The 2021 Australian Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament that is currently taking place at Melbourne Park, from 8–21 February 2021.[2]
It is the 109th edition of the Australian Open, the 53rd in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam of the year. It was originally scheduled for 18–31 January 2021, but was postponed by three weeks to February due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is part of the 2021 ATP Tour and the 2021 WTA Tour.
The tournament consists of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Wheelchair players will compete in singles and doubles tournaments. As in previous years, the tournament’s main sponsor is Kia.
Novak Djokovic is the defending Men’s Singles champion, while Sofia Kenin was the defending Women’s Singles champion but lost to Kaia Kanepi in the second round.
Date | 8–21 February 2021 |
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Edition | 109th Open Era (53rd) |
Category | Grand Slam |
Draw | 128S / 64D |
Prize money | A$80,000,000 |
Surface | Hard (GreenSet) |
Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Venue | Melbourne Park |
2021 Champions | |
Men’s Singles | |
Novak Djokovic | |
Women’s Singles | |
Naomi Osaka | |
Men’s Doubles | |
Croatia Ivan Dodig / Slovakia Filip Polášek | |
Women’s Doubles | |
Belgium Elise Mertens / Belarus Aryna Sabalenka | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / United States Rajeev Ram |
The Australian Open is a tennis competition held every year finished the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia. In the first place held in 1905, the competition is sequentially the first of the four Grand Slam tennis occasions of the year – the other three being the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. It includes men’s and ladies’ singles; men’s, ladies’ and blended pairs and junior’s titles; and in addition wheelchair, legends and display occasions. Preceding 1988 the competition had been played on grass courts, yet from that point forward two sorts of hardcourt surfaces have been utilized at Melbourne Park – green hued Rebound Ace up to 2007 and, a short time later, blue Plexicushion.
The Australian Open commonly has high attendances, equaling and sometimes surpassing the US Open. The competition holds the record for the most astounding participation at a Grand Slam event. It was the principal Grand Slam competition to include indoor play amid wet climate or extraordinary warmth with its three essential courts, the Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and the restored Margaret Court Arena furnished with retractable rooftops.
Australian Open Tennis Facts
Founded | 1905; 114 years ago |
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Editions | 108 (2020) |
Location | Melbourne (since 1972) Australia |
Venue | Melbourne Park (since 1988) |
Surface | Grass – outdoors (1905–87) Hard – outdoors (since 1988) |
Prize money | A$62,500,000 (2019) |
Men’s |
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Draw | 128S / 128Q / 64D |
Current champions | Roger Federer (singles) Oliver Marach Mate Pavić (doubles) |
Most singles titles | 6 Roy Emerson Novak Đoković Roger Federer |
Most doubles titles | 10 Adrian Quist |
Women’s |
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Draw | 128S / 128Q / 64D |
Current champions | Caroline Wozniacki (singles) Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic (doubles) |
Most singles titles | 11 Margaret Court |
Most doubles titles | 12 Thelma Coyne Long |
Mixed doubles |
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Draw | 32 |
Current champions | Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić |
Most titles (male) | 4 Harry Hopman Colin Long |
Most titles (female) | 4 Daphne Akhurst Cozens Nell Hall Hopman Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long |
Television coverage
From 1973 to 2018, the Seven Network filled in as the host telecaster of the Australian Open. In March 2018, it was reported that the Nine Network had obtained the rights to the competition starting in 2020, for a time of five years. The system later purchased the rights for the 2019 competition as well. The Open’s communicated rights are rewarding in the nation, as it happens close as far as possible of the Summer non-evaluations season — which gives its supporter chances to advance their up and coming programming lineup.
In Europe the competition is communicated on Eurosport. Different supporters in the area have incorporated 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 inclusion of the 2016 competition only a month prior to the begin because of spending cuts, leaving Eurosport as the select live broadcaster.
Somewhere else, beIN Sports communicates it into the Middle East and Northern Africa, and SuperSport in Sub-Sahara Africa. In the United States, the competition is communicated on ESPN2, ESPN3 and the Tennis Channel.[28] The title matches are broadcast live on ESPN. While it is communicated on ESPN International in Central and Latin America. It is communicated on TSN in Canada.
In Asia-Pacific district, the competition is communicated on five telecom companies in China, including national supporter CCTV, commonplace systems Beijing TV, Shanghai TV and Guangdong TV and English dialect Star Sports, just as online on IQIYI Sports. Somewhere else in the locale, it is communicated in Japan by national telecaster NHK, and pay-TV organize WOWOW. In the Indian Sub-landmass, Sony Six has communicated since 2015 and, in whatever is left of Asia, it is communicated on Fox Sports Asia through 2021
Attendance
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Courts
Court | Opened | Capacity | Arena Roof |
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Rod Laver Arena | 1988 | 14,820 | Retractable |
John Cain Arena | 2000 | 10,500 | Retractable |
Margaret Court Arena (Formerly Show Court 1) |
1988 | 7,500 | Retractable |
Show Court Arena (Provisional name – under construction) |
Late 2021 | 5,000 | No |
Show Court 2 (1573 Arena) |
1988 | 3,000 | No |
Show Court 3 | 1988 | 3,000 | No |
Records
Record | Open Era* | Player(s) | Count | Years | ||
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Men since 1905 | ||||||
Winner of most Men’s Singles titles |
Before 1969: | Roy Emerson | 6 | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 | ||
After 1968: | Novak Djokovic Roger Federer |
8 | 2008, 2011–2013, 2015–2016, 2019–2020 | |||
Winner of most consecutive Men’s Singles titles |
Before 1969: | Roy Emerson | 5 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 | ||
After 1968: | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 | |||
Winner of most Men’s Doubles titles |
Before 1969: | Adrian Quist | 10 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 | ||
After 1968: | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6 | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 | |||
Winner of most consecutive Men’s Doubles titles |
Before 1969: | Adrian Quist | 10 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 | ||
After 1968: | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 | |||
Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – Men |
Before 1969: | Harry Hopman Colin Long |
4 | 1930, 1936, 1937, 1939 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948 |
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After 1968: | Jim Pugh Leander Paes Daniel Nestor |
3 | 1988, 1989, 1990 2003, 2010, 2015 2007, 2011, 2014 |
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Winner of most Championships (total: singles, men’s doubles, mixed doubles) – Men |
Before 1969: | Adrian Quist | 13 | 1936–1950 (3 singles, 10 men’s doubles, 0 mixed doubles) | ||
After 1968: | Novak Djokovic | 8 | 8 2008–2020 (8 men’s singles) | |||
Women since 1922 | ||||||
Winner of most Women’s Singles titles |
In Total: | Margaret Court | 11 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 | ||
Before 1969: | Margaret Court | 7 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 | |||
After 1968: | Serena Williams | 7 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017 | |||
Winner of most consecutive Women’s Singles titles |
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Before 1969: | Margaret Court | 7 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 | |||
After 1968: | Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong Cawley Steffi Graf Monica Seles Martina Hingis |
3 | 1969, 1970, 1971 1974, 1975, 1976 1988, 1989, 1990 1991, 1992, 1993 1997, 1998, 1999 |
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Winner of most Women’s Doubles titles |
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Before 1969: | Thelma Coyne Long | 12 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958 | |||
After 1968: | Martina Navratilova | 8 | 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 | |||
Winner of most consecutive Women’s Doubles titles |
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Before 1969: | Thelma Coyne Long Nancye Wynne Bolton |
5 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940 | |||
After 1968: | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
7 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 | |||
Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – Women |
Before 1969: | Daphne Akhurst Cozens Nell Hall Hopman Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long |
4 | 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929 1930, 1936, 1937, 1939 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955 |
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After 1968: | Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland Martina Hingis |
2 | 1988, 1989 1994, 1996 2006, 2015 |
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Winner of most Championships (total: singles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles) – Women |
Before 1969: | Nancye Wynne Bolton | 20 | 1936–1952 (6 singles, 10 women’s doubles, 4 mixed doubles) | ||
After 1968: | Martina Navratilova | 12 | 1980–2003 (3 singles, 8 women’s doubles, 1 mixed doubles) | |||
Miscellaneous | ||||||
Youngest winner | Men’s singles: | Ken Rosewall | 18 years and 2 months (1953) | |||
Men’s doubles: | Lew Hoad | 18 years and 2 months (1953) | ||||
Women’s singles: | Martina Hingis | 16 years and 4 months (1997) | ||||
Women’s doubles: | Mirjana Lučić | 15 years and 10 months (1998) | ||||
Oldest winner | Men’s singles: | Ken Rosewall | 37 years and 2 months (1972) | |||
Men’s doubles: | Norman Brookes | 46 years and 2 months (1924) | ||||
Women’s singles: | Thelma Coyne Long | 35 years and 8 months (1954) | ||||
Women’s doubles: | Thelma Coyne Long | 37 years and 7 months (1956) | ||||
Mixed doubles (men): | Horace Rice | 52 years (1923) | ||||
Mixed doubles (women): | Martina Navratilova | 46 years and 3 months (2003) |
Record | Open Era* | Player(s) | Count | Years | ||
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Men since 1905 | ||||||
Winner of most Men’s Singles titles |
Before 1969: | Roy Emerson | 6 | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 | ||
After 1968: | Novak Djokovic Roger Federer |
8 | 2008, 2011–2013, 2015–2016, 2019–2020 | |||
Winner of most consecutive Men’s Singles titles |
Before 1969: | Roy Emerson | 5 | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 | ||
After 1968: | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 | |||
Winner of most Men’s Doubles titles |
Before 1969: | Adrian Quist | 10 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 | ||
After 1968: | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
6 | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 | |||
Winner of most consecutive Men’s Doubles titles |
Before 1969: | Adrian Quist | 10 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 | ||
After 1968: | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 | |||
Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – Men |
Before 1969: | Harry Hopman Colin Long |
4 | 1930, 1936, 1937, 1939 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948 |
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After 1968: | Jim Pugh Leander Paes Daniel Nestor |
3 | 1988, 1989, 1990 2003, 2010, 2015 2007, 2011, 2014 |
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Winner of most Championships (total: singles, men’s doubles, mixed doubles) – Men |
Before 1969: | Adrian Quist | 13 | 1936–1950 (3 singles, 10 men’s doubles, 0 mixed doubles) | ||
After 1968: | Novak Djokovic | |||||
Women since 1922 | ||||||
Winner of most Women’s Singles titles |
In Total: | Margaret Court | 11 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973 | ||
Before 1969: | Margaret Court | 7 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 | |||
After 1968: | Serena Williams | 7 | 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017 | |||
Winner of most consecutive Women’s Singles titles |
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Before 1969: | Margaret Court | 7 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 | |||
After 1968: | Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong Cawley Steffi Graf Monica Seles Martina Hingis |
3 | 1969, 1970, 1971 1974, 1975, 1976 1988, 1989, 1990 1991, 1992, 1993 1997, 1998, 1999 |
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Winner of most Women’s Doubles titles |
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Before 1969: | Thelma Coyne Long | 12 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958 | |||
After 1968: | Martina Navratilova | 8 | 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 | |||
Winner of most consecutive Women’s Doubles titles |
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Before 1969: | Thelma Coyne Long Nancye Wynne Bolton |
5 | 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940 | |||
After 1968: | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
7 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 | |||
Winner of most Mixed Doubles titles – Women |
Before 1969: | Daphne Akhurst Cozens Nell Hall Hopman Nancye Wynne Bolton Thelma Coyne Long |
4 | 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929 1930, 1936, 1937, 1939 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955 |
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After 1968: | Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland Martina Hingis |
2 | 1988, 1989 1994, 1996 2006, 2015 |
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Winner of most Championships (total: singles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles) – Women |
Before 1969: | Nancye Wynne Bolton | 20 | 1936–1952 (6 singles, 10 women’s doubles, 4 mixed doubles) | ||
After 1968: | Martina Navratilova | 12 | 1980–2003 (3 singles, 8 women’s doubles, 1 mixed doubles) | |||
Miscellaneous | ||||||
Youngest winner | Men’s singles: | Ken Rosewall | 18 years and 2 months (1953) | |||
Men’s doubles: | Lew Hoad | 18 years and 2 months (1953) | ||||
Women’s singles: | Martina Hingis | 16 years and 4 months (1997) | ||||
Women’s doubles: | Mirjana Lučić | 15 years and 10 months (1998) | ||||
Oldest winner | Men’s singles: | Ken Rosewall | 37 years and 2 months (1972) | |||
Men’s doubles: | Norman Brookes | 46 years and 2 months (1924) | ||||
Women’s singles: | Thelma Coyne Long | 35 years and 8 months (1954) | ||||
Women’s doubles: | Thelma Coyne Long | 37 years and 7 months (1956) | ||||
Mixed doubles (men): | Horace Rice | 52 years (1923) | ||||
Mixed doubles (women): | Martina Navratilova | 46 years and 3 months (2003) |