Australian Open Series

The Australian Open Series is a selection of tennis tournaments held annually prior to the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. As of 2016, there are five official Australian Open Series tournaments held across Australia in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year, as designated by Tennis Australia.[1]

Tournaments

Week 1

Hopman Cup

Perth Arena, Perth

The Hopman Cup is an international team indoor hardcourt tennis tournament held in early January (sometimes commencing in late December) each year, which plays mixed-gender teams on a country-by-country basis. The championship is named in honour of Australian tennis player and coach Harry Hopman.

Tournament Year Champion Runner-up Score
Team event 2009Slovakia SlovakiaRussia Russia2–0
2010Spain SpainUnited Kingdom Great Britain2–1
2011United States United StatesBelgium Belgium2–1
2012Czech Republic Czech RepublicFrance France2–0
2013Spain SpainSerbia Serbia2–1
2014France FrancePoland Poland2–1
2015Poland PolandUnited States United States2–1
2016Australia AustraliaUkraine Ukraine2–0
2017France FranceUnited States United States2–1
2018Switzerland SwitzerlandGermany Germany2–1

Brisbane International

Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane

The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. It is held annually in January at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

Tournament Year Champion Runner-up Score
Men's singles 2009Czech Republic Radek ŠtěpánekSpain Fernando Verdasco3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2010United States Andy RoddickCzech Republic Radek Štěpánek7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
2011Sweden Robin SöderlingUnited States Andy Roddick6–3, 7–5
2012United Kingdom Andy MurrayUkraine Alexandr Dolgopolov6–1, 6–3
2013United Kingdom Andy Murray (2) Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov7–6, 6–4
2014Australia Lleyton HewittSwitzerland Roger Federer6–1, 4–6, 6–3
2015Switzerland Roger FedererCanada Milos Raonic6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4
2016Canada Milos RaonicSwitzerland Roger Federer6–4, 6–4
2017Bulgaria Grigor DimitrovJapan Kei Nishikori6–2, 2–6, 6–3
2018Australia Nick KyrgiosUnited States Ryan Harrison6–4, 6–2
Women's singles 2009Belarus Victoria AzarenkaFrance Marion Bartoli6–3, 6–1
2010Belgium Kim ClijstersBelgium Justine Henin6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
2011Czech Republic Petra KvitováGermany Andrea Petkovic6–1, 6–3
2012Estonia Kaia KanepiSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová6–2, 6–1
2013United States Serena WilliamsRussia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–2, 6–1
2014United States Serena Williams (2) Belarus Victoria Azarenka6–4, 7–5
2015Russia Maria SharapovaSerbia Ana Ivanovic6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
2016Belarus Victoria Azarenka (2) Germany Angelique Kerber6–3, 6–1
2017Czech Republic Karolína PlíškováFrance Alizé Cornet6–0, 6–3
2018Ukraine Elina SvitolinaBelarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich6–2, 6–1

Week 2

Hobart International

Domain Tennis Centre, Hobart The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour and is classed as an International tournament (previously Tier IV). It is competed on outdoor hardcourts, and is held in the run-up to the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the Australian Open.

Tournament Year Champion Runner-up Score
Women's singles 2009Czech Republic Petra KvitováCzech Republic Iveta Benešová7–5, 6–1
2010Ukraine Alona BondarenkoIsrael Shahar Pe'er6–2, 6–4
2011Australia Jarmila GrothUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands6–4, 6–3
2012Germany Mona Barthel Belgium Yanina Wickmayer6–1, 6–2
2013Russia Elena VesninaGermany Mona Barthel6–3, 6–4
2014Spain Garbiñe MuguruzaCzech Republic Klára Zakopalová6–4, 6–0
2015United Kingdom Heather WatsonUnited States Madison Brengle6–3, 6–4
2016France Alizé CornetCanada Eugenie Bouchard6–1, 6–2
2017Belgium (Q) Elise MertensRomania Monica Niculescu6–3, 6–1
2018Belgium Elise Mertens (2) Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu6–1, 4–6, 6–3

Sydney International

Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney

The Sydney International (formerly known as the Championship of New South Wales and New South Wales Open) is a professional tennis tournament in Sydney, New South Wales. The tournament is played annually at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Homebush. It is one of the oldest tennis tournaments in the world, dating to 1885. The tournament is currently noted as an ATP 250 point event on the men's tour and a WTA Premier event on the women's tour

Tournament Year Champion Runner-up Score
Men's singles 2009Argentina David NalbandianFinland Jarkko Nieminen6–3, 6–7, 6–2
2010Cyprus Marcos BaghdatisFrance Richard Gasquet6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2011France Gilles SimonSerbia Viktor Troicki7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2012Finland Jarkko NieminenFrance Julien Benneteau6–2, 7–5
2013Australia Bernard TomicSouth Africa Kevin Anderson6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
2014Argentina Juan Martín del PotroAustralia Bernard Tomic6–3, 6–1
2015Serbia Viktor TroickiKazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin6–2, 6–3
2016Serbia Viktor Troicki (2) Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov2–6, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)
2017Luxembourg Gilles MullerUnited Kingdom Daniel Evans7–6(7–5), 6–2
2018Russia Daniil MedvedevAustralia Alex de Minaur1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Women's singles 2009Russia Elena DementievaRussia Dinara Safina6–3, 2–6, 6–1
2010Russia Elena Dementieva (2) United States Serena Williams6–3, 6–2
2011China Li NaBelgium Kim Clijsters7–6(7–3), 6–3
2012Belarus Victoria AzarenkaChina Li Na6–2, 1–6, 6–3
2013Poland Agnieszka RadwańskaSlovakia Dominika Cibulková6–0, 6–0
2014Bulgaria Tsvetana PironkovaGermany Angelique Kerber6–4, 6–4
2015Czech Republic Petra KvitováCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
2016Russia Svetlana KuznetsovaPuerto Rico Monica Puig6–0, 6–2
2017United Kingdom Johanna KontaPoland Agnieszka Radwańska6–4, 6–2
2018Germany Angelique KerberAustralia Ashleigh Barty6–4, 6–4

World Tennis Challenge

Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide

The World Tennis Challenge is a three night exhibition tournament held in the week before the Australian Open in Adelaide, South Australia. The tournament was created by a consortium of past players. It has four teams of two players, a 'legend' and a current player and are paired into areas e.g. Americas or represent their countries. The current players play each other in a best of 3 match with a match tiebreaker for a 3rd set. The legends play a pro set, and the doubles if needed is a normal set with no a rules before a super tie break if needed.

Tournament Year Champion
Team event 2009United States
2010Australasia
2011Americas
2012Americas
2013Team Wilander
2014Team Cash
2015Team McEnroe
2016Team Ivanisevic

Weeks 3 and 4: Australian Open

The first of four Grand Slam events is held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in the second fortnight of January.

See: List of Australian Open champions.

References

  1. ↑ "Tennis Australia". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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