List of Australian Open singles finalists during the open era

Australian Open Singles Finalists
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Location	Melbourne  Australia
Created	1969 (48 finals, including 2016)
Men's Most	6: Novak Djokovic
Men's Most Consecutive	3: Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl Novak Djokovic
Women's Most	7: Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Women's Most Consecutive	6: Evonne Goolagong Cawley Martina Hingis
Most Meetings	Men's (4 times): Djokovic vs. Murray (4–0) Women's (3 times): Navratilova vs. Evert (2–1)

The Australian Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament held annually in Melbourne, Australia at the Melbourne & Olympic Parks grounds. Since 1969, the tournament became open to professionals, so it is now called the Australian Open.^[1] The senior men's and women's tournaments are open to any player with a world ranking, although players below number 100 in the world rankings generally have to enter a preliminary qualification tournament or receive a wildcard to gain entry.^[2]

The men who have reached the final at least four times in the open era are Mats Wilander, Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.^[3] Wilander reached the final four times, three times while the event was held on grass and once on hard courts.^[3] He won the title twice on grass and once on the other surface.^[3] Lendl also reached the final four times, once on grass and three times on hard courts.^[3] Both of his titles were on the latter surface.^[3] Edberg made the final five times, twice on grass and three times on hard courts.^[3] Both of his titles were on grass.^[3] Agassi was undefeated in his four appearances in the final between 1995 and 2003, which all on hard courts.^[3] Federer has reached the final five times and won the title four times, all on hard courts, which the first three was on Rebound Ace and the last one on Plexicushion surface.^[3] Djokovic is a six-time finalist, and he won all of his appearances in the finals. Murray is a five-time finalist, but lost all of those appearances.

The women who have reached the final at least four times in the open era are Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova.^[4] Court reached the final and won the title four times between 1969 and 1973.^[4] Goolagong Cawley reached the final seven times between 1971 and 1977, winning four titles.^[4] Evert reached the final six times between 1974 and 1988, five on grass and once on hard courts.^[4] Both of her titles were on grass.^[4] All of Navratilova's six finals between 1975 and 1987 were on grass, with her winning three titles.^[4] Graf reached five finals, all on hard courts, between 1987 and 1994.^[4] She won four of those finals.^[4] Seles was undefeated in her four finals between 1991 and 1996, all on hard courts.^[4] Hingis reached six consecutive finals on hard courts between 1997 and 2002, winning three times.^[4] Williams played seven finals since 2003, all on hard courts, with three on Rebound Ace and the last four finals on Plexicushion. She won her first six finals.^[4] In her four final appearances since 2007, Sharapova won the title in 2008.

Men

During the 48 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 51 men have reached the Australian Open men's singles final. The final has included men from 18 different nationalities. Twelve of the 51 men have been from the United States, and eleven have been from Australia. Other countries well represented include Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, and Chile.^[5]

• * = Champion

Novak Djokovic is a six-time finalist (all wins).

Roger Federer has been a five-time finalist (four wins, one loss).

Stefan Edberg was a five-time finalist (two wins, three losses).

Andre Agassi was a four-time finalist (all wins).

Mats Wilander was a four-time finalist (three wins, one loss).

Ivan Lendl was a four-time finalist (two wins, two losses).

Andy Murray is a five-time finalist (all losses).

