Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Dominic Thiem in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. It was his record-extending eighth Australian Open title and 17th major title overall. With the win, Djokovic regained the world No. 1 singles ranking after Rafael Nadal lost in the quarterfinals, and became the first player since Ken Rosewall to win major titles in three different decades. The match also marked the first time Djokovic came back to win a major final after trailing two sets to one, having lost each of the last seven times this happened. Thiem became the first Austrian to reach the final. This was Thiem's third runner-up finish in as many major finals (though he would go on to win the US Open later that year). The final also marked the first time in the Open Era that three consecutive men's major finals went to five sets, following the finals at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships and the 2019 US Open.

This marked the final Australian Open appearance for former world No. 1, six-time champion, and 20-time major champion Roger Federer. With his third-round win, Federer became the first player to win 100 matches at the Australian Open. He also became the first player to earn 100 match wins at two majors (the other being Wimbledon). Federer's semifinal encounter with Djokovic marked their 50th and final professional meeting; Djokovic won to end their head-to-head at 27–23 in his favor. This was also the first Australian Open appearance for future world No. 1 and two-time champion Jannik Sinner; he lost to Márton Fucsovics in the second round.

Seeds All seedings per ATP rankings.

Draw

Finals

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Section 3

Section 4

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Section 5

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Section 7

Section 8

Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings on 13 January 2020, while ranking and points before are as of 20 January 2020. Points after are as of 3 February 2020.

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defending(or 18th best result)†Points wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Rafael Nadal 10,235 1,200 360 9,395 Quarterfinals lost to Dominic Thiem 2 2 Novak Djokovic 9,720 2,000 2,000 9,720 Champion, defeated Dominic Thiem 3 3 Roger Federer 6,590 180 720 7,130 Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic 4 4 Daniil Medvedev 5,960 180 180 5,960 Fourth round lost to Stan Wawrinka 5 5 Dominic Thiem 5,890 45 1,200 7,045 Final lost to Novak Djokovic 6 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5,375 720 90 4,745 Third round lost to Milos Raonic 7 7 Alexander Zverev 3,345 180 720 3,885 Semifinals lost to Dominic Thiem 8 8 Matteo Berrettini 2,870 10 45 2,905 Second round lost to Tennys Sandgren 9 9 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,630 360 90 2,360 Third round lost to Marin Čilić 10 10 Gaël Monfils 2,565 45 180 2,700 Fourth round lost to Dominic Thiem 11 11 David Goffin 2,555 90 90 2,555 Third round lost to Andrey Rublev 12 12 Fabio Fognini 2,310 90 180 2,400 Fourth round lost to Tennys Sandgren 13 13 Denis Shapovalov 2,200 90 10 2,120 First round lost to Márton Fucsovics 14 14 Diego Schwartzman 2,130 90 180 2,220 Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic 15 15 Stan Wawrinka 2,045 45 360 2,360 Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev 16 17 Karen Khachanov 1,995 90 90 1,995 Third round lost to Nick Kyrgios 17 16 Andrey Rublev 2,004 10 180 2,174 Fourth round lost to Alexander Zverev 18 20 Grigor Dimitrov 1,772 180 45 1,637 Second round lost to Tommy Paul 19 19 John Isner 1,860 10 90 1,940 Third round retired against Stan Wawrinka 20 22 Félix Auger-Aliassime 1,701 (45) 10 1,666 First round lost to Ernests Gulbis [Q] 21 21 Benoît Paire 1,703 10 45 1,738 Second round lost to Marin Čilić 22 25 Guido Pella 1,585 10 90 1,665 Third round lost to Fabio Fognini 23 26 Nick Kyrgios 1,520 10 180 1,690 Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal 24 27 Dušan Lajović 1,516 10 90 1,596 Third round lost to Diego Schwartzman 25 28 Borna Ćorić 1,490 180 10 1,320 First round lost to Sam Querrey 26 29 Nikoloz Basilashvili 1,485 90 45 1,440 Second round lost to Fernando Verdasco 27 30 Pablo Carreño Busta 1,422 180 90 1,332 Third round lost to Rafael Nadal 28 33 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1,340 45 10 1,305 First round retired against Alexei Popyrin 29 34 Taylor Fritz 1,335 90+125 90+45 1,255 Third round lost to Dominic Thiem 30 32 Dan Evans 1,349 70+48 45+20 1,296 Second round lost to Yoshihito Nishioka 31 31 Hubert Hurkacz 1,398 10 45 1,433 Second round lost to John Millman 32 35 Milos Raonic 1,305 360 360 1,305 Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic † This column shows either the player's points from the 2019 tournament or his 18th best result (shown in brackets). Only ranking points counting towards the player's ranking as of 13 January 2020 are reflected in the column.

Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event. Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason 18 Kei Nishikori 1,930 360 1,570 Elbow injury 23 Alex de Minaur 1,665 90 1,575 Abdominal injury 24 Lucas Pouille 1,600 720 880 Elbow injury

Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals

‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began @ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began § – withdrew from main draw

Championship match ratings 504 thousand on ESPN, in the USA.

Notes

References

External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2020 Australian Open Men's Singles draw 2020 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation