The 2025 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park from 12 to 26 January 2025. It was the 113th edition of the Australian Open, the 57th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.
Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev and successfully defended the men's singles title. Madison Keys won the women's singles champion, after defeating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
The 2025 Australian Open became the first Australian Open to present pickleball. From January 24 to the 26th the AO Pickleball Slam tournament was held. Over in prize money was awarded to some of Australia's top professional pickleball players.
Additionally, the inaugural 1 Point Slam was held, in which Omar Jasika defeated Priscilla Hon in the final for a total of $60,000 in prize money.https://www.olympics.com/en/news/ao-1-point-slam-melbourne-preview-how-to-watch-live
Singles players Men's singles Champion Runner-up Jannik Sinner Alexander Zverev Semifinals out Ben Shelton Novak Djokovic Quarterfinals out Alex de Minaur Lorenzo Sonego Carlos Alcaraz Tommy Paul 4th round out Holger Rune Alex Michelsen Gaël Monfils Learner Tien (Q) Jiří Lehečka Jack Draper Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Ugo Humbert 3rd round out Marcos Giron Miomir Kecmanović Karen Khachanov Francisco Cerúndolo Taylor Fritz Lorenzo Musetti Fábián Marozsán Corentin Moutet Tomáš Macháč Benjamin Bonzi Aleksandar Vukic Nuno Borges Jakub Menšík Roberto Carballés Baena Arthur Fils Jacob Fearnley 2nd round out Tristan Schoolkate (WC) Tomás Martín Etcheverry Hubert Hurkacz Matteo Berrettini James McCabe (WC) Gabriel Diallo Facundo Díaz Acosta Tristan Boyer (Q) Cristian Garín (Q) Daniel Altmaier Pablo Carreño Busta (PR) Denis Shapovalov João Fonseca (Q) Frances Tiafoe Mitchell Krueger (Q) Daniil Medvedev Jaime Faria (Q) Reilly Opelka (PR) Hugo Gaston Francesco Passaro (LL) Thanasi Kokkinakis Sebastian Korda Jordan Thompson Yoshihito Nishioka Casper Ruud Félix Auger-Aliassime James Duckworth Kei Nishikori (PR) Hady Habib (Q) Quentin Halys Arthur Cazaux Pedro Martínez 1st round out Nicolás Jarry Taro Daniel Yannick Hanfmann Flavio Cobolli Tallon Griekspoor Dušan Lajović Cameron Norrie Zhang Zhizhen Stefanos Tsitsipas Martín Landaluce (Q) Luca Nardi Adrian Mannarino Alexander Bublik Zizou Bergs Federico Coria Botic van de Zandschulp Jenson Brooksby (PR) Borna Ćorić Francisco Comesaña Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Brandon Nakashima Kamil Majchrzak (Q) Roberto Bautista Agut Matteo Arnaldi Andrey Rublev Stan Wawrinka (WC) Thiago Seyboth Wild Arthur Rinderknech Alexei Popyrin Rinky Hijikata Camilo Ugo Carabelli Kasidit Samrej (WC) Nishesh Basavareddy (WC) Pavel Kotov Gauthier Onclin (Q) Sumit Nagal Li Tu (WC) Omar Jasika (WC) David Goffin Grigor Dimitrov Mariano Navone Roman Safiullin Damir Džumhur Lukáš Klein (Q) Dominik Koepfer (Q) Alexandre Müller Aziz Dougaz (Q) Alexander Shevchenko Jaume Munar Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q) Shang Juncheng Jan-Lennard Struff Alejandro Tabilo Dominic Stricker (PR) Thiago Monteiro (Q) Christopher O'Connell Matteo Gigante (Q) Bu Yunchaokete Adam Walton Otto Virtanen Sebastián Báez Nick Kyrgios (PR) Luciano Darderi Lucas Pouille (WC)
