Tennis - Women's Australian Open
Held each year in January in Melbourne, the Australian Open is the first of the year's Grand Slam tournaments. It is followed by the French Open in Paris (May-June), Wimbledon's All England Championships in London (July) and finally the US Open in New York (September). From its inception in 1922 through to 1987 is was, like Wimbledon, contested on grass courts until adopting a hard surface similar to that found at the US Open in 1988 at the new Flinders Park complex. From 1934, the winner has been awarded a replica of the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. Up to 1926 it was called the Australasian Championship. From 1927 to 1968 it was the Australian Championship and finally became the Australian Open in 1969.
*Held in January 1977
^ Held in December 1977
+ No tournaments due to date being moved from December to January
*Held in January 1977
^ Held in December 1977
+ No tournaments due to date being moved from December to January
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
| 1922 | MARGARET MOLESWORTH (Aus) | E Boyd (Aus) |
| 1923 | MARGARET MOLESWORTH (Aus) | E Boyd (Aus) |
| 1924 | SYLVIA HARPER (Aus) | E Boyd (Aus) |
| 1925 | DAPHNE AKHURST (Aus) | E Boyd (Aus) |
| 1926 | DAPHNE AKHURST (Aus) | E Boyd (Aus) |
| 1927 | ESNA BOYD (Aus) | S Harper (Aus) |
| 1928 | DAPHNE AKHURST (Aus) | E Boyd (Aus) |
| 1929 | DAPHNE AKHURST (Aus) | L Bickerton (Aus) |
| 1930 | DAPHNE AKHURST (Aus) | S Harper (Aus) |
| 1931 | CORAL BUTTSWORTH (Aus) | M Crawford (Aus) |
| 1932 | CORAL BUTTSWORTH (Aus) | K Le Messurier (Aus) |
| 1933 | JOAN HARTIGAN (Aus) | C Buttsworth (Aus) |
| 1934 | JOAN HARTIGAN (Aus) | M Molesworth (Aus) |
| 1935 | DOROTHY ROUND (Gbr) | N Lyle (Gbr) |
| 1936 | JOAN HARTIGAN (Aus) | N Wynne (Aus) |
| 1937 | NANCYE WYNNE (Aus) | E Westacott (Aus) |
| 1938 | DOROTHY BUNDY (USA) | D Stevenson (Aus) |
| 1939 | EMILY WESTACOTT (Aus) | N Hopman (Aus) |
| 1940 | NANCYE WYNNE (Aus) | T Coyne (Aus) |
| 1941-45 | Not held | - |
| 1946 | NANCYE BOLTON (Aus)* | J Fitch (Aus) |
| 1947 | NANCYE BOLTON (Aus)* | N Hopman (Aus) |
| 1948 | NANCYE BOLTON (Aus)* | M Toomey (Aus) |
| 1949 | DORIS HART (USA) | N Bolton (Aus)* |
| 1950 | LOUISE BROUGH (USA) | D Hart (USA) |
| 1951 | NANCYE BOLTON (Aus)* | T Long (Aus)^ |
| 1952 | THELMA LONG (Aus) | H Angwin (Aus) |
| 1953 | MAUREEN CONNOLLY (USA) | J Sampson (USA) |
| 1954 | THELMA LONG (Aus)^ | J Staley (Aus) |
| 1955 | BERYL PENROSE (Aus) | T Long (Aus)^ |
| 1956 | MARY CARTER (Aus) | T Long (Aus)^ |
| 1957 | SHIRLEY FRY (USA) | A Gibson (USA) |
| 1958 | ANGELA MORTIMER (Gbr) | L Coghlan (Aus) |
| 1959 | MARY REITANO (Aus) + | R Schuurman (RSA) |
| 1960 | MARGARET SMITH (Aus) | J Lehane (Aus) |
| 1961 | MARGARET SMITH (Aus) | J Lehane (Aus) |
| 1962 | MARGARET SMITH (Aus) | J Lehane (Aus) |
| 1963 | MARGARET SMITH (Aus) | J Lehane (Aus) |
| 1964 | MARGARET SMITH (Aus) | L Turner (Aus) |
| 1965 | MARGARET SMITH (Aus) | M Bueno (Bra) |
| 1966 | MARGARET SMITH (Aus) | N Richey (USA) |
| 1967 | NANCY RICHEY (USA) | L Turner (Aus) |
| 1968 | BILLIE JEAN KING (USA) | M Court (Aus)# |
| 1969 | MARGARET COURT (Aus)# | B J King (USA) |
| 1970 | MARGARET COURT (Aus)# | K Melville (Aus) |
| 1971 | MARGARET COURT (Aus)# | E Goolagong (Aus) |
