List of Australian Open singles finalists during the Open Era
March 17, 2024
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.
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]
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.
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]
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^"Kriek wins Wimbledon tuneup match". Gainesville Sun. 20 June 1983. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
^Reid, Tim (12 March 2008). "Martina Navratilova gets passport on rebound". The Times. London. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
^Cherry, Gene (11 July 2009). "Monica Seles inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
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The Australian Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament held annually in Melbourne Australia at the Melbourne amp 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 Australian Open singles finalistsLocationMelbourne AustraliaCreated1969 56 finals including 2024 Men s most10 Novak DjokovicMen s most consecutive3 Mats WilanderIvan LendlNovak DjokovicWomen s most8 Serena WilliamsWomen s most consecutive6 Evonne Goolagong CawleyMartina HingisMost meetingsMen s 4 times Djokovic vs Murray 4 0 Women s 3 times Navratilova vs Evert 2 1 Official websiteMain article Australian Open 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 Contents 1 Men 1 1 Most recent final 1 2 Multiple time opponents in the Open Era 1 3 Most consecutive finals in the Open Era 2 Women 2 1 Most recent final 2 2 Multiple time opponents in the Open Era 2 3 Most consecutive finals in the Open Era 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksMen editSee also List of Australian Open men s singles champions 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 nbsp Novak Djokovic a ten time finalist all wins nbsp Roger Federer a seven time finalist six wins nbsp Stefan Edberg a five time finalist two wins nbsp Rafael Nadal a six time finalist two wins nbsp Andy Murray a five time finalist no wins nbsp Andre Agassi a four time finalist four wins nbsp Mats Wilander a four time finalist three wins nbsp Ivan Lendl a four time finalist two wins Country Player Finals Win Loss Year s nbsp SRB Novak Djokovic 10 10 0 2008 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2019 2020 2021 2023 nbsp SUI Roger Federer 7 6 1 2004 2006 2007 2009 2010 2017 2018 nbsp ESP Rafael Nadal 6 2 4 2009 2012 2014 2017 2019 2022 nbsp SWE Stefan Edberg 5 2 3 1985 1987 1990 1992 1993 nbsp GBR Andy Murray 5 0 5 2010 2011 2013 2015 2016 nbsp USA Andre Agassi 4 4 0 1995 2000 2001 2003 nbsp SWE Mats Wilander 4 3 1 1983 1984 1985 1988 nbsp CZS Ivan Lendl 4 2 2 1983 1989 1990 1991 nbsp AUS John Newcombe 3 2 1 1973 1975 1976 nbsp ARG Guillermo Vilas 3 2 1 1977 Jan 1978 1979 nbsp USA Pete Sampras 3 2 1 1994 1995 1997 nbsp RUS Marat Safin 3 1 2 2002 2004 2005 nbsp RUS Daniil Medvedev 3 0 3 2021 2022 2024 nbsp AUS Ken Rosewall 2 2 0 1971 1972 nbsp RSA a nbsp USA Johan Kriek 2 2 0 1981 1982 nbsp GER Boris Becker 2 2 0 1991 1996 nbsp USA Jim Courier 2 2 0 1992 1993 nbsp USA Arthur Ashe 2 1 1 1970 1971 nbsp USA Jimmy Connors 2 1 1 1974 1975 nbsp RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 1 1 1999 2000 nbsp USA Steve Denton 2 0 2 1981 1982 nbsp AUS Pat Cash 2 0 2 1987 1988 nbsp AUS Rod Laver 1 1 0 1969 nbsp AUS Mark Edmondson 1 1 0 1976 nbsp USA Roscoe Tanner 1 1 0 1977 Jan nbsp USA Vitas Gerulaitis 1 1 0 1977 Dec nbsp USA Brian Teacher 1 1 0 1980 nbsp CZE Petr Korda 1 1 0 1998 nbsp SWE Thomas Johansson 1 1 0 2002 nbsp SUI Stan Wawrinka 1 1 0 2014 nbsp ITA Jannik Sinner 1 1 0 2024 nbsp ESP Andres Gimeno 1 0 1 1969 nbsp AUS Dick Crealy 1 0 1 1970 nbsp AUS Malcolm Anderson 1 0 1 1972 nbsp NZL Onny Parun 1 0 1 1973 nbsp AUS Phil Dent 1 0 1 1974 nbsp GBR John Lloyd 1 0 1 1977 Dec nbsp AUS John Marks 1 0 1 1978 nbsp USA John Sadri 1 0 1 1979 nbsp AUS Kim Warwick 1 0 1 1980 nbsp RSA Kevin Curren 1 0 1 1984 nbsp CZS Miloslav Mecir 1 0 1 1989 nbsp USA Todd Martin 1 0 1 1994 