▁until ▁its ▁move ▁to ▁K oo y ong ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁st aged ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁week ▁of ▁November ▁and ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁December ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁event ▁schedule ▁changed ▁again ▁to ▁January ▁it ▁surv ived ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 8 6 ▁years ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁tournament ▁was ▁very ▁briefly ▁re - est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁as ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Out door ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Champions ▁Notes : ▁Challenge ▁Round : ▁The ▁Final ▁round ▁of ▁a ▁tournament , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁a ▁single - el im ination ▁phase ▁faces ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁champion , ▁who ▁plays ▁only ▁that ▁one ▁match . ▁The ▁challenge ▁round ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁tennis ▁( from ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁through ▁ 1 9 2 1 ) ▁in ▁some ▁tournament s ▁not ▁all . ▁* ▁Ind ic ates ▁ch allen ger ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁singles ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁singles ▁ ▁Records ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁singles ▁Source : ▁The ▁Tennis base ▁included ▁Most ▁titles : ▁ ▁Ger ald ▁P atter son , ▁( 8 ) ▁ ▁Most ▁consecutive ▁titles : ▁ ▁Ger ald ▁P atter son , ▁( 6 ) ▁ ▁Most ▁final s : ▁ ▁Jack ▁C raw ford , ▁( 1 1 ) ▁ ▁Most ▁consecutive ▁final s : ▁ ▁Jack ▁C raw ford , ▁( 1 0 ) ▁Most ▁matches ▁played : ▁ ▁Jack ▁C raw