2026 Australian Open – Men's singles

Further information: 2026 Australian Open
Men's singles
2026 Australian Open
Champion Carlos Alcaraz
Runner-up Novak Djokovic
Score2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
Draw128 (16Q / 8WC)
Seeds32

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 Australian Open.[1] It was his first Australian Open title and seventh major title overall, becoming the youngest man in tennis history to complete the career Grand Slam in singles (at 22 years, 8 months and 27 days old). He was also the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the singles final of all four majors.[2] The final was a rematch of the previous year's quarterfinal match, won by Djokovic. With the win, Alcaraz ended Djokovic's unbeaten 10–0 record in Australian Open finals.[3]

Jannik Sinner was the two-time defending champion,[4] but lost in the semifinals to Djokovic in a rematch of their semifinal match two years prior. Sinner's loss ended his streak of five consecutive major finals, dating to the 2024 US Open.[5]

At 38 years and 255 days old, Djokovic became the oldest man in history to reach the Australian Open final, and the oldest major finalist overall since Ken Rosewall at the 1974 US Open.[6] By making his 81st career major appearance, he equaled Roger Federer and Feliciano López's joint all-time record for the most total major main draw appearances, and equaled Federer's record 21 Australian Open main draw appearances. With his quarterfinal win, he recorded his 103rd Australian Open match win, breaking Federer's record for most match wins at the Australian Open. Djokovic was also the first man to record over 100 main-draw match wins at three different majors, having also done so at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.[7][8][9]

At 5 hours and 27 minutes long, the semifinal between Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev was the longest Australian Open semifinal (surpassing the 2009 semifinal between Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco), and third-longest overall match in tournament history.[10] Valentin Vacherot became the first Monégasque singles player to reach the third round of a major in the Open Era.[11] Learner Tien was the youngest player to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals since Nick Kyrgios in 2015.[12]

For the first time in the Open Era, and first time since the 32-seed system was introduced at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, all the players who reached the fourth round at a major were seeded.[13][14] For the first time in the Open Era, the top six seeds reached the quarterfinals in both the men's and women's singles competitions.[15] This was also the first time since the 2019 French Open that the top four men's seeds all reached the semifinals of a major, and the first such occurrence at the Australian Open since 2013.[16]

The tournament marked the final Australian Open appearance of 2014 champion, three-time major champion, and former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka; he lost in the third round to Taylor Fritz.[17] At 40 years and 296 days old, Wawrinka was the oldest player to reach the third round of a major since Rosewall at the 1978 Australian Open. His second-round win marked his 58th five-set match, tied with Ivan Lendl for the most by any player in the Open Era.[18]

Seeds

1.   Carlos Alcaraz (champion)
2.   Jannik Sinner (semifinals)
3.   Alexander Zverev (semifinals)
4.   Novak Djokovic (final)
5.   Lorenzo Musetti (quarterfinals, retired)
6.   Alex de Minaur (quarterfinals)
7.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (first round, retired)
8.   Ben Shelton (quarterfinals)
9.   Taylor Fritz (fourth round)
10.   Alexander Bublik (fourth round)
11.   Daniil Medvedev (fourth round)
12.   Casper Ruud (fourth round)
13.   Andrey Rublev (third round)
14.   Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (third round, retired)
15.   Karen Khachanov (third round)
16.   Jakub Menšík (fourth round, withdrew)
17.   Jiří Lehečka (first round)
18.   Francisco Cerúndolo (fourth round)
19.   Tommy Paul (fourth round)
20.   Flavio Cobolli (first round)
21.   Denis Shapovalov (second round)
22.   Luciano Darderi (fourth round)
23.   Tallon Griekspoor (first round)
24.   Arthur Rinderknech (first round)
25.   Learner Tien (quarterfinals)
26.   Cameron Norrie (third round)
27.   Brandon Nakashima (first round)
28.   João Fonseca (first round)
29.   Frances Tiafoe (third round)
30.   Valentin Vacherot (third round)
31.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (second round)
32.   Corentin Moutet (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Carlos Alcaraz 7 6 6
6 Alex de Minaur 5 2 1
1 Carlos Alcaraz 6 77 63 64 7
3 Alexander Zverev 4 65 77 77 5
3 Alexander Zverev 6 65 6 77
25 Learner Tien 3 77 1 63
1 Carlos Alcaraz 2 6 6 7
4 Novak Djokovic 6 2 3 5
5 Lorenzo Musetti 6 6 1r
4 Novak Djokovic 4 3 3
4 Novak Djokovic 3 6 4 6 6
2 Jannik Sinner 6 3 6 4 4
8 Ben Shelton 3 4 4
2 Jannik Sinner 6 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 C Alcaraz 6 77 6
A Walton 3 62 2 1 C Alcaraz 77 6 6
Y Hanfmann 7 4 6 77 Y Hanfmann 64 3 2
Q Z Svajda 5 6 4 63 1 C Alcaraz 6 6 6
Q M Zheng 6 6 3 60 6 32 C Moutet 2 4 1
S Korda 4 4 6 77 3 Q M Zheng 6 1 3 0r
T Schoolkate 4 61 3 32 C Moutet 3 6 6 2
32 C Moutet 6 77 6 1 C Alcaraz 78 6 7
19 T Paul 6 6 6 19 T Paul 66 4 5
A Kovacevic 4 3 3 19 T Paul 6 6 6
TA Tirante 7 6 6 TA Tirante 3 4 2
A Vukic 5 2 2 19 T Paul 6 6 0
Q N Budkov Kjær 4 3 4 14 A Davidovich Fokina 1 1 0r
R Opelka 6 6 6 R Opelka 3 63 7 6 4
F Misolic 2 3 3 14 A Davidovich Fokina 6 77 5 4 6
14 A Davidovich Fokina 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 A Bublik 6 6 6
J Brooksby 4 4 4 10 A Bublik 7 6 7
C Ugo Carabelli 65 1 2 M Fucsovics 5 4 5
M Fucsovics 77 6 6 10 A Bublik 77 77 6
M Kecmanović 2 6 6 3 4 TM Etcheverry 64 65 4
TM Etcheverry 6 3 4 6 6 TM Etcheverry 77 6 6
Q A Fery 77 6 6 Q A Fery 64 1 3
20 F Cobolli 61 4 1 10 A Bublik 4 1 1
29 F Tiafoe 77 6 6 6 A de Minaur 6 6 6
Q J Kubler 64 3 2 29 F Tiafoe 6 6 4 6
WC P Kypson 2 3 6 3 F Comesaña 4 3 6 2
F Comesaña 6 6 3 6 29 F Tiafoe 3 4 5
M Navone 2 77 4 2 6 A de Minaur 6 6 7
H Medjedovic 6 63 6 6 H Medjedovic 77 2 2 1
LL M McDonald 2 2 3 6 A de Minaur 65 6 6 6
6 A de Minaur 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 A Zverev 61 6 6 6
G Diallo 77 1 4 2 3 A Zverev 6 4 6 6
A Popyrin 6 3 6 65 64 A Müller 3 6 3 4
A Müller 2 6 3 77 710 3 A Zverev 7 4 6 6
E Nava 6 7 65 4 710 26 C Norrie 5 6 3 1
WC K Jacquet 2 5 77 6 66 E Nava 1 63 6 65
B Bonzi 0 77 6 3 4 26 C Norrie 6 77 4 77
26 C Norrie 6 62 4 6 6 3 A Zverev 6 6 6
18 F Cerúndolo 6 77 6 18 F Cerúndolo 2 4 4
PR Z Zhang 3 60 3 18 F Cerúndolo 6 6 6
Q L Draxl 5 0 4 D Džumhur 3 2 1
D Džumhur 7 6 6 18 F Cerúndolo 6 77 6
LL A Blockx 3 6 3 4 13 A Rublev 3 64 3
Q J Faria 6 3 6 6 Q J Faria 4 3 6 5
M Arnaldi 4 2 3 13 A Rublev 6 6 4 7
13 A Rublev 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 D Medvedev 7 6 77
J de Jong 5 2 62 11 D Medvedev 69 6 6 6
Q Halys 6 6 77 Q Halys 711 3 4 2
A Tabilo 2 2 62 11 D Medvedev 65 4 7 6 6
K Majchrzak 77 7 3 77 F Marozsán 77 6 5 0 3
J Fearnley 62 5 6 63 K Majchrzak 3 4 65
F Marozsán 6 6 62 6 F Marozsán 6 6 77
24 A Rinderknech 3 4 77 4 11 D Medvedev 4 0 3
25 L Tien 77 4 3 77 6 25 L Tien 6 6 6
M Giron 62 6 6 63 2 25 L Tien 6 5 6 6
Q E Ymer 6 5 4 1 A Shevchenko 2 7 1 0
A Shevchenko 3 7 6 6 25 L Tien 711 6 6
JM Cerúndolo 77 5 1 1 N Borges 69 4 2
WC J Thompson 63 7 6 6 WC J Thompson 711 3 2 4
N Borges 3 6 6 0 N Borges 69 6 6 6
7 F Auger-Aliassime 6 4 4 0r

