Tennis in Australia

Overview of tennis in Australia

Tennis in Australia refers to the sport of tennis played in Australia. Tennis in Australia has been administered by Tennis Australia (formerly the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA)) since 1904.[1]

Melbourne Park \- Home to the Australian Open since 1988

Australia hosts the first of the four Grand Slam events of the year, the Australian Open. The Australian Open is managed by Tennis Australia and was first played in Melbourne in 1905. The tournament was first known as the Australasian Championships and then became the Australian Championships in 1927 and the Australian Open in 1969.[2]

## History

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In the 1950s, Australia became a tennis power, and Australian men won the Davis Cup 15 times from 1950 to 1967, led by outstanding players such as Frank Sedgman, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad, Roy Emerson, and Ashley Cooper.[3]

Rod Laver has twice achieved the Grand Slam in men's singles, in 1962 and 1969, the only tennis player to have accomplished this feat. Fellow Australian tennis player Margaret Smith Court also achieved the Grand Slam in women's singles in 1970, Margaret Court also holds the record for the greatest number of women's singles Grand Slams won and is one of only three players ever to have won a career Grand Slam "boxed set"

## Major tournaments and current champions

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Main article: Australian Open Series

### Australian Open

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### Most recent finals

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2025 Event | Champion  | Runner-up  | Score

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Men's singles |  Jannik Sinner |  Alexander Zverev | 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Women's singles |  Madison Keys |  Aryna Sabalenka | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Men's doubles |  Harri Heliövaara
Henry Patten |  Simone Bolelli
Andrea Vavassori | 6–7(16–18), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Women's doubles |  Kateřina Siniaková
Taylor Townsend |  Hsieh Su-wei
Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Mixed doubles |  Olivia Gadecki
John Peers |  Kimberly Birrell
John-Patrick Smith | 3–6, 6–4, [10–6]

### Pre–Australian Open

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Tournament  | Category  | Current champion  | Current runner-up  | Score

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United Cup | Mixed Team |  USA
Coco Gauff
Taylor Fritz |  Poland
Iga Świątek
Hubert Hurkacz | 2–0
Brisbane International | ATP 250 |  Jiří Lehečka |  Reilly Opelka | 4–1ret
WTA 500 |  Aryna Sabalenka |  Polina Kudermetova | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Adelaide International | ATP 250 |  Félix Auger-Aliassime |  Sebastian Korda | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
WTA 500 |  Madison Keys |  Jessica Pegula | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Hobart International | WTA 250 |  McCartney Kessler |  Elise Mertens | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0

## Lower Tier Tournaments

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### ATP Challenger Tour

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The ATP Challenger Tour is the second tier of professional tennis tournaments run by the Association of Tennis Professionals. These tournaments offer up to 175 rankings points with five Challenger events currently held in Australia, Canberra in the first week of the tour, back-to-back events in Burnie, Tasmania in the fortnight following the Australian Open and in Playford, South Australia then Sydney, New South Wales in the fortnight following the ATP Tour's Asian Swing.[4]

Tournament  | Points  | Most Recent  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Score

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Canberra Tennis International | 125  | January, 2025 |  João Fonseca |  Ethan Quinn | 6–4, 6–4
Queensland International | 75  | January, 2025 |  Tristan Schoolkate |  Alex Bolt | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
Queensland International II | 75  | February, 2025 |  Adam Walton |  Jason Kubler | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
City of Playford Tennis International | 75  | October, 2024 |  Rinky Hijikata |  Yuta Shimizu | 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
NSW Open Challenger | 75  | October, 2024 |  Thanasi Kokkinakis |  Rinky Hijikata | 6–1, 6–1

### WTA 125 Tournaments

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The WTA 125 Tournaments is the second tier of WTA events with each event worth 125 points. There are 20 WTA 125 Tournaments, one of which is held in Canberra, simultaneously with the ATP Challenger event.

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Canberra Tennis International | 175  | January, 2025 |  Aoi Ito |  Wei Sijia | 6–4, 6–3

### ITF Tour

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The lowest tier of professional tennis tournaments are the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour and the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). These tournaments serve as entry level events for the ATP and WTA tours and offer points and prize money.

