List of Australian Open singles finalists during the Open Era
Introduction 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. 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.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, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal. Wilander reached the final four times, three times while the event was held on grass and once on hard courts. He won the title twice on grass and once on the other surface. Lendl also reached the final four times, once on grass and three times on hard courts. Both of his titles were on the latter surface. Edberg made the final five times, twice on grass and three times on hard courts. Both of his titles were on grass. Agassi was undefeated in his four appearances in the final between 1995 and 2003, which all on hard courts. Federer has reached the final seven times and won the title six times, all on hard courts, which the first three was on Rebound Ace and the last three on Plexicushion surface. Djokovic is a record ten-time finalist, winning all of his appearances in the finals. Murray is a five-time finalist, but lost all of those appearances. Nadal reached six finals, winning twice.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. Court reached the final and won the title four times between 1969 and 1973.Goolagong Cawley reached the final seven times between 1971 and 1977, winning four titles. Evert reached the final six times between 1974 and 1988, five on grass and once on hard courts. Both of her titles were on grass. All of Navratilova's six finals between 1975 and 1987 were on grass, with her winning three titles. Graf reached five finals, all on hard courts, between 1987 and 1994.She won four of those finals. Seles was undefeated in her four finals between 1991 and 1996, all on hard courts. Hingis reached six consecutive finals on hard courts between 1997 and 2002, winning three times. Williams played eight finals since 2003, all on hard courts, with three on Rebound Ace and the last five finals on Plexicushion. She won her first six finals as well as her eighth. In her four final appearances since 2007, Sharapova won the title in 2008.
Men During the 56 times that this tournament has been held in the Open Era, 55 men have reached the Australian Open men's singles final. The final has included men from 21 different nationalities. Twelve of the 56 men have been from the United States, and eleven have been from Australia. Other countries well represented include Serbia, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, and Chile. * = ChampionNovak Djokovic, a ten-time finalist (all wins).Roger Federer, a seven-time finalist (six wins).Stefan Edberg, a five-time finalist (two wins).Rafael Nadal, a six-time finalist two wins).Andy Murray, a five-time finalist (no wins).Andre Agassi, a four-time finalist (four wins).Mats Wilander, a four-time finalist (three wins).Ivan Lendl, a four-time finalist (two wins). CountryPlayer Finals Win–Loss Year(s)  1010–0 2008*, 2011*, 2012*, 2013*, 2015*, 2016*, 2019*, 2020*, 2021*, 2023*  76–1 2004*, 2006*, 2007*, 2009, 2010*, 2017*, 2018*  62–4 2009*, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2022*  52–3 1985*, 1987*, 1990, 1992, 1993  50–5 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016  44–0 1995*, 2000*, 2001*, 2003*  43–1 1983*, 1984*, 1985, 1988*  42–2 1983, 1989*, 1990*, 1991  32–1 1973*, 1975*, 1976  32–1 1977(Jan), 1978*, 1979*  32–1 1994*, 1995, 1997*  31–2 2002, 2004, 2005*  30–3 2021, 2022, 2024  22–0 1971*, 1972*  22–0 1981*, 1982*  22–0 1991*, 1996*  22–0 1992*, 1993*  21–1 1970*, 1971  21–1 1974*, 1975  21–1 1999*, 2000  20–2 1981, 1982  20–2 1987, 1988  11–0 1969*  11–0 1976*  11–0 1977(Jan)*  11–0 1977(Dec)*  11–0 1980*  11–0 1998*  11–0 2002*  11–0 2014*  11–0 2024*  10–1 1969  10–1 1970  10–1 1972  10–1 1973  10–1 1974  10–1 1977(Dec)  10–1 1978  10–1 1979  10–1 1980  10–1 1984  10–1 1989  10–1 1994  10–1 1996  10–1 1997  10–1 1998  10–1 1999  10–1 2001  10–1 2003  10–1 2005  10–1 2006  10–1 2007  10–1 2008  10–1 2018  10–1 2020  10–1 2023===Most recent final===YearCountryChampionCountryRunner-up 2024 Jannik Sinner| Daniil Medvedev===Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era===In 2016, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray reached the