List of Australian Open singles finalists during the open era
| Australian Open Singles Finalists | ||
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| Official web | ||
| Location | Melbourne Australia |
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| Created | 1969 (47 finals, including 2015) |
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| Men's Most | 5: Stefan Edberg Roger Federer Novak Djokovic |
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| Men's Most Consecutive |
3: Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl Novak Djokovic |
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| Women's Most | 7: Evonne Goolagong Cawley | |
| Women's Most Consecutive |
6: Evonne Goolagong Cawley Martina Hingis |
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| Most Meetings | Men's (3 times): Djokovic vs. Murray (3–0) Women's (3 times): Navratilova vs. Evert (2–1) |
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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, and Andy Murray.[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 five times and won the title four times, all on hard courts, which the first three was on Rebound Ace and the last one on Plexicushion surface.[3] Djokovic is a five time finalist, which he won all of his appearances in the finals, so far. Murray is a four time finalist, but lost all of those appearances.
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 is undefeated in her six finals since 2003, all on hard courts, but three came on Rebound Ace and the last three on Plexicushion.[4] In her four final appearances since 2007, Sharapova won the title in 2008.
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Men
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During the 47 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 51 men have reached the Australian Open men's singles final. The final has included men from 18 different nationalities. Twelve of the 51 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
Most recent final
| Year | Nationality | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up |
| 2015 |  Serbia |
Novak Djokovic |  Great Britain |
Andy Murray |
Multiple-time opponents in the open era
| Opponents | Record | Finals meetings | |
| Most Wins | Most Losses | ||
 / Johan Kriek |
Steve Denton |
2–0 | 1981 (Kriek), 1982 (Kriek) |
| Jim Courier |
 Stefan Edberg |
2–0 | 1992 (Courier), 1993 (Courier) |
| Novak Djokovic |
Andy Murray |
3–0 | 2011 (Djokovic), 2013 (Djokovic), 2015 (Djokovic) |
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 |
| 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 |
| United States |
Steve Denton | 2 | 1981–82 | 0 | 2 |
| South Africa United States |
Johan Kriek | 2 | 1981–82 | 2 | 0 |
| 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 |
Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak
Women
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During the 47 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 40 women have reached the Australian Open women's singles final. The final has included women from eleven different nationalities. Thirteen of the 40 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
Most recent final
| Year | Nationality | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up |
| 2015 | United States |
Serena Williams | Russia |
Maria Sharapova |
Multiple-time opponents in the open era
| Opponents | Record | Finals meetings | |
| Most Wins | Most Losses | ||
| Margaret Court |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
2–0 | 1971 (Court), 1973 (Court) |
| Martina Navratilova |
Chris Evert |
2–1 | 1981 (Navratilova), 1982 (Evert), 1985 (Navratilova) |
| Jennifer Capriati |
Martina Hingis |
2–0 | 2001 (Capriati), 2002 (Capriati) |
| Serena Williams |
Maria Sharapova |
2–0 | 2007 (Williams), 2015 (Williams) |
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 |
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]
- 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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