Women's singles Champion Runner-up Madison Keys Aryna Sabalenka Semifinals out Paula Badosa Iga Świątek Quarterfinals out Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Coco Gauff Elina Svitolina Emma Navarro 4th round out Mirra Andreeva Donna Vekić Belinda Bencic (PR) Olga Danilović Elena Rybakina Veronika Kudermetova Daria Kasatkina Eva Lys (LL) 3rd round out Clara Tauson Magdalena Fręch Diana Shnaider Laura Siegemund Leylah Fernandez Naomi Osaka Marta Kostyuk Jessica Pegula Dayana Yastremska Danielle Collins Beatriz Haddad Maia Jasmine Paolini Ons Jabeur Yulia Putintseva Jaqueline Cristian Emma Raducanu 2nd round out Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro Tatjana Maria Anna Blinkova Moyuka Uchijima Ajla Tomljanović (WC) Harriet Dart (LL) Anastasia Potapova Zheng Qinwen Jodie Burrage (PR) Cristina Bucșa Karolína Muchová Suzan Lamens Talia Gibson (WC) Jule Niemeier Liudmila Samsonova Elise Mertens Iva Jovic (WC) Danka Kovinić (PR) Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q) Destanee Aiava (Q) Erika Andreeva Katie Boulter Caroline Dolehide Renata Zarazúa Wang Xiyu Camila Osorio Zhang Shuai (WC) Wang Yafan Varvara Gracheva Lucia Bronzetti Amanda Anisimova Rebecca Šramková 1st round out Sloane Stephens Sonay Kartal Bernarda Pera Linda Nosková Polina Kudermetova (Q) Daria Saville (WC) Magda Linette Marie Bouzková Elisabetta Cocciaretto Ashlyn Krueger Jana Fett (Q) Diane Parry Yuan Yue Tamara Zidanšek (Q) Hailey Baptiste Anca Todoni (Q) Sofia Kenin Léolia Jeanjean (Q) Chloé Paquet (WC) Yuliia Starodubtseva Nadia Podoroska Caroline Garcia Veronika Erjavec (Q) Jeļena Ostapenko Wang Xinyu Zeynep Sönmez Maja Chwalińska (Q) Nao Hibino (Q) Kamilla Rakhimova Arantxa Rus Viktorija Golubic (Q) Maya Joint (WC) Emerson Jones (WC) Nuria Párrizas Díaz Lulu Sun Mayar Sherif Ann Li Irina-Camelia Begu Greet Minnen Daria Snigur (Q) Julia Riera (Q) Zheng Saisai (PR) Olivia Gadecki Rebecca Marino Sorana Cîrstea Sára Bejlek (Q) Taylor Townsend Wei Sijia (Q) Peyton Stearns Julia Grabher (PR) Anhelina Kalinina Maria Sakkari Elina Avanesyan McCartney Kessler Anna Bondár Viktoriya Tomova Kimberly Birrell (Q) Caty McNally (PR) Petra Martić (LL) Victoria Azarenka Ekaterina Alexandrova María Lourdes Carlé Katie Volynets Kateřina Siniaková
Matches
Men's singles
Jannik Sinner def. Alexander Zverev, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Women's singles
Madison Keys def. Aryna Sabalenka, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Men's doubles
Harri Heliövaara / Henry Patten def. Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori, 6–7(16–18), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Women's doubles
Kateřina Siniaková / Taylor Townsend def. Hsieh Su-wei / Jeļena Ostapenko, 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Mixed doubles
Olivia Gadecki / John Peers def. Kimberly Birrell / John-Patrick Smith, 3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Wheelchair men's singles
Alfie Hewett def. Tokito Oda, 6–4, 6–4
Wheelchair women's singles
Yui Kamiji def. Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–2
Wheelchair quad singles
Sam Schröder def. Niels Vink, 7–6(9–7), 7–5
Wheelchair men's doubles
Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Daniel Caverzaschi / Stéphane Houdet, 6–2, 6–4
Wheelchair women's doubles
Li Xiaohui / Wang Ziying def. Manami Tanaka / Zhu Zhenzhen, 6–2, 6–3
Wheelchair quad doubles
Andy Lapthorne / Sam Schröder def. Guy Sasson / Niels Vink, 6–1, 6–4
Boys' singles
Henry Bernet def. Benjamin Willwerth, 6–3, 6–4
Girls' singles
Wakana Sonobe def. Kristina Penickova, 6–0, 6–1
Boys' doubles
Maxwell Exsted / Jan Kumstát def. Ognjen Milić / Egor Pleshivtsev, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Girls' doubles
Annika Penickova / Kristina Penickova def. Emerson Jones / Hannah Klugman, 6–4, 6–2
Wheelchair boys' singles
Charlie Cooper def. Alexander Lantermann, 6–2, 6–2
Wheelchair girls' singles
Vitória Miranda def. Sabina Czauz, 0–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–4)
Wheelchair boys' doubles
Luiz Calixto / Charlie Cooper def. Alexander Lantermann / Benjamin Wenzel, 6–3, 6–0
Wheelchair girls' doubles
Luna Gryp / Vitória Miranda def. Sabina Czauz / Ailina Mosko, 6–1, 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 2025 increased by 11.6% year on year to a tournament record A$96,500,000.
