2026 Australian Open

The 2026 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament that was held at Melbourne Park, from 18 January to 1 February 2026, with the preliminary rounds played from 12 to 15 January. It was the 114th edition of the Australian Open, the 58th in the Open Era and the first major of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.

The defending men's singles champion, Jannik Sinner, lost in the semifinals. The defending women's singles champion, Madison Keys, lost in the fourth round. Venus Williams became the oldest player to play in the women's singles draw at age 45.

Russian and Belarusian players were still required to participate as neutral athletes. Their national flags were not shown against their names and both flags were still banned from the tournament venue due to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

Singles players

• Men's singles

• Women's singles

Matches

Men's singles

• Spain Carlos Alcaraz def. Serbia Novak Djokovic, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5

Women's singles

• Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina def. Aryna Sabalenka, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Men's doubles

• United States Christian Harrison / United Kingdom Neal Skupski def. Australia Jason Kubler / Australia Marc Polmans, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

Women's doubles

• Belgium Elise Mertens / China Zhang Shuai def. Kazakhstan Anna Danilina / Serbia Aleksandra Krunić, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

Mixed doubles

• Australia Olivia Gadecki / Australia John Peers def. France Kristina Mladenovic / France Manuel Guinard, 4–6, 6–3, [10–8]

Wheelchair men's singles

• Japan Tokito Oda def. Spain Martín de la Puente, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2

Wheelchair women's singles

• China Li Xiaohui def. Netherlands Diede de Groot, 6–1, 6–2

Wheelchair quad singles

• Netherlands Niels Vink def. Netherlands Sam Schröder, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)

Wheelchair men's doubles

• Argentina Gustavo Fernández / Japan Tokito Oda def. Spain Daniel Caverzaschi / Netherlands Ruben Spaargaren, 6–2, 6–1

Wheelchair women's doubles

• China Li Xiaohui / China Wang Ziying def. Japan Yui Kamiji / China Zhu Zhenzhen, 6–4, 6–3

Wheelchair quad doubles

• Israel Guy Sasson / Netherlands Niels Vink def. Australia Heath Davidson / United Kingdom Andy Lapthorne, 6–3, 6–1

Boys' singles

• Slovenia Žiga Šeško def. United States Keaton Hance, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' singles

• France Ksenia Efremova def. Ekaterina Tupitsyna, 6–3, 7–5

Boys' doubles

• South Africa Connor Doig / Bulgaria Dimitar Kisimov def. Australia Ymerali Ibraimi / Australia Cooper Kose, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' doubles

• Czech Republic Alena Kovačková / Czech Republic Jana Kovačková def. Czech Republic Tereza Heřmanová / Czech Republic Denisa Žoldáková, 6–1, 6–3

Wheelchair boys' singles

• Belgium Alexander Lantermann def. United Kingdom Matthew Knoesen, 6–0, 6–2

Wheelchair girls' singles

• Belgium Luna Gryp def. Japan Seira Matsuoka, 6–4, 6–4

Wheelchair boys' doubles

• United Kingdom Lucas John De Gouveia / Belgium Alexander Lantermann def. United Kingdom Matthew Knoesen / Australia Arlo Shawcross, 6–2, 6–3

Wheelchair girls' doubles

• United Kingdom Lucy Foyster / Japan Seira Matsuoka def. Belgium Luna Gryp / United States Lucy Heald, 6–3, 7–5

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each competition showing the ranking points offered for each event.

Senior points

Prize money

The Australian Open total prize money for 2026 increased by 16% year on year to a tournament record A$111,500,000.

Exhibition events

1 Point Slam

The 2026 1 Point Slam was held on 14 January, with significantly increased prize money for the champion. Amateur tennis player Jordan Smith defeated Joanna Garland in the final, winning a $1 million prize, along with $50,000 in funding for his tennis club. (Alec Reverente defeated Smith in a bonus round to win a Kia EV3.)

The list of professional players who participated in this edition included Jannik Sinner, Maria Sakkari, Nick Kyrgios, Amanda Anisimova, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Laura Pigossi and others.

AO Pickleball Slam

The AO Pickleball Slam is scheduled to return for its second edition.

Charity matches

On 13 January, Alexander Zverev and Lorenzo Musetti played an exhibition match, with the latter retiring injured while trailing 6–7(7–9). Two days later, Carlos Alcaraz played Alex de Minaur, with the Spaniard triumphing 6–3, 6–4.

In the women's exhibitions, McCartney Kessler defeated Amanda Anisimova 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]. Anisimova played Elina Svitolina in a subsequent match.

Jannik Sinner defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime 6–4, 4–6, [10–4] in the final charity match.

Red Bull Bassline

The Red Bull Bassline was an event characterized by a non-traditional format that combined short tie-break matches with live music played by a DJ. Matches were conducted without official umpires, with players responsible for making line calls and resolving points on court. Audience participation was encouraged, including involvement in disputed calls.

Matches were played in a rapid best-of-three format, with each set consisting of a tie-break to five points. Six players participated, divided into two groups, usually identified as Red and Blue. Within each group, the competition followed a round-robin structure, with each player facing all other players in the same group. Music was played throughout the matches, and spectators were invited to engage through voting and audible support, contributing to the event’s informal presentation.

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer was the winner.

Mixed doubles showdown

A mixed doubles tournament where matches were timed at 10 minutes with a 15-second shot clock, and the serve order followed a 1–2–2–2 sequence, as in a tiebreak. The team with the most points at the end of the match was declared the winner. At the conclusion of the group stage, the team with the highest number of points in each group advanced to the final. In the event of a tie, a golden point was to be played to determine the winner. All other rules applicable to Grand Slam mixed doubles tennis would apply unless otherwise specified.

The final was played by Australians Ellen Perez and Nick Kyrgios against Brazilian Luisa Stefani and Salvadoran Marcelo Arevalo. Perez and Kyrgios were the winners with a score of 10/9.

Opening Ceremony

Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt, Pat Rafter and Andre Agassi (later subbed off for Ash Barty) participated in a Fast4 exhibition doubles match to commemorate the Australian Open's first ever opening ceremony.

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