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 L Musetti 4 77 7 3
R Collignon 6 63 5 2r 5 L Musetti 6 6 6
L Sonego 6 6 6 L Sonego 3 3 4
C Taberner 4 0 3 5 L Musetti 5 6 6 5 6
G Dimitrov 4 4 3 T Macháč 7 4 2 7 2
T Macháč 6 6 6 T Macháč 6 3 77 77
S Mochizuki 6 3 2 2 31 S Tsitsipas 4 6 65 65
31 S Tsitsipas 4 6 6 6 5 L Musetti 6 7 6
17 J Lehečka 5 61 5 9 T Fritz 2 5 4
Q A Géa 7 77 7 Q A Géa 6 3 6 5 63
L Djere 7 3 4 64 WC S Wawrinka 4 6 3 7 710
WC S Wawrinka 5 6 6 77 WC S Wawrinka 65 6 4 4
V Kopřiva 4 6 2 6 6 9 T Fritz 77 2 6 6
J-L Struff 6 2 6 3 1 V Kopřiva 1 4 64
V Royer 65 7 1 3 9 T Fritz 6 6 77
9 T Fritz 77 5 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 J Menšík 7 4 2 77 6
P Carreño Busta 5 6 6 61 3 16 J Menšík 6 6 6
Q R Sakamoto 66 1 7 6 3 Q R Jódar 2 4 4
Q R Jódar 78 6 5 4 6 16 J Menšík 6 77 77
H Hurkacz 66 78 6 6 E Quinn 2 65 65
Z Bergs 78 66 3 3 H Hurkacz 4 65 1
E Quinn 6 6 6 E Quinn 6 77 6
23 T Griekspoor 2 3 2 16 J Menšík
27 B Nakashima 3 6 61 63 4 N Djokovic w/o
B van de Zandschulp 6 4 77 77 B van de Zandschulp 78 6 6
PR J Shang 6 62 6 6 PR J Shang 66 2 3
R Bautista Agut 4 77 4 0 B van de Zandschulp 3 4 64
T Atmane 4 6 77 1 1 4 N Djokovic 6 6 77
Q F Maestrelli 6 3 64 6 6 Q F Maestrelli 3 2 2
P Martínez 3 2 2 4 N Djokovic 6 6 6
4 N Djokovic 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 B Shelton 6 77 77
U Humbert 3 62 65 8 B Shelton 6 6 6
Q D Sweeny 63 7 6 7 Q D Sweeny 3 2 2
G Monfils 77 5 4 5 8 B Shelton 6 6 77
A Mannarino 3 3 1 30 V Vacherot 4 4 65
WC R Hijikata 6 6 6 WC R Hijikata 1 3 6 2
Q M Damm 4 4 4 30 V Vacherot 6 6 4 6
30 V Vacherot 6 6 6 8 B Shelton 3 6 6 6
21 D Shapovalov 6 77 6 12 C Ruud 6 4 3 4
WC Y Bu 3 61 1 21 D Shapovalov 4 3 2
D Altmaier 0 0 65 M Čilić 6 6 6
M Čilić 6 6 77 M Čilić 4 4 6 5
J Munar 3 6 65 7 6 12 C Ruud 6 6 3 7
D Svrčina 6 2 77 5 3 J Munar 3 5 4
M Bellucci 1 2 4 12 C Ruud 6 7 6
12 C Ruud 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 K Khachanov 4 6 6 5 6
A Michelsen 6 4 3 7 3 15 K Khachanov 6 6 6
WC C O'Connell 6 67 77 2 3 Q N Basavareddy 1 4 3
Q N Basavareddy 4 79 63 6 6 15 K Khachanov 65 6 3 4
G Mpetshi Perricard 4 4 6 7 3 22 L Darderi 77 3 6 6
S Báez 6 6 3 5 6 S Báez 3 6 4 3
C Garín 65 5 63 22 L Darderi 6 1 6 6
22 L Darderi 77 7 77 22 L Darderi 1 3 62
28 J Fonseca 4 6 1 2 2 J Sinner 6 6 77
E Spizzirri 6 2 6 6 E Spizzirri 6 6 64 4 6
L Nardi 5 6 4 2 Q Y Wu 2 4 77 6 3
Q Y Wu 7 4 6 6 E Spizzirri 6 3 4 4
WC J Duckworth 77 3 1 7 6 2 J Sinner 4 6 6 6
LL D Prižmić 64 6 6 5 3 WC J Duckworth 1 4 2
H Gaston 2 1 0r 2 J Sinner 6 6 6
2 J Sinner 6 6 0

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players, based on ATP rankings as of 12 January 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 19 January 2026.

