The 2026 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.

All dates are AEDT (UTC+11)

Day 1 (18 January)

Seeds out: Men's singles: Flavio Cobolli Women's singles: Ekaterina Alexandrova , Marta Kostyuk , Dayana Yastremska Schedule of Play

Matches on Main CourtsMatches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Jasmine Paolini Aliaksandra Sasnovich [Q]6–1, 6–2Men's singles 1st Round Alexander Zverev Gabriel Diallo6–7(1–7), 6–1, 6–4, 6–2Women's singles 1st Round Aryna Sabalenka Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah [WC] 6–4, 6–1Men's singles 1st Round Carlos Alcaraz Adam Walton6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Maria Sakkari Léolia Jeanjean6–4, 6–2Men's singles 1st Round Francisco Cerúndolo Zhang Zhizhen [PR]6–3, 7–6(7–0), 6–3Men's singles 1st Round Alexander Bublik Jenson Brooksby6–4, 6–4, 6–4Women's singles 1st Round Emma Raducanu Mananchaya Sawangkaew [PR]6–4, 6–1Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 1st Round Arthur Fery [Q] Flavio Cobolli 7–6(7–1), 6–4, 6–1Women's singles 1st Round Elina Svitolina Cristina Bucșa6–4, 6–1Men's singles 1st Round Frances Tiafoe Jason Kubler [Q]7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2Women's singles 1st Round Olga Danilović Venus Williams [WC]6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4Matches on Kia Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Talia Gibson [WC] Anna Blinkova6–1, 6–3Men's singles 1st Round Corentin Moutet Tristan Schoolkate6–4, 7–6(7–1), 6–3Men's singles 1st Round Michael Zheng [Q] Sebastian Korda6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(0–7), 6–3Women's singles 1st Round Bai Zhuoxuan [Q] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–4, 2–6, 7–6(12–10)Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 1st Round Tomás Martín Etcheverry Miomir Kecmanović 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Women's singles 1st Round Zeynep Sönmez [Q] Ekaterina Alexandrova 7–5, 4–6, 6–4Men's singles 1st Round Cameron Norrie Benjamin Bonzi6–0, 6–7(2–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Matches on ANZ Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Elena-Gabriela Ruse Dayana Yastremska 6–4, 7–5Women's singles 1st Round Elsa Jacquemot Marta Kostyuk 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(10–7)Men's singles 1st Round Márton Fucsovics Camilo Ugo Carabelli7–6(7–5), 6–1, 6–2Women's singles 1st Round Anastasia Potapova Suzan Lamens3–6, 7–5, 6–2Coloured background indicates a night matchDay matches began at 11 am (11:30 am on Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena), whilst Night matches began at 7 pm (5 pm on John Cain Arena) AEDT

Day 2 (19 January)

Seeds out: Men's singles: , Jiří Lehečka , Arthur Rinderknech , Brandon Nakashima Women's singles: Emma Navarro , Sofia Kenin Schedule of Play

