• It was the 114th edition of the tournament, the 58th in the Open Era.

2026 Australian Open Winners:

Highlights of Australian Open 2026:
Men’s Singles: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 to win his first Australian Open title.

• At 22 years and 272 days, he became the youngest man in the Open Era to complete a career Grand Slam, surpassing Don Budge’s record from 1938.
• This victory also marked Alcaraz’s seventh Grand Slam title overall, including 1 Australian Open, 2 Wimbledon, 2 French Open, and 2 United States(US) Open.

Women’s Singles : Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina defeated World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 to claim her second Grand Slam singles title and became the first Kazakh woman to win the Australian Open singles crown.

• She also defeated three Top‑6 players: Iga Świątek, Jessica Pegula, and Aryna Sabalenka and rose to a joint career-high World No.3 in the WTA rankings.

Men’s Doubles: Christian Harrison (the United States of America, USA) and Neal Skupski (the United Kingdom, UK) defeated Australia’s Jason Kubler and Marc Polmans 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the title.

• It marked Harrison’s first Grand Slam and Skupski’s second, making Skupski the fourth British player in the Open Era to win multiple men’s doubles Grand Slam titles.

Women’s Doubles:
Elise Mertens (Belgium) and Zhang Shuai (China) defeated Anna Danilina(Kazakhstan) and Aleksandra Krunić(Serbia) 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the title.

• The victory marked Mertens’ sixth Grand Slam doubles title and a return to World No.1 in doubles, while it was Zhang’s third Grand Slam doubles title and their first triumph as a team.

Mixed Doubles: Australia’s Olivia Gadecki & John Peers defeated France’s Kristina Mladenovic & Manuel Guinard 4–6, 6–3, [10–8], becoming the first team since 1989 to defend the Australian Open mixed doubles title.

• It was Gadecki’s second and Peers’ fourth Grand Slam title, achieved after overcoming a first-set loss and a 5–7 match tiebreak deficit.

Australian Open Deaf Championships 2026: Italian player Marco Carretta won both Men’s Singles and Doubles titles at the 2026 Australian Open Deaf Tennis Slam in Melbourne Park, marking a historic double victory in the Deaf tennis category.
About Australian Open (AO):
Organization: AO is a tennis tournament organized annually by Tennis Australia and was first held in 1905.
Chronology: AO is played on hard courts and is the first of the four annual Grand Slam events, followed by the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open.
Events: Features men’s and women’s singles, doubles, mixed doubles, juniors, and wheelchair competitions.
Prize Money: In 2026, AO awards a record USD 111.5 million, a 16% increase on last year and the largest in its history, with the winners of men’s and women’s singles receiving USD 4.15 million each.