The 2024 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 14 to 28 January 2024. It was the 112th edition of the Australian Open, the 56th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consists of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. The tournament's main sponsor is Kia.
Novak Djokovic was the defending men's singles champion. He was defeated in the semifinals by Jannik Sinner, who went on to beat Daniil Medvedev in a five-set final to win his first major title.Australian Open: Sinner beats Medvedev to win first Grand Slam title, BBC Aryna Sabalenka successfully defended the women's singles title as she claimed her second major singles title, defeating Zheng Qinwen without losing a set during the tournament.
In the tournament's 119-year history, this was the first Australian Open Tennis Championships to be held on an opening Sunday.
The tournament featured the following changes from previous tournaments:
First-round matches took place over three days instead of two. The daytime sessions on the central courts, Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena, featured a maximum of two matches instead of three to avoid matches lasting into the early hours of the morning, such as the match between Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis in 2023, which ended at 4:05 am local time. The John Cain Arena schedule remains the same. However, the success of this policy change is questionable, since some matches at this edition of the tournament still finished after midnight, including one between Daniil Medvedev and Emil Ruusuvuori which finished at 3:40 am local time. The number of game sessions for the event increased from 47 to 52 with the extra day of competition.
The tournament attracted an attendance of 1,020,763 (1,110,657 including pre-tournament qualifiers), making this the highest attended Australian Open ever, as well as the first Grand Slam to attract over a million spectators in a single tournament.
Singles players Men's singles Champion Runner-up Jannik Sinner Daniil Medvedev Semifinals out Novak Djokovic Alexander Zverev Quarterfinals out Taylor Fritz Andrey Rublev Hubert Hurkacz Carlos Alcaraz 4th round out Adrian Mannarino Stefanos Tsitsipas Karen Khachanov Alex de Minaur Arthur Cazaux (WC) Nuno Borges Cameron Norrie Miomir Kecmanović 3rd round out Tomás Martín Etcheverry Ben Shelton Fábián Marozsán Luca Van Assche Sebastián Báez Tomáš Macháč Flavio Cobolli (Q) Sebastian Korda Tallon Griekspoor Ugo Humbert Grigor Dimitrov Félix Auger-Aliassime Alex Michelsen Casper Ruud Tommy Paul Shang Juncheng (WC) 2nd round out Alexei Popyrin Gaël Monfils Jaume Munar Christopher O'Connell Hugo Gaston (LL) Francisco Cerúndolo Lorenzo Musetti Jordan Thompson Jesper de Jong (Q) Daniel Elahi Galán Frances Tiafoe Aleksandar Kovacevic (Q) Matteo Arnaldi Pavel Kotov Quentin Halys Christopher Eubanks Holger Rune Arthur Fils Zhang Zhizhen Jakub Menšík (Q) Thanasi Kokkinakis Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Hugo Grenier (Q) Emil Ruusuvuori Lukáš Klein (Q) Jiří Lehečka Giulio Zeppieri (Q) Max Purcell Jack Draper Jan-Lennard Struff Sumit Nagal (Q) Lorenzo Sonego 1st round out Dino Prižmić (Q) Marc Polmans (WC) Yannick Hanfmann Andy Murray Stan Wawrinka Alexander Shevchenko Cristian Garín Roberto Bautista Agut Facundo Díaz Acosta Roberto Carballés Baena Marin Čilić (PR) Dane Sweeny (Q) Benjamin Bonzi James Duckworth (WC) Aleksandar Vukic Zizou Bergs (LL) Botic van de Zandschulp Pedro Cachin Jason Kubler (WC) J. J. Wolf Borna Ćorić Shintaro Mochizuki (LL) Alejandro Tabilo Daniel Altmaier Milos Raonic (PR) Adam Walton (WC) Arthur Rinderknech Nicolás Jarry Vít Kopřiva (Q) Lloyd Harris (Q) Taro Daniel Thiago Seyboth Wild Yoshihito Nishioka Laslo Djere Jiří Veselý (PR) Roman Safiullin David Goffin (Q) Federico Coria Denis Shapovalov (PR) Omar Jasika (Q) Márton Fucsovics Sebastian Ofner Maximilian Marterer Constant Lestienne Dominic Thiem Alexandre Müller Patrick Kypson (WC) Térence Atmane (Q) Dominik Koepfer Kwon Soon-woo (PR) James McCabe (WC) Bernabé Zapata Miralles Juan Pablo Varillas Dušan Lajović Máté Valkusz (Q) Albert Ramos Viñolas Grégoire Barrère Marcos Giron Yosuke Watanuki Rinky Hijikata Alexander Bublik Mackenzie McDonald Dan Evans Richard Gasquet
