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Australian OpenWomen's Singles

2026 winner: Elena Rybakina, beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final (6-4 4-6 6-4).

Most wins
7
Margaret Smith
Different winners
51
Editions held
100

Complete honours by season

100 editions, from 1922 to 2026

YearWinnerFinalRunner-upScore
2020s
2026Elena RybakinaRunner-up: Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4Aryna Sabalenka6-4 4-6 6-4
2025Madison KeysRunner-up: Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5Aryna Sabalenka6-3 2-6 7-5
2024Aryna SabalenkaRunner-up: Zheng Qinwen 6-3 6-2Zheng Qinwen6-3 6-2
2023Aryna SabalenkaRunner-up: Elena Rybakina 4-6 6-3 6-4Elena Rybakina4-6 6-3 6-4
2022Ashleigh BartyRunner-up: Danielle Collins 6-3 7-6Danielle Collins6-3 7-6
2021Naomi OsakaRunner-up: Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3Jennifer Brady6-4 6-3
2020Sofia KeninRunner-up: Garbiñe Muguruza 4-6 6-2 6-2Garbiñe Muguruza4-6 6-2 6-2
2010s
2019Naomi OsakaRunner-up: Petra Kvitová 7-6 5-7 6-4Petra Kvitová7-6 5-7 6-4
2018Caroline WozniackiRunner-up: Simona Halep 7-6 3-6 6-4Simona Halep7-6 3-6 6-4
2017Serena WilliamsRunner-up: Venus Williams 6-4 6-4Venus Williams6-4 6-4
2016Angelique KerberRunner-up: Serena Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4Serena Williams6-4 3-6 6-4
2015Serena WilliamsRunner-up: Maria Sharapova 6-3 7-6Maria Sharapova6-3 7-6
2014Li NaRunner-up: Dominika Cibulková 7-6 6-0Dominika Cibulková7-6 6-0
2013Victoria AzarenkaRunner-up: Li Na 4-6 6-4 6-3Li Na4-6 6-4 6-3
2012Victoria AzarenkaRunner-up: Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0Maria Sharapova6-3 6-0
2011Kim ClijstersRunner-up: Li Na 3-6 6-3 6-3Li Na3-6 6-3 6-3
2010Serena WilliamsRunner-up: Justine Henin 6-4 3-6 6-2Justine Henin6-4 3-6 6-2
2000s
2009Serena WilliamsRunner-up: Dinara Safina 6-0 6-3Dinara Safina6-0 6-3
2008Maria SharapovaRunner-up: Ana Ivanovic 7-5 6-3Ana Ivanovic7-5 6-3
2007Serena WilliamsRunner-up: Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-2Maria Sharapova6-1 6-2
2006*Amélie MauresmoRunner-up: Justine Henin 6-1 2-0Justine Henin6-1 2-0
2005Serena WilliamsRunner-up: Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-3 6-0Lindsay Davenport2-6 6-3 6-0
2004Justine HeninRunner-up: Kim Clijsters 6-3 4-6 6-3Kim Clijsters6-3 4-6 6-3
2003Serena WilliamsRunner-up: Venus Williams 7-6 3-6 6-4Venus Williams7-6 3-6 6-4
2002Jennifer CapriatiRunner-up: Martina Hingis 4-6 7-6 6-2Martina Hingis4-6 7-6 6-2
2001Jennifer CapriatiRunner-up: Martina Hingis 6-4 6-3Martina Hingis6-4 6-3
2000Lindsay DavenportRunner-up: Martina Hingis 6-1 7-5Martina Hingis6-1 7-5
1990s
1999Martina HingisRunner-up: Amélie Mauresmo 6-2 6-3Amélie Mauresmo6-2 6-3
1998Martina HingisRunner-up: Conchita Martínez 6-3 6-3Conchita Martínez6-3 6-3
1997Martina HingisRunner-up: Mary Pierce 6-2 6-2Mary Pierce6-2 6-2
1996Monica SelesRunner-up: Anke Huber 6-4 6-1Anke Huber6-4 6-1
1995Mary PierceRunner-up: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3 6-2Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6-3 6-2
