2024 Australian Open
Date14–28 January 2024
Edition112th
Open Era (56th)
CategoryGrand Slam
Draw128S / 64D
Prize moneyA$86,500,000
SurfaceHard (GreenSet)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
2023 Champions
Men's singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Aryna Sabalenka
Men's doubles
Australia Rinky Hijikata / Australia Jason Kubler
Women's doubles
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková / Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Mixed doubles
Brazil Luisa Stefani / Brazil Rafael Matos
Wheelchair men's singles
United Kingdom Alfie Hewett
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad singles
Netherlands Sam Schröder
Wheelchair men's doubles
United Kingdom Alfie Hewett / United Kingdom Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Diede de Groot / Netherlands Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair quad doubles
Netherlands Sam Schröder / Netherlands Niels Vink
Boys' singles
Belgium Alexander Blockx
Girls' singles
Alina Korneeva
Boys' doubles
United States Learner Tien / United States Cooper Williams
Girls' doubles
Slovakia Renáta Jamrichová / Italy Federica Urgesi

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 is the defending men's singles champion.[3] Aryna Sabalenka is the defending women's singles champion.[4]

In the tournament's 119-year history, this is the first Australian Open Tennis Championships to be held on an opening Sunday.[5]

The tournament features the following changes from previous tournaments:[6]

  • First-round matches take place over three days, instead of two.
  • The daytime sessions on the central courts, Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena, feature 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.
  • The number of game sessions for the event has increased from 47 to 52 with the extra day of competition.

Singles players

Events

Men's singles

  • vs.

Women's singles

  • vs.

Men's doubles

  • / vs. /

Women's doubles

  • / vs. /

Mixed doubles

  • / vs. /

Wheelchair men's singles

  • vs.

Wheelchair women's singles

  • vs.

Wheelchair quad singles

  • vs.

Wheelchair men's doubles

  • / vs. /

Wheelchair women's doubles

  • / vs. /

Wheelchair quad doubles

  • / vs. /

Boys' singles

  • vs.

Girls' singles

  • vs.

Boys' doubles

  • / vs. /

Girls' doubles

  • / vs. /

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each competition showing the ranking points offered for each event.[8][9]

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

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.[10] 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

  1. ↑ "Australian Open 2024 schedule: When does play start UK time? When is the draw? When do the sessions start?". eurosport.com. 20 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Australian Open and Kia extend historic partnership to 2028". ausopen.com. 10 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Perfect 10: Djokovic Returns To No. 1 With 22nd Major At AO". 29 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina in three sets to win Australian Open title". Guardian. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Australian Open set for historic Sunday start". ausopen.com. 3 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "ANUNCIAN CAMBIOS EN FORMATO DEL ABIERTO DE AUSTRALIA" (in Spanish). Sportsmedia.com. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "ATP Releases Pepperstone ATP Rankings Breakdown Updates | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  9. ↑ "2024 WTA RANKING POINT CHART" (PDF). International Tennis Federation.
  10. ↑ "Australian Open Prize Money 2024". Perfect Tennis. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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