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List of Australian Open singles finalists during the Open Era

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Australian Open singles finalists
Location
Created1969
(56 finals, including 2024)
Men's most10: Novak Djokovic
Men's most consecutive3: Mats Wilander
Ivan Lendl
Novak Djokovic
Women's most8: Serena Williams
Women's most consecutive6: Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Martina Hingis
Most meetingsMen's (4 times):
Djokovic vs. Murray (4–0)
Women's (3 times):
Navratilova vs. Evert (2–1)
Official website

The Australian Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament held annually in Melbourne, Australia at the Melbourne & Olympic Parks grounds. Since 1969, the tournament became open to professionals, so it is now called the Australian Open.[1] The senior men's and women's tournaments are open to any player with a world ranking, although players below number 100 in the world rankings generally have to enter a preliminary qualification tournament or receive a wildcard to gain entry.[2]

The men who have reached the final at least four times in the Open Era are Mats Wilander, Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal.[3] Wilander reached the final four times, three times while the event was held on grass and once on hard courts.[3] He won the title twice on grass and once on the other surface.[3] Lendl also reached the final four times, once on grass and three times on hard courts.[3] Both of his titles were on the latter surface.[3] Edberg made the final five times, twice on grass and three times on hard courts.[3] Both of his titles were on grass.[3] Agassi was undefeated in his four appearances in the final between 1995 and 2003, which all on hard courts.[3] Federer has reached the final seven times and won the title six times, all on hard courts, which the first three was on Rebound Ace and the last three on Plexicushion surface.[3] Djokovic is a record ten-time finalist, winning all of his appearances in the finals. Murray is a five-time finalist, but lost all of those appearances. Nadal reached six finals, winning twice.

The women who have reached the final at least four times in the Open Era are Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova.[4] Court reached the final and won the title four times between 1969 and 1973.[4] Goolagong Cawley reached the final seven times between 1971 and 1977, winning four titles.[4] Evert reached the final six times between 1974 and 1988, five on grass and once on hard courts.[4] Both of her titles were on grass.[4] All of Navratilova's six finals between 1975 and 1987 were on grass, with her winning three titles.[4] Graf reached five finals, all on hard courts, between 1987 and 1994.[4] She won four of those finals.[4] Seles was undefeated in her four finals between 1991 and 1996, all on hard courts.[4] Hingis reached six consecutive finals on hard courts between 1997 and 2002, winning three times.[4] Williams played eight finals since 2003, all on hard courts, with three on Rebound Ace and the last five finals on Plexicushion. She won her first six finals as well as her eighth.[4] In her four final appearances since 2007, Sharapova won the title in 2008.

Men

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During the 56 times that this tournament has been held in the Open Era, 55 men have reached the Australian Open men's singles final. The final has included men from 21 different nationalities. Twelve of the 56 men have been from the United States, and eleven have been from Australia. Other countries well represented include Serbia, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, and Chile.[5]

  • * = Champion
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Novak Djokovic, a ten-time finalist (all wins).
Roger Federer, a seven-time finalist (six wins).
Stefan Edberg, a five-time finalist (two wins).
Rafael Nadal, a six-time finalist two wins).
Andy Murray, a five-time finalist (no wins).
A man wearing white clothing looking at a tennis racket
Andre Agassi, a four-time finalist (four wins).
Mats Wilander, a four-time finalist (three wins).
A man in a red hat and red shirt
Ivan Lendl, a four-time finalist (two wins).
Country Player Finals Win–Loss Year(s)
 SRB Novak Djokovic 10 10–0 2008*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2015*, 2016*, 2019*, 2020*, 2021*, 2023*
  SUI Roger Federer 7 6–1 2004*, 2006*, 2007*, 2009, 2010*, 2017*, 2018*
 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 2–4 2009*, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022*
 SWE Stefan Edberg 5 2–3 1985*, 1987*, 1990, 1992, 1993
 GBR Andy Murray 5 0–5 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
 USA Andre Agassi 4 4–0 1995*, 2000*, 2001*, 2003*
 SWE Mats Wilander 4 3–1 1983*, 1984*, 1985, 1988*
 CZS Ivan Lendl 4 2–2 1983, 1989*, 1990*, 1991
 AUS John Newcombe 3 2–1 1973*, 1975*, 1976
 ARG Guillermo Vilas 3 2–1 1977(Jan), 1978*, 1979*
 USA Pete Sampras 3 2–1 1994*, 1995, 1997*
 RUS Marat Safin 3 1–2 2002, 2004, 2005*
 RUS Daniil Medvedev 3 0–3 2021, 2022, 2024
 AUS Ken Rosewall 2 2–0 1971*, 1972*
 RSA[a]
 USA
Johan Kriek 2 2–0 1981*, 1982*
 GER Boris Becker 2 2–0 1991*, 1996*
 USA Jim Courier 2 2–0 1992*, 1993*
 USA Arthur Ashe 2 1–1 1970*, 1971
 USA Jimmy Connors 2 1–1 1974*, 1975
 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 1–1 1999*, 2000
 USA Steve Denton 2 0–2 1981, 1982
 AUS Pat Cash 2 0–2 1987, 1988
 AUS Rod Laver 1 1–0 1969*
 AUS Mark Edmondson 1 1–0 1976*
 USA Roscoe Tanner 1 1–0 1977(Jan)*
 USA Vitas Gerulaitis 1 1–0 1977(Dec)*
 USA Brian Teacher 1 1–0 1980*
 CZE Petr Korda 1 1–0 1998*
 SWE Thomas Johansson 1 1–0 2002*
  SUI Stan Wawrinka 1 1–0 2014*
 ITA Jannik Sinner 1 1–0 2024*
 ESP Andrés Gimeno 1 0–1 1969
 AUS Dick Crealy 1 0–1 1970
 AUS Malcolm Anderson 1 0–1 1972
 NZL Onny Parun 1 0–1 1973
 AUS Phil Dent 1 0–1 1974
 GBR John Lloyd 1 0–1 1977(Dec)
 AUS John Marks 1 0–1 1978
 USA John Sadri 1 0–1 1979
 AUS Kim Warwick 1 0–1 1980
 RSA Kevin Curren 1 0–1 1984
 CZS Miloslav Mečíř 1 0–1 1989
 USA Todd Martin 1 0–1 1994
 USA Michael Chang 1 0–1 1996
 ESP Carlos Moyá 1 0–1 1997
 CHI Marcelo Ríos 1 0–1 1998
 SWE Thomas Enqvist 1 0–1 1999
 FRA Arnaud Clément 1 0–1 2001
 GER Rainer Schüttler 1 0–1 2003
 AUS Lleyton Hewitt 1 0–1 2005
 CYP Marcos Baghdatis 1 0–1 2006
 CHI Fernando González 1 0–1 2007
 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1 0–1 2008
 CRO Marin Čilić 1 0–1 2018
 AUT Dominic Thiem 1 0–1 2020
 GRE Stefanos Tsitsipas 1 0–1 2023

