, 6–2, 6–2
		(1/1)			4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
		(2/4)			3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
		(3/4)			6–4, 6–2, 6–2
		(1/1)			3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
		(4/4)			6–2, 6–2, 6–1
		(1/6)			7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2
		(1/1)			1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
		(2/6)			5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
		(3/6)			7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4
		(1/10)			4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
		(1/2)			7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
		(4/6)			6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
		(2/10)			6–4, 6–2, 6–3
		(3/10)			5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
		(4/10)			6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
		(1/1)			6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
		(5/10)			7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
		(6/10)			6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
		(5/6)			6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
		(6/6)			6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
		(7/10)			6–3, 6–2, 6–3
		(8/10)			6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
		(9/10)			7–5, 6–2, 6–2
		(2/2)			2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
		(10/10)			6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
		(1/1)			3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3

Statistics

Multiple champions

Player	Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	Years
	0	10	10	2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
	0	6	6	2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018
	6	0	6	1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
	0	4	4	1995, 2000, 2001, 2003
	4	0	4	1931, 1932, 1933, 1935
	2	2	4	1953, 1955, 1971, 1972
	3	0	3	1922, 1924, 1925
	2	1	3	1960, 1962, 1969
	3	0	3	1936, 1940, 1948
	0	3	3	1983, 1984, 1988
	0	2	2	1991, 1996
	2	0	2	1939, 1946
	2	0	2	1957, 1958
	0	2	2	1992, 1993
	0	2	2	1985, 1987
	2	0	2	1905, 1910
	0	2	2	1981, 1982
	0	2	2	1989, 1990
	0	2	2	2009, 2022
	0	2	2	1973, 1975
	0	2	2	1994, 1997
	2	0	2	1949, 1950
	0	2	2	1978, 1979
	2	0	2	1906, 1909
	2	0	2	1920, 1923

Champions by country

Country	Amateur Era	Open Era	All-time	First title	Last title
	44	6	50		1976
	4	14	18	1908	2003
	0	10	10	2008	2023
	0	7	7	2004	2018
	0	6	6		2002
	5	0	5		1934
	0	2	2		1979
	0	2	2		1990
	0	2	2		1996
	2	0	2		1909
	0	2	2		2005
	0	2	2		2022
	0	1	1		1998
	1	0	1		1928
	0	1	1		1981
	0	1	1		2024

See also

Australian Open other competitions

• List of Australian Open women's singles champions
  • List of Australian Open men's doubles champions List of Australian Open women's doubles champions
• List of Australian Open mixed doubles champions

Grand Slam men's singles

• List of French Open men's singles champions
• List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions
• List of US Open men's singles champions
• List of Grand Slam men's singles champions

References

General

• Web site: usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Grand Slam Tournaments – Australian Open. PDF. 2009-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20130709110039/http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/25.pdf. 2013-07-09. dead.
• Web site: ESPN. Reuters. List of Australian Open men's champions. 2009-02-01. 2009-07-01. 20 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140320041526/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=tennis&id=3876402. live.

Specific

External links

• Australian Open official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Open prize money hits record high. Event Guide: Prize Money. Tennis Australia. 29 December 2022. live. https://archive.today/20230129115018/https://ausopen.com/articles/news/australian-open-prize-money-hits-record-high. 29 January 2023.
2. Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. Tournament profile – Australian Open. 2009-07-05. 12 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512013032/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Australian-Open.aspx. live.
3. Web site: Tristan . Foenander . australianopen.com . . History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific . 2009-07-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090525071428/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/history.html . 2009-05-25 .
4. Web site: usta.com . . Grand Slam Tournaments – Australian Open . PDF . 2009-07-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520121622/http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/25.pdf . 2011-05-20 .
5. Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. 1977 Grand Slam calendar. 2009-07-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090710044437/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/Archive-Event-Calendar.aspx?t=1&y=1977. 2009-07-10.
6. Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. 1986 Grand Slam calendar. 2009-07-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090710043951/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/Archive-Event-Calendar.aspx?t=1&y=1986. 2009-07-10.
7. Web site: australianopen.com. IBM, Tennis Australia. Australian Open – History – Year-by-year. 2009-07-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090803033655/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/year_by_year.html. 2009-08-03.
8. Web site: Leo. Schlink. Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Plexicushion replaces Rebound Ace at Australian Open. 2008-01-14. 2009-07-01.
9. News: Chris. Bevan. BBC Sport. On-court blues for Aussie tennis?. 2008-01-11. 2009-07-01. 13 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090113143439/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/tennis/7178646.stm. live.
10. News: The Guardian. Roddick survives 83-game epic. 2003-01-22. 2009-07-01 . London.
11. Web site: Gerard. Vaughan. The Age. The Age Company Ltd.. Trophy has roots in an 18th-century antiquity. 2005-01-17. 2009-07-01. 12 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312192124/http://www.theage.com.au/news/TennisFeatures/Trophy-has-roots-in-an-18thcentury-antiquity/2005/01/16/1105810773067.html. live.
12. Web site: Australian Open champions . live . https://archive.today/20220802120534/https://ausopen.com/history/honour-roll/mens-singles . 2 August 2022 . ausopen.com.