{"id":407833,"date":"2026-01-14T03:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/407833\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T03:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:57:09","slug":"australian-open-2026-draws-dates-history-all-you-need-to-know-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/407833\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Open 2026: Draws, Dates, History &#038; All You Need To Know | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Australian Open<br \/>\n    Australian Open 2026: Draws, Dates, History &amp; All You Need To Know<\/p>\n<p>All about the hard-court Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>January 14, 2026<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/australian-open-2026-resource-page-image.jpg\" alt=\"The 2026 Australian Open runs from 18 January to 1 February.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Darrian Traynor\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>        The 2026 Australian Open runs from 18 January to 1 February.<br \/>\n        By ATP Staff<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam tournament of the year and is set to host the best players in the world for two weeks. Among those in action will be No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings Carlos Alcaraz, defending champion Jannik Sinner, 10-time winner Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know about the first Grand Slam of the year:<\/p>\n<p>When is the Australian Open?<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Australian Open will be held from 18 January &#8211; 1 February. The hard-court Grand Slam tournament, established in 1905, will take place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tournament director is Craig Tiley.<\/p>\n<p>Who is playing at the Australian Open?<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz, Sinner, Zverev, Djokovic, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Lorenzo Musetti, Ben Shelton, home favourite Alex de Minaur, Taylor Fritz and Alexander Bublik are set to compete at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/apps?utm_source=atp&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=app_banner\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/-\/media\/&#10;9333ed00493246e6a2ad692fa18710b7.ashx\" alt=\"The Official App Of Tennis | Download ATP WTA Live App\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When is the draw for the Australian Open?<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Open singles draw will be made on Thursday, 15 January at 2:30 p.m. AEDT. The doubles draw will be made on-site on Saturday, 17 January at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>What is the schedule for the Australian Open?<\/p>\n<p>*Qualifying: Monday, 12 January &#8211; Wednesday 14 January at 10 a.m., Thursday, 15 January at 11 a.m.<br \/>*Main Draw: Sunday, 18 January &#8211; Tuesday, 27 January from 11 a.m. &amp; 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 28 January &#8211; Thursday, 29  January from 11:30 a.m. &amp; 7 p.m.; Friday, 30 January 12 noon &amp; 7:30 p.m.<br \/>*Doubles Final: Saturday, 31 January, intended from 12 noon<br \/>*Singles Final: Sunday, 1 February at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">View On Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What is the prize money and points for the Australian Open in $AUD?<\/p>\n<p>The prize money for the 2026 Australian Open is AUD $111.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>SINGLES<br \/>Winner: $4,150,000 \/ 2,000 points<br \/>Finalist: $2,150,000 \/ 1,300 points<br \/>Semi-finalist: $1,250,000 \/ 800 points<br \/>Quarter-finalist: $750,000 \/ 400 points<br \/>Fourth Round: $480,000 \/ 200 points<br \/>Third Round: $327,750 \/ 100 points<br \/>Second Round: $225,000 \/ 50 points<br \/>First Round: $150,000 \/ 10 points<br \/>Qualifying: &#8212; \/ 30 points<br \/>Qualifying 3:  $83,500 \/ 16 points<br \/>Qualifying 2:  $57,000 \/ 8 points<br \/>Qualifying 1:  $40,500 \/ 0 points<\/p>\n<p>DOUBLES ($ per team)<br \/>Winner: $900,000 \/ 2,000 points<br \/>Finalist: $485,000 \/ 1,200 points<br \/>Semi-finalist: $275,000 \/ 720 points<br \/>Quarter-finalist: $158,000 \/ 360 points<br \/>Third Round: $92,000 \/ 180 points<br \/>Second Round: $64,000 \/ 90 points<br \/>First Round:  $44,000 \/ 0 points<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/atp-number-one-club\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/atp-no-1-club-banner-article.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cATP\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How can I watch the Australian Open?<\/p>\n<p>Australian Open Broadcast Schedule<\/p>\n<p>How can I follow the Australian Open?<\/p>\n<p>Hashtag: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/search\/keyword\/?q=%23ao26\" target=\"_blank\">#AO2026<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/australianopen\/\" target=\"_blank\">@australianopen<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AustralianOpen\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Open<\/a><br \/>YouTube: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/australianopentv\" target=\"_blank\">AustralianOpenTV<\/a><br \/>X: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/australianopen\" target=\"_blank\">@australianopen<\/a><br \/>TikTok: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@ausopen?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">@ausopen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who won the last edition of the Australian Open in 2025?<\/p>\n<p>Jannik Sinner clinched the 2025 Australian Open singles title with a 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 victory over Alexander Zverev in the championship match (<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/sinner-zverev-australian-open-2025-final\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>). Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten defeated Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6-7(16), 7-6(5), 6-3 in the doubles final (<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/bolelli-vavassori-heliovaara-patten-australian-open-2025-doubles-final\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Who holds the Australian Open record for most titles, oldest champion, youngest champion and more?<\/p>\n<p>Most Titles, Singles: Novak Djokovic (10)<br \/>Most Titles, Doubles: Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan (6)<br \/>Oldest Champion: Ken Rosewall, 37, in 1972<br \/>Youngest Champion: Mats Wilander, 19, in 1983<br \/>Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 1s Ivan Lendl in 1990, Jim Courier in 1993, Pete Sampras in 1994, 1997, Andre Agassi in 2000, Roger Federer in 2006-07, 2010, Rafael Nadal in 2009, Novak Djokovic in 2012-13, 2015-16, 2019, 2021 and Jannik Sinner in 2025<br \/>Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 212 Mark Edmondson in 1976<br \/>Last Home Champion: Mark Edmondson in 1976<br \/>Most Match Wins: Roger Federer (102)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/australian-open\/580\/overview\" target=\"_blank\">View Who Is Playing, Past Champions, Seeds, Points &amp; Prize Money Breakdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian Open Australian Open 2026: Draws, Dates, History &amp; All You Need To Know All about the hard-court&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-407833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}