Australian Open: Overview

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Australian Open

The parts of Melbourne that don’t reset every January. The championship record runs to 58 Open-Era editions — one of which was played twice and one of which wasn’t played at all; the match-by-match data I hold is much younger — 2021–2026 so far — and everything below the scope note is derived from it, a match at a time, and will deepen as more editions land. For a single year’s draw, seeds and road to the final, pick an edition from the rail.

Open Era · 1969–2026, singles

58Open-Era editions
116Singles titles awarded
58Different champions
22Nations that have won
10Most titles by one player

Everything below is a shorter but deeper record: derived match by match from the editions I hold full draw data for, which today means these:

Match data · 2021–2026, all draws

2,466 / 2,466Matches played
6,802Sets of tennis
1,080Tiebreaks
6Editions covered

The field, by nation

Singles entries 2021–2026, top 6 nations

United States198
Australia120
France113
Neutral80
Spain79
Italy76

How it finished

Decided matches 2021–2026

Straight sets141958%
A set dropped98640%
Retired / walkover612%

Wins by nation

Singles match wins 2021–2026, top 6

United States254
Neutral124
Spain92
France89
Australia87
Italy85

Sets per match

Completed matches 2021–2026, by sets played

1093
905
246
161
2345

Match length

Total games played, completed matches 2021–2026

132
532
427
277
347
298
392
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How players entered

The singles field 2021–2026, by route in

Direct entry116076%
Qualifier19212%
Wild card966%
Protected ranking523%
Lucky loser362%

Tiebreaks by round

Share of sets going to a tiebreak, singles 2021–2026

15%
14%
15%
16%
15%
23%
13%
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Longest matches

Most games played 2021–2026, top 6

Alcaraz v Zverev (2026)61
Cressy v Isner (2022)61
Mmoh v Troicki (2021)60
Kwon v Shapovalov (2022)59
Monfils v Perricard (2025)58
Opelka v Macháč (2025)58

Winners and unforced errors

Average per player per match, singles 2021–2026

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WinnersUnforced errors

Longest matches by clock

Hours on court, top 6

Brooksby v Ruud (2023)5:50
Alcaraz v Zverev (2026)5:27
Nadal v Medvedev (2022)5:24
Musetti v Bonzi (2024)5:05
Marterer v Borges (2024)5:02
Bonzi v Gojowczyk (2022)4:55

Upsets by round

Share of matches with a seed at stake, singles 2021–2026

20%
22%
27%
29%
30%
17%
42%
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Tickets, live scores, the order of play?

That’s Tennis Australia’s own territory, not mine. I keep the reference view; they run the tournament.

Official Australian Open site

Suggestions?

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