Australian Open

File:Ausopen margaret court arena medium.jpg at the Australian Open in 2005 prior to its redevelopment. Rod Laver Arena is in the background.]]

Beginning in 1969, when the first Australian Open was held on the Milton Courts at Brisbane, the tournament was open to all players, including professionals who were not allowed to play the traditional circuit.{{cite web|url=http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/special/milton.php |title=Milton Tennis Centre|publisher=Australian Stadiums|access-date=25 January 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080117043727/http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/special/milton.php| archive-date= 17 January 2008 | url-status=live}} Nevertheless, except for the 1969 and 1971 tournaments, many of the best players missed the championship until 1982, because of the remoteness, the inconvenient dates (around Christmas and New Year's Day) and the low prize money. In 1970, George MacCall's National Tennis League, which employed Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Andrés Gimeno, Pancho Gonzales, Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle, prevented its players from entering the tournament because the guarantees were insufficient. The tournament was won by Arthur Ashe.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23047855-5001023,00.html |title=Hewitt chases amazing slam win |publisher=news.com.au |work=The Daily Telegraph |author=Nikki Tugwell |date=14 January 2008 |access-date=25 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201114907/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0%2C22049%2C23047855-5001023%2C00.html |archive-date= 1 February 2008 |url-status=live }}

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In 1983, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe and Mats Wilander entered the tournament. Wilander won the singles title{{cite web|url=http://www.wilandertribute.com/22.html|title=Australian Open 1983|author=Alan Trengove|publisher=wilandertribute.com|access-date=19 February 2008|archive-date=23 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123195128/http://www.wilandertribute.com/22.html|url-status=live}} and both his Davis Cup singles rubbers in the Swedish loss to Australia at Kooyong shortly after.{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=10000700 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630131645/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=10000700 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |title=World Group 1983 Final|publisher=Davis Cup|access-date=19 February 2008}} Following the 1983 Australian Open, the International Tennis Federation prompted the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia to change the site of the tournament, because the Kooyong stadium was then inappropriate to serve such a big event. In 1988 the tournament was first held at Flinders Park (later renamed Melbourne Park).{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21131668-5001023,00.html|title=Rebound Ace under review|publisher=news.com.au|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=29 January 2007|access-date=19 February 2008|archive-date=29 May 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120529135353/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rebound-ace-under-review/story-e6frexni-1111112902265|url-status=dead}} The change of the venue also led to a change of the court surface from grass to a hard court surface known as Rebound Ace.{{cite news|author1=Christopher Clarey|title=On the surface, Australian Open gets a new bounce|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/sports/13iht-srtennis.5.9176593.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=13 January 2008|access-date=21 January 2018|archive-date=16 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216092207/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/sports/13iht-srtennis.5.9176593.html|url-status=live}}

Mats Wilander was the only player to win the tournament on both grass and hard courts. In 2008, after being used for 20 years, the Rebound Ace was replaced by a cushioned, medium-paced,{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/technical/equipment/courts/courtlist.asp|title=List of Classified Court Surfaces|work=itftennis.com|access-date=7 February 2009|archive-date=25 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225200228/http://www.itftennis.com/technical/equipment/courts/courtlist.asp|url-status=live}} acrylic surface known as Plexicushion Prestige. Roger Federer and Serena Williams are the only players to win the Australian Open on both Rebound Ace and Plexicushion Prestige. The main benefits of the new surface are better consistency and less retention of heat because of a thinner top layer. This change was accompanied by changes in the surfaces of all lead-up tournaments to the Australian Open. The change was controversial because of the new surface's similarity to DecoTurf, the surface used by the US Open.{{cite web|url=http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/01/28/story7.html|title=Tennis court surfacer serves up two major deals|work=Boston Business Journal|date=28 January 2008|access-date=29 January 2010|archive-date=26 May 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526074649/http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/01/28/story7.html|url-status=live}}

Before the Melbourne Park stadium era, tournament dates fluctuated as well, in particular in the early years because of the climate of each site or exceptional events. For example, the 1919 tournament was held in January 1920 (the 1920 tournament was played in March) and the 1923 tournament in Brisbane took place in August when the weather was not too hot and wet. After a first 1977 tournament was held in December 1976 – January 1977, the organisers chose to move the next tournament forward a few days, then a second 1977 tournament was played (ended on 31 December), but this failed to attract the best players.