Most recent final

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Year Country Champion Country Runner-up
2024  ITA Jannik Sinner  RUS Daniil Medvedev

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era

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In 2016, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray reached the same final for an unprecedented fourth time in six years; no other pair of players have contested more than two Australian Open finals in the Open era, and only the four finals between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the French Open matches the record in any of the other Slams during the Open era.

Opponents Record Finals meetings
South Africa/United States Johan Kriek United States Steve Denton 2–0 1981, 1982
United States Jim Courier Sweden Stefan Edberg 2–0 1992, 1993
Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal 1–1 2009 (Nadal), 2017 (Federer)
Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray 4–0 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal 2–0 2012, 2019

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era

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Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
Sweden Mats Wilander 3 1983–85 2 1
Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 3 1989–91 2 1
Serbia Novak Djokovic 3 2011–13 3 0
Serbia Novak Djokovic 3 2019–21 3 0
United States Arthur Ashe 2 1970–71 1 1
Australia Ken Rosewall 2 1971–72 2 0
United States Jimmy Connors 2 1974–75 1 1
Australia John Newcombe 2 1975–76 1 1
Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2 1978–79 2 0
South Africa/United States Johan Kriek 2 1981–82 2 0
United States Steve Denton 2 1981–82 0 2
Sweden Stefan Edberg 2 1985–87[6] 2 0
Australia Pat Cash 2 1987–88 0 2
United States Jim Courier 2 1992–93 2 0
Sweden Stefan Edberg 2 1992–93 0 2
United States Pete Sampras 2 1994–95 1 1
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 1999–2000 1 1
United States Andre Agassi 2 2000–01 2 0
Switzerland Roger Federer 2 2006–07 2 0
Switzerland Roger Federer 2 2009–10 1 1
United Kingdom Andy Murray 2 2010–11 0 2
Serbia Novak Djokovic 2 2015–16 2 0
United Kingdom Andy Murray 2 2015–16 0 2
Switzerland Roger Federer 2 2017–18 2 0
Russia Daniil Medvedev 2 2021–22 0 2

Bolded years^ indicates active or current streak

Women

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During the 56 times that this tournament has been held in the Open Era, 51 women have reached the Australian Open women's singles final. The final has included women from 20 different nationalities. Fifteen of the 48 women have been from the United States, and seven have been from Australia. Other countries well represented include Germany, Czechoslovakia, France, Russia, Spain, Belgium, China, and Belarus.[7]

