Australian Open

The 2024 Australian Open winners for the Singles Championships were Jannik Sinner (Men’s) and Aryna Sabalenka (Women’s). 

The Australian Open is one of the four major Grand Slam tournaments taking place around the world each year offering punters the best tennis betting markets.Australian Open Preview & Odds

Held annually in Melbourne the Australian Open runs in the summer down under over the last two weeks January, sometimes into February, and is the first of the Grand Slam events.

First held in 1905 but officially known as the Australian Open in 1969, the tournament offers over $76.5 million in prize money.

Punters can enjoy a share of their own winnings with a Grand Slam bet on the Aussie Open. Like all Grand Slam tournaments the Australian Open is divided up into a number of titles.

For the first time in 2024 the 112th edition of the Australian Open began on a Sunday one day earlier than has been tradition. Australian Open 2024 day sessions took place on Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena and featured a minimum of two matches (reduced from three) in an attempt to reduce the chance of matches finishing in the early hours of the next morning.

Australian Open 2024

  • Dates: 14th – 28th January, 2024
  • Edition: 112th
  • Grand Slam: 1st of 2024
  • City: Melbourne
  • Venue: Melbourne Park
  • Surface: Hard (GreenSet)
  • Total Tournament Prize Money: $86.5 million
  • Reigning Men’s Singles Champion: Jannik Sinner (2024)
  • Reigning Women’s Singles Champion: Aryna Sabalenka (2024)

2024 Australian Open Betting: Men’s Singles Champion

Betting on the 2024 Australian Open Men’s Singles championship was led by Italy’s Jannik Sinner with the World No. 4 defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final on Sunday, January 28th to secure his maiden Grand Slam victory.

Betting on the 2024 Australian Open Women’s Singles championship was led by Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka who went back-to-back defending her 2023 Aus Open victory when defeating China’s Zheng Qinwen, who played in her first Grand Slam final, in the decider on Saturday, January 27th.


Current Australian Open Champions: Major Titles

  • Men’s Singles: Current champion Italy Jannik Sinner (2024)
  • Men’s Doubles: Current champions India Rohan Bopanna Australia Matthew Ebden (2024)
  • Women’s Singles: Current champion Aryna Sabalenka (2024)
  • Women’s Doubles: Current champions Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Belgium Elise Mertens (2024)
  • Mixed Doubles: Current champions Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Poland Jan Zieliński (2024)
  • Wheelchair Men’s SinglesJapan Tokito Oda (2024)
  • Wheelchair Men’s DoublesUnited Kingdom Alfie Hewett / United Kingdom Gordon Reid (2024)
  • Wheelchair Women’s Singles: Netherlands Diede de Groot (2024)
  • Wheelchair Women’s Doubles: Netherlands Diede de Groot / Netherlands Jiske Griffioen (2024)
  • Wheelchair Quad Singles: Netherlands Sam Schröder (2024)
  • Wheelchair Quad Doubles: United Kingdom Andy Lapthorne United States David Wagner (2024)

There are also Australian Open divisions for junior’s championships, wheelchair, legends and exhibition events although betting on these comps is less popular.

In 1988 the Australian Open was changed from a grass tournament to being played on the hardcourt surfaces at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena and currently attracts the highest attendance records second only to the US Open. Formerly known as the Australasian Championships and Australian Championships, the title Australian Open was adopted in 1969.

Previous cities the Australian Open has been contested:

  • Melbourne
  • Sydney
  • Adelaide
  • Brisbane
  • Perth
  • Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Hastings, New Zealand

Lead-up tournaments the world’s top seeded tennis players come into the Australian Open via include the Brisbane International, Sydney Open, Kooyong Classic and Hopman Cup. The Australian Open is part of the ATP World Tour and WTA World Tour seasons.

The Women’s Singles Australian Open winner is awarded the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, named in honour of former World No. 3 player and five-time Aussie Open Women’s Singles champion.

The Men’s Singles Australian Open winner is awarded with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup, named after former World No. 1 Sir Norman Brookes who won the 1911 Australian Open.