First-round main draw singles players received A$132,000, reflecting a 10% increase compared to 2024. The biggest percentage increase occurred in the third round of the singles draw, where prize money rose by 13.7% to A$290,000. Over the past decade, the total prize pool has increased by 119.3%, from the A$44 million offered in 2016.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1SinglesA$3,500,000A$1,900,000A$1,100,000A$665,000A$420,000A$290,000A$200,000A$132,000A$72,000A$49,000A$35,000DoublesA$810,000A$440,000A$250,000A$142,000A$82,000A$58,000A$40,000 Colspan=4 Mixed doublesA$175,000A$97,750A$52,500A$27,750A$14,000A$7,250 Colspan=5 Wheelchair singlesA$A$A$A$ Rowspan=4 colspan=7 A$A$A$ rowspan=3 Quad singlesA$A$A$Quad doublesA$A$
Court-side coaching The Australian Open has introduced court-side "coaching pods" at this year's tournament (2025) in a Grand Slam first. The pods are positioned in two corners on each of the major courts with up to four people allowed, similar to the set-up at team events like the Davis Cup and United Cup.
They have access to real-time data on screens for statistical analysis, there is also a cooling mechanism for comfort. Coaches have the option to sit in the pods or in their usual place in the traditional player box, where friends and family can also sit.
Commenting on the courtside pods, Craig Tiley (CEO of Tennis Australia) said: “I’ve been an advocate for the coach being allowed on the court, just simply because it adds to the whole story, and the whole show, and every other sport has it.”
The change was expected to add greater narrative interest, give the coaches a more prominent role, and potentially lead to notable developments in the program.
Media controversies During a Nine News Melbourne broadcast on 17 January, Channel 9 presenter Tony Jones was standing in front of a crowd of Serbian fans when he said Djokovic was "overrated" and a "has-been", followed by "kick him out". Djokovic demanded an apology from Channel 9 and boycotted Jim Courier's on-court interview after defeating Jiří Lehečka in the fourth round, describing the comments as "insulting and offensive". Jones and the Nine Network issued an apology on Monday, with Jones claiming he already privately apologised to Djokovic's team on Saturday.
On 22 January, during a press conference after winning his quarterfinal match, Ben Shelton criticised the "negativity" and style of questions being asked by interviewers after matches in the on-court interviews. He said the interview of Learner Tien, after his defeat of Daniil Medvedev, was "embarrassing and disrespectful", and also criticised two questions asked towards himself by on-court interviewers. Current and former tennis players, including Chris Evert, Boris Becker, and Lehečka, supported Shelton's comments.
Exhibition events AO 1 Point Slam The inaugural AO 1 Point Slam was held, in which Omar Jasika defeated Priscilla Hon in the final for a total of $60,000 in prize money.https://www.olympics.com/en/news/ao-1-point-slam-melbourne-preview-how-to-watch-live
AO Pickleball Slam The AO Pickleball Slam is scheduled to return for its first edition.
References
External links
Australian Open official website