2024 Australian Open
| 2024 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14–28 January 2024 |
| Edition | 112th Open Era (56th) |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128S / 64D |
| Prize money | A$86,500,000 |
| Surface | Hard (GreenSet) |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| 2023 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Champions | |
| Women's singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Rohan Bopanna /  Matthew Ebden | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei /  Elise Mertens | |
| Mixed doubles | |
Hsieh Su-wei /  Jan Zieliński | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
 Tokito Oda | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
 Diede de Groot | |
| Wheelchair quad singles | |
| Sam Schröder | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
 Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| Diede de Groot / Jiske Griffioen | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
Andy Lapthorne /  David Wagner | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Rei Sakamoto | |
| Girls' singles | |
 Renáta Jamrichová | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Maxwell Exsted / Cooper Woestendick | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Tyra Caterina Grant / Iva Jovic | |
The 2024 Australian Open is a Grand Slam level tennis tournament being held at Melbourne Park, from 14–28 January 2024.[1] It is the 112th edition of the Australian Open, the 56th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consists of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. The tournament's main sponsor is Kia.[2]
Novak Djokovic was the defending men's singles champion.[3] He was defeated in the semifinal by Jannik Sinner.[4] Aryna Sabalenka successfully defended the women's singles title as she claimed her second Grand Slam title, defeating Qinwen Zheng in straight sets.
In the tournament's 119-year history, this was the first Australian Open Tennis Championships to be held on an opening Sunday.[5]
The tournament featured the following changes from previous tournaments:[6]
- First-round matches took place over three days instead of two.
- The daytime sessions on the central courts, Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena, featured a maximum of two matches instead of three to avoid matches lasting into the early hours of the morning, such as the match between Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis in 2023, which ended at 4:05 am local time.[7] The John Cain Arena schedule remains the same. However, the success of this policy change is questionable, since matches at this edition of the tournament still ended as late as 3:40 am local time, namely that between Daniil Medvedev and Emil Ruusuvuori.[8]
- The number of game sessions for the event increased from 47 to 52 with the extra day of competition.
Singles players
Events
Men's singles
Women's singles
Aryna Sabalenka def. 
Zheng Qinwen, 6–3, 6–2.
Men's doubles
Rohan Bopanna / 
Matthew Ebden def. 
Simone Bolelli / Andrea Vavassori, 7–6(7–0), 7–5.
Women's doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / 
Elise Mertens def. 
Lyudmyla Kichenok / 
Jeļena Ostapenko, 6–1, 7–5.
Mixed doubles
- Hsieh Su-wei /
Jan Zieliński def. 
Desirae Krawczyk / 
Neal Skupski, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [11–9].
Wheelchair men's singles
Tokito Oda def. Alfie Hewett, 6–2, 6–4.
Wheelchair women's singles
Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 7–5, 6–4.
Wheelchair quad singles
- Sam Schröder def.
Guy Sasson, 6–3, 6–3.
Wheelchair men's doubles
- Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Takuya Miki / Tokito Oda, 6–3, 6–2.
Wheelchair women's doubles
- Diede de Groot / Jiske Griffioen def. Yui Kamiji /
Kgothatso Montjane, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).
Wheelchair quad doubles
- Andy Lapthorne / David Wagner def. Donald Ramphadi / Guy Sasson, 6–4, 3–6, [10–2].
Boys' singles
- Rei Sakamoto def.
Jan Kumstát, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–5.
Girls' singles
Renáta Jamrichová def. Emerson Jones, 6–4, 6–1.
Boys' doubles
- Maxwell Exsted / Cooper Woestendick def. Petr Brunclík / Viktor Frydrych, 6–3, 7–5.
Girls' doubles
- Tyra Caterina Grant / Iva Jovic def. Julie Paštiková /
Julia Stusek, 6–3, 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.[9][10][11]
Senior points
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1300 | 800 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | N/A | ||||||||||
Wheelchair points
Junior points
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Prize money
The Australian Open total prize money for 2024 increased by 13.07% year on year to a tournament record A$86,500,000. Most of the increases were distributed to qualifying and the early rounds of singles and doubles, with First round main draw singles players receiving A$120,000, up 12.94 per cent vs 2023.[12] The total represented a 162% increase in prize money over the last ten years, from the A$33 million on offer in 2014.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | A$3,150,000 | A$1,725,000 | A$990,000 | A$600,000 | A$375,000 | A$255,000 | A$180,000 | A$120,000 | A$65,000 | A$44,100 | A$31,250 |
| Doubles | A$730,000 | A$400,000 | A$227,500 | A$128,000 | A$75,000 | A$53,000 | A$36,000 | N/A | |||
| Mixed doubles | A$165,000 | A$94,000 | A$50,000 | A$26,500 | A$13,275 | A$6,900 | N/A | ||||
| Wheelchair singles | A$ | A$ | A$ | A$ | N/A | ||||||
| Wheelchair doubles | A$ | A$ | A$ | N/A | |||||||
| Quad singles | A$ | A$ | A$ | ||||||||
| Quad doubles | A$ | A$ | N/A | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Australian Open 2024 schedule: When does play start UK time? When is the draw? When do the sessions start?". eurosport.com. 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Australian Open and Kia extend historic partnership to 2028". ausopen.com. 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Perfect 10: Djokovic Returns To No. 1 With 22nd Major At AO". 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Sinner Surprise: Italian dethrones Djokovic to reach first Grand Slam final". 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Australian Open set for historic Sunday start". ausopen.com. 3 October 2023.
- ^ "FECHAS OPEN AUSTRALIA 2024: EL PRIMER GRAND SLAM DEL AÑO SE REINVENTA Y PASA A DISPUTARSE EN 15 DÍAS" (in Spanish). Eurosport.com. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "ANUNCIAN CAMBIOS EN FORMATO DEL ABIERTO DE AUSTRALIA" (in Spanish). Sportsmedia.com. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Daniil Medvedev beats Emil Ruusuvuori in 'tough' 3.40am Australian Open finish". The Guardian. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "ATP Releases Pepperstone ATP Rankings Breakdown Updates | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "2024 WTA RANKING POINT CHART" (PDF). International Tennis Federation.
- ^ "REGULATIONS FOR WHEELCHAIR TENNIS 2024" (PDF). www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.
- ^ "Australian Open Prize Money 2024". Perfect Tennis. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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