File:Rod Laver Arena entrance 2023.jpg

From 1982 to 1985, the tournament was played in mid-December. Then it was decided to move the next tournament to mid-January (January 1987), which meant no tournament was organised in 1986. Since 1987, the Australian Open date has not changed (except for 2021, when it was postponed by three weeks to February due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Some top players, including Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, have said in the past that the tournament is held too soon after the Christmas and New Year holidays, and expressed a desire to consider shifting the tournament to February.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24922806-3162,00.html|title=Rafael Nadal keen to call time on early slam|work=Herald Sun|location=Australia|date=17 January 2009|access-date=18 September 2009|first=Leo|last=Schlink|archive-date=29 May 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120529135355/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nadal-keen-to-call-time-on-early-slam/story-e6frf9if-1111118585564|url-status=dead}} Such a change, however, would move the tournament outside Australia's summer school holiday period, potentially impacting attendance figures.

Prior to 1996, the Australian Open rewarded fewer ATP rankings points than the other three Grand Slam tournaments. The reason cited by the ATP was the prize money offered by the Australian Open was far less than the other three majors.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/14/sports/tennis-australian-open-gains-more-clout-and-seles-to-its-lineup-for-1996.html |title=Tennis; Australian Open Gains More Clout and Seles To Its Lineup for 1996 |work=The New York Times |last=Clarey |first=Christopher |date=14 January 1996 |access-date=19 May 2023 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520021028/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/14/sports/tennis-australian-open-gains-more-clout-and-seles-to-its-lineup-for-1996.html |url-status=live }}

File:Show Court Arena at Melbourne Park during Australian Open 2023.jpg that opened in 2022]]

New South Wales and overseas authorities proposed becoming the new hosts of the tournament in 2008, though such a move never materialised.{{cite news|title=Sydney plans Australian Open bid|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7665088.stm|website=BBC News|date=11 October 2008|access-date=1 February 2015|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404073111/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7665088.stm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author1=Cameron Houston|author2=Jason Dowling|title=NSW in negotiations to transfer Open from Melbourne|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw-in-negotiations-to-transfer-open-from-melbourne-20081010-4ydk.html|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=11 October 2008|access-date=1 February 2015|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904095401/http://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw-in-negotiations-to-transfer-open-from-melbourne-20081010-4ydk.html|url-status=live}} In any case, it was around this time the Melbourne Park precinct commenced upgrades which enhanced facilities for players and spectators.{{cite web|url=https://mopt.com.au/about/melbourne-park-masterplan/|title=Melbourne Park Masterplan|work=Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108202829/https://mopt.com.au/about/melbourne-park-masterplan/|url-status=live}} The precinct also aimed to provide more options of refreshments especially coffee to entertain the growing number of local and international visitors.{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Lidia |title=Coffee lovers find grounds for complaint at Australian Open |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/coffee-lovers-find-grounds-complaint-australian-open-2025-01-15/ |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=Reuters}}

Notably a retractable roof was placed over Margaret Court Arena, making the Open the first of the four Grand Slams to have retractable roofs available on three of their main courts.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-04/australian-open-indoors-margaret-court-arena-retractable-roof/5999310|title=Australian Open could be played entirely indoors, as Margaret Court Arena gets retractable roof|work=ABC News|date=4 January 2015|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-date=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907054228/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-04/australian-open-indoors-margaret-court-arena-retractable-roof/5999310|url-status=live}} The player and administrative facilities, as well as access points for spectators, were improved and the tournament site expanded its footprint out of Melbourne Park into nearby Birrarung Marr.{{cite web|url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/2019/01/12/australian-open-rod-laver-arena-redevelopment/|title=The big changes coming to Rod Laver Arena this Australian Open|work=The New Daily|date=12 January 2019|access-date=27 January 2019|archive-date=28 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082857/https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/2019/01/12/australian-open-rod-laver-arena-redevelopment/|url-status=live}} A fourth major show court, seating 5,000 people was completed in late 2021, along with the rest of decade-long redevelopment, which included the Centrepiece ballroom, function and media building, as well as other upgraded facilities for players, administrators and spectators.{{cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/news/1122/10-year-redevelopment-of-melbourne-park-complete|title=10-year redevelopment of Melbourne Park complete|work=Austadiums|date=7 December 2021|access-date=24 December 2021|archive-date=24 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224041306/https://www.austadiums.com/news/1122/10-year-redevelopment-of-melbourne-park-complete|url-status=live}}

