Australian Open Series


The Australian Open Series is a selection of tennis tournaments held annually prior to the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. As of 2016, there are five official Australian Open Series tournaments held across Australia in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year, as designated by Tennis Australia.

Tournaments

Week 1

[ATP Cup]

The ATP Cup was introduced in 2020 as a representative multi-city tournament for the men's players of 24 of the highest-ranked nations. The nations are divided into six groups of four, with the six group winners and two highest-ranked second place teams progressing to the knockout finals stage. The group stage matches are shared between the three aforementioned cities, though the quarter-finals onward are exclusive to Sydney.

[Brisbane International]

The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour. It was also part of the ATP World Tour 250 series until this portion of the tournament was removed to accommodate the ATP Cup. It is held annually in January at the Queensland Tennis Centre.
TournamentYearChampionRunner-upScore
Women's singles 2009 Victoria Azarenka Marion Bartoli6–3, 6–1
Women's singles 2010 Kim Clijsters Justine Henin6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Women's singles 2011 Petra Kvitová Andrea Petkovic6–1, 6–3
Women's singles 2012 Kaia Kanepi Daniela Hantuchová6–2, 6–1
Women's singles 2013 Serena Williams Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–2, 6–1
Women's singles 2014 Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka6–4, 7–5
Women's singles 2015 Maria Sharapova Ana Ivanovic6–7, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles 2016 Victoria Azarenka Angelique Kerber6–3, 6–1
Women's singles 2017 Karolína Plíšková Alizé Cornet6–0, 6–3
Women's singles 2018 Elina Svitolina Aliaksandra Sasnovich6–2, 6–1
Women's singles 2019 Karolína Plíšková Lesia Tsurenko4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Men's singles 2009 Radek Štěpánek Fernando Verdasco3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Men's singles 2010 Andy Roddick Radek Štěpánek7–6, 7–6
Men's singles 2011 Robin Söderling Andy Roddick6–3, 7–5
Men's singles 2012 Andy Murray Alexandr Dolgopolov6–1, 6–3
Men's singles 2013 Andy Murray Grigor Dimitrov7–6, 6–4
Men's singles 2014 Lleyton Hewitt Roger Federer6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Men's singles 2015 Roger Federer Milos Raonic6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Men's singles 2016 Milos Raonic Roger Federer6–4, 6–4
Men's singles 2017 Grigor Dimitrov Kei Nishikori6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Men's singles 2018 Nick Kyrgios Ryan Harrison6–4, 6–2
Men's singles 2019 Kei Nishikori Daniil Medvedev6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Week 2

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The Adelaide International forms part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. The inaugural tournament commences in January 2020 and will take place at an upgraded Memorial Drive Park facility in the final week before the Australian Open.

[Kooyong Classic]

The Kooyong Classic is an exhibition tournament played in the lead-up to the Australian Open. The format for the Classic has altered in accordance with the amount of players participating, though in most years it has featured both men's and women's singles matches. Kooyong was the original home of the Australian Open before the tournament moved to Melbourne Park in 1988.

[Hobart International]

The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament. It is competed on outdoor hardcourts, and is held in the run-up to the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the Australian Open.
TournamentYearChampionRunner-upScore
Women's singles2009 Petra Kvitová Iveta Benešová7–5, 6–1
Women's singles2010 Alona Bondarenko Shahar Pe'er6–2, 6–4
Women's singles2011 Jarmila Groth Bethanie Mattek-Sands6–4, 6–3
Women's singles2012 Mona Barthel Yanina Wickmayer6–1, 6–2
Women's singles2013 Elena Vesnina Mona Barthel6–3, 6–4
Women's singles2014 Garbiñe Muguruza Klára Zakopalová6–4, 6–0
Women's singles2015 Heather Watson Madison Brengle6–3, 6–4
Women's singles2016 Alizé Cornet Eugenie Bouchard6–1, 6–2
Women's singles2017 Elise Mertens Monica Niculescu6–3, 6–1
Women's singles2018 Elise Mertens Mihaela Buzărnescu6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Women's singles2019 Sofia Kenin Anna Karolína Schmiedlová6–3, 6–0

Weeks 3 and 4: Australian Open

The first of four Grand Slam events is held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, usually in the second fortnight of January. In 2020 the tournament finished in the first week of February.
See: List of Australian Open champions.

Abolished tournaments

Hopman Cup

The Hopman Cup was an eight-nation tournament featuring one male and one female player representing their country. The tournament was originally played at the Burswood Dome before being moved to the Perth Arena in 2014. It has featured several of the top players, including Roger Federer, who won the last edition for Switzerland with compatriot Belinda Bencic.

Sydney International

The Sydney International was played in the lead-up to the Australian Open for both men and women. The tournament was removed from the calendar in 2020 to make way for the ATP Cup.

World Tennis Challenge

The World Tennis Challenge was a three-night exhibition tournament held in the week before the Australian Open in Adelaide, South Australia. The tournament was created by a consortium of past players. It usually had four teams of two players, a 'legend' and a current player were paired into areas e.g. Americas or represent their countries. The current players played each other in a best of 3 match with a match tiebreaker for a 3rd set. The legends played a pro set, and the doubles if needed was a normal set with no a rules before a super tie break.