1994Steffi GrafRunner-up: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-0 6-2Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6-0 6-2
1993Monica SelesRunner-up: Steffi Graf 4-6 6-3 6-2Steffi Graf4-6 6-3 6-2
1992Monica SelesRunner-up: Mary Joe Fernández 6-2 6-3Mary Joe Fernández6-2 6-3
1991Monica SelesRunner-up: Jana Novotná 5-7 6-3 6-1Jana Novotná5-7 6-3 6-1
1990Steffi GrafRunner-up: Mary Joe Fernández 6-3 6-4Mary Joe Fernández6-3 6-4
1980s
1989Steffi GrafRunner-up: Helena Suková 6-4 6-4Helena Suková6-4 6-4
1988Steffi GrafRunner-up: Chris Evert 6-1 7-6Chris Evert6-1 7-6
1987Hana MandlíkováRunner-up: Martina Navrátilová 7-5 7-6Martina Navrátilová7-5 7-6
1985Martina NavrátilováRunner-up: Chris Evert 6-2 4-6 6-2Chris Evert6-2 4-6 6-2
1984Chris EvertRunner-up: Helena Suková 6-7 6-1 6-3Helena Suková6-7 6-1 6-3
1983Martina NavrátilováRunner-up: Kathy Jordan 6-2 7-6Kathy Jordan6-2 7-6
1982Chris EvertRunner-up: Martina Navrátilová 6-3 2-6 6-3Martina Navrátilová6-3 2-6 6-3
1981Martina NavrátilováRunner-up: Chris Evert 6-7 6-4 7-5Chris Evert6-7 6-4 7-5
1980Hana MandlíkováRunner-up: Wendy Turnbull 6-0 7-5Wendy Turnbull6-0 7-5
1970s
1979Barbara JordanRunner-up: Sharon Walsh 6-3 6-3Sharon Walsh6-3 6-3
1978Chris O'NeilRunner-up: Betsy Nagelsen 6-3 7-6Betsy Nagelsen6-3 7-6
1977Kerry Melville ReidRunner-up: Dianne Fromholtz 7-5 6-2Dianne Fromholtz7-5 6-2
1977Evonne GoolagongRunner-up: Helen Gourlay 6-3 6-0Helen Gourlay6-3 6-0
1976Evonne GoolagongRunner-up: Renáta Tomanová 6-2 6-2Renáta Tomanová6-2 6-2
1975Evonne GoolagongRunner-up: Martina Navrátilová 6-3 6-2Martina Navrátilová6-3 6-2
1974Evonne GoolagongRunner-up: Chris Evert 7-6 4-6 6-0Chris Evert7-6 4-6 6-0
1973Margaret CourtRunner-up: Evonne Goolagong 6-4 7-5Evonne Goolagong6-4 7-5
1972Virginia WadeRunner-up: Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-4Evonne Goolagong6-4 6-4
1971Margaret CourtRunner-up: Evonne Goolagong 2-6 7-6 7-5Evonne Goolagong2-6 7-6 7-5
1970Margaret CourtRunner-up: Kerry Melville Reid 6-1 6-3Kerry Melville Reid6-1 6-3
1960s
1969Margaret CourtRunner-up: Billie Jean King 6-4 6-1Billie Jean King6-4 6-1
1968Billie Jean KingRunner-up: Margaret Court 6-1 6-2Margaret Court6-1 6-2
1967Nancy RicheyRunner-up: Lesley Turner 6-1 6-4Lesley Turner6-1 6-4
1966*Margaret SmithRunner-up: Nancy Richey -Nancy Richey-
1965*Margaret SmithRunner-up: Maria Bueno 5-7 6-4 5-2Maria Bueno5-7 6-4 5-2
1964Margaret SmithRunner-up: Lesley Turner 6-3 6-2Lesley Turner6-3 6-2
1963Margaret SmithRunner-up: Jan Lehane 6-2 6-2Jan Lehane6-2 6-2
1962Margaret SmithRunner-up: Jan Lehane 6-0 6-2Jan Lehane6-0 6-2
1961Margaret SmithRunner-up: Jan Lehane 6-1 6-4Jan Lehane6-1 6-4
1960Margaret SmithRunner-up: Jan Lehane 7-5 6-2Jan Lehane7-5 6-2
1950s
1959Mary Carter ReitanoRunner-up: Renée Schuurman 6-2 6-3Renée Schuurman6-2 6-3
1958Angela MortimerRunner-up: Lorraine Coghlan 6-3 6-4Lorraine Coghlan6-3 6-4
1957Shirley FryRunner-up: Althea Gibson 6-3 6-4Althea Gibson6-3 6-4
1956Mary Carter ReitanoRunner-up: Thelma Coyne Long 3-6 6-2 9-7Thelma Coyne Long3-6 6-2 9-7