  • * = Champion
Serena Williams, an eight-time finalist (seven wins).
Martina Hingis, a six-time finalist (three wins).
A lady facing forward holding a tennis racket out in front of her body
Martina Navratilova, a six-time finalist (three wins).
A blonde-haired female tennis player with multi-colored shorts and a black shirt, with the tennis racket out in front of her
Chris Evert, a six-time finalist (two wins).
Steffi Graf, a five-time finalist (four wins).
Monica Seles, a four-time finalist (four wins).
Maria Sharapova, a four-time finalist (one win).
Country Player Finals Win–Loss Year(s)
 USA Serena Williams 8 7–1 2003*, 2005*, 2007*, 2009*, 2010*, 2015*, 2016, 2017*
 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7 4–3 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977(Dec)*
 USA [b] Martina Navratilova 6 3–3 1975, 1981*, 1982, 1983*, 1985*, 1987
  SUI Martina Hingis 6 3–3 1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002
 USA Chris Evert 6 2–4 1974, 1981, 1982*, 1984*, 1985, 1988
 GER Steffi Graf 5 4–1 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993, 1994*
 AUS Margaret Court 4 4–0 1969*, 1970*, 1971*, 1973*
 YUG
 USA[c]
Monica Seles 4 4–0 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1996*
 RUS Maria Sharapova 4 1–3 2007, 2008*, 2012, 2015
 BEL Justine Henin 3 1–2 2004*, 2006, 2010
 CHN Li Na 3 1–2 2011, 2013, 2014*
 CZS Hana Mandliková 2 2–0 1980*, 1987*
 USA Jennifer Capriati 2 2–0 2001*, 2002*
 BLR Victoria Azarenka 2 2–0 2012*, 2013*
 JPN Naomi Osaka 2 2–0 2019*, 2021*
 BLR Aryna Sabalenka 2 2–0 2023*, 2024*
 AUS Kerry Melville Reid 2 1–1 1970, 1977(Jan)*
 FRA Mary Pierce 2 1–1 1995*, 1997
 FRA Amélie Mauresmo 2 1–1 1999, 2006*
 USA Lindsay Davenport 2 1–1 2000*, 2005
 BEL Kim Clijsters 2 1–1 2004, 2011*
 CZS Helena Suková 2 0–2 1984, 1989
 USA Mary Joe Fernández 2 0–2 1990, 1992
 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 0–2 1994, 1995
 USA Venus Williams 2 0–2 2003, 2017
 UK Virginia Wade 1 1–0 1972*
 AUS Chris O'Neil 1 1–0 1978*
 USA Barbara Jordan 1 1–0 1979*
 GER Angelique Kerber 1 1–0 2016*
 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 1 1–0 2018*
 USA Sofia Kenin 1 1–0 2020*
 AUS Ashleigh Barty 1 1–0 2022*
 USA Billie Jean King 1 0–1 1969
 GER Renáta Tomanová 1 0–1 1976
 AUS Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat 1 0–1 1977(Jan)
 AUS Helen Gourlay Cawley 1 0–1 1977(Dec)
 USA Betsy Nagelsen 1 0–1 1978
 USA Sharon Walsh 1 0–1 1979
 AUS Wendy Turnbull 1 0–1 1980
 USA Kathy Jordan 1 0–1 1983
 CZS Jana Novotná 1 0–1 1991
 GER Anke Huber 1 0–1 1996
 ESP Conchita Martínez 1 0–1 1998
 SRB Ana Ivanovic 1 0–1 2008
 RUS Dinara Safina 1 0–1 2009
 SVK Dominika Cibulková 1 0–1 2014
 ROU Simona Halep 1 0–1 2018
 CZE Petra Kvitová 1 0–1 2019
 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 1 0–1 2020
 USA Jennifer Brady 1 0–1 2021
 USA Danielle Collins 1 0–1 2022
 KAZ Elena Rybakina 1 0–1 2023
 CHN Zheng Qinwen 1 0–1 2024

Most recent final

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Year Country Winner Country Runner-up
2024  BLR Aryna Sabalenka  CHN Zheng Qinwen

Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era

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Opponents Record Finals meetings
United States Martina Navratilova United States Chris Evert 2–1 1981 (Navratilova), 1982 (Evert), 1985 (Navratilova)
Australia Margaret Court Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2–0 1971, 1973
United States Jennifer Capriati Switzerland Martina Hingis 2–0 2001, 2002
United States Serena Williams United States Venus Williams 2–0 2003, 2017
United States Serena Williams Russia Maria Sharapova 2–0 2007, 2015

Most consecutive finals in the Open Era

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Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 1971–76 3 3
Switzerland Martina Hingis 6 1997–2002 3 3
United States Martina Navratilova 3 1981–83 2 1
Germany Steffi Graf 3 1988–90 3 0
Australia Margaret Court 3 1969–71 3 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles 3 1991–93 3 0
United States Serena Williams 3 2015–17 2 1
United States Chris Evert 2 1981–82 1 1
United States Chris Evert 2 1984–85 1 1
United States Martina Navratilova 2 1985–87[6] 1 1
Germany Steffi Graf 2 1993–94 1 1
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2 1994–95 0 2
United States Jennifer Capriati 2 2001–02 2 0
Russia Maria Sharapova 2 2007–08 1 1
United States Serena Williams 2 2009–10 2 0
Belarus Victoria Azarenka 2 2012–13 2 0
China Li Na 2 2013–14 1 1
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 2 2023–24 2 0

Bolded years^ indicates active or current streak

See also

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Notes

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References

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  6. ^ a b No Competition in 1986
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