2026 Australian Open
The 2026 Australian Open will be a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 18 January to 1 February 2026. It will be the 114th edition of the Australian Open, the 58th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament will consist of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players will compete in singles and doubles tournaments.[1][2]
Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys are the defending singles champions.[3][4]
Singles players
- Men's singles
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals out | |||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
| 4th round out | |||
| 3rd round out | |||
| 2nd round out | |||
| 1st round out | |||
- Women's singles
| Champion | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals out | |||
| Quarterfinals out | |||
| 4th round out | |||
| 3rd round out | |||
| 2nd round out | |||
| 1st round out | |||
Events
Men's singles
- vs.
Women's singles
- vs.
Men's doubles
- / vs. /
Women's doubles
- / vs. /
Mixed doubles
- / vs. /
Wheelchair men's singles
- vs.
Wheelchair women's singles
- vs.
Wheelchair quad singles
- vs.
Wheelchair men's doubles
- / vs. /
Wheelchair women's doubles
- / vs. /
Wheelchair quad doubles
- / vs. /
Boys' singles
- vs.
Girls' singles
- vs.
Boys' doubles
- / vs. /
Girls' doubles
- / vs. /
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each competition showing the ranking points offered for each event.[5][6][7][8]
Senior points
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1300 | 800 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | N/A | ||||||||||
Wheelchair points
Junior points
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Wildcards
The following players received wildcards into the men's singles main draw[9]:
The following players received wildcards into the women's singles main draw:
- Zarina Diyas
- Talia Gibson
- Priscilla Hon
- Emerson Jones
- Elizabeth Mandlik
- Taylah Preston
- Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah
References
- ^ "Australian Open 2026: Dates, Tickets, Schedule & Info". Tennisuptodate.com. 29 October 2025.
- ^ Barrett, Chris (31 October 2025). "Code violation? Tennis Australia under fire from ousted officials". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Merciless Sinner wins back-to-back Melbourne titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Keys edges Sabalenka in Australian Open final thriller for first Slam title". Women's Tennis Association. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "ATP Releases Pepperstone ATP Rankings Breakdown Updates | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "WTA RANKING SYSTEM" (PDF). itftennis.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "REGULATIONS FOR WHEELCHAIR TENNIS 2024" (PDF). www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "ITF Rules and Regulations". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Wildcard weekend: Jones, Duckworth, Diyas, Bu set for AO 2026 main draw". Australian Open. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.