Player	Nationality	Finals	Win-Loss	Year(s)
Djokovic, NovakNovak Djokovic	Serbia	6	6–0	2008*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2015*, 2016*
Federer, RogerRoger Federer	Switzerland	5	4–1	2004*, 2006*, 2007*, 2009, 2010*
Edberg, StefanStefan Edberg	Sweden	5	2–3	1985*, 1987*, 1990, 1992, 1993
Murray, AndyAndy Murray	Great Britain	5	0–5	2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
Agassi, AndreAndre Agassi	United States	4	4–0	1995*, 2000*, 2001*, 2003*
Wilander, MatsMats Wilander	Sweden	4	3–1	1983*, 1984*, 1985, 1988*
Lendl, IvanIvan Lendl	Czechoslovakia	4	2–2	1983, 1989*, 1990*, 1991
Newcombe, JohnJohn Newcombe	Australia	3	2–1	1973*, 1975*, 1976
Vilas, GuillermoGuillermo Vilas	Argentina	3	2–1	1977(Jan), 1978*, 1979*
Sampras, PetePete Sampras	United States	3	2–1	1994*, 1995, 1997*
Safin, MaratMarat Safin	Russia	3	1–2	2002, 2004, 2005*
Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal	Spain	3	1–2	2009*, 2012, 2014
Rosewall, KenKen Rosewall	Australia	2	2–0	1971*, 1972*
Kriek, JohanJohan Kriek	South Africa [a]  United States	2	2–0	1981*, 1982*
Becker, BorisBoris Becker	Germany	2	2–0	1991*, 1996*
Courier, JimJim Courier	United States	2	2–0	1992*, 1993*
Ashe, ArthurArthur Ashe	United States	2	1–1	1970*, 1971
Connors, JimmyJimmy Connors	United States	2	1–1	1974*, 1975
Kafelnikov, YevgenyYevgeny Kafelnikov	Russia	2	1–1	1999*, 2000
Denton, SteveSteve Denton	United States	2	0–2	1981, 1982
Cash, PatPat Cash	Australia	2	0–2	1987, 1988
Laver, RodRod Laver	Australia	1	1–0	1969*
Edmondson, MarkMark Edmondson	Australia	1	1–0	1976*
Tanner, RoscoeRoscoe Tanner	United States	1	1–0	1977(Jan)*
Gerulaitis, VitasVitas Gerulaitis	United States	1	1–0	1977(Dec)*
Teacher, BrianBrian Teacher	United States	1	1–0	1980*
Korda, PetrPetr Korda	Czechoslovakia	1	1–0	1998*
Johansson, ThomasThomas Johansson	Sweden	1	1–0	2002*
Wawrinka, StanislasStanislas Wawrinka	Switzerland	1	1–0	2014*
Gimeno, AndrésAndrés Gimeno	Spain	1	0–1	1969
Crealy, DickDick Crealy	Australia	1	0–1	1970
Anderson, MalcolmMalcolm Anderson	Australia	1	0–1	1972
Parun, OnnyOnny Parun	New Zealand	1	0–1	1973
Dent, PhilPhil Dent	Australia	1	0–1	1974
Lloyd, JohnJohn Lloyd	Great Britain	1	0–1	1977(Dec)
Marks, JohnJohn Marks	Australia	1	0–1	1978
Sadri, JohnJohn Sadri	United States	1	0–1	1979
Warwick, KimKim Warwick	Australia	1	0–1	1980
Curren, KevinKevin Curren	South Africa	1	0–1	1984
Mečíř, MiloslavMiloslav Mečíř	Slovakia	1	0–1	1989
Martin, ToddTodd Martin	United States	1	0–1	1994
Chang, MichaelMichael Chang	United States	1	0–1	1996
Moyá, CarlosCarlos Moyá	Spain	1	0–1	1997
Ríos, MarceloMarcelo Ríos	Chile	1	0–1	1998
Enqvist, ThomasThomas Enqvist	Sweden	1	0–1	1999
Clément, ArnaudArnaud Clément	France	1	0–1	2001
Schüttler, RainerRainer Schüttler	Germany	1	0–1	2003
Hewitt, LleytonLleyton Hewitt	Australia	1	0–1	2005
Baghdatis, MarcosMarcos Baghdatis	Cyprus	1	0–1	2006
González, FernandoFernando González	Chile	1	0–1	2007
Tsonga, Jo-WilfriedJo-Wilfried Tsonga	France	1	0–1	2008

Most recent final

Year	Nationality	Winner	Nationality	Runner-up
2016	Serbia	Novak Djokovic	Great Britain	Andy Murray

Multiple-time opponents in the open era

In 2016, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray reached the same final for an unprecedented fourth time in just six years; no other pair of players have contested more than two Australian Open finals in the Open era, and only the four finals between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the French Open matches the record in any of the other Slams during the Open era.