#### Men's ITF Tournaments

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All tournaments are played on hard courts with the exception of Mildura and Swan Hill which are played on Grass.

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Traralgon, VIC  | 25  | February, 2024  |  Omar Jasika |  Li Tu | 7–6(7–1), 6–2
Traralgon II, VIC  | 25  | February, 2024  |  Li Tu |  Alex Bolt | 6–4, 6–2
Mildura, VIC  | 25  | March, 2024  |  Alex Bolt |  Luke Saville | 6–2, 6–2
Swan Hill, VIC  | 25  | March, 2024  |  Alex Bolt |  Rio Noguchi | 6–1, 6–2
Darwin, NT  | 25  | September, 2024  |  Omar Jasika |  Jake Delaney | 7–5, 7–5
Darwin II, NT  | 25  | September, 2024  |  Omar Jasika |  James Watt | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Cairns, QLD  | 25  | September, 2024  |  Rio Noguchi |  Blake Ellis | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Cairns II, QLD  | 25  | October, 2024  |  Omar Jasika |  Marc Polmans | 6–3, 6–4
Brisbane, QLD  | 25  | November, 2024  |  Blake Ellis |  Blake Mott | 6–1, 6–3
Caloundra, QLD  | 25  | November, 2024  |  Christian Langmo  |  Ajeet Rai | 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–4
Gold Coast, QLD  | 25  | November, 2024  |  Matthew Dellavedova  |  Jason Kubler | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

#### Women's ITF Tournaments

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All tournaments are played on hard courts with the exception of Mildura and Swan Hill which are played on Grass.

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Brisbane, QLD  | 75  | January, 2025  |  Priscilla Hon |  Leonie Küng | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Brisbane II, QLD  | 75  | February, 2025  |  Kimberly Birrell |  Maddison Inglis | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Traralgon, VIC  | 35  | February, 2024  |  Amarni Banks  |  Naho Sato | 6–3, 6–3
Traralgon II, VIC  | 35  | February, 2024  |  Lanlana Tararudee |  Ma Yexin | 6–4, 7–5
Mildura, VIC  | 35  | March, 2024  |  Maddison Inglis |  Tina Nadine Smith | 6–4, 6–1
Swan Hill, VIC  | 35  | March, 2024  |  Gabriella Da Silva-Fick |  Emerson Jones | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Perth, WA  | 75  | September, 2024 |  Talia Gibson |  Maddison Inglis | 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–3
Perth II, WA  | 75  | September, 2024 |  Talia Gibson |  Eri Shimizu  | 6–2, 6–4
Cairns, QLD  | 35  | September, 2024  |  Talia Gibson |  Lizette Cabrera | 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Cairns II, QLD  | 35  | October, 2024  |  Destanee Aiava |  Maddison Inglis | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Playford, SA  | 75  | October, 2024  |  Maddison Inglis |  Himeno Sakatsume | 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–1
Sydney, NSW  | 75  | October, 2024  |  Emerson Jones |  Taylah Preston | 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Brisbane, QLD  | 50  | November, 2024  |  Destanee Aiava |  Lizette Cabrera | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Caloundra, QLD  | 50  | November, 2024  |  Priscilla Hon |  Himeno Sakatsume | 6–4, 7–5
Gold Coast, QLD  | 75  | November, 2024  |  Daria Saville |  Lizette Cabrera | 7–5, 7–6(7–3)

## Highest ranked players

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### Number 1 Ranked Players

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#### Men's Singles

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Player  | #  | Start Date  | End Date  | Weeks  | Total Weeks

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John Newcombe | 2  | Jun 3, 1974  | Jul 28, 1974  | 8  | 8
Pat Rafter | 17  | Jul 26, 1999  | Aug 1, 1999  | 1  | 1
Lleyton Hewitt | 20  | Nov 19, 2001  | Apr 27, 2003  | 75  | 80
May 12, 2003  | Jun 15, 2003  | 5

#### Women's Singles

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Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 2  | Apr 26, 1976  | May 9, 1976  | 2  | 2
Ashleigh Barty | 27  | Jun 24, 2019  | Aug 11, 2019  | 7  | 121
Sep 9, 2019  | Mar 22, 2020  | 28
Aug 10, 2020  | Apr 3, 2022  | 86

#### Men's Doubles

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Player  | #  | Start Date  | End Date  | Weeks  | Total Weeks

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Paul McNamee | 7  | May 25, 1981  | Jun 14, 1981  | 3  | 3
John Fitzgerald | 24  | Jul 8, 1991  | Feb 23, 1992  | 33  | 1
Mar 2, 1992  | Mar 8, 1992  | 1  | 40
May 4, 1992  | Jun 14, 1992  | 6
Todd Woodbridge | 25  | Jul 6, 1992  | Jul 19, 1992  | 2  | 205
Aug 17, 1992  | Sep 13, 1992  | 5
Nov 2, 1992  | Nov 15, 1992  | 2
Jun 14, 1993  | Oct 17, 1993  | 18
Nov 8, 1993  | Nov 8, 1993  | 1
Sep 11, 1995  | Oct 29, 1995  | 7
Nov 6, 1995  | Mar 29, 1998  | 125
Jun 12, 2000  | Oct 29, 2000  | 20
Jan 8, 2001  | Jul 8, 2001  | 26
Mark Woodforde | 27  | Nov 16, 1992  | Jan 31, 1993  | 11  | 83
Apr 3, 1995  | Jun 11, 1995  | 10
Oct 14, 1996  | Oct 12, 1997  | 52
Oct 30, 2000  | Jan 7, 2001  | 10
Matthew Ebden | 62  | Feb 26, 2024  | Mar 3, 2024  | 1  | 9
Apr 15, 2024  | May 5, 2024  | 3
Jun 10, 2024  | Jul 14, 2024  | 5

#### Women's Doubles

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Rennae Stubbs | 14  | Aug 21, 2000  | Sep 10, 2000  | 3  | 3
Samantha Stosur | 21  | Feb 6, 2006  | Jul 6, 2006  | 22  | 61
Jul 7, 2006  | Apr 8, 2007  | 39
Storm Hunter | 48  | Nov 6, 2023  | Jan 28, 2024  | 12  | 12

### Top 10 Ranked Players

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The lists include Australian players who have had a ranking inside the ATP or WTA top 10. The rankings were introduced in 1973 (men) and 1975 (women).

#### Men's Singles

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John Newcombe | 1 | 1973, 23 August  | 1967 | 1981  | 41
Pat Rafter | 1 | 1997, 8 September  | 1991 | 2002  | 11
Lleyton Hewitt | 1 | 2000, 15 May  | 1998 | 2016  | 20
Ken Rosewall | 2  | 1973, 23 August  | 1956 | 1980  | 14
Rod Laver | 3  | 1973, 23 August  | 1963 | 1979  | 72
Pat Cash | 4  | 1984, 10 September  | 1982 | 1997  | 6
Alex de Minaur | 6  | 2024, January 8  | 2015 | Active  | 9
Peter McNamara | 7  | 1981, 6 July  | 1974 | 1987  | 5
Tony Roche | 8  | 1975, 26 July  | 1963 | 1979  | 46
John Alexander | 8  | 1975, 21 October  | 1967 | 1985  | 7
Mark Philippoussis | 8  | 1999, 29 March  | 1994 | 2008  | 11

#### Women's Singles

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Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 1 | 1975, November 3  | 1967 | 1983  | 86
Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 2019, April 1  | 2010 | 2022  | 15
Wendy Turnbull | 3  | 1977, November 27  | 1975 | 1989  | 11
Hana Mandlikova | 3  | 1980, June 9  | 1978 | 1990  | 27
Dianne Fromholtz | 4  | 1976, September 14  | 1973 | 1990  | 8
Margaret Court | 5  | 1975, November 3  | 1960 | 1977  | 92
Jelena Dokic | 4  | 2001, October 8  | 1998 | 2014  | 6
Samantha Stosur | 4  | 2010, March 22  | 1999 | 2023  | 9
Kerry Melville | 7  | 1975, November 3  | 1963 | 1979  | 22
Alicia Molik | 8  | 2005, January 31  | 1996 | 2011  | 5

### Doubles

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The rankings were introduced in 1976 (men) and 1984 (women).

#### Men

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Paul McNamee | 1 | 1973 | 1988  | 23
John Fitzgerald | 1 | 1980 | 1997  | 30
Todd Woodbridge | 1 | 1988 | 2005  | 83
Mark Woodforde | 1 | 1984 | 2000  | 67
Matthew Ebden | 1 | 2006 | Active  | 11
John Peers | 2  | 2011 | Active  | 28
Peter McNamara | 3  | 1974 | 1987  | 19
Mark Edmondson | 3  | 1975 | 1987  | 34
Jordan Thompson | 3  | 2013  | Active  | 7

#### Women

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Rennae Stubbs | 1 | 1992 | 2011  | 60
Sam Stosur | 1 | 1999 | 2023  | 27
Storm Hunter | 1 | 2013  | Active  | 8
Casey Dellacqua | 3  | 2002 | 2018  | 7
Elizabeth Smylie | 5  | 1982 | 1997  | 36
Ashleigh Barty | 5  | 2010 | 2022  | 12

## Performance timelines since 2000

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Key  W |  F | SF  | QF  | #R  | RR | Q#  | DNQ  | A  | NH

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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

### Men's singles

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Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |  SR

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Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open | 4R | SF | 2R | 4R | 4R | F | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 2R | QF | 4R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | QF | 0 / 26
French Open | 4R | QF | 4R | 3R | QF | 2R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF |  | 0 / 25
Wimbledon | F | F | W | F | QF | SF | QF | 4R | 4R | QF | 4R | QF | 1R | 4R | QF | 4R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | NH  | 3R | F | 3R | QF |  | 1 / 24
US Open | SF | W | SF | QF | F | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | 4R | QF | 3R | QF | 4R | QF |  | 1 / 25
Year-end championship
ATP Finals | RR | W | W | DNQ  | F | A  | Did not qualify  | RR |  | 2 / 5

### Women's singles

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Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR

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Australian Open | 3R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 4R | QF | 4R | 3R | 4R | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 3R | QF | SF | QF | W | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1 / 26
French Open | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | F | 3R | SF | 3R | 4R | 3R | SF | 4R | 3R | W | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R |  | 1 / 25
Wimbledon | SF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4R | NH  | W | QF | 1R | 2R |  | 1 / 24
US Open | 4R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | W | QF | 2R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R |  | 1 / 25
Year-end championship
WTA Finals | Did not qualify  | SF | SF | RR | Did not qualify  | W | NH  | Did not qualify  |  | 1 / 4

## Davis Cup

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See: Australian Davis Cup Team

Titles \- 28 (1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1999, 2003).

Runners-up \- 21 (1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1936, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2022, 2023).

## Billie Jean King Cup

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Formerly named Fed Cup

See: Australia Fed Cup team

Titles \- 7 (1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974)

Runners-up \- 11 (1963, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1993, 2019, 2022)

## Olympic Medals

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Bronze  | 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard  | Women's doubles |  Elizabeth Smylie

Wendy Turnbull

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Bronze  | 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay  | Women's doubles |  Rachel McQuillan

Nicole Provis

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Gold  | 1996 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Hard  | Men's doubles |  Todd Woodbridge

Mark Woodforde

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Tim Henman

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4th  | 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Hard  | Women's singles |  Jelena Dokic |  Monica Seles | 1–6, 4–6
Silver  | 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Hard  | Men's doubles |  Todd Woodbridge

Mark Woodforde

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Daniel Nestor

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Bronze  | 2004 | Athens, Greece | Hard  | Women's singles |  Alicia Molik |  Anastasia Myskina | 6–3, 6–4
Bronze  | 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard  | Mixed doubles |  Ashleigh Barty

John Peers

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Nina Stojanović

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Gold  | 2024 | Paris, France | Clay  | Men's doubles |  Matthew Ebden

John Peers

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Rajeev Ram

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## Broadcasting

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### Australian Open

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From 1973 until 2018, the Australian Open was broadcast in Australia on the Seven Network. In March, 2018 it was announced that rival network, the Nine Network had won the rights to televise the tournament for $60 million per year, for five years between 2020 and 2024. While the contract was not to begin until 2020, the Nine Network, incumbent rights holders the Seven Network and Tennis Australia negotiated to bring this forward by one year allowing Nine to telecast the Australian Open from 2019.[7] In 2022 the Nine Network and Tennis Australia agreed to a further five years with Nine paying $85 million per year to telecast the event from 2025 until 2029.[8] In addition to the Australian Open, Nine have the exclusive rights to televise the Australian-held lead in events including the United Cup, Brisbane International, Adelaide International and formerly the Hopman Cup, ATP Cup Sydney International and temporary Melbourne events held in 2021.[9]

Presently Nine dedicate two linear broadcast channels to the Australian Open, the main channel Channel 9 and secondary channel 9Gem with the tennis moving to 9Go! during the hour long Nine News bulletin between 6pm and 7pm. Furthermore, all matches, on all courts are available to stream for free through Nine's live stream, video on demand and catch-up TV service 9Now with matches also available without commercials and on demand through Nine's subscription sports streaming service Stan Sport.[10]

### French Open

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Since 2021, the Nine Network is the Australian broadcast holder with coverage on secondary channel 9Gem. Additional courts are available to stream via Stan Sport, a pay for view streaming service owned by Nine.[11] Previously, subscription television service Foxtel had the rights to the French Open with SBS Australia simulcasting World-feed coverage from 10:30pm AEST.[12]

### Wimbledon

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The Nine Network broadcast the Wimbledon Championships for over 40 years until losing the rights to rivals Seven Network following the 2010 tournament at the time citing declining ratings.[13] While Seven had the Wimbledon rights, there was also an agreement with subscription television service Foxtel who had rights to televise select matches until the quarterfinals with Seven getting first pick at two daily matches they would be able to televise exclusively.[14] In late 2020 Nine regained exclusive rights to the Championships signing a three-year contract to broadcast the championships until 2023. In addition to what was televised via their terrestrial free-to-air channel (either Channel 9 or secondary channel 9Gem), all matches are able to be streamed via Stan Sport, a pay for view streaming service owned by Nine.[15]

### US Open

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The Nine Network is the current broadcast holder of the US Open having gained the rights to the event from 2022 making the Nine Network the home of Australian tennis with all four Grand Slams and Australian Open lead in events as well as all Australian rubbers of the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup.[16] Matches are televised on 9Gem with additional courts able to be stream via Stan Sport, a pay for view streaming service owned by Nine. Prior to Nine, subscription channel ESPN Australia broadcast the US Open simulcasting coverage from their American counterparts with localised coverage occurring for matches involving Australian players. Additionally, between 2019 and 2021 SBS Australia simulcast coverage of the Quarterfinals onwards using the World Feed.[17]

### Davis Cup

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Australian ties are broadcast on the Nine Network with other ties on subscription service BeIN Sports Australia.

### Billie Jean King Cup

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Australian ties are broadcast on the Nine Network with other ties on subscription service BeIN Sports Australia.

### ATP Tour Events

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Since 2021 all ATP Masters 1000 tournaments and ATP 500 tournaments as well as ATP 250 tournaments with the exception of the Brisbane and Adelaide Internationals, are broadcast on BeIN Sports a subscription service available through Amazon Prime Video and through BeIN Sports directly. Prior to 2021, ATP Masters 1000 and 500 tournaments were televised on ESPN Australia with non-Australian ATP 250 tournaments on Fox Sports Australia.

### WTA Tour Events

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All Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour events, with the exception of the Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart Internationals are televised on BeIN Sports a subscription service available through Amazon Prime Video and through BeIN Sports directly. In 2021, BeIN Sports signed a deal with the WTA giving them broadcast rights until 2026.[18]

## See also

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* Tennis portal
* Australia portal

* Category:Australian tennis players
* List of Australia Davis Cup team representatives
* List of Australia Fed Cup team representatives