In December 2018, tournament organisers announced the Australian Open would follow the examples set by Wimbledon and the US Open and introduce tie-breaks in the final sets of men's and women's singles matches. Unlike Wimbledon and the US Open, which initiated conventional tie-breaks at 12–12 games and 6–6 games respectively, the Australian Open utilises a first to 10 points breaker at 6 games all.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/sports/tennis/australian-open-tiebreaker.html|title=Australian Open Will Begin Using Final-Set Tiebreaker|work=The New York Times|date=21 December 2018|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108124932/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/sports/tennis/australian-open-tiebreaker.html|url-status=live}} In 2020, the tournament organisers decided to replace the official court manufacturer to GreenSet, though retained the iconic blue cushioned acrylic hardcourt.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2019/07/26/greenset-worldwide-new-official-court-surface-supplier|title=GreenSet worldwide new official court surface supplier|work=Tennis Australia|date=26 July 2019|access-date=22 January 2020|archive-date=17 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017065048/https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2019/07/26/greenset-worldwide-new-official-court-surface-supplier|url-status=live}}

In 2021, in an effort to reduce the number of staff on-site due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches used electronic line judging. It marked the first-ever Grand Slam tournament to exclusively use electronic line judging; the 2020 US Open used it for matches outside of the two main stadium courts.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/30877297/hawk-eye-live-gains-more-support-australian-open|title='There are just no mistakes happening': Hawk-Eye Live gains more support at Australian Open|date=13 February 2021|website=ESPN|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=19 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219185531/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/30877297/hawk-eye-live-gains-more-support-australian-open|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Clarey|first=Christopher|date=3 August 2020|title=Automated Line Calls Will Replace Human Judges at U.S. Open|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/sports/tennis/us-open-hawkeye-line-judges.html|access-date=2 June 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602232342/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/sports/tennis/us-open-hawkeye-line-judges.html|url-status=live}}

The Australian Open produced a range of NFTs in 2022.{{Cite web |title=AO launches into Metaverse, serves up world-first NFT art collection linked to live match data |url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/ao-launches-metaverse-serves-world-first-nft-art-collection-linked-live-match-data |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=ausopen.com |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815135157/https://ausopen.com/articles/news/ao-launches-metaverse-serves-world-first-nft-art-collection-linked-live-match-data |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=NFT Tech's Run It Wild and AO Metaverse win Cannes Lions award for Sports Entertainment – NFT Tech Insights |url=https://www.nfttech.com/insights/nft-techs-run-it-wild-and-ao-metaverse-win-cannes-lions-award-for-sports-entertainment |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=www.nfttech.com |language=en |archive-date=11 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911040226/https://www.nfttech.com/insights/nft-techs-run-it-wild-and-ao-metaverse-win-cannes-lions-award-for-sports-entertainment |url-status=live }}

Starting in 2024, the Australian Open began on a Sunday, one day earlier than usual. Day sessions on Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena featured a minimum of two matches (down from three) in an effort to reduce the possibility of matches finishing in the early hours of the following morning.

The 2025 Australian Open was the first Australian Open to present pickleball. From January 24 to the 26th the AO Pickleball Slam tournament was held on Court 3 at Melbourne Park. The invitational tournament awarded one hundred thousand dollars in prize money to some of Australia's top players and international participants.{{cite web |title=AO Pickleball Slam A global stage for a growing sport |url=https://ausopen.com/pickleballslam#!?videoId=6316333239112 |website=ausopen.com |publisher=Tennis Australia |access-date=6 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127105718/https://ausopen.com/pickleballslam#!?videoId=6316333239112 |archive-date=January 27, 2025}}

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The Australian Open is played at Melbourne Park, which is located in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct; the event moved to this site in 1988. Currently three of the courts have retractable roofs, allowing play to continue during rain and extreme heat. As of 2017, spectators can also observe play at Show Courts 2 and 3, which have capacities of 3,000 each,{{cite web|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/a_z_guide.html|title=Event Guide – Australian Open Tennis Championships 2014 – Official Site by IBM|access-date=25 December 2014|archive-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104092428/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/a_z_guide.html|url-status=live}} as well as at Courts 4–15, 19 and 20 with the aid of temporary seating grandstands of capacity anywhere from 50 to 2,500.{{cite web| title = Accessibility Map | url = http://www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EO-16-0005-Accessibility-Map_No-Crops_FA.pdf | access-date =16 January 2017 | publisher = Tennis.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170110162219/http://www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EO-16-0005-Accessibility-Map_No-Crops_FA.pdf | archive-date = 10 January 2017 | url-status = dead }}

