2019 Australian Open

2019 Australian Open
Date14–27 January 2019
Edition107th
Open Era (51st)
CategoryGrand Slam
Prize moneyA$62,500,000
SurfaceHard (Plexicushion)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Attendance796,435 [1]
Champions
Men's singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Japan Naomi Osaka
Men's doubles
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert / France Nicolas Mahut
Women's doubles
Australia Samantha Stosur / China Zhang Shuai
Mixed doubles
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / United States Rajeev Ram
Wheelchair men's singles
Argentina Gustavo Fernández
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad singles
Australia Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair men's doubles
Belgium Joachim Gérard / Sweden Stefan Olsson
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Diede de Groot / Netherlands Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair quad doubles
Australia Dylan Alcott / Australia Heath Davidson
Boys' singles
Italy Lorenzo Musetti
Girls' singles
Denmark Clara Tauson
Boys' doubles
Czech Republic Jonáš Forejtek / Czech Republic Dalibor Svrčina
Girls' doubles
Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi / Hungary Adrienn Nagy
Men's legends doubles
France Mansour Bahrami / Australia Mark Philippoussis
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The 2019 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park from 14 to 27 January 2019. It was the 107th edition of the Australian Open, the 51st in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam 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. The 2019 Australian Open was the first Australian Open to feature final set tie-breaks.

Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki were the defending men's and women's singles champions, but were unsuccessful in their respective title defenses; Federer lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round and Wozniacki lost to Maria Sharapova in the third round.[2][3]

Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men's singles title at the 2019 Australian Open, defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in straight sets in the men's final.[4][5] Naomi Osaka of Japan defeated Petra Kvitová of the Czech Republic in three sets to win the women's singles title.[6] The tournament had a record attendance of 796,435 spectators.

This is the most recent Grand Slam where no lucky losers were selected.

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  2. ^ "Stefanos Tsitsipas stuns Roger Federer in four-set Australian Open thriller". Guardian. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Maria Sharapova ends Caroline Wozniacki's Australian Open defence". Guardian. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. ^ Jonathan Jurejko (27 January 2019). "Australian Open 2019: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win record seventh title". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Djokovic masterclass seals record seventh Australian Open crown". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 27 January 2019.
  6. ^ Francesca Paris (26 January 2020). "Naomi Osaka of Japan secures her second Grand Slam title with Australian Open victory". NPR.