2018 Australian Open

2018 Australian Open
Date15–28 January 2018
Edition106th
Open Era (50th)
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S / 64D /
Prize moneyA$55,000,000
SurfaceHard (Plexicushion)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Attendance743,667 [1]
Champions
Men's singles
Switzerland Roger Federer
Women's singles
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Men's doubles
Austria Oliver Marach / Croatia Mate Pavić
Women's doubles
Hungary Tímea Babos / France Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed doubles
Croatia Mate Pavić / Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Wheelchair men's singles
Japan Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad singles
Australia Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair men's doubles
France Stéphane Houdet / France Nicolas Peifer
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Marjolein Buis / Japan Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad doubles
Australia Dylan Alcott / Australia Heath Davidson
Boys' singles
United States Sebastian Korda
Girls' singles
Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo
Boys' doubles
France Hugo Gaston / France Clément Tabur
Girls' doubles
Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo / China Wang Xinyu
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The 2018 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played at Melbourne Park between 15 and 28 January 2018, and was the first Grand Slam tournament of the 2018 season. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players compete in singles and doubles tournaments. Roger Federer was the defending champion in the men's singles event and successfully retained his title (his sixth), his record twentieth Grand Slam major overall, defeating Marin Čilić in the final, while Caroline Wozniacki won the women's title, defeating Simona Halep in the final to win her first Grand Slam.

The tournament was the 106th edition of the event (the 50th edition of the Open Era). Additionally, it was the 200th Major tournament of the Open Era. It also marked the 30th anniversary of the Australian Open moving from the Kooyong Tennis Club to Melbourne Park. The tournament had a record attendance of 743,667 spectators.

  1. ^ Suzi Petkovski. "The big numbers from AO2019". Tennis Australia.