Matches on Main CourtsMatches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Coco Gauff Kamilla Rakhimova6–2, 6–3Men's singles 1st Round Alex de Minaur Mackenzie McDonald [LL]6–2, 6–2, 6–3Women's singles 1st Round Iga Świątek Yuan Yue [Q]7–6(7–5), 6–3Men's singles 1st Round Novak Djokovic Pedro Martínez6–3, 6–2, 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 1st Round Daniil Medvedev Jesper de Jong7–5, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)Women's singles 1st Round Amanda Anisimova Simona Waltert6–3, 6–2Women's singles 1st Round Mirra Andreeva Donna Vekić4–6, 6–3, 6–0Men's singles 1st Round Casper Ruud Mattia Bellucci6–1, 6–2, 6–4Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 1st Round Nuno Borges3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 0–0, retiredWomen's singles 1st Round Jessica Pegula Anastasia Zakharova6–2, 6–1Women's singles 1st Round Ajla Tomljanović Yuliia Starodubtseva [Q]4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–1Men's singles 1st Round Alexandre Müller Alexei Popyrin2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–4)Matches on Kia Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Storm Hunter [Q]6–4, 6–4Men's singles 1st Round Andrey Rublev Matteo Arnaldi6–4, 6–2, 6–3Men's singles 1st Round Stan Wawrinka [WC] Laslo Djere5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)Women's singles 1st Round Diana Shnaider Barbora Krejčíková2–6, 6–3, 6–3Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Magda Linette Emma Navarro 3–6, 6–3, 6–3Men's singles 1st Round Jordan Thompson [WC] Juan Manuel Cerúndolo6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–1, 6–1Women's singles 1st Round Victoria Mboko Emerson Jones [WC]6–4, 6–1Men's singles 1st Round Arthur Géa [Q] Jiří Lehečka 7–5, 7–6(7–1), 7–5Matches on ANZ Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Peyton Stearns Sofia Kenin 6–3, 6–2Women's singles 1st Round Priscilla Hon [WC] Marina Stakusic [Q]1–6, 6–4, 5–3, retiredMen's singles 1st Round Thiago Agustín Tirante Aleksandar Vukic7–5, 6–2, 6–2Men's singles 1st Round Denis Shapovalov Bu Yunchaokete [WC]6–3, 7–6(7–3), 6–1Women's singles 1st Round Elise Mertens Lanlana Tararudee [Q]7–5, 6–1Coloured background indicates a night matchDay matches began at 11 am (11:30 am on Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena), whilst Night matches began at 7 pm (5 pm on John Cain Arena) AEDT

Day 3 (20 January)

Seeds out: Men's singles: Tallon Griekspoor , João Fonseca Women's singles: Liudmila Samsonova , Leylah Fernandez , Maya Joint Men's doubles: Hugo Nys / Édouard Roger-Vasselin Schedule of Play

Matches on Main CourtsMatches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Madison Keys Oleksandra Oliynykova7–6(8–6), 6–1Men's singles 1st Round Ben Shelton Ugo Humbert6–3, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)Men's singles 1st Round Jannik Sinner Hugo Gaston 6–2, 6–1, 0–0, retiredWomen's singles 1st Round Naomi Osaka Antonia Ružić6–3, 3–6, 6–4Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 1st Round Lorenzo Musetti Raphaël Collignon4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5, 3–2, retiredWomen's singles 1st Round Elena Rybakina Kaja Juvan6–4, 6–3Women's singles 1st Round Belinda Bencic Katie Boulter6–0, 7–5Men's singles 1st Round Stefanos Tsitsipas Shintaro Mochizuki4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Tereza Valentová Maya Joint 6–4, 6–4Men's singles 1st Round Karen Khachanov Alex Michelsen4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3Men's singles 1st Round Taylor Fritz Valentin Royer7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–1, 6–3Women's singles 1st Round Maddison Inglis [Q] Kimberly Birrell7–6(8–6), 6–7(9–11), 6–4Matches on Kia Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Taylah Preston [WC] Zhang Shuai6–3, 2–6, 6–3Women's singles 1st Round Karolína Plíšková [PR] Sloane Stephens [Q]7–6(9–7), 6–2Men's singles 1st Round Dane Sweeny [Q] Gaël Monfils6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4, 7–5Men's singles 1st Round Tomáš Macháč Grigor Dimitrov6–4, 6–4, 6–3Women's singles 1st Round Nikola Bartůňková [Q] Daria Kasatkina7–6(7–9), 0–6, 6–3Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 1st Round Luciano Darderi Cristian Garín7–6(7–5), 7–5, 7–6(7–3)Men's singles 1st Round Eliot Spizzirri João Fonseca 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2Women's singles 1st Round Jeļena Ostapenko Rebecca Šramková6–4, 6–4Women's singles 1st Round Laura Siegemund Liudmila Samsonova 0–6, 7–5, 6–4Matches on ANZ Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 1st Round Janice Tjen Leylah Fernandez 6–2, 7–6(7–1)Men's singles 1st Round Nishesh Basavareddy [Q] Christopher O'Connell [WC]4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–3Men's singles 1st Round Hubert Hurkacz Zizou Bergs6–7(6–8), 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–3Coloured background indicates a night matchDay matches began at 11 am (11:30 am on Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena), whilst Night matches began at 7 pm (5 pm on John Cain Arena) AEDT

