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.^[1][2]

The defending men's singles champion, Jannik Sinner, lost in the semifinals.^[3] The defending women's singles champion, Madison Keys, lost in the fourth round.^[4] Venus Williams became the oldest player to play in the women's singles draw at age 45.^[5]

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.

• Men's singles

• Women's singles

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

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

• Christian Harrison / Neal Skupski def. Jason Kubler / Marc Polmans, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4

• Elise Mertens / Zhang Shuai def. Anna Danilina / Aleksandra Krunić, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Guy Sasson / Niels Vink def. Heath Davidson / Andy Lapthorne, 6–3, 6–1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Lucy Foyster / Seira Matsuoka def. Luna Gryp / Lucy Heald, 6–3, 7–5

Below is a series of tables for each competition showing the ranking points offered for each event.^[6][7][8][9]

The Australian Open total prize money for 2026 increased by 16% year on year to a tournament record A$111,500,000.^[10][11]

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.^[12][13] (Alec Reverente defeated Smith in a bonus round to win a Kia EV3.)^[14]

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.^[15]

The AO Pickleball Slam is scheduled to return for its second edition.^[16]

On 13 January, Alexander Zverev and Lorenzo Musetti played an exhibition match, with the latter retiring injured while trailing 6–7^(7–9).^[17] Two days later, Carlos Alcaraz played Alex de Minaur, with the Spaniard triumphing 6–3, 6–4.^[18]

In the women's exhibitions, McCartney Kessler defeated Amanda Anisimova 6–3, 3–6, [10–7].^[19] Anisimova played Elina Svitolina in a subsequent match.^[20]

Jannik Sinner defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime 6–4, 4–6, [10–4] in the final charity match.^[21]

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.^[22]

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.^[22]

Nicolai Budkov Kjaer was the winner.

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.^[23]

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.^[24]

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.^[25]

• Australian Open official website