Here is full information about Australian Open Tennis Records, including records made in singles, doubles and mixed doubles matches.
Australian Open Records
Australian Open Tournament is one of the four Grand Slams held every year. The tournament began in January in the mid of “Australian Summer”, 1905 at Melbourne Park. Till 1987, before the introduction of hard courts, it was held on grass. Like other Grand Slams, it has “Men-Singles”, “Women Singles”, “Mixed Doubles” and “Junior and Master Competitions”. The event records very high attendance, the 2008 Australian Open forming a record of 62, 885 people present in stadium in day/night tournaments. This event benefits Australian Economy by approximately 38 million dollars.
Records in Australian Open Tennis
Winner of Most Men's Singles Titles
| Players |
Titles |
Year |
| Roy Emerson |
6 |
1961, 1963-67 |
| Novak Djokovic |
6 |
2008, 2011-13, 2015-16 |
| Roger Federer |
5 |
2004, 2006-07, 2010, 2017 |
| Jack Crawford |
4 |
1931-33, 1935 |
| Ken Rosewall |
4 |
1953, 1955, 1971-72 |
| Andre Agassi |
4 |
1995, 2000-01, 2003 |
| Mats Wilander |
3 |
1983-84, 1988 |
Winner of Most Women's Singles Titles
| Players |
Titles |
Year |
| Margaret Court |
11 |
1960-66, 1969-71, 1973 |
| Serena Williams |
7 |
2003, 2005, 2007, 2009-10, 2015, 2017 |
| Nancye Wynne |
6 |
1937, 1940, 1946-48, 1951 |
| Evonne-Goolagong-Cawley |
4 |
1974-76, 1977 |
| Steffi Graff |
4 |
1988-90, 1994 |
| Monica Seles |
4 |
1991-93, 1996 |
Winner of Most Championships (Total: Singles, Doubles, Mixed) - Men
| |
Players |
Titles |
Year |
| Before 1969 |
Jack Crawford |
11 |
1929-1935 (4 singles, 4 doubles, 3 mixed) |
| After 1969 |
Jim Pugh |
5 |
1988-90 (2 doubles, 3 mixed) |
Winner of Most Championships (Singles, Doubles, Mixed) - Women
| |
Players |
Titles |
Year |
| Before 1969 |
Margaret Court |
22 |
1960-1973 (11 singles, 7 doubles, 4 mixed) |
| After 1969 |
Martina Navratilova |
12 |
1980-2003 (3 singles, 8 doubles, 1 mixed) |
Winner of Most Men's Doubles Titles
| Players |
No. of Times |
Year |
| Adrian Quist & John Bromwich |
8 times |
1938-40, 1946-50 |
| John Newcombe & Tony Roche |
5 times |
1965, 1967, 1971, 1976 - 1973 John Newcombe with Mal Anderson, (1976 December Tony Roche with Arthur Ashe) |
| Mark Edmondson |
4 times |
1980-81 (with Kim Warwick), 1983 (with Paul McNamee) 1984 (with Sherwood Stewart) |
| Kim Warwick |
3 times |
1978 (with Wojtek Fibak), 1980-81 |
| Todd-Woodbridge |
3 times |
1992, 1996 (with Mark Woodforde), 2001 (with Jonas Björkman) |
| Jonas-Bjorkman |
3 times |
1998 (with Jacco Eltingh), 1999 (with Patrick-Rafter), 2001 |
Winner of Most Women's Doubles Titles
| Players |
No. of Times |
Year |
| Thelma Coyne Long |
13 times |
1936-40, 1947-49, 1951-52 (with Nancye Wynne Bolton), 1954, 1956, 1958 (with Mary Bevis Hawton) |
| Nancye Wynne Bolton |
10 times |
1936-40, 1947-49, 1951-52 (with Thelma Coyne Long) |
| Martina Navratilova |
8 times |
1980 (with Betsy Nagelsen), 1982-85, 1987-89 (with Pam Shriver) |
Winner of Most Mixed Doubles Titles - Men
| Players |
No. of Times |
Year |
| Colin Long |
4 times |
1963, 1965-66, 1968 (with Nancye Wynne Bolton) |
| Owen Davidson |
4 times |
1940, 1946-1948 (with Billie Jean King) |
Winner of Most Mixed Doubles Titles - Women
| Players |
No. of Times |
Year |
| Daphne Akhurst Cozens |
4 times |
1924-25 (with John Willard), 1928 (with Jean Borotra), 1929 (with Gar Moon) |
| Nancye Wynne Bolton |
4 times |
1940, 1946-48 (with Colin Long) |
| Thelma Coyne Long |
4 times |
1951-51, 1955 (with George Worthington), 1954 (with RexHartwig) |
| Margaret Court |
4 times |
1963-64 (with Ken Fletcher), 1965 (with John Newcombe), 1969 (with Marty Riessen) |
| Jana-Novotna |
2 times |
1988-89 (with JimPugh) |
| Larisa Neiland |
2 times |
1994 (with Andrei Olhovskiy), 1996 (with Mark Woodforde) |
Youngest Champions
| Type |
Name |
Age |
| Men's singles |
Ken Rosewall |
18 years and 2 months (1953) |
| Men's doubles |
Lew Hoad |
18 years and 2 months (1953) |
| Women's singles |
Martina Hingis |
16 years, 3 months (1997) |
| Women's doubles |
Mirjana Lučić |
15 years and 10 months (1998) |
Oldest Champions
| Type |
Name |
Age |
| Men's singles |
Ken Rosewall |
37 years and 8 months (1972) |
| Men's doubles |
Norman Brookes |
46 years and 2 months (1924) |
| Women's singles |
Thelma Coyne Long |
35 years and 8 months (1954) |
| Women's doubles |
Thelma Coyne Long |
37 years and 7 months (1956) |
| Mixed doubles (men) |
Horace Rice |
52 years (1923) |
| Mixed doubles (women) |
Martina Navratilova |
46 years and 3 months (2003) |