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American Andre Agassi holds an Open era record of four singles titles.

The Australian Open[a] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and played on outdoor hard courts[b][c] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.[1] The men's singles was one of the two first events contested in 1905. The Australian Open is played during two weeks mid-January, and has been chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987. The event was not held from 1916 to 1918 because of World War I, from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II, and in 1986 because of a date change.[2][3]

Christchurch and Hastings, New Zealand, and Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne, Australia all held the event, which switched location every year before it settled in 1972 at the Kooyong Stadium, moving to Flinders Park, now Melbourne Park, in 1988.[2] Several calendar changes also took place for the Australian Open, from January to December in 1972 to bypass the January-to-June International Lawn Tennis Federation (ITLF) ban of World Championship Tennis (WCT) players; from late to early December in 1977 to avoid the Christmas holidays, which resulted in having two Opens in the season[4]; and back to January, when the planned December 1986 edition was moved to early 1987, leaving no Open for the 1986 season.[5][6]

The men's singles' rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. Since the first championships, the event has been contested in a knockout format, and all matches played at the best-of-five sets, except in 1970, 1973, and 1974, when the first round was played at the best-of-three.[1] All sets were decided since 1905 in the advantage format, with six games and two games difference. The lingering death best-of-twelve points tie-break was introduced in 1971, and used for the first four sets since then, except from 1980 to 1982, when the tie-break was also played in fifth sets.[1][7] The court surface changed once, from grass (1905–1987) to hard courts, since the move to Flinders Park in 1988.[2][8][9]

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.[10] In 2009, the winner received prize money of A$2,000,000.[11]

Roy Emerson (winner, 1961, 1963–1967) holds both the record for most titles with six victories, and for most consecutive titles with five from 1963 to 1967.[3]