nbsp USA Michael Chang 1 0 1 1996 nbsp ESP Carlos Moya 1 0 1 1997 nbsp CHI Marcelo Rios 1 0 1 1998 nbsp SWE Thomas Enqvist 1 0 1 1999 nbsp FRA Arnaud Clement 1 0 1 2001 nbsp GER Rainer Schuttler 1 0 1 2003 nbsp AUS Lleyton Hewitt 1 0 1 2005 nbsp CYP Marcos Baghdatis 1 0 1 2006 nbsp CHI Fernando Gonzalez 1 0 1 2007 nbsp FRA Jo Wilfried Tsonga 1 0 1 2008 nbsp CRO Marin Cilic 1 0 1 2018 nbsp AUT Dominic Thiem 1 0 1 2020 nbsp GRE Stefanos Tsitsipas 1 0 1 2023Most recent final edit Year Country Champion Country Runner up2024 nbsp ITA Jannik Sinner nbsp RUS Daniil MedvedevMultiple time opponents in the Open Era edit 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 nbsp nbsp Johan Kriek nbsp Steve Denton 2 0 1981 1982 nbsp Jim Courier nbsp Stefan Edberg 2 0 1992 1993 nbsp Roger Federer nbsp Rafael Nadal 1 1 2009 Nadal 2017 Federer nbsp Novak Djokovic nbsp Andy Murray 4 0 2011 2013 2015 2016 nbsp Novak Djokovic nbsp Rafael Nadal 2 0 2012 2019Most consecutive finals in the Open Era edit Player Number Years ResultsWon Lost nbsp Mats Wilander 3 1983 85 2 1 nbsp Ivan Lendl 3 1989 91 2 1 nbsp Novak Djokovic 3 2011 13 3 0 nbsp Novak Djokovic 3 2019 21 3 0 nbsp Arthur Ashe 2 1970 71 1 1 nbsp Ken Rosewall 2 1971 72 2 0 nbsp Jimmy Connors 2 1974 75 1 1 nbsp John Newcombe 2 1975 76 1 1 nbsp Guillermo Vilas 2 1978 79 2 0 nbsp nbsp Johan Kriek 2 1981 82 2 0 nbsp Steve Denton 2 1981 82 0 2 nbsp Stefan Edberg 2 1985 87 6 2 0 nbsp Pat Cash 2 1987 88 0 2 nbsp Jim Courier 2 1992 93 2 0 nbsp Stefan Edberg 2 1992 93 0 2 nbsp Pete Sampras 2 1994 95 1 1 nbsp Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 1999 2000 1 1 nbsp Andre Agassi 2 2000 01 2 0 nbsp Roger Federer 2 2006 07 2 0 nbsp Roger Federer 2 2009 10 1 1 nbsp Andy Murray 2 2010 11 0 2 nbsp Novak Djokovic 2 2015 16 2 0 nbsp Andy Murray 2 2015 16 0 2 nbsp Roger Federer 2 2017 18 2 0 nbsp Daniil Medvedev 2 2021 22 0 2Bolded years indicates active or current streakWomen editSee also List of Australian Open women s singles champions 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 nbsp Serena Williams an eight time finalist seven wins nbsp Martina Hingis a six time finalist three wins nbsp Martina Navratilova a six time finalist three wins nbsp Chris Evert a six time finalist two wins nbsp Steffi Graf a five time finalist four wins nbsp Monica Seles a four time finalist four wins nbsp Maria Sharapova a four time finalist one win Country Player Finals Win Loss Year s nbsp USA Serena Williams 8 7 1 2003 2005 2007 2009 2010 2015 2016 2017 nbsp AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7 4 3 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Dec nbsp USA b Martina Navratilova 6 3 3 1975 1981 1982 1983 1985 1987 nbsp SUI Martina Hingis 6 3 3 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 nbsp USA Chris Evert 6 2 4 1974 1981 1982 1984 1985 1988 nbsp GER Steffi Graf 5 4 1 1988 1989 1990 1993 1994 nbsp AUS Margaret Court 4 4 0 1969 1970 1971 1973 nbsp YUG nbsp USA c Monica Seles 4 4 0 1991 1992 1993 1996 nbsp RUS Maria Sharapova 4 1 3 2007 2008 2012 2015 nbsp BEL Justine Henin 3 1 2 2004 2006 2010 nbsp CHN Li Na 3 1 2 2011 2013 2014 nbsp CZS Hana Mandlikova 2 2 0 1980 1987 nbsp USA Jennifer Capriati 2 2 0 2001 2002 nbsp BLR Victoria Azarenka 2 2 0 2012 2013 nbsp JPN Naomi Osaka 2 2 0 2019 2021 nbsp BLR Aryna Sabalenka 2 2 0 2023 2024 nbsp AUS Kerry Melville Reid 2 1 1 1970 1977 Jan nbsp FRA Mary Pierce 2 1 1 1995 1997 nbsp FRA Amelie Mauresmo 2 1 1 1999 2006 nbsp USA Lindsay Davenport 2 1 1 2000 2005 nbsp BEL Kim Clijsters 2 1 1 2004 2011 nbsp CZS Helena Sukova 2 0 2 1984 1989 nbsp USA Mary Joe Fernandez 2 0 2 1990 1992 nbsp ESP Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 2 0 2 1994 1995 nbsp USA Venus Williams 2 0 2 2003 2017 nbsp UK Virginia Wade 1 1 0 1972 nbsp AUS Chris O Neil 1 1 0 1978 nbsp USA Barbara Jordan 1 1 0 1979 nbsp GER Angelique Kerber 1 1 0 2016 nbsp DEN Caroline Wozniacki 1 1 0 2018 nbsp USA Sofia Kenin 1 1 0 2020 nbsp AUS Ashleigh Barty 1 1 0 2022 nbsp USA Billie Jean King 1 0 1 1969 nbsp GER Renata