Opponents		Record	Finals meetings
Most Wins	Most Losses
Novak Djokovic	Andy Murray	4–0	2011 (Djokovic), 2013 (Djokovic), 2015 (Djokovic), 2016 (Djokovic)
/ Johan Kriek	Steve Denton	2–0	1981 (Kriek), 1982 (Kriek)
Jim Courier	Stefan Edberg	2–0	1992 (Courier), 1993 (Courier)

Most consecutive finals in the open era

Country	Player	Number	Years	Results
				Won	Lost
Sweden	Mats Wilander	3	1983–85	2	1
Czechoslovakia	Ivan Lendl	3	1989–91	2	1
Serbia	Novak Djokovic	3	2011–13	3	0
United States	Arthur Ashe	2	1970–71	1	1
Australia	Ken Rosewall	2	1971–72	2	0
United States	Jimmy Connors	2	1974–75	1	1
Australia	John Newcombe	2	1975–76	1	1
Argentina	Guillermo Vilas	2	1978–79	2	0
United States	Steve Denton	2	1981–82	0	2
South Africa  United States	Johan Kriek	2	1981–82	2	0
Sweden	Stefan Edberg	2	1985–87[6]	2	0
Australia	Pat Cash	2	1987–88	0	2
United States	Jim Courier	2	1992–93	2	0
Sweden	Stefan Edberg	2	1992–93	0	2
United States	Pete Sampras	2	1994–95	1	1
Russia	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	2	1999–2000	1	1
United States	Andre Agassi	2	2000–01	2	0
Switzerland	Roger Federer	2	2006–07	2	0
Switzerland	Roger Federer	2	2009–10	1	1
Great Britain	Andy Murray	2	2010–11	0	2
Serbia	Novak Djokovic	2	2015–16	2	0
Great Britain	Andy Murray	2	2015–16	0	2

Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

Women

During the 48 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 41 women have reached the Australian Open women's singles final. The final has included women from eleven different nationalities. Thirteen of the 41 women have been from the United States, and seven have been from Australia. Other countries well represented include Germany, Czechoslovakia, France, Russia, Spain, Belgium, China, and Belarus.^[7]

• * = Champion

Serena Williams has been a seven-time finalist (six wins, one loss).

Martina Hingis was a six-time finalist (three wins, three losses).

Martina Navratilova was a six-time finalist (three wins, three losses).

Chris Evert was a six-time finalist (four losses, two wins).

Steffi Graf was a five-time finalist (four wins, one loss).

Monica Seles is a four-time finalist (all wins).

Maria Sharapova is a four-time finalist (three losses, one win)

