The Australian Open, 2026 took place in Melbourne, Australia from January 18 to February 1. Women’s doubles and singles were played, and Men’s doubles and singles were played as well.

In the single games, for both men and women, there were 128 players who started in the tournament. Each game eliminated one player, so 127 games were played until one player remained, the champion. For the double games, there are 128 players in total, but 64 teams in total, which means that 63 games need to be played in order for a champion to be found. There were a total of 254 matches for the singles, and a total of 126 matches for doubles.

In men’s singles, the winner was Carlos Alcaraz from Spain, and the runner-up, Novak Djokovic, was from Serbia. The score of the final match between these players was 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, and 7-5. This win was Alcaraz’s first win in the Australian Open and his seventh Grand Slam win. He then became the youngest person to complete all 4 Grand-Slam tournaments.

The winner of women’s singles was Elena Rybakina, from Kazakhstan, and the runner-up was Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus. Their final scores were 6-4, 4-6 and 6-4, which was a very competitive match.