Champions

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A man in white, with long pants and a sweater, holding a wooden racket in his right hand, looks into the camera
Anthony Wilding was the first multiple champion of the tournament.
A black-haired man in a white shirt with sleeves rolled up looks into the camera, posing
James Anderson clinched three titles in Australia.
A man in white, with long pants and a shirt, swings a racket with his right hand on a grass court
Jack Crawford won three of the seven finals he reached at the event.
A black-haired man in a white polo shirt poses for a portrait, looking into the camera as he stands next to a tennis net, holding a wooden racket
Adrian Quist titled in 1936, 1940 and 1948.
A man dressed in white, with shorts and a polo shirt, with a wooden racket in his left hand, bends his knees in front of a tennis net, on a grass court
Grand Slam winner Rod Laver took three titles at the Australian event.
A black-haired man in a white suit and a black tie smiles as he poses for the picture
Ken Rosewall won four singles championships.
A man with long dark hair, dressed in white shorts and a polo shirt, extends his right arm, holding a racket, as he tries to reach a tennis ball
Guillermo Vilas won the Australian Open twice.
A man in a white warm-up jacket looks into the camera as he poses, holding a silver trophy in his hands
Mats Wilander won three Australian Open titles.
A brown-haired man in a white polo shirt moves towards the camera, as a ball can be seen bouncing in the foreground
Roger Federer took three titles in Melbourne.
Regular competition
No competition •
Year[d] Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the final
1905 AUS Rodney Heath AUS Arthur Curtis 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1906 NZL Anthony Wilding NZL Francis Fisher 6–0, 6–4, 6–4
1907 AUS Horace Rice AUS Harry Parker 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1908 USA Fred Alexander AUS Alfred Dunlop 3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1909 NZL Anthony Wilding AUS Ernie Parker 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1910 AUS Rodney Heath AUS Horace Rice 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1911 AUS Norman Brookes AUS Horace Rice 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1912 GBR James Cecil Parke GBR Alfred Beamish 3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
1913 AUS Ernie Parker AUS Harry Parker 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1914 AUS Arthur O'Hara Wood AUS Gerald Patterson 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
1915 GBR Gordon Lowe AUS Horace Rice 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1916 — None •[e] — — —
1917 — None • — — —
1918 — None • — — —
1919 GBR Algernon Kingscote AUS Eric Pockley 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
1920 AUS Pat O'Hara Wood AUS Ronald Thomas 6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3
1921 AUS Rhys Gemmell AUS Alf Hedeman 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
1922 AUS James Anderson AUS Gerald Patterson 6–0, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1923 AUS Pat O'Hara Wood AUS Bert St. John 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1924 AUS James Anderson AUS Richard Schlesinger 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
1925 AUS James Anderson AUS Gerald Patterson 11–9, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1926 AUS John Hawkes AUS James Willard 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1927 AUS Gerald Patterson AUS John Hawkes 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16, 6–3
1928 FRA Jean Borotra AUS Jack Cummings 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3
1929 GBR John Colin Gregory AUS Richard Schlesinger 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
1930 AUS Edgar Moon AUS Harry Hopman 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1931 AUS Jack Crawford AUS Harry Hopman 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
1932 AUS Jack Crawford AUS Harry Hopman 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1933 AUS Jack Crawford USA Keith Gledhill 2–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1934 GBR Fred Perry AUS Jack Crawford 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1935 AUS Jack Crawford GBR Fred Perry 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1936 AUS Adrian Quist AUS Jack Crawford 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7
1937 AUS Vivian McGrath AUS John Bromwich 6–3, 1–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–1
1938 USA Don Budge AUS John Bromwich 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1939 AUS John Bromwich AUS Adrian Quist 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1940 AUS Adrian Quist AUS Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1941 — None •[f] — — —
1942 — None • — — —
1943 — None • — — —
1944 — None • — — —
1945 — None • — — —
1946 AUS John Bromwich AUS Dinny Pails 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
1947 AUS Dinny Pails AUS John Bromwich 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6
1948 AUS Adrian Quist AUS John Bromwich 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1949 AUS Frank Sedgman AUS John Bromwich 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1950 AUS Frank Sedgman AUS Ken McGregor 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1951 USA Dick Savitt AUS Ken McGregor 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
1952 AUS Ken McGregor AUS Frank Sedgman 7–5, 12–10, 2–6, 6–2
1953 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Mervyn Rose 6–0, 6–3, 6–4
1954 AUS Mervyn Rose AUS Rex Hartwig 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2
1955 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Lew Hoad 9–7, 6–4, 6–4
1956 AUS Lew Hoad AUS Ken Rosewall 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
1957 AUS Ashley Cooper AUS Neale Fraser 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2
1958 AUS Ashley Cooper AUS Malcolm Anderson 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
1959 USA[g] Alex Olmedo AUS Neale Fraser 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1960 AUS Rod Laver AUS Neale Fraser 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6
1961 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1962 AUS Rod Laver AUS Neale Fraser 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
1963 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Ken Fletcher 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1964 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Fred Stolle 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1965 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Fred Stolle 7–9, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1
1966 AUS Roy Emerson USA Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
1967 AUS Roy Emerson USA Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1968 AUS William Bowrey ESP Juan Gisbert 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1969 AUS Rod Laver[h] ESP Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1970 USA Arthur Ashe AUS Dick Crealy 6–4, 9–7, 6–2
1971 AUS Ken Rosewall USA Arthur Ashe 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
1972 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Malcolm Anderson 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 7–5
1973 AUS John Newcombe NZL Onny Parun 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1
1974 USA Jimmy Connors AUS Phil Dent 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1975 AUS John Newcombe USA Jimmy Connors 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
1976 AUS Mark Edmondson AUS John Newcombe 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1
1977 (1) USA Roscoe Tanner[i] ARG Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1977 (2) USA Vitas Gerulaitis[i] GBR John Lloyd 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2
1978 ARG Guillermo Vilas AUS John Marks 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1979 ARG Guillermo Vilas USA John Sadri 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2
1980 USA Brian Teacher AUS Kim Warwick 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
1981 RSA Johan Kriek USA Steve Denton 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
1982 USA Johan Kriek USA Steve Denton 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1983 SWE Mats Wilander TCH Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1984 SWE Mats Wilander RSA Kevin Curren 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
1985 SWE Stefan Edberg SWE Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1986 — None[j] — — —
1987 SWE Stefan Edberg AUS Pat Cash 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
1988 SWE Mats Wilander AUS Pat Cash 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6
1989 TCH Ivan Lendl TCH Miloslav Mečíř 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1990 TCH Ivan Lendl SWE Stefan Edberg 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–2 retired[k]
1991 GER Boris Becker TCH Ivan Lendl 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1992 USA Jim Courier SWE Stefan Edberg 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1993 USA Jim Courier SWE Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
1994 USA Pete Sampras USA Todd Martin 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4
1995 USA Andre Agassi USA Pete Sampras 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1996 GER Boris Becker USA Michael Chang 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1997 USA Pete Sampras ESP Carlos Moyá 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1998 CZE Petr Korda CHI Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1999 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov SWE Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
2000 USA Andre Agassi RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2001 USA Andre Agassi FRA Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
2002 SWE Thomas Johansson RUS Marat Safin 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2003 USA Andre Agassi GER Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
2004  SUI Roger Federer RUS Marat Safin 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2
2005 RUS Marat Safin AUS Lleyton Hewitt 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
2006  SUI Roger Federer CYP Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
2007  SUI Roger Federer CHI Fernando González 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4
2008 SRB Novak Ðoković FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2009 ESP Rafael Nadal  SUI Roger Federer 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2

Statistical information

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A green tennis hard court, in the middle of a stadium with crowded bleachers, under a blue sky
Rod Laver Arena featured green Rebound Ace hard courts between 1988 and 2007.[8][9]
A large building, at night, with some vegetation around it, and a sign reading "Rod Laver Arena"
The main stadium, formerly 'Centre Court', was renamed Rod Laver Arena in 2000.[12]
A blue tennis hard court, in the middle of a stadium with crowded bleachers
The blue Plexicushion installed in 2008 has been described as a slower hard court than the Rebound Ace.[9]
Two tennis players on a green hard court, one lying on the ground, the other standing next to the net, surrounded by crowded bleachers
Organisers have implemented night tennis in recent years.[13]
A long-haired man in grey shorts and a white and grey shirt extends his left arm, holding a modern racket, and bends his knees as reaches for a ball, on a blue hard court
Rafael Nadal edged Roger Federer in the 2009 final after four hours and 23 minutes.[14]

Multiple champions

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Active player +
Player Amateur Era Open Era All-time Years
 Roy Emerson (AUS) 6 0 6 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
 Andre Agassi (USA) 0 4 4 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003
 Jack Crawford (AUS) 4 0 4 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935
 Ken Rosewall (AUS) 2 2 4 1953, 1955, 1971, 1972
 James Anderson (AUS) 3 0 3 1922, 1924, 1925
 Roger Federer (SUI) + 0 3 3 2004, 2006, 2007
 Rod Laver (AUS) 2 1 3 1960, 1962, 1969
 Adrian Quist (AUS) 3 0 3 1936, 1940, 1948
 Mats Wilander (SWE) 0 3 3 1983, 1984, 1988
 Boris Becker (GER) 0 2 2 1991, 1996
 John Bromwich (AUS) 2 0 2 1939, 1946
 Ashley Cooper (AUS) 2 0 2 1957, 1958
 Jim Courier (USA) 0 2 2 1992, 1993
 Stefan Edberg (SWE) 0 2 2 1985, 1987
 Rodney Heath (AUS) 2 0 2 1905, 1910
 Johan Kriek (USA) 0 2 2 1981, 1982
 Ivan Lendl (TCH) 0 2 2 1989, 1990
 John Newcombe (AUS) 0 2 2 1973, 1975
 Pete Sampras (USA) 0 2 2 1994, 1997
 Frank Sedgman (AUS) 2 0 2 1949, 1950
 Guillermo Vilas (ARG) 0 2 2 1978, 1979
 Anthony Wilding (AUS) 2 0 2 1906, 1909
 Pat O'Hara Wood (AUS) 2 0 2 1920, 1923

Champions by country

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Former country ¤
Country Amateur Era Open Era All-time First title Last title
 Australia (AUS) 44 6 50 1905 1976
 United States (USA) 4 14 18 1908 2003
 Sweden (SWE) 0 6 6 1983 2002
 United Kingdom (UK/GBR)[l] 5 0 5 1912 1934
  Switzerland (SUI) 0 3 3 2004 2007
 Argentina (ARG) 0 2 2 1978 1979
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) ¤[m] 0 2 2 1989 1990
 Germany (GER) 0 2 2 1991 1996
 New Zealand (NZL) 2 0 2 1906 1909
 Russia (RUS) 0 2 2 1999 2005
 Czech Republic (CZE)[n] 0 1 1 1998 1998
 France (FRA) 0 1 1 1928 1928
 Serbia (SRB) 0 1 1 2008 2008
 South Africa (RSA) 0 1 1 1981 1981
 Spain (ESP) 0 1 1 2009 2009

Notes

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References

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General
  • "Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  • "List of Australian Open men's champions". ESPN.com. Reuters. 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "Tournament profile - Australian Open". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e Foenander, Tristan. "History of the Australian Open – the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific". australianopen.com. IBM, Tennis Australia. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  3. ^ a b c d "Grand Slam Tournaments - Australian Open" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  4. ^ a b "1977 Grand Slam calendar". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  5. ^ a b "1986 Grand Slam calendar". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  6. ^ a b "Australian Open - History - Year-by-year". australianopen.com. IBM, Tennis Australia. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  7. ^ "Roddick survives 83-game epic". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 2003-01-22. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  8. ^ a b c Schlink, Leo (2008-01-14). "Plexicushion replaces Rebound Ace at Australian Open". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  9. ^ a b c d Bevan, Chris (2008-01-11). "On-court blues for Aussie tennis?". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  10. ^ Vaughan, Gerard (2005-01-17). "Trophy has roots in an 18th-century antiquity". The Age. The Age Company Ltd. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  11. ^ "Australian Open - Prize Money". australianopen.com. IBM, Tennis Australia. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  12. ^ a b "Rod Laver Arena". mopt.com.au. Melbourne & Olympic Parks. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
  13. ^ Pearce, Linda (2009-01-30). "Let's call time on late-night tennis". The Age. The Age Company Ltd. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
  14. ^ Clarey, Christopher (2009-02-02). "Nadal defeats a tearful Federer in Australia". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
  15. ^ "List of Classified Court Surfaces". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  16. ^ "Aching, Victorious Olmedo to Forsake Tennis for Study". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Interactive, Inc. 1959-01-27. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
  17. ^ "List of Australian Open men's champions". ESPN.com. Reuters. 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  18. ^ Bick, Nina (1990-01-29). "Lendl Wins Title as Edberg Pulls Out". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
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