Day 4 (21 January)

Seeds out: Women's singles: Emma Raducanu Men's doubles: Guido Andreozzi / Manuel Guinard Schedule of Play

Matches on Main CourtsMatches on Rod Laver Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd Round Aryna Sabalenka Bai Zhuoxuan [Q]6–3, 6–1Men's singles 2nd Round Carlos Alcaraz Yannick Hanfmann7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2Men's singles 2nd Round Alex de Minaur Hamad Medjedovic 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–2, 6–1Women's singles 2nd Round Iva Jovic Priscilla Hon [WC]6–1, 6–2Matches on Margaret Court Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 2nd Round Andrey Rublev Jaime Faria [Q]6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5Women's singles 2nd Round Coco Gauff Olga Danilović6–2, 6–2Women's singles 2nd Round Mirra Andreeva Maria Sakkari 6–0, 6–4Men's singles 2nd Round Frances Tiafoe Francisco Comesaña6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2Matches on John Cain Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd Round Elina Svitolina Linda Klimovičová [Q]7–5, 6–1Men's singles 2nd Round Daniil Medvedev Quentin Halys6–7(9–11), 6–3, 6–4, 6–2Women's singles 2nd Round Elena-Gabriela Ruse Ajla Tomljanović6–4, 6–4Men's singles 2nd Round Alexander Zverev Alexandre Müller6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Women's singles 2nd Round Jasmine Paolini Magdalena Fręch6–2, 6–3Matches on Kia Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreWomen's singles 2nd Round Diana Shnaider Talia Gibson [WC]3–6, 7–5, 6–3Men's singles 2nd Round Reilly Opelka 6–3, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 4–6, 6–4Men's singles 2nd Round Alexander Bublik Márton Fucsovics7–5, 6–4, 7–5Matches on 1573 Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 2nd Round Tommy Paul Thiago Agustín Tirante6–3, 6–4, 6–2Women's singles 2nd Round Victoria Mboko Caty McNally6–4, 6–3Men's singles 2nd Round Nuno Borges Jordan Thompson [WC]6–7(9–11), 6–3, 6–2, 6–4Women's singles 2nd Round Karolína Muchová Alycia Parks4–6, 6–4, 6–4Matches on ANZ Arena Event Winner Loser ScoreMen's singles 2nd Round Francisco Cerúndolo Damir Džumhur6–3, 6–2, 6–1Women's singles 2nd Round Hailey Baptiste Storm Hunter [Q]6–2, 6–1Women's singles 2nd Round Anastasia Potapova Emma Raducanu 7–6(7–3), 6–2Men's singles 2nd Round Learner Tien Alexander Shevchenko6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–0Women's singles 2nd Round Magda Linette Ann Li6–3, 6–3Coloured background indicates a night matchDay matches began at 11 am (11:30 am on Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena), whilst Night matches began at 7 pm (5 pm on John Cain Arena) AEDT

Day 5 (22 January)

Seeds out: Men's singles: Denis Shapovalov , Stefanos Tsitsipas Women's singles: Belinda Bencic , Jeļena Ostapenko , Paula Badosa Men's doubles: Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori , Evan King / John Peers Women's doubles: Liudmila Samsonova / Diana Shnaider , Irina Khromacheva / Alexandra Panova , Chan Hao-ching / Jiang Xinyu Schedule of Play