Construction of a new 5,000 seat capacity stadium began in 2019 as part of a {{Australian dollar|link=yes|271 million}} redevelopment of the precinct.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/04/23/melbourne-gets-new-5000-seat-tennis-arena|title=Melbourne gets new 5000-seat tennis arena|work=SBS News|date=23 April 2017|access-date=21 January 2018|archive-date=6 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106072942/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/04/23/melbourne-gets-new-5000-seat-tennis-arena|url-status=live}} The new stadium, Kia Arena, was unveiled by Australian Open officials on 22 November 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/news/1096/full-crowds-return-for-2022-australian-open-as-tickets-go-on-sale|title=Full crowds return for 2022 Australian Open as tickets go on sale|date=22 November 2021|work=Austadiums|access-date=22 June 2022|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130045217/https://www.austadiums.com/news/1096/full-crowds-return-for-2022-australian-open-as-tickets-go-on-sale|url-status=live}}

From 2008 to 2019, all of the courts used during the Australian Open were hard courts with Plexicushion acrylic surfaces (though Melbourne Park does have eight practice clay courts which are not used for the tournament). This replaced the Rebound Ace surface used from the opening of Melbourne Park. The ITF rated the surface's speed as medium.{{cite web | title = About Court Pace Classification | url = http://www.itftennis.com/technical/courts/classified-surfaces/about-court-pace-classification.aspx | access-date = 16 January 2017 | publisher = ITF | archive-date = 21 January 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210121212202/https://www.itftennis.com/technical/courts/classified-surfaces/about-court-pace-classification.aspx | url-status = live }} Since 2020, the courts have used a GreenSet surface.

Ranking points for the men (ATP) and women (WTA) have varied at the Australian Open through the years but presently players receive the following points:

The prize money awarded in the men's and women's singles tournaments is distributed equally. The total prize money for the 2025 tournament in Australian Dollars is {{Australian dollar|link=yes|96.5 million}}.{{Cite web |date=29 December 2024 |title="AUSTRALIAN OPEN PRIZE MONEY" |url=https://www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AO25-Prize-Money.pdf |access-date=21 February 2025 |website=Australian Open}} The prize money distribution is as follows:

: Doubles prize money is per team.

File:Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup (2015).jpg.

The names of the tournament winners are inscribed on the perpetual trophy cups. In 2013 ABC Bullion, a Pallion company, was awarded the rights to make the Cups. The cups are produced by W. J. Sanders, a sister division within Pallion and takes over 250 hours to produce.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wjsanders.com/ |title=W.J. Sanders – Precious Metal Artistry |access-date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915030730/https://www.wjsanders.com/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://wjsanders.com/pages/sports-commissions |title=WJ Sanders | Pallion |access-date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617090745/https://www.pallion.com/brands/wj-sanders/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://abcbullion.com.au/investor-centre/blog/abc-bullion-celebrates-australia-open |title=ABC Bullion Celebrates Australia |access-date=12 September 2023 |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915030730/https://abcbullion.com.au/investor-centre/blog/abc-bullion-celebrates-australia-open |url-status=live }}

• The women's singles winner is presented with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.{{Cite web |title=The Making Of The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup | date=4 January 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d5lAjNHSx4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/1d5lAjNHSx4| archive-date=30 October 2021| publisher=Australian Open TV|access-date=6 July 2021}}{{cbignore}}
• The men's singles winner is presented with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.

• Men's singles.
• Women's singles.
• Men's doubles
• Women's doubles
• Mixed doubles
• All champions

|6–3, 2–6, 7–5

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!scope="row"|Men's doubles

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Harri Heliövaara
{{flagicon|GBR}} Henry Patten

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Bolelli
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Vavassori

|6–7^(16-18), 7–6^(7-5), 6–3

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!scope="row"|Women's doubles

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková
{{flagicon|USA}} Taylor Townsend

|{{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Su-wei
{{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko

|6–2, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3

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!scope="row"|Mixed doubles

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Olivia Gadecki
{{flagicon|AUS}} John Peers

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Kimberly Birrell
{{flagicon|AUS}} John-Patrick Smith

|3–6, 6–4, [10–6]

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File:Novak Djokovic AO win 2011.jpg, the all-time record holder in men's singles.]]

File:Margaret Court 1964.jpg, the all-time record holder in women's singles.]]

• Unlike the other three Grand Slam tournaments, which became open in 1968, the Australian tournament opened to professionals in 1969.{{cite web |url=http://www.tennistours.com/event_pages/australian/history.asp |title=Australian History and Records |access-date=17 January 2009 |publisher=TennisTours.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221145451/http://www.tennistours.com/event_pages/australian/history.asp |archive-date=21 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}

From 1973 to 2018, the Seven Network served as the host broadcaster of the Australian Open. In March 2018, it was announced that the Nine Network had acquired the rights to the tournament beginning in 2020, for a period of five years. The network later bought the rights for the 2019 tournament as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/nine-secures-rights-to-the-2019-australian-open-tennis-from-seven-20180624-p4zndj.html|title=Nine secures rights to the 2019 Australian Open tennis from Seven|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=24 June 2018|access-date=25 June 2018|archive-date=25 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625075124/https://amp.smh.com.au/business/companies/nine-secures-rights-to-the-2019-australian-open-tennis-from-seven-20180624-p4zndj.html|url-status=live}} The Open's broadcast rights are lucrative in the country, as it occurs near the end of the Summer non-ratings season — which gives its broadcaster opportunities to promote their upcoming programming lineup.{{Cite news|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/03/nine-secures-australian-open-from-2020.html|title=Nine secures Australian Open from 2020|date=29 March 2018|work=TV Tonight|access-date=29 March 2018|archive-date=30 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330143448/https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/03/nine-secures-australian-open-from-2020.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/tv-ratings/nontv-ratings-period-frustrating-viewers-as-networks-go-into-hibernation/news-story/9058c621f2089d945d11aa5e49cbd81f|title=How do Australian TV networks get away with non-ratings period?|work=News.com.au|access-date=29 March 2018|archive-date=30 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330075952/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/tv-ratings/nontv-ratings-period-frustrating-viewers-as-networks-go-into-hibernation/news-story/9058c621f2089d945d11aa5e49cbd81f|url-status=live}} As of 2022, Nine has extended its rights to the Australian Open until 2029.{{cite press release|title=Tennis Australia signs historic Nine Network rights extension|url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/tennis-australia-signs-historic-nine-network-rights-extension|publisher=Tennis Australia|date=11 November 2022}}

In Europe the tournament is broadcast on Eurosport. Other broadcasters in the region have included the BBC in the United Kingdom, SRG in Switzerland, NOS in Netherlands and RTS in Serbia. In the United Kingdom, the BBC dropped its live coverage of the 2016 tournament just a month before the start due to budget cuts, leaving Eurosport as the exclusive live broadcaster.{{Cite news |date=2015-06-29 |title=Eurosport wins Olympic TV rights for Europe |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33311902 |access-date=2022-06-24 |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624123849/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33311902 |url-status=live }}

Elsewhere, beIN Sports broadcasts it into the Middle East and northern Africa, and SuperSport in sub-Sahara Africa. In the United States, the tournament is broadcast on ESPN2, ESPN3 and the Tennis Channel, with limited highlights airing on ABC.{{cite web |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/abc-livesame-day-tape-event-schedule/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107005055/https://espnpressroom.com/us/abc-livesame-day-tape-event-schedule/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 January 2023 |title=ABC Live/Same-Day Tape Event Schedule |work=ESPN |access-date=5 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013-australian-open-tv-schedule-on-espn2/|title=2013 Australian Open TV Schedule on ESPN|work=sportsmediawatch.com|date=5 January 2013|access-date=12 January 2013|archive-date=16 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216195315/http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013-australian-open-tv-schedule-on-espn2/|url-status=live}} The championship matches are televised live on ESPN. While it is broadcast on ESPN International in Central and Latin America. It is broadcast on TSN in Canada.

