2025 Australian Open

The 2025 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park from 12 to 26 January 2025. It was the 113th edition of the Australian Open, the 57th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.

Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev and successfully defended the men's singles title. Madison Keys won the women's singles champion, after defeating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

The 2025 Australian Open became the first Australian Open to present pickleball. From January 24 to the 26th the AO Pickleball Slam tournament was held. Over in prize money was awarded to some of Australia's top professional pickleball players.

Singles players

* Men's singles

* Women's singles

Events

Men's singles

* Jannik Sinner def. Alexander Zverev, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Women's singles

* Madison Keys def. Aryna Sabalenka, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5

Men's doubles

* Harri Heliövaara / Henry Patten def. Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori, 6–7^(16–18), 7–6^(7–5), 6–3

Women's doubles

* Kateřina Siniaková / Taylor Townsend def. Hsieh Su-wei / Jeļena Ostapenko, 6–2, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3

Mixed doubles

* Olivia Gadecki / John Peers def. Kimberly Birrell / John-Patrick Smith, 3–6, 6–4, 0–6

Wheelchair men's singles

* Alfie Hewett def. Tokito Oda, 6–4, 6–4

Wheelchair women's singles

* Yui Kamiji def. Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–2

Wheelchair quad singles

* Sam Schröder def. Niels Vink, 7–6^(9–7), 7–5

Wheelchair men's doubles

* Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Daniel Caverzaschi / Stéphane Houdet, 6–2, 6–4

Wheelchair women's doubles

* Li Xiaohui / Wang Ziying def. Manami Tanaka / Zhu Zhenzhen, 6–2, 6–3

Wheelchair quad doubles

* Andy Lapthorne / Sam Schröder def. Guy Sasson / Niels Vink, 6–1, 6–4

Boys' singles

* Henry Bernet def. Benjamin Willwerth, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' singles

* Wakana Sonobe def. Kristina Penickova, 6–0, 6–1

Boys' doubles

* Maxwell Exsted / Jan Kumstát def. Ognjen Milić / Egor Pleshivtsev, 7–6^(8–6), 6–3

Girls' doubles

* Annika Penickova / Kristina Penickova def. Emerson Jones / Hannah Klugman, 6–4, 6–2

Wheelchair boys' singles

* Charlie Cooper def. Alexander Lantermann, 6–2, 6–2

Wheelchair girls' singles

* Vitória Miranda def. Sabina Czauz, 0–6, 6–3, 7–6^(10–4)

Wheelchair boys' doubles

* Luiz Calixto / Charlie Cooper def. Alexander Lantermann / Benjamin Wenzel, 6–3, 6–0

Wheelchair girls' doubles

* Luna Gryp / Vitória Miranda def. Sabina Czauz / Ailina Mosko, 6–1, 6–1

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each competition showing the ranking points offered for each event.

Senior points

Wheelchair points

Junior points

Prize money

The Australian Open total prize money for 2025 increased by 11.6% year on year to a tournament record A$96,500,000.

First-round main draw singles players received A$132,000, reflecting a 10% increase compared to 2024. The biggest percentage increase occurred in the third round of the singles draw, where prize money rose by 13.7% to A$290,000. Over the past decade, the total prize pool has increased by 119.3%, from the A$44 million offered in 2016.

Court-side coaching

The Australian Open has introduced court-side "coaching pods" at this year's tournament (2025) in a Grand Slam first. The pods are positioned in two corners on each of the major courts with up to four people allowed, similar to the set-up at team events like the Davis Cup and United Cup.

They have access to real-time data on screens for statistical analysis, there is also a cooling mechanism for comfort. Coaches have the option to sit in the pods or in their usual place in the traditional player box, where friends and family can also sit.

Commenting on the courtside pods, Craig Tiley (CEO of Tennis Australia) said: “I’ve been an advocate for the coach being allowed on the court, just simply because it adds to the whole story, and the whole show, and every other sport has it.”

“A more interesting narrative, give the coaches more profile, and there’s a good chance we’re going to see some things happen down there that are pretty interesting.”

Media controversies

During a Nine News Melbourne broadcast on 17 January, Channel 9 presenter Tony Jones was standing in front of a crowd of Serbian fans when he said Djokovic was "overrated" and a "has-been", followed by "kick him out". Djokovic demanded an apology from Channel 9 and boycotted Jim Courier's on-court interview after defeating Jiří Lehečka in the fourth round, describing the comments as "insulting and offensive". Jones and the Nine Network issued an apology on Monday, with Jones claiming he already privately apologised to Djokovic's team on Saturday.

On 22 January, during a press conference after winning his quarterfinal match, Ben Shelton criticised the "negativity" and style of questions being asked by interviewers after matches in the on-court interviews. He said the interview of Learner Tien, after his defeat of Daniil Medvedev, was "embarrassing and disrespectful", and also criticised two questions asked towards himself by on-court interviewers. Current and former tennis players, including Chris Evert, Boris Becker, and Lehečka, supported Shelton's comments.

References

External links

Australian Open official website

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