Player	Nationality	Finals	Win-Loss	Year(s)
Williams, SerenaSerena Williams	United States	7	6–1	2003*, 2005*, 2007*, 2009*, 2010*, 2015*, 2016
Goolagong Cawley, EvonneEvonne Goolagong Cawley	Australia	7	4–3	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977(Dec)*
Navratilova, MartinaMartina Navratilova	United States [b]	6	3–3	1975, 1981*, 1982, 1983*, 1985*, 1987
Hingis, MartinaMartina Hingis	Switzerland	6	3–3	1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002
Evert, ChrisChris Evert	United States	6	2–4	1974, 1981, 1982*, 1984*, 1985, 1988
Graf, SteffiSteffi Graf	Germany	5	4–1	1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993, 1994*
Court, MargaretMargaret Court	Australia	4	4–0	1969*, 1970*, 1971*, 1973*
Seles, MonicaMonica Seles	Yugoslavia  United States[c]	4	4–0	1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1996*
Sharapova, MariaMaria Sharapova	Russia	4	1–3	2007, 2008*, 2012, 2015
Henin, JustineJustine Henin	Belgium	3	1–2	2004*, 2006, 2010
Na, LiLi Na	China	3	1–2	2011, 2013, 2014*
Mandliková, HanaHana Mandliková	Czechoslovakia	2	2–0	1980*, 1987*
Capriati, JenniferJennifer Capriati	United States	2	2–0	2001*, 2002*
Azarenka, VictoriaVictoria Azarenka	Belarus	2	2–0	2012*, 2013*
Melville Reid, KerryKerry Melville Reid	Australia	2	1–1	1970, 1977(Jan)*
Pierce, MaryMary Pierce	France	2	1–1	1995*, 1997
Mauresmo, AmélieAmélie Mauresmo	France	2	1–1	1999, 2006*
Davenport, LindsayLindsay Davenport	United States	2	1–1	2000*, 2005
Clijsters, KimKim Clijsters	Belgium	2	1–1	2004, 2011*
Suková, HelenaHelena Suková	Czechoslovakia	2	0–2	1984, 1989
Fernández, Mary JoeMary Joe Fernández	United States	2	0–2	1990, 1992
Sánchez Vicario, ArantxaArantxa Sánchez Vicario	Spain	2	0–2	1994, 1995
Wade, VirginiaVirginia Wade	United Kingdom	1	1–0	1972*
O'Neil, ChrisChris O'Neil	Australia	1	1–0	1978*
Jordan, BarbaraBarbara Jordan	United States	1	1–0	1979*
Kerber, AngeliqueAngelique Kerber	Germany	1	1–0	2016*
King, Billie JeanBillie Jean King	United States	1	0–1	1969
Tomanová, RenátaRenáta Tomanová	Germany	1	0–1	1976
Fromholtz Balestrat, DianneDianne Fromholtz Balestrat	Australia	1	0–1	1977(Jan)
Gourlay Cawley, HelenHelen Gourlay Cawley	Australia	1	0–1	1977(Dec)
Nagelsen, BetsyBetsy Nagelsen	United States	1	0–1	1978
Walsh, SharonSharon Walsh	United States	1	0–1	1979
Turnbull, WendyWendy Turnbull	Australia	1	0–1	1980
Jordan, KathyKathy Jordan	United States	1	0–1	1983
Novotná, JanaJana Novotná	Czechoslovakia	1	0–1	1991
Huber, AnkeAnke Huber	Germany	1	0–1	1996
Martínez, ConchitaConchita Martínez	Spain	1	0–1	1998
Williams, VenusVenus Williams	United States	1	0–1	2003
Ivanovic, AnaAna Ivanovic	Serbia	1	0–1	2008
Safina, DinaraDinara Safina	Russia	1	0–1	2009
Cibulková, DominikaDominika Cibulková	Slovakia	1	0–1	2014

Most recent final

Year	Nationality	Winner	Nationality	Runner-up
2016	Germany	Angelique Kerber	United States	Serena Williams

Multiple-time opponents in the open era

Opponents		Record	Finals meetings
Most Wins	Most Losses
Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	2–0	1971 (Court), 1973 (Court)
Martina Navratilova	Chris Evert	2–1	1981 (Navratilova), 1982 (Evert), 1985 (Navratilova)
Jennifer Capriati	Martina Hingis	2–0	2001 (Capriati), 2002 (Capriati)
Serena Williams	Maria Sharapova	2–0	2007 (Williams), 2015 (Williams)

Most consecutive finals in the open era

Country	Player	Number	Years	Results
				Won	Lost
Australia	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6	1971–76	3	3
Switzerland	Martina Hingis	6	1997–2002	3	3
United States	Martina Navratilova	3	1981–83	2	1
Germany	Steffi Graf	3	1988–90	3	0
Australia	Margaret Court	3	1969–71	3	0
Yugoslavia	Monica Seles	3	1991–93	3	0
United States	Chris Evert	2	1981–82	1	1
United States	Chris Evert	2	1984–85	1	1
United States	Martina Navratilova	2	1985–87[6]	1	1
Germany	Steffi Graf	2	1993–94	1	1
Spain	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2	1994–95	0	2
United States	Jennifer Capriati	2	2001–02	2	0
Russia	Maria Sharapova	2	2007–08	1	1
United States	Serena Williams	2	2009–10	2	0
Belarus	Victoria Azarenka	2	2012–13	2	0
China	Li Na	2	2013–14	1	1
United States	Serena Williams	2	2015–16	1	1

Bolded years^ indicates Active or Current Streak

See also

• List of French Open singles finalists during the open era
• List of Wimbledon singles finalists during the open era
• List of US Open singles finalists during the open era

Notes

• ^A Johan Kriek was born in South Africa but became a United States citizen in 1982.^[8]
• ^B Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia but lost her citizenship in 1975. She became a United States citizen in 1981. Her Czech citizenship was restored in 2008.^[9]
• ^C Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia but became a United States citizen in 1994.^[10]

References

External links

• ATP tournament profile