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.
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.
History 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.
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
Australian Open
Most recent finals 2025 EventChampionRunner-upScoreMen's singles Jannik Sinner Alexander Zverev6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3Women's singles Madison Keys Aryna Sabalenka6–3, 2–6, 7–5Men's doubles Harri Heliövaara Henry Patten Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori6–7(16–18), 7–6(7–5), 6–3Women's doubles Kateřina Siniaková Taylor Townsend Hsieh Su-wei Jeļena Ostapenko 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3Mixed doubles Olivia Gadecki John Peers Kimberly Birrell John-Patrick Smith3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Pre–Australian Open
TournamentCategoryCurrent championCurrent runner-upScoreUnited CupMixed Team USA Coco Gauff Taylor Fritz Poland Iga Świątek Hubert Hurkacz 2–0Brisbane InternationalATP 250 Jiří Lehečka Reilly Opelka4–1retWTA 500 Aryna Sabalenka Polina Kudermetova4–6, 6–3, 6–2Adelaide International ATP 250 Félix Auger-Aliassime Sebastian Korda6–3, 3–6, 6–1WTA 500 Madison Keys Jessica Pegula6–3, 4–6, 6–1Hobart InternationalWTA 250 McCartney Kessler Elise Mertens 6–4, 3–6, 6–0
Lower Tier Tournaments
ATP Challenger Tour 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. TournamentPointsMost RecentChampionRunner-upScoreCanberra Tennis International125January, 2025 João Fonseca Ethan Quinn6–4, 6–4Queensland International75January, 2025 Tristan Schoolkate Alex Bolt 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)Queensland International II75February, 2025 Adam Walton Jason Kubler7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)City of Playford Tennis International 75October, 2024 Rinky Hijikata Yuta Shimizu6–4, 7–6(7–4)NSW Open Challenger75October, 2024 Thanasi Kokkinakis Rinky Hijikata6–1, 6–1
WTA 125 Tournaments 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. TournamentPointsMost RecentChampionRunner-upScoreCanberra Tennis International175January, 2025 Aoi Ito Wei Sijia6–4, 6–3
ITF Tour 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 All tournaments are played on hard courts with the exception of Mildura and Swan Hill which are played on Grass. TournamentPointsMost RecentChampionRunner-upScoreTraralgon, VIC25February, 2024 Omar Jasika Li Tu7–6(7–1), 6–2Traralgon II, VIC25February, 2024 Li Tu Alex Bolt 6–4, 6–2Mildura, VIC 25March, 2024 Alex Bolt Luke Saville6–2, 6–2Swan Hill, VIC 25March, 2024 Alex Bolt Rio Noguchi 6–1, 6–2Darwin, NT25September, 2024 Omar Jasika Jake Delaney7–5, 7–5Darwin II, NT25September, 2024 Omar Jasika James Watt1–6, 6–3, 6–4Cairns, QLD25September, 2024 Rio Noguchi Blake Ellis6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)Cairns II, QLD25October, 2024 Omar Jasika Marc Polmans6–3, 6–4Brisbane, QLD25November, 2024 Blake Ellis Blake Mott6–1, 6–3Caloundra, QLD25November, 2024 Christian Langmo Ajeet Rai7–6(7–4), 1–6, 6–4Gold Coast, QLD25November, 2024 Matthew Dellavedova Jason Kubler3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Women's ITF Tournaments All tournaments are played on hard courts with the exception of Mildura and Swan Hill which are played on Grass. TournamentPointsMost RecentChampionRunner-upScoreBrisbane, QLD75January, 2025 Priscilla Hon Leonie Küng6–4, 4–6, 6–2Brisbane II, QLD75February, 2025 Kimberly Birrell Maddison Inglis6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)Traralgon, VIC 35February, 2024 Amarni Banks Naho Sato6–3, 6–3Traralgon II, VIC 35February, 2024 Lanlana Tararudee Ma Yexin 6–4, 7–5Mildura, VIC35March, 2024 Maddison Inglis Tina Nadine Smith6–4, 6–1Swan Hill, VIC35March, 2024 Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Emerson Jones3–6, 6–3, 6–1Perth, WA75September, 2024 Talia Gibson Maddison Inglis6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–3Perth II, WA75September, 2024 Talia Gibson Eri Shimizu6–2, 6–4Cairns, QLD35September, 2024 Talia Gibson Lizette Cabrera6–2, 7–6(7–2)Cairns II, QLD35October, 2024 Destanee Aiava Maddison Inglis6–2, 4–6, 7–5Playford, SA75October, 2024 Maddison Inglis Himeno Sakatsume7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–1Sydney, NSW75October, 2024 Emerson Jones Taylah Preston6–4, 7–6(7–3)Brisbane, QLD50November, 2024 Destanee Aiava Lizette Cabrera7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3Caloundra, QLD50November, 2024 Priscilla Hon Himeno Sakatsume6–4, 7–5Gold Coast, QLD75November, 2024 Daria Saville Lizette Cabrera7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Highest ranked players