Australian Open Betting Odds

Australian Open betting is a major event for punters on the annual world sporting calendar and odds on which players will be crowned the year’s Australian Open winners are open months in advance of the summer tennis tournament.

The most popular Australian Open odds are those offered on the Grand Slam matches over the competition at head-to-head pricing. There are also plenty of exotic Aussie Open betting markets on everything from five-set betting predictions and the first player to serve a game to love. Punters can also place bets on their Australian Open tips on other results like the second set winner, total games being odd/even and who will break serve first.

Along with the match-by-match Australian Open winner markets and set betting punters can cash in on juicy tennis odds at futures prices on the Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles and Doubles winners markets at all-in prices pre-tournament.

The 2024 Australian Open is the next edition of this time-honoured tennis tournament and betting on the Men’s Singles Winner and Women’s Singles Winner will be open early next year.

Australian Open Past Winners

While the Australian Open has run since 1905 it has been contested as one of the four Grand Slam tournaments every year since 1987. The Open Era dates back to 1969.

The Men’s Singles Champion plays for the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup trophy and Serbian champion Novak Djokovic holds the most Men’s Singles titles (10), surpassing Roger Federer (6) with his 2019 victory and then extending his record streak with a successful title defence in both 2020, 2021 and again in 2023, as well as the most consecutive titles won (since 1969) of three (2011-13). Novak Djokovic also holds a perfect 10 – 0 record in the final of the Australian Open as of 2023. He was denied a chance at a fourth consecutive title in 2022 after his Visa was cancelled due to his vaccination status against COVID-19, but returned in 2023 to regain champion status.

Novak Djokovic Australian Open Records

  • Most Men’s Singles titles (10)
  • Most consecutive titles since 1969 (3)
  • Perfect Australian Open Finals record (10 – 0)

Australia won five of the first eight Open Era Men’s Singles titles from 1969-76, but the last local Men’s Singles Australian Open winner was Mark Edmondson (1976). The other most successful male Australian Open champions in the Open Era with six titles is Roger Federer from Switzerland.

Past Australian Open Men’s Singles Winners

Below are the Australian Open Men’s Singles Past Winners dating back to 2000.

Year Country Champion Country Runner-Up Score
2000 USA Andre Agassi RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2001 USA Andre Agassi FRA Arnaud Clément 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
2002 SWE Thomas Johansson RUS Marat Safin 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2003 USA Andre Agassi GER Rainer Schüttler 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
2004 SUI Roger Federer RUS Marat Safin 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2
2005 RUS Marat Safin AUS Lleyton Hewitt 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
2006 SUI Roger Federer CYP Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
2007 SUI Roger Federer CHI Fernando González 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4
2008 SRB Novak Djokovic FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2009 ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2
2010 SUI Roger Federer GBR Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
2011 SRB Novak Djokovic GBR Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
2012 SRB Novak Djokovic ESP Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
2013 SRB Novak Djokovic GBR Andy Murray 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2
2014 SUI Stan Wawrinka ESP Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2015 SRB Novak Djokovic GBR Andy Murray 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0
2016 SRB Novak Djokovic GBR Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
2017 SUI Roger Federer ESP Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
2018 SUI Roger Federer CRO Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-7(5-7), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
2019 SRB Novak Djokovic ESP Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
2020 SRB Novak Djokovic AT Dominic Thiem  6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2021 SRB Novak Djokovic RUS Daniil Medvedev 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
2022 ESP Rafael Nadal RUS Daniil Medvedev 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
2023 SRB Novak Djokovic GRC Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
2024 IT Jannik Sinner RUS Daniil Medvedev 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3

The aspiring Women’s Singles Champion plays for the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup and in the Open Era, American powerhouse Serena Williams holds the most Open Era titles with seven after her 2017 success. The women’s singles was first contested in 1922 and the all-time record belongs to Aussie Margaret Court (7 Amateur Era titles; 4 Open Era wins) who held the ranking of World No. 1 in 1962.

