The 2025 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament being held at Melbourne Park from 12–26 January 2025. It was the 113th edition of the Australian Open, the 57th 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.
Here you will find some results and interesting facts about the tournament.
- A total of 1,102,303 people went through the gates of the Australian Open over the 15 days of the main draw.
- There were plenty of celebrities spotted in the crowd, including actor Eric Bana, fashionista Tyra Banks, regular visitor Rebel Wilson, singer and actor Harry Connick Jr, Jackie Chan, Australian F1 driver Oscar Piastri and former driver Mark Webber as well as plenty of international sportspeople.
- It’s not cheap eating out for the public at the Australian Open, but at least some food can be brought in – otherwise, the cheapest meal (aside from hot chips) is over $ 12,5. The best value beer is $ 9,0 while the official champagne is Piper Heidsieck at $ 15,5 per glass.
- Madison Keys beat the defending champion, top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, in a dramatic three set women’s final. Keys also beat number 2 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals. Jannik Sinner defended his title and won his third Grand Slam against Alexander Zverev, who has now lost three Grand Slam finals.
- The Australian Open total prize money for 2025 increased by 11.6% year on year to a tournament record $60000000.
Defending champion Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 to win the men’s singles tennis title at the 2025 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open title and third major title overall. Sinner became the youngest man to defend the title since Jim Courier in 1993, and the youngest to defend their first major title since Rafael Nadal at the 2006 French Open. The top-ranked Italian has dominated the rest of the tour, particularly on the hard-court surface over the last year, where he has won 53 of his last 56 matches.
Carlos Alcaraz was struggling to become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam in singles, but he lost to Djokovic in the quarterfinals.
Novak Djokovic was vying for a record-extending eleventh Australian Open title and a record-extending 25th major singles title, but he retired in his semifinal match against Zverev due to injury. Djokovic’s second-round match marked his 430th career major main draw singles match, surpassing Roger Federer’s all-time record.
American underdog Madison Keys finally reached a Grand Slam trophy after holding off defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open women’s title.
Keys, playing her second major final and first for more than seven years, overcame the world number one 6-3 2-6 7-5.
Only three other women have been older than the 29-year-old Keys when winning their first Grand Slam title. She was the first player to win a major after defeating both the world No. 1 and world No. 2 since Svetlana Kuznetsova at the 2009 French Open.
Keys, seeded 19th in Melbourne, clasped her head in amazement before sharing an emotional hug with husband and coach Bjorn Fratangelo.
Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten defeated Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the final, 6–7(16–18), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the men’s doubles tennis title at the 2025 Australian Open. It was the second major title Patten and Heliövaara have claimed together after last year’s Wimbledon triumph.
Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend defeated defending champion Hsieh Su-wei and her partner Jeļena Ostapenko in the final, 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to win the women’s doubles tennis title at the 2025 Australian Open. Holding one of the most impressive doubles résumés in the Open Era, Siniakova has now won 10 Grand Slam titles in women’s doubles. She is the first player to amass 10 women’s doubles Slams since Martina Hingis captured her 10th at 2015 Wimbledon.
Olivia Gadecki and John Peers defeated Kimberly Birrell and John-Patrick Smith in the final, 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2025 Australian Open. It was the first major mixed doubles title for Gadecki, and second for Peers. They’re also just the fourth all-Australian pairing to achieve the feat in the Open era, following in the footsteps of Ebden and Gajdosova, Scott Draper and Samantha Stosur in 2005, and Mark Woodforde and Nicole Provis in 1992.
“Thank you so much for playing with me and letting me ride the wave,” Gadecki told Peers, while crediting Birrell and Smith for their efforts. “I’m looking forward to next year.”
“It was so much fun this week, hopefully we’ll get another opportunity to do it again, it was great sharing the court with you and you’re a class act so keep going, this is just the start for you,” responded Peers, a Paris 2024 Olympic Games men’s doubles gold medallist alongside Ebden.
He also thanked his parents including his mother, Elizabeth Little, who reached the AO women’s doubles semifinals in 1979.
An emotional Alfie Hewett captured the Australian Open 2025 men’s wheelchair singles title, triumphing 6-4 6-3 over long-time rival and top seed Tokito Oda. It was his second Australian Open title and tenth major singles title overall.
Yui Kamiji defeated Aniek van Koot in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women’s singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2025 Australian Open. It was her third Australian Open singles title and ninth major singles title overall.
Who holds the Australian Open record for most titles, oldest champion, youngest champion and more?
- Most Titles, Singles: Novak Djokovic (10)
- Most Titles, Doubles: Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan (6)
- Oldest Champion: Ken Rosewall, 37, in 1972
- Youngest Champion: Mats Wilander, 19, in 1983
- Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 1 Ivan Lendl in 1990, Jim Courier in 1993, Pete Sampras in 1994, 1997, Andre Agassi in 2000, Roger Federer in 2006-07, 2010, Rafael Nadal in 2009, Novak Djokovic in 2012-13, 2015-16, 2019, 2021
- Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 212 Mark Edmondson in 1976
- Last Home Champion: Mark Edmondson in 1976
- Most Match Wins: Roger Federer (102)