Number 1 Ranked Players
Men's Singles Player#Start dateEnd dateWeeksTotal WeeksJohn Newcombe2Jun 3, 1974Jul 28, 197488Pat Rafter17Jul 26, 1999Aug 1, 199911Lleyton Hewitt20Nov 19, 2001Apr 27, 20037580May 12, 2003Jun 15, 20035
Women's Singles Player#Start dateEnd dateWeeksTotal WeeksEvonne Goolagong Cawley2Apr 26, 1976May 9, 197622Ashleigh Barty27Jun 24, 2019Aug 11, 20197121Sep 9, 2019Mar 22, 202028Aug 10, 2020Apr 3, 202286
Men's Doubles Player#Start dateEnd dateWeeksTotal WeeksPaul McNamee7May 25, 1981Jun 14, 198133John Fitzgerald24Jul 8, 1991Feb 23, 1992331Mar 2, 1992Mar 8, 1992140May 4, 1992Jun 14, 19926Todd Woodbridge25Jul 6, 1992Jul 19, 19922205Aug 17, 1992Sep 13, 19925Nov 2, 1992Nov 15, 19922Jun 14, 1993Oct 17, 199318Nov 8, 1993Nov 8, 19931Sep 11, 1995Oct 29, 19957Nov 6, 1995Mar 29, 1998125Jun 12, 2000Oct 29, 200020Jan 8, 2001Jul 8, 200126Mark Woodforde27Nov 16, 1992Jan 31, 19931183Apr 3, 1995Jun 11, 199510Oct 14, 1996Oct 12, 199752Oct 30, 2000Jan 7, 200110Matthew Ebden62Feb 26, 2024Mar 3, 202419Apr 15, 2024May 5, 20243Jun 10, 2024Jul 14, 20245
Women's Doubles Player#Start dateEnd dateWeeksTotal WeeksRennae Stubbs14Aug 21, 2000Sep 10, 200033Samantha Stosur21Feb 6, 2006Jul 6, 20062261Jul 7, 2006Apr 8, 200739Storm Hunter48Nov 6, 2023Jan 28, 20241212 Top 10 Ranked Players 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 Source PlayerRankingDate reached top 10ATP TourHighTurned ProRetiredTitles11973, 23 August196719814111997, 8 September199120021112000, 15 May199820163021973, 23 August195619801431973, 23 August196319797241984, 10 September19821997662024, January 82015Active971981, 6 July19741987581975, 26 July196319794681975, 21 October19671985781999, 29 March1994200811
Women's Singles Source PlayerRankingDate reached top 10WTA TourHighTurned ProRetiredTitlesEvonne Goolagong Cawley11975, November 31967198386Ashleigh Barty12019, April 12010202215Wendy Turnbull31977, November 271975198911Hana Mandlikova31980, June 9 1978199027Dianne Fromholtz41976, September 14197319908Margaret Court51975, November 31960197792Jelena Dokic42001, October 8199820146Samantha Stosur42010, March 22199920239Kerry Melville71975, November 31963197922Alicia Molik82005, January 31199620115
Doubles The rankings were introduced in 1976 (men) and 1984 (women).
Men PlayerRanking No.ATP TourHighTurned ProRetiredTitles1197319882311980199730119882005831198420006712006Active1122011Active283197419871931975198734Jordan Thompson32013Active7
Women PlayerRanking No.WTA TourHighTurned ProRetiredTitles119922011601199920232712013Active832002201875198219973652010202212
Performance timelines since 2000
Men's singles Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open4RSF2R4R4RF3R3R4R2R4R3R4R2R2RQF4R3R4R3R4R3R4R4R4RQF0 / 26French Open4RQF4R3RQF2R4R4R3R3R3R1R2R2R2R3R3R2R1R3R2R2R2R3RQF0 / 25WimbledonFFWFQFSFQF4R4RQF4RQF1R4RQF4R4R1R3R3RNH3RF3RQF1 / 24US OpenSFWSFQFFSFQF2R2R3R2R2R3R4R3R3R3R3RQF4RQF3RQF4RQF1 / 25Year-end championshipATP FinalsRRWWDNQFADid not qualifyRR2 / 5
Women's singles Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025SR Australian Open3R3R2R4R4RQF4R3R4RQF4R3R2R2R4R2R4R4R3RQFSFQFW2R3R2R 1 / 26 French Open2R3R3R2R2R2R3R3R3RSFF3RSF3R4R3RSF4R3RW2R2R3R2R1R 1 / 25 WimbledonSF2R1R3R4R2R3R2R3R3R4R3R2R3R2R3R2R2R3R4RNHWQF1R2R 1 / 24 US Open4R3R2R3R2R2R2R2R2R3RQFWQF2R4R4R2R3R4R4R1R3RQF2R2R 1 / 25Year-end championshipWTA FinalsDid not qualifySFSFRRDid not qualifyWNHDid not qualify1 / 4
Davis Cup 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
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 ResultYearCitySurfaceDivisionPlayer(s)Opponent(s)ScoreBronze1988 Seoul, South KoreaHardWomen's doubles Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbulln/an/aBronze1992Barcelona, Spain ClayWomen's doubles Rachel McQuillan Nicole Provisn/an/aGold1996Atlanta, Georgia, US HardMen's doubles Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Neil Broad Tim Henman6–4, 6–4, 6–2Silver2000Sydney, AustraliaHardMen's doubles Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7Bronze2004Athens, GreeceHardWomen's singles Alicia Molik Anastasia Myskina6–3, 6–4Bronze2020Tokyo, JapanHardMixed doubles Ashleigh Barty John Peers Novak Djokovic Nina Stojanovićw/oGold2024Paris, France ClayMen's doubles Matthew Ebden John Peers Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8]
Broadcasting
Australian Open