In the Asia–Pacific region, the tournament is broadcast on five television networks in China, including national broadcaster CCTV, provincial networks Beijing TV, Shanghai Dragon TV and Guangdong TV and English language Star Sports, as well as online on iQIYI Sports. Elsewhere in the region, it is broadcast in Japan by national broadcaster NHK, and pay-TV network Wowow. In the Indian subcontinent, Sony Six has broadcast since 2015 and, in the rest of Asia, it is broadcast on Fox Sports Asia until the network's shutdown in 2021 and the rights is acquired by beIN Sports from 2022 except for Vietnam which will be broadcast on K+.{{Cite web |date=10 January 2018 |title=Fox Sports Asia lands Australian Open rights until 2021 |url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fox-sports-asia-lands-australian-open-rights-until-2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317045241/http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/fox-sports-asia-lands-australian-open-rights-until-2021 |archive-date=17 March 2018 |access-date=11 September 2018}}{{Cite web |title=Broadcast Partners {{!}} AO |url=https://ausopen.com/broadcasters |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118014816/https://ausopen.com/broadcasters |archive-date=18 January 2023 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=ausopen.com}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-08 |title=beIN MEDIA GROUP Extends Exclusive Rights Deal to Broadcast Australian Open Live Across MENA Through 2029 - beIN EN |url=https://www.beinmediagroup.com/article/bein-media-group-extends-exclusive-rights-deal-to-broadcast-australian-open-live-across-mena-through-2029/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |language=en-GB}}

{{Scalable image|Rod Laver Arena panorama January 2020.jpg|950px|A panoramic view of Rod Laver Arena during a day session at the 2020 Australian Open|align-cap=center}}

The Australian Open is the most attended Grand Slam tournament.{{Cite news |date=2023-01-31 |title=Australian Open sets Grand Slam attendance record |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/australian-open-sets-grand-slam-attendance-record-2023-01-31/ |access-date=2023-04-03 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403023254/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/australian-open-sets-grand-slam-attendance-record-2023-01-31/ |url-status=live }} The tournament in 2025 set a new attendance record of 1,218,831 while the single-day attendance record is 97,132, recorded on the 17 January 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/news/1493/2025-australian-open-breaks-crowd-record|title=2025 Australian Open breaks crowd record|work=Austadiums|date=27 January 2025}}

The following record of attendance begins in 1987, when the tournament moved from being held in December to in January (the immediate preceding tournament was December 1985). 1987 was the last year that the Kooyong Tennis Club hosted the tournament; since 1988 it has been held at Melbourne Park. The average growth rate over the period covered below is more than 7%. Note that these figures include attendances for the week of qualifying and pre-main tournament events.

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• 2025: 1,218,831{{cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/news/1493/2025-australian-open-breaks-crowd-record|title=2025 Australian Open breaks crowd record|work=Austadiums|date=27 January 2025}}
• 2024: 1,110,657{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/companies/sport/record-breaking-australian-open-signals-rise-of-young-guns-20240128-p5f0jq|title=Young guns rise at 'record breaking' Australian Open|publisher=Australian Financial Review|date=29 January 2024|author=Patrick Durkin|access-date=28 January 2024|archive-date=28 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128232851/https://www.afr.com/companies/sport/record-breaking-australian-open-signals-rise-of-young-guns-20240128-p5f0jq|url-status=live}}
• 2023: 902,312{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/australian-open-smashes-records-as-grandest-of-slams-20230130-p5cgfx.html|title=Australian Open smashes records as grandest of slams|access-date=31 January 2023|publisher=The Age|date=31 January 2023|archive-date=30 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130221226/https://amp.theage.com.au/national/victoria/australian-open-smashes-records-as-grandest-of-slams-20230130-p5cgfx.html|url-status=live}}
• 2022: 346,468{{efn-lr|name=att2022|Crowds were restricted to around 50% of overall capacity throughout the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/united-play-ao-2022-numbers|title=United by Play: AO 2022 by the numbers|access-date=21 February 2022|publisher=Australian Open|work=Tennis Australia|date=21 February 2022|archive-date=6 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306221155/https://ausopen.com/articles/news/united-play-ao-2022-numbers|url-status=live}}}}
• 2021: 130,374{{efn-lr|name=att2021|Crowds were permitted to attend only nine of the fourteen days of the tournament and were restricted to between 30% and 50% of overall capacity, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/au_sport/status/1363453730406957058|title=Total Australian Open Attendance: 130,374 #AusOpen|access-date=21 February 2021|publisher=Twitter|work=Austadiums|date=21 February 2021|archive-date=12 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512131023/https://twitter.com/au_sport/status/1363453730406957058|url-status=live}}}}
• 2020: 812,174{{cite news |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-thiem-2020-australian-open-final-sets |title=Djokovic Wins Eighth Australian Open Crown, Returns To No. 1 |access-date=3 February 2020 |publisher=ATP Tour |date=2 February 2020 |archive-date=2 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202121409/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-thiem-2020-australian-open-final-sets |url-status=live }}
• 2019: 796,435{{cite web|url=https://ausopen.com/articles/features/big-numbers-ao2019|title=The big numbers from AO2019|work=Australian Open|date=6 February 2019|archive-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426201840/https://ausopen.com/articles/features/big-numbers-ao2019}}
• 2018: 743,667{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/australian-open-smashes-attendance-records-20190128-p50u35.html|title=Australian Open smashes attendance records|work=The Age|date=28 January 2019|quote=Exact figure has not yet been provided.|access-date=28 January 2019|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404094328/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/australian-open-smashes-attendance-records-20190128-p50u35.html|url-status=live}}
• 2017: 728,763{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2017/01/29/australian-open-glance/97211894/|title=Australian Open Glance|website=USA Today|date=30 January 2017|access-date=21 January 2018|archive-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112163034/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2017/01/29/australian-open-glance/97211894/|url-status=live}}
• 2016: 720,363{{cite web|url=http://event.ausopen.com/bythenumbers-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114234045/http://event.ausopen.com/bythenumbers-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2017|title=Australian Open 2016 – By the numbers|work=Australian Open|date=1 February 2016}}
• 2015: 703,899{{cite web|url=http://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/50726|title=Australian Open 2015 – The final word from Tennis Australia|date=1 February 2015|access-date=2 February 2015|archive-date=2 February 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150202073110/http://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/50726|url-status=live}}
• 2014: 643,280{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis.com.au/news/2014/01/27/ao-2014-the-final-word|title=AO 2014 – The Final Word|date=27 January 2014|access-date=7 February 2014|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328191844/https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2014/01/27/ao-2014-the-final-word|url-status=live}}
• 2013: 684,457{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis.com.au/news/2013/01/28/australian-open-2013-the-final-word|title=Australian Open 2013 – The Final Word|date=28 January 2013|access-date=7 February 2014|archive-date=11 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211192707/https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2013/01/28/australian-open-2013-the-final-word|url-status=live}}
• 2012: 686,006{{cite web|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-29/201201291327831467543.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201180210/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-29/201201291327831467543.html|archive-date=1 February 2012|title=Top 10: Memorable AO2012 moments|date= 29 January 2012|access-date=4 March 2012}}
• 2011: 651,127{{cite web|url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/2011013010063/grand-slams/closing-notes-australian-open-2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202105635/http://www.thesportscampus.com/2011013010063/grand-slams/closing-notes-australian-open-2011|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2011|title=Closing notes: Australian Open 2011|date=30 January 2011|access-date=27 January 2012}}
• 2010: 653,860{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/01/4th-Week/Australian-Open-Sunday2-Federer-Takes-Fourth-Australian-Open-Title.aspx|title=Federer wins fourth Australian Open, 16th major singles title|date=31 January 2010|access-date=7 March 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100205175035/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/01/4th-Week/Australian-Open-Sunday2-Federer-Takes-Fourth-Australian-Open-Title.aspx| archive-date= 5 February 2010 | url-status=live}}
• 2009: 603,160{{cite news|url=http://australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2009-02-01/200902011233445687609.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204084630/http://australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2009-02-01/200902011233445687609.html |archive-date= 4 February 2009 |title=Australian Open 2009 – the final word |work=australianopen.com |url-status=dead }}
• 2008: 605,735{{cite web|url=http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/attendance_history.pdf |title=The Australian Open – History of Attendance|publisher=Australian Open|access-date=30 January 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070905123308/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/attendance_history.pdf |archive-date = 5 September 2007}}
• 2007: 554,858{{cite web|url=http://www.tennisaustralia.com.au/pages/News.aspx?id=4&pageId=11478&HandlerId=2&archive=false&newsid=2696 |title=AO 2007: The Final Word |publisher=Tennis Australia |access-date=25 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118024517/http://www.tennisaustralia.com.au/pages/News.aspx?id=4&pageId=11478&HandlerId=2&archive=false&newsid=2696 |archive-date=18 January 2008 |url-status=dead}}
