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The Australian Open[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] is an annual tennis tournament created in 1905 and played on outdoor hard courts[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.[6]
Location | Melbourne Australia |
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Venue | Melbourne Park |
Governing body | Tennis Australia |
Created | 1922 (established) Open Era: 1969 (50 editions, including 2018) |
Surface | Grass (1922–1987) Rebound Ace (1988–2007) Plexicushion (2008–present) |
Prize money | A$ 4,000,000 (2018) |
Trophy | Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup |
Website | www |
Most titles | |
Amateur era | 7: Margaret Court |
Open era | 7: Serena Williams |
Most consecutive titles | |
Amateur era | 7: Margaret Court |
Open era | 3: Margaret Court 3: Evonne Goolagong 3: Steffi Graf 3: Monica Seles 3: Martina Hingis |
Current champion | |
Sofia Kenin (First title) |
The women's singles was first contested in 1922 along with the women's and mixed doubles competition as the last three events to be added. The Australian Open is played during two weeks mid-January, and has been chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987. The event was not held from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II, and 1986 because Tennis Australia wanted to move the tournament start from mid-December 1986 to mid-January 1987.[1][7] Margaret Court holds the all-time record for singles titles at this tournament with 11; 7 in the Amateur Era and 4 in the Open Era. Serena Williams holds the Open Era record with 7 singles titles.