Court (1969-71) is also one of six women’s singles champions to enjoy three consecutive Australian Open titles in their division along with Evonne Goolagong (1974-76), Steffi Graf (1988-90), Monica Seles (1991-93) and Martina Hingis (1997-99).

In the Open Era Australia enjoyed an early dominance in the Women’s Australian Open Singles with 10 wins from 11 tournaments played from 1969-78. Chris O’Neil (1978) was the last Aussie to keep the trophy at home until the 2022 Australian Open victory by home hero Ash Barty.

Past Australian Open Women’s Singles Winners

Below are the Australian Open Women’s Singles Past Winners dating back to 2000.

Year Country Champion Country Runner-Up Score
2000 USA Lindsay Davenport SUI Martina Hingis 6–1, 7–5
2001 USA Jennifer Capriati SUI Martina Hingis 6–4, 6–3
2002 USA Jennifer Capriati SUI Martina Hingis 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
2003 USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–4
2004 BEL Justine Henin BEL Kim Clijsters 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
2005 USA Serena Williams USA Lindsay Davenport 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
2006 FRA Amélie Mauresmo BEL Justine Henin 6–1, 2–0 retired
2007 USA Serena Williams RUS Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–2
2008 RUS Maria Sharapova SRB Ana Ivanovic 7–5, 6–3
2009 USA Serena Williams RUS Dinara Safina 6–0, 6–3
2010 USA Serena Williams BEL Justine Henin 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2011 BEL Kim Clijsters CHN Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2012 BLR Victoria Azarenka RUS Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–0
2013 BLR Victoria Azarenka CHN Li Na 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2014 CHN Li Na SVK Dominika Cibulková 7–6(7–3), 6–0
2015 USA Serena Williams RUS Maria Sharapova 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2016 GER Angelique Kerber USA Serena Williams 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2017 USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4
2017 SUI Roger Federer ESP Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
2018 DEN Caroline Wozniacki ROM Simona Halep 7-6(7-2), 3-6, 6-4
2019 JPN Naomi Osaka CZE Petra Kvitova 7-6, 5-7, 6-4
2020 USA Sofia Kenin ESP Garbiñe Muguruza  4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2021 JPN Naomi Osaka USA Jennifer Brady 6-5, 6-3
2022 AUS Ashleigh Barty USA Danielle Collins 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2023 BLR Aryna Sabalenka KAZ Elena Rybakina 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2024 BLR Aryna Sabalenka CHN Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2

Australian Open Records

Plenty of amazing Australian Open tennis records have been set since the tournament opened up to professional tennis players in 1969, which began the Open Era.

The most Australian Open Men’s singles titles is a tennis record was co-held by Roy Emerson, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer with six a piece before Djokovic celebrated his seventh Australian Open Grand Slam success in 2019, his eighth in 2020, his incredible ninth in 2021 and then a record-extending tenth title in 2023. With his 2020 Australian Open victory, Djokovic also became the first player in the open era of tennis to win Grand Slams across three decades.

Adrian Quist holds the record for most doubles titles – an incredible 10. In the Women’s Singles at the Aussie Open Margaret Court has the most titles (11) of all-time including her four in the Open Era. Serena Williams though has scored seven Australian Open Women’s Singles titles in the Open Era giving her the modern-day record.

Men’s Aus Open Records

  • Most Singles Titles: Novak Djokovic (10)
  • Most Doubles Titles: Adrian Quist (10)

Women’s Aus Open Records

  • Most Singles Titles: Margaret Court (11), Open Era Record: Serena Williams (7)
  • Most Doubles Titles: Thelma Coyne Long (12)

Youngest Australian Open Winners

  • Men’s Singles: Ken Rosewall in 1953 (18 yrs 2 months)
  • Women’s Singles: Martina Hingis in 1997 (16 yrs 4 months)

Longest Australian Open Match

2012 Australian Open Final: Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal (5 hrs 53 minutes – Longest Open Era Grand Slam Final)