Because the tournament takes place one week later this year, points defending also include the tournament that took place during the week of 27 January 2025 (Montpellier), which will be replaced by the player's next best result.

‡ Champion
† Runner-up
Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Carlos Alcaraz‡ 12,050 400 2,000 13,650 Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic [4]
2 2 Jannik Sinner 11,500 2,000 800 10,300 Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [4]
3 3 Alexander Zverev 5,105 1,300 800 4,605 Semifinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
4 4 Novak Djokovic† 4,780 800 1,300 5,280 Runner-up, lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
5 5 Lorenzo Musetti 4,105 100 400 4,405 Quarterfinals retired against Novak Djokovic [4]
6 6 Alex de Minaur 4,080 400 400 4,080 Quarterfinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
7 8 Félix Auger-Aliassime 3,990 50+250 10+25 3,725 First round retired against Nuno Borges
8 7 Ben Shelton 4,000 800 400 3,600 Quarterfinals lost to Jannik Sinner [2]
9 9 Taylor Fritz 3,840 100 200 3,940 Fourth round lost to Lorenzo Musetti [5]
10 10 Alexander Bublik 3,065 10+50 200+30 3,235 Fourth round lost to Alex de Minaur [6]
11 12 Daniil Medvedev 2,910 50 200 3,060 Fourth round lost to Learner Tien [25]
12 13 Casper Ruud 2,795 50 200 2,945 Fourth round lost to Ben Shelton [8]
13 15 Andrey Rublev 2,600 10+100 100+10 2,600 Third round lost to Francisco Cerúndolo [18]
14 14 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 2,635 200 100 2,535 Third round retired against Tommy Paul [19]
15 18 Karen Khachanov 2,320 100 100 2,320 Third round lost to Luciano Darderi [22]
16 17 Jakub Menšík 2,345 50 200 2,495 Fourth round withdrew due to abdominal tear
17 19 Jiří Lehečka 2,090 200 10 1,900 First round lost to Arthur Géa [Q]
18 21 Francisco Cerúndolo 2,035 100 200 2,135 Fourth round lost to Alexander Zverev [3]
19 20 Tommy Paul 2,050 400 200 1,850 Fourth round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]
20 22 Flavio Cobolli 1,955 10 10 1,955 First round lost to Arthur Fery [Q]
21 23 Denis Shapovalov 1,650 50 50 1,650 Second round lost to Marin Čilić
22 25 Luciano Darderi 1,599 10 200 1,789 Fourth round lost to Jannik Sinner [2]
23 26 Tallon Griekspoor 1,565 10 10 1,565 First round lost to Ethan Quinn
24 28 Arthur Rinderknech 1,551 10+25 10+16 1,542 First round lost to Fábián Marozsán
25 29 Learner Tien 1,540 230 400 1,710 Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [3]
26 27 Cameron Norrie 1,553 10 100 1,643 Third round lost to Alexander Zverev [3]
27 30 Brandon Nakashima 1,535 10 10 1,535 First round lost to Botic van de Zandschulp
28 32 João Fonseca 1,510 80 10 1,440 First round lost to Eliot Spizzirri
29 34 Frances Tiafoe 1,500 50 100 1,550 Third round lost to Alex de Minaur [6]
30 31 Valentin Vacherot 1,519 8 100 1,611 Third round lost to Ben Shelton [8]
31 35 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1,455 10 50 1,495 Second round lost to Tomáš Macháč
32 37 Corentin Moutet 1,383 100 100 1,383 Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz [1]

Withdrawn seeded players

The following players would have been seeded but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
11 Jack Draper 2,990 200 2,790 Left arm injury[19]
16 Holger Rune 2,580 200 2,380 Left achilles tendon injury[20]

Other entry information

Wildcards

The following players received wildcards into the men's singles main draw[21][22]:

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Main article: 2026 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

The entry list was released based on the ATP rankings for the week of 17 November 2025, rather than the usual cutoff date of 8 December 2025.

† – not included on entry list
‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw

Source:[25]

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