Dates, tickets, Djokovic, Kyrgios: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2025 Australian Open (but never had time to find out) – updated with entry lists
The first Grand Slam of the 2025 season will get underway in a few weeks’ time. Here’s all you need to know about the Happy Slam
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When is the 2025 Australian Open?
The main draw of the Australian Open will be played between January 12 and 26, 2025.
Which players are playing the 2025 Australian Open?
The entry lists for the 2025 Australian Open have been released with all the top 50 ranked men and women signed up to play. Six players in both the men’s and women’s singles draws have used their protected ranking leading to a cut-off of No 98.
Will Novak Djokovic play the 2025 Australian Open?
After playing a limited schedule post the 2024 US Open, Novak Djokovic has said that he will play the Australian Open in January. The 10-time champion in Melbourne, Djokovic will begin his season in Brisbane in the first week of the calendar.
Will Nick Kyrgios play the 2025 Australian Open?
If everything goes as per plan, Nick Kyrgios will play in the Australian Open in 2025. The former world No 13 has played only one official match in the past two seasons due to injuries. He is entered to play in Brisbane in the first week of the 2025 season before heading to Melbourne.
Who have received wildcards for the 2025 Australian Open?
As of now, only Zhang Shuai and Thailand’s Kasidit Samrej have secured their wildcards by winning the AO Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off. The remining wildcards are yet to be announced.
Will the Australian Open start on a Sunday?
Yes. 2025 will mark the second year in a row that the Australian Open will start on a Sunday.
Who are the defending Australian Open champions?
The defending champion in the men’s singles is Jannik Sinner, and the defending champion in the women’s singles is Aryna Sabalenka.
The other 2023 champions were as follows:
- Men’s doubles: Rohan Bopanna/ Matt Ebden
- Women’s doubles: Hsieh Su-wei/ Elise Mertens
- Mixed doubles: Hsieh Su-wei/ Jan Zielinski
- Wheelchair men’s singles: Tokito Oda
- Wheelchair women’s singles: Diede de Groot
- Wheelchair quad singles: Sam Schroder
- Wheelchair men’s doubles: Alfie Hewett/ Gordon Reid
- Wheelchair women’s doubles: Diede de Groot/ Jiske Griffioen
- Wheelchair quad doubles: Andy Lapthorne/ David Wagner
- Boys’ singles: Rei Sakamoto
- Girls’ singles: Renata Jamrichova
- Boys’ doubles: Maxwell Exsted/ Cooper Woestendick
- Girls’ doubles: Tyra Caterina Grant/ Iva Jovic
Are tickets on sale for the 2025 Australian Open?
Tickets for the 2024 Australian Open are on sale. You can buy them online at this link.
Who are the Australian Open trophies named after?
The trophy for the men’s singles event is named after Norman Brookes, a three-time Grand Slam and six-time Davis Cup champion as well as a former president of the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia. The trophy for the women’s singles event is named after Daphne Akhurst, a five-time Australian Championships winner (the name of the tournament prior to the Open Era) who died during pregnancy at the age of 29.
Who has won the most Australian Open titles?
Among the men, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has won 10 men’s singles titles at Melbourne, picking up his first in 2008 and his most recent in 2023. Margaret Court has won 11 women’s singles titles at her home slam, with her first coming before the Open Era, in 1960 and her last one in 1973; in the Open Era, Serena Williams has seven women’s singles titles.
When was the first Australian Open?
The first Australian Open was held in 1905, and that was on grass courts. It didn’t move to hard courts until 1988, when it relocated to the new Melbourne Park complex, then called Flinders Park.
Where is the Australian Open held?
The Australian Open is held at Melbourne Park. Its most famous courts include Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena, named for the country’s most legendary tennis stars — plus Melbourne Arena and two other show courts.
Who is the Australian Open’s tournament director?
Craig Tiley is the tournament director of the Australian Open. Tiley was named tournament director in 2006. In 2013, he was also named as CEO of Tennis Australia.
Is the Australian Open on social media?
You can follow all the updates from the tournament on X/ Twitter (1.7 million followers as of November 13, 2024) and Instagram (3 million).