## References

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7. ^ Duke, Jennifer (2018-06-24). "Nine secures rights to the 2019 Australian Open tennis from Seven". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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9. ^ Duke, Jennifer (2018-03-28). "Nine nabs tennis broadcasting rights from Seven". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
10. ^ "How to watch Australian Open 2024 live and free". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
11. ^ "Channel Nine is the new and exclusive broadcaster of Roland-Garros in Australia - Roland-Garros - The official site". www.rolandgarros.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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14. ^ Mediaweek (2015-07-24). "Fox Sports' unprecedented Wimbledon coverage". Mediaweek. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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## External links

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* Tennis Australia official site
* Australian Open official site
* Tennis in pictures, a history of tennis in Australia on Culture Victoria

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Sport in Australia

* History
* Disabled sports
* Rural and Regional sport
* Winter sport
* Women's sport

By state/territory|

* ACT
* New South Wales
* Northern Territory
* Queensland
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Victoria
* Western Australia

Team sports|

* American football
* Australian rules football
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cricket
* Field hockey
* Football
* Futsal
* Gaelic Games (Gaelic football, hurling)
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Lacrosse
* Netball
* Quidditch
* Roller derby
* Rugby league
* Rugby union
* Soccer
* Softball
* Vigoro
* Water polo

Individual sports|

* Athletics
* Badminton
* Bodybuilding
* Boxing
* Campdrafting
* Chess
* Cycling
* Fives
* Golf
* Horse racing (Thoroughbred, harness, and steeplechase)
* Mixed martial arts
* Motorsport
* Pickleball
* Pro wrestling
* Rock climbing
* Sport wrestling
* Surfing
* Skeleton
* Skiing
* Swimming
* Tennis
* Trugo
* Wood cutting

International competitions|

* Olympics (Winter)
* Paralympics (Winter)
* Commonwealth Games
* Baseball World Cup
* Cricket World Cup
* Deaflympics
* FIFA Confederations Cup
* FIFA World Cup
* FIFA Women's World Cup
* Rugby World Cup
* Rugby League World Cup

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Tennis in Australia

* Australian Open Series
* Venues

ATP / WTA
Tournaments|

| Major|

* Australian Open
* Champions

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Minor|

* Brisbane International
* Adelaide International
* Hobart InternationalW
* Kooyong ClassicE

Teams|

* United Cup

National teams|

* Men (Players
* Results)
* Women (History
* Players
* Results)
* Mixed

Governing bodies|

* Tennis Australia

Awards|

* Australian Tennis Hall of Fame
* Newcombe Medal

* Note: A = ATP event only, W = WTA event only, E = Exhibition event, F = Former event

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Association of Tennis Professionals Top Australian male singles tennis players

As of Jul 27, 2025

* 1\. Alex de Minaur (8 5)
* 2\. Alexei Popyrin (26 2)
* 3\. Jordan Thompson (44 8)
* 4\. Christopher O'Connell (78 1)
* 5\. Rinky Hijikata (85 3)

* 6\. Adam Walton (88 4)
* 7\. Aleksandar Vukic (99 6)
* 8\. Tristan Schoolkate (103 1)
* 9\. James Duckworth (106 2)
* 10\. Thanasi Kokkinakis (161 3)

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Women's Tennis Association:  Top Australian female singles tennis players

as of 14 July 2025

* 1\. Daria Kasatkina (18 )
* 2\. Maya Joint (37 4)
* 3\. Kimberly Birrell (75 1)
* 4\. Ajla Tomljanović (81 2)
* 5\. Olivia Gadecki (112 9)

* 6\. Talia Gibson (122 4)
* 7\. Priscilla Hon (128 6)
* 8\. Astra Sharma (139 2)
* 9\. Maddison Inglis (152 7)
* 10\. Destanee Aiava (157 3)

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Women's Tennis Association:  Top Australian female doubles tennis players

as of 14 April 2025

* 1\. Ellen Perez (20 )
* 2\. Olivia Gadecki (104 14)
* 3\. Jaimee Fourlis (145 1)
* 4\. Petra Hule (148 )
* 5\. Maya Joint (155 1)

* 6\. Priscilla Hon (173 1)
* 7\. Kimberly Birrell (197 2)
* 8\. Taylah Preston (205 1)
* 9\. Lizette Cabrera (209 1)
* 10\. Alexandra Osborne (220 1)

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