same final for an unprecedented fourth time in 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/ '''Johan Kriek'''   Steve Denton2–01981, 1982 '''Jim Courier'''   Stefan Edberg2–01992, 1993 Roger Federer   Rafael Nadal1–12009 (Nadal), 2017 (Federer) '''Novak Djokovic'''   Andy Murray4–02011, 2013, 2015, 2016 '''Novak Djokovic'''   Rafael Nadal2–02012, 2019===Most consecutive finals in the Open Era===PlayerNumberYearsResultsWon Lost Mats Wilander31983–8521 Ivan Lendl31989–9121 Novak Djokovic32011–1330 Novak Djokovic32019–2130 Arthur Ashe21970–7111 Ken Rosewall21971–7220 Jimmy Connors21974–7511 John Newcombe21975–7611 Guillermo Vilas21978–7920/ Johan Kriek21981–8220 Steve Denton21981–8202 Stefan Edberg21985–8720 Pat Cash21987–8802 Jim Courier21992–9320 Stefan Edberg21992–9302 Pete Sampras21994–9511 Yevgeny Kafelnikov21999–200011 Andre Agassi22000–0120 Roger Federer22006–0720 Roger Federer22009–1011 Andy Murray22010–1102 Novak Djokovic22015–1620 Andy Murray22015–1602 Roger Federer22017–1820 Daniil Medvedev22021–22 02'''Bolded''' years'''^''' indicates active or current streak
Women During the 56 times that this tournament has been held in the Open Era, 51 women have reached the Australian Open women's singles final. The final has included women from 20 different nationalities. Fifteen of the 48 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. * = ChampionSerena Williams, an eight-time finalist (seven wins).Martina Hingis, a six-time finalist (three wins).Martina Navratilova, a six-time finalist (three wins).Chris Evert, a six-time finalist (two wins).Steffi Graf, a five-time finalist (four wins).Monica Seles, a four-time finalist (four wins).Maria Sharapova, a four-time finalist (one win). CountryPlayer Finals Win–Loss Year(s)  87–1 2003*, 2005*, 2007*, 2009*, 2010*, 2015*, 2016, 2017*  74–3 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1975*, 1976*, 1977(Dec)*   63–3 1975, 1981*, 1982, 1983*, 1985*, 1987  63–3 1997*, 1998*, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002  62–4 1974, 1981, 1982*, 1984*, 1985, 1988  54–1 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993, 1994*  44–0 1969*, 1970*, 1971*, 1973*  44–0 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1996*  41–3 2007, 2008*, 2012, 2015  31–2 2004*, 2006, 2010  31–2 2011, 2013, 2014*  22–0 1980*, 1987*  22–0 2001*, 2002*  22–0 2012*, 2013*  22–0 2019*, 2021*  22–0 2023*, 2024*  21–1 1970, 1977(Jan)*  21–1 1995*, 1997  21–1 1999, 2006*  21–1 2000*, 2005  21–1 2004,  2011*  20–2 1984, 1989  20–2 1990, 1992  20–2 1994, 1995  20–2 2003, 2017  11–0 1972*  11–0 1978*  11–0 1979*  11–0 2016*  11–0 2018*  11–0 2020*  11–0 2022*  10–1 1969  10–1 1976  10–1 1977(Jan)  10–1 1977(Dec)  10–1 1978  10–1 1979  10–1 1980  10–1 1983  10–1 1991  10–1 1996  10–1 1998  10–1 2008  10–1 2009  10–1 2014  10–1 2018  10–1 2019  10–1 2020  10–1 2021  10–1 2022  10–1 2023  10–1 2024===Most recent final===YearCountryWinnerCountryRunner-up 2024  Aryna Sabalenka  Zheng Qinwen===Multiple-time opponents in the Open Era===Opponents Record Finals meetings '''Martina Navratilova'''   Chris Evert2–11981 (Navratilova), 1982 (Evert), 1985 (Navratilova) '''Margaret Court'''   Evonne Goolagong Cawley2–01971, 1973 '''Jennifer Capriati'''   Martina Hingis2–02001, 2002 '''Serena Williams'''   Venus Williams2–02003, 2017 '''Serena Williams'''   Maria Sharapova2–02007, 2015===Most consecutive finals in the Open Era===PlayerNumberYearsResultsWon Lost Evonne Goolagong Cawley61971–7633 Martina Hingis61997–200233 Martina Navratilova31981–8321 Steffi Graf31988–9030 Margaret Court3 1969–7130 Monica Seles31991–9330 Serena Williams32015–1721 Chris Evert21981–8211 Chris Evert21984–8511 Martina Navratilova21985–8711 Steffi Graf21993–9411 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario21994–9502 Jennifer Capriati22001–0220 Maria Sharapova22007–0811 Serena Williams22009–1020 Victoria Azarenka22012–1320 Li Na22013–1411 Aryna Sabalenka2'''2023–24'''20'''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 * Johan Kriek was born in South Africa but became a United States citizen in 1982. * 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. * Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia but became a United States citizen in 1994.
References
External links * ATP tournament profile