| 1972 | VIRGINIA WADE (Gbr) | E Goolagong (Aus) |
| 1973 | MARGARET COURT (Aus)# | E Goolagong (Aus) |
| 1974 | EVONNE GOOLAGONG (Aus) | C Evert (USA) |
| 1975 | EVONNE GOOLAGONG (Aus) | M Navratilova (Csr) |
| 1976 | EVONNE CAWLEY (Aus)~ | R Tomanova (Csr) |
| 1977* | KERRY REID (Aus) | D Fromholtz (Aus) |
| 1977^ | EVONNE CAWLEY (Aus) ~ | H Gourlay (Aus) |
| 1978 | CHRIS O'NEIL (Aus) | B Nagelsen (USA) |
| 1979 | BARBARA JORDAN (USA) | S Walsh (USA) |
| 1980 | HANA MANDLIKOVA (Cze) | W Turnbull (Aus) |
| 1981 | MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (USA) | C Lloyd (USA)> |
| 1982 | CHRIS LLOYD (USA) > | M Navratilova (USA) |
| 1983 | MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (USA) | K Jordan (USA) |
| 1984 | CHRIS LLOYD (USA) > | H Sukova (Csr) |
| 1985 | MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (USA) | C Lloyd (USA)> |
| 1986+ | Not held | - |
| 1987 | HANA MANDLIKOVA (Cze) | M Navratilova (USA) |
| 1988 | STEFFI GRAF (Frg) | C Evert (USA) |
| 1989 | STEFFI GRAF (Frg) | H Sukova (Csr) |
| 1990 | STEFFI GRAF (Frg) | M J Fernandez (USA) |
| 1991 | MONICA SELES (Yug) | J Novotna (Csr) |
| 1992 | MONICA SELES (Yug) | M J Fernandez (USA) |
| 1993 | MONICA SELES (Yug) | S Graf (Ger) |
| 1994 | STEFFI GRAF (Ger) | A Sanchez Vicario (Esp) |
| 1995 | MARY PIERCE (Fra) | A Sanchez Vicario (Esp) |
| 1996 | MONICA SELES (USA) | A Huber (Ger) |
| 1997 | MARTINA HINGIS (Swi) | M Pierce (Fra) |
| 1998 | MARTINA HINGIS (Swi) | C Martinez (Esp) |
| 1999 | MARTINA HINGIS (Swi) | A Mauresmo (Fra) |
| 2000 | LINDSAY DAVENPORT (USA) | M Hingis (Swi) |
| 2001 | JENNIFER CAPRIATI (USA) | M Hingis (Swi) |
| 2002 | JENNIFER CAPRIATI (USA) | M Hingis (Swi) |
| 2003 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | V Williams (USA) |
| 2004 | JUSTINE HENIN (Bel) | K Clijsters (Bel) |
| 2005 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | L Davenport (USA) |
| 2006 | AMELIE MAURESMO (Fra) | J Henin (Bel) |
| 2007 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | M Sharapova (Rus) |
| 2008 | MARIA SHARAPOVA (Rus) | A Ivanovic (Ser) |
| 2009 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | D Safina (Rus) |
| 2010 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | J Henin (Bel) |
| 2011 | KIM CLIJSTERS (Bel) | Li N (Chn) |
| 2012 | VICTORIA AZERENKA (Blr) | M Sharapova (Rus) |
| 2013 | VICTORIA AZERENKA (Blr) | Li N (Chn) |
| 2014 | LI NA (Chn) | D Cibulkova (Svk) |
| 2015 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | M Sharapova (Rus) |
| 2016 | ANGELIQUE KERBER (Ger) | S Williams (USA) |
| 2017 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | V Williams (USA) |
| 2018 | CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (Den) | S Halep (Rom) |
| 2019 | NAOMI OSAKA (Jpn) | P Kvitova (Cze) |
| 2020 | SOFIA KENIN (USA) | G Muguruza (Esp) |
| 2021 | NAOMI OSAKA (Jpn) | J Brady (USA) |
| 2022 | ASH BARTY (Aus) | D Collins (USA) |
| 2023 | ARYNA SABALENKA (Blr) | E Rybakina (Kaz) |
| 2024 | ARYNA SABALENKA (Blr) | Zheng Q (Chn) |
* Nancye Bolton (nee Wynne)
+ Mary Reitano (nee Carter)
# Margaret Court (nee Smith)
~ Evonne Cawley (nee Goolagong)
> Chris Lloyd (nee Evert)
^ Thelma Long (nee Coyne)
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