Tomanova 1 0 1 1976 nbsp AUS Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat 1 0 1 1977 Jan nbsp AUS Helen Gourlay Cawley 1 0 1 1977 Dec nbsp USA Betsy Nagelsen 1 0 1 1978 nbsp USA Sharon Walsh 1 0 1 1979 nbsp AUS Wendy Turnbull 1 0 1 1980 nbsp USA Kathy Jordan 1 0 1 1983 nbsp CZS Jana Novotna 1 0 1 1991 nbsp GER Anke Huber 1 0 1 1996 nbsp ESP Conchita Martinez 1 0 1 1998 nbsp SRB Ana Ivanovic 1 0 1 2008 nbsp RUS Dinara Safina 1 0 1 2009 nbsp SVK Dominika Cibulkova 1 0 1 2014 nbsp ROU Simona Halep 1 0 1 2018 nbsp CZE Petra Kvitova 1 0 1 2019 nbsp ESP Garbine Muguruza 1 0 1 2020 nbsp USA Jennifer Brady 1 0 1 2021 nbsp USA Danielle Collins 1 0 1 2022 nbsp KAZ Elena Rybakina 1 0 1 2023 nbsp CHN Zheng Qinwen 1 0 1 2024Most recent final edit Year Country Winner Country Runner up2024 nbsp BLR Aryna Sabalenka nbsp CHN Zheng QinwenMultiple time opponents in the Open Era edit Opponents Record Finals meetings nbsp Martina Navratilova nbsp Chris Evert 2 1 1981 Navratilova 1982 Evert 1985 Navratilova nbsp Margaret Court nbsp Evonne Goolagong Cawley 2 0 1971 1973 nbsp Jennifer Capriati nbsp Martina Hingis 2 0 2001 2002 nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Venus Williams 2 0 2003 2017 nbsp Serena Williams nbsp Maria Sharapova 2 0 2007 2015Most consecutive finals in the Open Era edit Player Number Years ResultsWon Lost nbsp Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 1971 76 3 3 nbsp Martina Hingis 6 1997 2002 3 3 nbsp Martina Navratilova 3 1981 83 2 1 nbsp Steffi Graf 3 1988 90 3 0 nbsp Margaret Court 3 1969 71 3 0 nbsp Monica Seles 3 1991 93 3 0 nbsp Serena Williams 3 2015 17 2 1 nbsp Chris Evert 2 1981 82 1 1 nbsp Chris Evert 2 1984 85 1 1 nbsp Martina Navratilova 2 1985 87 6 1 1 nbsp Steffi Graf 2 1993 94 1 1 nbsp Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 2 1994 95 0 2 nbsp Jennifer Capriati 2 2001 02 2 0 nbsp Maria Sharapova 2 2007 08 1 1 nbsp Serena Williams 2 2009 10 2 0 nbsp Victoria Azarenka 2 2012 13 2 0 nbsp Li Na 2 2013 14 1 1 nbsp Aryna Sabalenka 2 2023 24 2 0Bolded years indicates active or current streakSee also edit nbsp Tennis portalList of French Open singles finalists during the Open Era List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the Open Era List of US Open singles finalists during the Open EraNotes editA Johan Kriek was born in South Africa but became a United States citizen in 1982 8 B Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia but lost her citizenship in 1975 She became a United States citizen in 1981 Her Czech citizenship was restored in 2008 9 C Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia but became a United States citizen in 1994 10 References edit Tennis Tournament Reference book about all times Grand Slam winners grandslamhistory com Retrieved 14 December 2009 Harrison awarded Australian Open wild card atpworldtour com Association of Tennis Professionals 10 December 2009 Retrieved 14 December 2009 a b c d e f g h i Australian Open Men s Singles Australian Open Tennis Australia Archived from the original on 15 January 2010 Retrieved 12 June 2010 a b c d e f g h i j k Australian Open Women s Singles Australian Open Tennis Australia Archived from the original on 15 January 2010 Retrieved 12 June 2010 Honour Roll Men s Singles australianopen com Archived from the original on 15 January 2010 Retrieved 7 December 2009 a b No Competition in 1986 Honour Roll Women s Singles australianopen com Archived from the original on 15 January 2010 Retrieved 7 December 2009 Kriek wins Wimbledon tuneup match Gainesville Sun 20 June 1983 Retrieved 10 December 2009 Reid Tim 12 March 2008 Martina Navratilova gets passport on rebound The Times London Retrieved 10 December 2009 Cherry Gene 11 July 2009 Monica Seles inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame Reuters Retrieved 10 December 2009 External links editATP tournament profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Australian Open singles finalists during the Open Era amp oldid 1200007393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