Women's singles Champion Runner-up Aryna Sabalenka Zheng Qinwen Semifinals out Dayana Yastremska (Q) Coco Gauff Quarterfinals out Linda Nosková Anna Kalinskaya Marta Kostyuk Barbora Krejčíková 4th round out Elina Svitolina Victoria Azarenka Jasmine Paolini Océane Dodin Maria Timofeeva (Q) Magdalena Fręch Mirra Andreeva Amanda Anisimova (PR) 3rd round out Iga Świątek Viktorija Golubic Jeļena Ostapenko Emma Navarro Anna Blinkova Sloane Stephens Wang Yafan Clara Burel Elina Avanesyan Beatriz Haddad Maia Anastasia Zakharova (Q) Alycia Parks Diane Parry Storm Hunter (Q) Paula Badosa Lesia Tsurenko 2nd round out Danielle Collins McCartney Kessler (WC) Viktoriya Tomova Kateřina Siniaková Ajla Tomljanović (PR) Clara Tauson Elisabetta Cocciaretto Varvara Gracheva Elena Rybakina Tatjana Maria Arantxa Rus Daria Kasatkina Katie Boulter Emma Raducanu (PR) Martina Trevisan Jessica Pegula Maria Sakkari Elise Mertens Caroline Wozniacki (WC) Alina Korneeva (Q) Caroline Garcia Kaja Juvan Leylah Fernandez Caroline Dolehide Ons Jabeur Kamilla Rakhimova Laura Siegemund Tamara Korpatsch Nadia Podoroska Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Rebeka Masarova Brenda Fruhvirtová (Q) 1st round out Sofia Kenin Angelique Kerber (PR) Fiona Ferro (Q) Marie Bouzková Taylah Preston (WC) Kayla Day Jaqueline Cristian Veronika Kudermetova Kimberly Birrell (WC) Petra Martić Greet Minnen Camila Giorgi Wang Xiyu Lulu Sun (Q) Yanina Wickmayer Markéta Vondroušová Karolína Plíšková Cristina Bucșa Camila Osorio Diana Shnaider Anhelina Kalinina Katie Volynets (Q) Olivia Gadecki (WC) Peyton Stearns Ashlyn Krueger Yuan Yue Shelby Rogers (PR) Sorana Cîrstea Zhu Lin Renata Zarazúa (Q) Aleksandra Krunić (PR) Rebecca Marino (Q) Nao Hibino Bai Zhuoxuan Claire Liu Mayar Sherif Magda Linette Alizé Cornet (WC) Sara Sorribes Tormo Linda Fruhvirtová Naomi Osaka (PR) Daria Saville (WC) Yulia Putintseva Anastasia Potapova Sára Bejlek (Q) Daria Snigur (Q) Léolia Jeanjean (Q) Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Yulia Starodubtseva (Q) Bernarda Pera Emina Bektas Wang Xinyu Ekaterina Alexandrova Sara Errani Jodie Burrage Mai Hontama (WC) Liudmila Samsonova Tamara Zidanšek Taylor Townsend Donna Vekić Lucia Bronzetti Aliaksandra Sasnovich Ana Bogdan Ella Seidel (Q)
Events
Men's singles
Jannik Sinner def. Daniil Medvedev, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3.
Women's singles
Aryna Sabalenka def. Zheng Qinwen, 6–3, 6–2.
Men's doubles
Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden def. Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori, 7–6(7–0), 7–5.
Women's doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / Elise Mertens def. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Jeļena Ostapenko, 6–1, 7–5.
Mixed doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / Jan Zieliński def. Desirae Krawczyk / Neal Skupski, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [11–9].
Wheelchair men's singles
Tokito Oda def. Alfie Hewett, 6–2, 6–4.
Wheelchair women's singles
Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 7–5, 6–4.
Wheelchair quad singles
Sam Schröder def. Guy Sasson, 6–3, 6–3.
Wheelchair men's doubles
Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Takuya Miki / Tokito Oda, 6–3, 6–2.
Wheelchair women's doubles
Diede de Groot / Jiske Griffioen def. Yui Kamiji / Kgothatso Montjane, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).
Wheelchair quad doubles
Andy Lapthorne / David Wagner def. Donald Ramphadi / Guy Sasson, 6–4, 3–6, [10–2].
Boys' singles
Rei Sakamoto def. Jan Kumstát, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–5.
Girls' singles
Renáta Jamrichová def. Emerson Jones, 6–4, 6–1.
Boys' doubles
Maxwell Exsted / Cooper Woestendick def. Petr Brunclík / Viktor Frydrych, 6–3, 7–5.
Girls' doubles
Tyra Caterina Grant / Iva Jovic def. Julie Paštiková / Julia Stusek, 6–3, 6–1.
Points and prize money Point distribution Below is a series of tables for each competition showing the ranking points offered for each event.
Senior points EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1Men's singles200013008004002001005010301680Men's doubles1200720360180900 colspan=5 13007804302401307010403020210 Colspan=5
Wheelchair points EventWFSFQFRound of 16Singles800500375200100Doubles800500375100Quad singles800500375200100800500375100
Junior points EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Boys' singles1000700490300180902520Girls' singlesBoys' doubles750525367225135 Rowspan=2 colspan=3 Girls' doubles
Prize money The Australian Open total prize money for 2024 increased by 13.07% year on year to a tournament record A$86,500,000. Most of the increases were distributed to qualifying and the early rounds of singles and doubles, with First round main draw singles players receiving A$120,000, up 12.94 per cent vs 2023. The total represented a 162% increase in prize money over the last ten years, from the A$33 million on offer in 2014.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1SinglesA$3,150,000A$1,725,000A$990,000A$600,000A$375,000A$255,000A$180,000A$120,000A$65,000A$44,100A$31,250DoublesA$730,000A$400,000A$227,500A$128,000A$75,000A$53,000A$36,000 Colspan=4 Mixed doublesA$165,000A$94,000A$50,000A$26,500A$13,275A$6,900 Colspan=5 Wheelchair singlesA$A$A$A$ Rowspan=4 colspan=7 A$A$A$ rowspan=3 Quad singlesA$A$A$Quad doublesA$A$
References
External links
Australian Open official website