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.
Tournaments
Week 1
[ATP Cup]
- Group Stages/Finals: Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney
- Group Stages: Perth Arena, Perth, Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane and Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney
[Brisbane International]
- Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane
Tournament | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
Women's singles | 2009 | Victoria Azarenka | Marion Bartoli | 6–3, 6–1 |
Women's singles | 2010 | Kim Clijsters | Justine Henin | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
Women's singles | 2011 | Petra Kvitová | Andrea Petkovic | 6–1, 6–3 |
Women's singles | 2012 | Kaia Kanepi | Daniela Hantuchová | 6–2, 6–1 |
Women's singles | 2013 | Serena Williams | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6–2, 6–1 |
Women's singles | 2014 | Serena Williams | Victoria Azarenka | 6–4, 7–5 |
Women's singles | 2015 | Maria Sharapova | Ana Ivanovic | 6–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
Women's singles | 2016 | Victoria Azarenka | Angelique Kerber | 6–3, 6–1 |
Women's singles | 2017 | Karolína Plíšková | Alizé Cornet | 6–0, 6–3 |
Women's singles | 2018 | Elina Svitolina | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6–2, 6–1 |
Women's singles | 2019 | Karolína Plíšková | Lesia Tsurenko | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Men's singles | 2009 | Radek Štěpánek | Fernando Verdasco | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Men's singles | 2010 | Andy Roddick | Radek Štěpánek | 7–6, 7–6 |
Men's singles | 2011 | Robin Söderling | Andy Roddick | 6–3, 7–5 |
Men's singles | 2012 | Andy Murray | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6–1, 6–3 |
Men's singles | 2013 | Andy Murray | Grigor Dimitrov | 7–6, 6–4 |
Men's singles | 2014 | Lleyton Hewitt | Roger Federer | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Men's singles | 2015 | Roger Federer | Milos Raonic | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
Men's singles | 2016 | Milos Raonic | Roger Federer | 6–4, 6–4 |
Men's singles | 2017 | Grigor Dimitrov | Kei Nishikori | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Men's singles | 2018 | Nick Kyrgios | Ryan Harrison | 6–4, 6–2 |
Men's singles | 2019 | Kei Nishikori | Daniil Medvedev | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Week 2
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The Adelaide International forms part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. The inaugural tournament commences in January 2020 and will take place at an upgraded Memorial Drive Park facility in the final week before the Australian Open.[Kooyong Classic]
- Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne
[Hobart International]
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 Tour and is classed as an International tournament. 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 | 2009 | Petra Kvitová | Iveta Benešová | 7–5, 6–1 |
Women's singles | 2010 | Alona Bondarenko | Shahar Pe'er | 6–2, 6–4 |
Women's singles | 2011 | Jarmila Groth | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6–4, 6–3 |
Women's singles | 2012 | Mona Barthel | Yanina Wickmayer | 6–1, 6–2 |
Women's singles | 2013 | Elena Vesnina | Mona Barthel | 6–3, 6–4 |
Women's singles | 2014 | Garbiñe Muguruza | Klára Zakopalová | 6–4, 6–0 |
Women's singles | 2015 | Heather Watson | Madison Brengle | 6–3, 6–4 |
Women's singles | 2016 | Alizé Cornet | Eugenie Bouchard | 6–1, 6–2 |
Women's singles | 2017 | Elise Mertens | Monica Niculescu | 6–3, 6–1 |
Women's singles | 2018 | Elise Mertens | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Women's singles | 2019 | Sofia Kenin | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6–3, 6–0 |
Weeks 3 and 4: Australian Open
The first of four Grand Slam events is held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, usually in the second fortnight of January. In 2020 the tournament finished in the first week of February.See: List of Australian Open champions.
Abolished tournaments
Hopman Cup
- Perth Arena, Perth
Sydney International
- Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, Sydney
World Tennis Challenge
- Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide