List of Australian Open singles finalists during the Open Era

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Australian Open Singles Finalists
Location
Created1969
(54 finals, including 2022)
Men's most9: 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)
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Main article: Australian Open

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 nine-time finalist, winning all of his appearances in the finals. Murray is a five-time finalist, but lost all of those appearances. Nadal reached five finals, winning in 2009.

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[]

See also: List of Australian Open men's singles champions

During the 53 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 54 men have reached the Australian Open men's singles final. The final has included men from 19 different nationalities. Twelve of the 54 men have been from the United States, and eleven have been from Australia. Other countries well represented include Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, and Chile.[5]

  • * = Champion
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Novak Djokovic, a nine-time finalist (nine wins).
Roger Federer, a seven-time finalist (six wins).
Stefan Edberg, a five-time finalist (two wins).
Rafael Nadal, a five-time finalist (one win).
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).
Player Nationality Finals Win-Loss Year(s)
Novak Djokovic  Serbia 9 9–0 2008*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2015*, 2016*, 2019*, 2020*, 2021*
Roger Federer   Switzerland 7 6–1 2004*, 2006*, 2007*, 2009, 2010*, 2017*, 2018*
Rafael Nadal  Spain 6 2–4 2009*, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022*
Stefan Edberg  Sweden 5 2–3 1985*, 1987*, 1990, 1992, 1993
Andy Murray  Great Britain 5 0–5 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
Andre Agassi  United States 4 4–0 1995*, 2000*, 2001*, 2003*
Mats Wilander  Sweden 4 3–1 1983*, 1984*, 1985, 1988*
Ivan Lendl  Czechoslovakia 4 2–2 1983, 1989*, 1990*, 1991
John Newcombe  Australia 3 2–1 1973*, 1975*, 1976
Guillermo Vilas  Argentina 3 2–1 1977(Jan), 1978*, 1979*
Pete Sampras  United States 3 2–1 1994*, 1995, 1997*
Marat Safin  Russia 3 1–2 2002, 2004, 2005*
Ken Rosewall  Australia 2 2–0 1971*, 1972*
Johan Kriek  South Africa[a]
 United States 		2 2–0 1981*, 1982*
Boris Becker  Germany 2 2–0 1991*, 1996*
Jim Courier  United States 2 2–0 1992*, 1993*
Arthur Ashe  United States 2 1–1 1970*, 1971
Jimmy Connors  United States 2 1–1 1974*, 1975
Yevgeny Kafelnikov  Russia 2 1–1 1999*, 2000
Steve Denton  United States 2 0–2 1981, 1982
Pat Cash  Australia 2 0–2 1987, 1988
Daniil Medvedev  Russia 2 0–2 2021, 2022
Rod Laver  Australia 1 1–0 1969*
Mark Edmondson  Australia 1 1–0 1976*
Roscoe Tanner  United States 1 1–0 1977(Jan)*
Vitas Gerulaitis  United States 1 1–0 1977(Dec)*
Brian Teacher  United States 1 1–0 1980*
Petr Korda  Czech Republic 1 1–0 1998*
Thomas Johansson  Sweden 1 1–0 2002*
Stan Wawrinka   Switzerland 1 1–0 2014*
Andrés Gimeno  Spain 1 0–1 1969
Dick Crealy  Australia 1 0–1 1970
Malcolm Anderson  Australia 1 0–1 1972
Onny Parun  New Zealand 1 0–1 1973
Phil Dent  Australia 1 0–1 1974
John Lloyd  Great Britain 1 0–1 1977(Dec)
John Marks  Australia 1 0–1 1978
John Sadri  United States 1 0–1 1979
Kim Warwick  Australia 1 0–1 1980
Kevin Curren  South Africa 1 0–1 1984
Miloslav Mečíř  Czechoslovakia 1 0–1 1989
Todd Martin  United States 1 0–1 1994
Michael Chang  United States 1 0–1 1996
Carlos Moyá  Spain 1 0–1 1997
Marcelo Ríos  Chile 1 0–1 1998
Thomas Enqvist  Sweden 1 0–1 1999
Arnaud Clément  France 1 0–1 2001
Rainer Schüttler  Germany 1 0–1 2003
Lleyton Hewitt  Australia 1 0–1 2005
Marcos Baghdatis  Cyprus 1 0–1 2006
Fernando González  Chile 1 0–1 2007
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga  France 1 0–1 2008
Marin Čilić  Croatia 1 0–1 2018
Dominic Thiem  Austria 1 0–1 2020

Most recent final[]

Year Nationality Winner Nationality Runner-up
2021  Serbia Novak Djokovic  Russia Daniil Medvedev

Multiple-time opponents in the open era[]

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[]

Country 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
 Great Britain Andy Murray 2 2010–11 0 2
 Serbia Novak Djokovic 2 2015–16 2 0
 Great Britain Andy Murray 2 2015–16 0 2
  Switzerland Roger Federer 2 2017–18 2 0
 Russia Daniil Medvedev 2 2021–22 0 1

Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

Women[]

See also: List of Australian Open women's singles champions

During the 53 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 48 women have reached the Australian Open women's singles final. The final has included women from 19 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).
Player Nationality Finals Win-Loss Year(s)
Serena Williams  United States 8 7–1 2003*, 2005*, 2007*, 2009*, 2010*, 2015*, 2016, 2017*
Evonne Goolagong Cawley  Australia 7 4–3 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977(Dec)*
Martina Navratilova  United States [b] 6 3–3 1975, 1981*, 1982, 1983*, 1985*, 1987
Martina Hingis   Switzerland 6 3–3 1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002
Chris Evert  United States 6 2–4 1974, 1981, 1982*, 1984*, 1985, 1988
Steffi Graf  Germany 5 4–1 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993, 1994*
Margaret Court  Australia 4 4–0 1969*, 1970*, 1971*, 1973*
Monica Seles  Yugoslavia
 United States[c] 		4 4–0 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1996*
Maria Sharapova  Russia 4 1–3 2007, 2008*, 2012, 2015
Justine Henin  Belgium 3 1–2 2004*, 2006, 2010
Li Na  China 3 1–2 2011, 2013, 2014*
Hana Mandliková  Czechoslovakia 2 2–0 1980*, 1987*
Jennifer Capriati  United States 2 2–0 2001*, 2002*
Victoria Azarenka  Belarus 2 2–0 2012*, 2013*
Naomi Osaka  Japan 2 2–0 2019*, 2021*
Kerry Melville Reid  Australia 2 1–1 1970, 1977(Jan)*
Mary Pierce  France 2 1–1 1995*, 1997
Amélie Mauresmo  France 2 1–1 1999, 2006*
Lindsay Davenport  United States 2 1–1 2000*, 2005
Kim Clijsters  Belgium 2 1–1 2004, 2011*
Helena Suková  Czechoslovakia 2 0–2 1984, 1989
Mary Joe Fernández  United States 2 0–2 1990, 1992
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Spain 2 0–2 1994, 1995
Venus Williams  United States 2 0–2 2003, 2017
Virginia Wade  United Kingdom 1 1–0 1972*
Chris O'Neil  Australia 1 1–0 1978*
Barbara Jordan  United States 1 1–0 1979*
Angelique Kerber  Germany 1 1–0 2016*
Caroline Wozniacki  Denmark 1 1–0 2018*
Sofia Kenin  United States 1 1–0 2020*
Ashleigh Barty  Australia 1 1–0 2022*
Billie Jean King  United States 1 0–1 1969
Renáta Tomanová  Germany 1 0–1 1976
Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat  Australia 1 0–1 1977(Jan)
Helen Gourlay Cawley  Australia 1 0–1 1977(Dec)
Betsy Nagelsen  United States 1 0–1 1978
Sharon Walsh  United States 1 0–1 1979
Wendy Turnbull  Australia 1 0–1 1980
Kathy Jordan  United States 1 0–1 1983
Jana Novotná  Czechoslovakia 1 0–1 1991
Anke Huber  Germany 1 0–1 1996
Conchita Martínez  Spain 1 0–1 1998
Ana Ivanovic  Serbia 1 0–1 2008
Dinara Safina  Russia 1 0–1 2009
Dominika Cibulková  Slovakia 1 0–1 2014
Simona Halep  Romania 1 0–1 2018
Petra Kvitová  Czech Republic 1 0–1 2019
Garbiñe Muguruza  Spain 1 0–1 2020
Jennifer Brady  United States 1 0–1 2021
Danielle Collins  United States 1 0–1 2022

Most recent final[]

Year Nationality Winner Nationality Runner-up
2022  Australia Ashleigh Barty  United States Danielle Collins

Multiple-time opponents in the open era[]

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[]

Country 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
 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

Bolded years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

See also[]

Notes[]

  • A 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]

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