List of Australian Open singles finalists during the open era

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]

Australian Open Singles Finalists
Location
Created1969
(52 finals, including 2020)
Men's Most8: 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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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 eight-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

During the 52 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 53 men have reached the Australian Open men's singles final. The final has included men from 19 different nationalities. Twelve of the 53 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
Novak Djokovic has been an eight-time finalist (all wins).
Roger Federer has been a seven-time finalist (six wins, one loss).
Stefan Edberg was a five-time finalist (two wins, three losses).
Rafael Nadal has been a five-time finalist (one win, four losses).
Andy Murray has been a five-time finalist (all losses).
Andre Agassi was a four-time finalist (all wins).
Mats Wilander was a four-time finalist (three wins, one loss).
Ivan Lendl was a four-time finalist (two wins, two losses).
Player Nationality Finals Win-Loss Year(s)
Novak Djokovic  Serbia 8 8–0 2008*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2015*, 2016*, 2019*, 2020*
Roger Federer   Switzerland 7 6–1 2004*, 2006*, 2007*, 2009, 2010*, 2017*, 2018*
Stefan Edberg  Sweden 5 2–3 1985*, 1987*, 1990, 1992, 1993
Rafael Nadal  Spain 5 1–4 2009*, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019
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
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
2020  SerbiaNovak Djokovic AustriaDominic Thiem

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
Most Wins Most Losses
/ Johan Kriek Steve Denton 2–0 1981, 1982
Jim Courier Stefan Edberg 2–0 1992, 1993
Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal 1–1 2009 (Nadal), 2017 (Federer)
Novak Djokovic Andy Murray 4–0 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 2–0 2012, 2019

Most consecutive finals in the open era

Country Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
 SwedenMats Wilander31983–8521
 CzechoslovakiaIvan Lendl31989–9121
 SerbiaNovak Djokovic32011–1330
 United StatesArthur Ashe21970–7111
 AustraliaKen Rosewall21971–7220
 United StatesJimmy Connors21974–7511
 AustraliaJohn Newcombe21975–7611
 ArgentinaGuillermo Vilas21978–7920
 South Africa
 United States
Johan Kriek21981–8220
 United StatesSteve Denton21981–8202
 SwedenStefan Edberg21985–87[6]20
 AustraliaPat Cash21987–8802
 United StatesJim Courier21992–9320
 SwedenStefan Edberg21992–9302
 United StatesPete Sampras21994–9511
 RussiaYevgeny Kafelnikov21999–200011
 United StatesAndre Agassi22000–0120
  SwitzerlandRoger Federer22006–0720
  SwitzerlandRoger Federer22009–1011
 Great BritainAndy Murray22010–1102
 SerbiaNovak Djokovic22015–1620
 Great BritainAndy Murray22015–1602
  SwitzerlandRoger Federer22017–1820
 SerbiaNovak Djokovic22019–2020

Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

Women

During the 52 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 47 women have reached the Australian Open women's singles final. The final has included women from 19 different nationalities. Fourteen of the 47 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 has been an eight-time finalist (seven wins, one loss).
Martina Hingis was a six-time finalist (three wins, three losses).
Martina Navratilova was a six-time finalist (three wins, three losses).
Chris Evert was a six-time finalist (four losses, two wins).
Steffi Graf was a five-time finalist (four wins, one loss).
Monica Seles is a four-time finalist (all wins).
Maria Sharapova is a four-time finalist (three losses, 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*
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*
Naomi Osaka  Japan 1 1–0 2019*
Sofia Kenin  United States 1 1–0 2020*
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

Most recent final

Year Nationality Winner Nationality Runner-up
2020  United States Sofia Kenin  Spain Garbiñe Muguruza

Multiple-time opponents in the open era

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

Most consecutive finals in the open era

Country Player Number Years Results
Won Lost
 AustraliaEvonne Goolagong Cawley61971–7633
  SwitzerlandMartina Hingis61997–200233
 United StatesMartina Navratilova31981–8321
 GermanySteffi Graf31988–9030
 AustraliaMargaret Court31969–7130
 YugoslaviaMonica Seles31991–9330
 United StatesSerena Williams32015–1721
 United StatesChris Evert21981–8211
 United StatesChris Evert21984–8511
 United StatesMartina Navratilova21985–87[6]11
 GermanySteffi Graf21993–9411
 SpainArantxa Sánchez Vicario21994–9502
 United StatesJennifer Capriati22001–0220
 RussiaMaria Sharapova22007–0811
 United StatesSerena Williams22009–1020
 BelarusVictoria Azarenka22012–1320
 ChinaLi Na22013–1411

Bolded years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

See also

Notes

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