1955Beryl PenroseRunner-up: Thelma Coyne Long 6-4 6-3Thelma Coyne Long6-4 6-3
1954Thelma Coyne LongRunner-up: Jenny Staley 6-3 6-4Jenny Staley6-3 6-4
1953Maureen ConnollyRunner-up: Julia Sampson 6-3 6-2Julia Sampson6-3 6-2
1952Thelma Coyne LongRunner-up: Helen Angwin 6-2 6-3Helen Angwin6-2 6-3
1951Nancye Wynne BoltonRunner-up: Thelma Coyne Long 6-1 7-5Thelma Coyne Long6-1 7-5
1950Louise BroughRunner-up: Doris Hart 6-4 3-6 6-4Doris Hart6-4 3-6 6-4
1940s
1949Doris HartRunner-up: Nancye Wynne Bolton 6-3 6-4Nancye Wynne Bolton6-3 6-4
1948Nancye Wynne BoltonRunner-up: Marie Toomey 6-3 6-1Marie Toomey6-3 6-1
1947Nancye Wynne BoltonRunner-up: Nell Hall Hopman 6-3 6-2Nell Hall Hopman6-3 6-2
1946Nancye Wynne BoltonRunner-up: Joyce Fitch 6-4 6-4Joyce Fitch6-4 6-4
1940Nancye Wynne BoltonRunner-up: Thelma Coyne Long 5-7 6-4 6-0Thelma Coyne Long5-7 6-4 6-0
1930s
1939Emily Hood WestacottRunner-up: Nell Hall Hopman 6-1 6-2Nell Hall Hopman6-1 6-2
1938Dorothy CheneyRunner-up: Dorothy Stevenson 6-3 6-2Dorothy Stevenson6-3 6-2
1937Nancye Wynne BoltonRunner-up: Emily Hood Westacott 6-3 5-7 6-4Emily Hood Westacott6-3 5-7 6-4
1936Joan HartiganRunner-up: Nancye Wynne Bolton 6-4 6-4Nancye Wynne Bolton6-4 6-4
1935Dorothy RoundRunner-up: Nancy Lyle 1-6 6-1 6-3Nancy Lyle1-6 6-1 6-3
1934Joan HartiganRunner-up: Margaret Molesworth 6-1 6-4Margaret Molesworth6-1 6-4
1933Joan HartiganRunner-up: Coral Buttsworth 6-4 6-3Coral Buttsworth6-4 6-3
1932Coral ButtsworthRunner-up: Kathleen Le Messurier 9-7 6-4Kathleen Le Messurier9-7 6-4
1931Coral ButtsworthRunner-up: Marjorie Cox Crawford 1-6 6-3 6-4Marjorie Cox Crawford1-6 6-3 6-4
1930Daphne AkhurstRunner-up: Sylvia Lance Harper 10-8 2-6 7-5Sylvia Lance Harper10-8 2-6 7-5
1920s
1929Daphne AkhurstRunner-up: Louie Bickerton 6-1 5-7 6-2Louie Bickerton6-1 5-7 6-2
1928Daphne AkhurstRunner-up: Esna Boyd 7-5 6-2Esna Boyd7-5 6-2
1927Esna BoydRunner-up: Sylvia Lance Harper 5-7 6-1 6-2Sylvia Lance Harper5-7 6-1 6-2
1926Daphne AkhurstRunner-up: Esna Boyd 6-1 6-3Esna Boyd6-1 6-3
1925Daphne AkhurstRunner-up: Esna Boyd 1-6 8-6 6-4Esna Boyd1-6 8-6 6-4
1924Sylvia Lance HarperRunner-up: Esna Boyd 6-3 3-6 8-6Esna Boyd6-3 3-6 8-6
1923Margaret MolesworthRunner-up: Esna Boyd 6-1 7-5Esna Boyd6-1 7-5
1922Margaret MolesworthRunner-up: Esna Boyd 6-3 10-8Esna Boyd6-3 10-8

* : Won by retirement or walkover

Detailed statistics

Most wins

Frequently asked questions

Australian Open (Women's Singles): who has won the most titles?
Most titles: Margaret Smith and Serena Williams, with 7 titles.
Australian Open (Women's Singles): who won the 2026 title?
2026 title: Elena Rybakina.
Australian Open (Women's Singles): how many editions have been played?
The honours list covers 100 editions.
Australian Open (Women's Singles): how many different players have won the title?
51 different players have won the title.
Australian Open (Women's Singles): which players have won the most titles?
Number of titles: Margaret Smith (7), Serena Williams (7), Nancye Wynne Bolton (6).