• 2006: 550,550[https://tennisracketnet.com/australian-open-tennis-2024-dates/ Australian Open Tennis Attendance History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116205434/http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Sports/australian-open-tennis-attendance-history.html |date=16 November 2016 }} – Altius Directory
• 2005: 543,873{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/tennis/specials/australian_open/2005/01/30/notebook.sunday.ap/ |title=Safin credits Lundgren for resurgence|publisher=CNN|magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=30 January 2005|access-date=25 January 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080118055004/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/tennis/specials/australian_open/2005/01/30/notebook.sunday.ap/| archive-date= 18 January 2008 | url-status=dead}}
• 2004: 521,691
• 2003: 512,225{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/87036/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_2002-2003.pdf|title=Tennis Australia Annual Report, 2002–2003|website=Clearinghouse for Sport|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404025301/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/87036/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_2002-2003.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 2002: 518,248{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/87037/Tennis_Australia_2001-2002.pdf|title=Tennis Australia Annual Report, 2001–2002|website=Clearinghouse for Sport|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326085517/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/87037/Tennis_Australia_2001-2002.pdf|archive-date=26 March 2017|url-status=dead}}
• 2001: 543,834{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/145311/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_2000-2001.pdf|title=Tennis Australia Annual Report, 2000–2001|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401223622/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/145311/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_2000-2001.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 2000: 501,251{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/145307/Tennis_Australia_1999-2000_Annual_Report.pdf|title=Tennis Australia Annual Report, 1999–2000|website=Clearinghouse for Sport|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401223229/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/145307/Tennis_Australia_1999-2000_Annual_Report.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1999: 473,296{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/145310/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_1998-1999.pdf|title=Tennis Australia Annual Report, 1998–1999|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401222814/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/145310/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_1998-1999.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1998: 434,807
• 1997: 391,504{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/145309/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_1997.pdf|title=Tennis Australia Annual Report, 1997|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401222620/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/145309/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_1997.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1996: 389,598{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/145306/Tennis_Australia_1996_Annual_Report.pdf|title=Tennis Australia 1996 Annual Report|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401222506/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/145306/Tennis_Australia_1996_Annual_Report.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1995: 311,678{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/145305/Tennis_Australia_1995_Annual_Report.pdf|title=Tennis Australia 1995 Annual Report|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401222308/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/145305/Tennis_Australia_1995_Annual_Report.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1994: 332,926{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/145304/Tennis_Australia_1994_Annual_Report.pdf|title=Tennis Australia 1994 Annual Report|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401222216/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/145304/Tennis_Australia_1994_Annual_Report.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1993: 322,074{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/145303/Tennis_Australia_1993_Annual_Report.pdf|title=Tennis Australia 1993 Annual Report|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401222118/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/145303/Tennis_Australia_1993_Annual_Report.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1992: 329,034{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/145300/Tennis_Australia_1992_Annual_Report.pdf|title=Tennis Australia 1992 Annual Report|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401222032/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/145300/Tennis_Australia_1992_Annual_Report.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1991: 305,048{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/145299/Tennis_Australia_1991_Annual_Report.pdf|title=Tennis Australia 1991 Annual Report|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401221927/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/145299/Tennis_Australia_1991_Annual_Report.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1990: 312,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/145308/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_1990.pdf|title=Tennis Australia Annual Report 1990|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Tennis Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326085533/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/145308/Tennis_Australia_Annual_Report_1990.pdf|archive-date=26 March 2017|url-status=dead}}
• 1989: 289,023{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/144700/Lawn_Tennis_Association_of_Australia_Annual_Report_1989.pdf|title=Lawn Tennis Association of Australia Annual Report 1989|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Lawn Tennis Association|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401221825/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/144700/Lawn_Tennis_Association_of_Australia_Annual_Report_1989.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1988: 244,859{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/144697/Lawn_Tennis_Association_of_Australia_Annual_Report_1988.pdf|title=Lawn Tennis Association of Australia Annual Report 1988|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Lawn Tennis Association of Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401221731/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/144697/Lawn_Tennis_Association_of_Australia_Annual_Report_1988.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}
• 1987: 140,089{{Cite web|url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/144691/Lawn_Tennis_Association_of_Australia_Annual_Report_1987.pdf|title=Lawn Tennis Association of Australia Annual Report 1987|website=Clearinghouse for Sports|publisher=Lawn Tennis Association of Australia|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401221610/https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/144691/Lawn_Tennis_Association_of_Australia_Annual_Report_1987.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=dead}}

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• [https://ausopen.com/ Official website]
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• [https://www.grandslamhistory.com/grand-slam/australian-open Australian Open – Grand Slam History]

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