Australian Open 2026 (WTA)
Grand SlamMelbourneHard18 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026
Australian Open 2026 (Melbourne, Hard): Rybakina E. beat Sabalenka A. 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the final. 127 matches, 33 won by the outsider.
The road to the final
Rybakina E. · champion
- 1st Roundbeat Juvan K. (100)6-4 6-3 @ 1.03
- 2nd Roundbeat Gracheva V. (77)7-5 6-2 @ 1.03
- 3rd Roundbeat Valentova T. (54)6-2 6-3 @ 1.18
- 4th Roundbeat Mertens E. (21)6-1 6-3 @ 1.15
- Quarterfinalsbeat Swiatek I. (2)7-5 6-1 @ 1.71
- Semifinalsbeat Pegula J. (6)6-3 7-6 @ 1.43
- Finalbeat Sabalenka A. (1)6-4 4-6 6-4 @ 2.36
Opponents' average ranking 37; 4 in the top 32. 20 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026.
Sabalenka A. · runner-up
- 1st Roundbeat Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. (118)6-4 6-1 @ 1.01
- 2nd Roundbeat Bai Z. (702)6-3 6-1 @ 1.01
- 3rd Roundbeat Potapova A. (55)7-6 7-6 @ 1.04
- 4th Roundbeat Mboko V. (16)6-1 7-6 @ 1.16
- Quarterfinalsbeat Jovic I. (27)6-3 6-0 @ 1.14
- Semifinalsbeat Svitolina E. (12)6-2 6-3 @ 1.22
- Finallost to Rybakina E. (5)6-4 4-6 6-4 @ 1.60
Opponents' average ranking 134; 4 in the top 32. 18 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026.
The draw from the last 16
Winner first, ranking at the match on the right. Tap a player to follow their route.
3rd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2026 | Andreeva M. (7) | Ruse E.G. (79) | 6-3 6-4 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Gauff C. (3) | Baptiste H. (70) | 3-6 6-0 6-3 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Jovic I. (27) | Paolini J. (8) | 6-2 7-6Upset |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Keys M. (9) | Pliskova Ka. (1057) | 6-3 6-3 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Mboko V. (16) | Tauson C. (14) | 7-6 5-7 6-3 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Muchova K. (19) | Linette M. (50) | 6-1 6-1 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Pegula J. (6) | Selekhmeteva O. (101) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Putintseva Y. (94) | Sonmez Z. (112) | 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Sabalenka A. (1) | Potapova A. (55) | 7-6 7-6 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Svitolina E. (12) | Shnaider D. (22) | 7-6 6-3 |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Anisimova A. (4) | Stearns P. (68) | 6-1 6-4 |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Inglis M. (168) | Osaka N. (17) | Walkover |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Mertens E. (21) | Bartunkova N. (126) | 6-0 6-4 |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Rybakina E. (5) | Valentova T. (54) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Swiatek I. (2) | Kalinskaya A. (33) | 6-1 1-6 6-1 |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Wang Xin. (46) | Noskova L. (13) | 7-5 6-4Upset |
2nd Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2026 | Andreeva M. (7) | Sakkari M. (53) | 6-0 6-4 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Baptiste H. (70) | Hunter S. (367) | 6-2 6-1 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Gauff C. (3) | Danilovic O. (69) | 6-2 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Jovic I. (27) | Hon P. (121) | 6-1 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Linette M. (50) | Li A. (38) | 6-3 6-3Upset |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Mboko V. (16) | McNally C. (85) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Muchova K. (19) | Parks A. (99) | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Paolini J. (8) | Frech M. (57) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Potapova A. (55) | Raducanu E. (29) | 7-6 6-2Upset |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Putintseva Y. (94) | Jacquemot E. (60) | 6-1 6-2 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Ruse E.G. (79) | Tomljanovic A. (78) | 6-4 6-4 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Sabalenka A. (1) | Bai Z. (702) | 6-3 6-1 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Shnaider D. (22) | Gibson T. (119) | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Sonmez Z. (112) | Bondar A. (74) | 6-2 6-4 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Svitolina E. (12) | Klimovicova L. (134) | 7-5 6-1 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Tauson C. (14) | Kudermetova P. (150) | 6-3 3-6 7-5 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Anisimova A. (4) | Siniakova K. (45) | 6-1 6-4 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Bartunkova N. (126) | Bencic B. (10) | 6-3 0-6 6-4Upset |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Inglis M. (168) | Siegemund L. (48) | 6-4 6-7 7-6Upset |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Kalinskaya A. (33) | Grabher J. (95) | 6-3 6-3 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Keys M. (9) | Krueger A. (62) | 6-1 7-5 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Mertens E. (21) | Uchijima M. (88) | 6-3 6-1 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Noskova L. (13) | Preston T. (161) | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Osaka N. (17) | Cirstea S. (41) | 6-3 4-6 6-2 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Pegula J. (6) | Kessler M. (37) | 6-0 6-2 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Pliskova Ka. (1057) | Tjen J. (59) | 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Rybakina E. (5) | Gracheva V. (77) | 7-5 6-2 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Selekhmeteva O. (101) | Badosa P. (26) | 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Stearns P. (68) | Marcinko P. (81) | 6-2 7-5 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Swiatek I. (2) | Bouzkova M. (44) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Valentova T. (54) | Fruhvirtova L. (132) | 7-5 2-6 6-3 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Wang Xin. (46) | Ostapenko J. (24) | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
1st Round
| Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2026 | Bai Z. (702) | Pavlyuchenkova A. (47) | 6-4 2-6 7-6Upset |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Baptiste H. (70) | Townsend T. (116) | 6-3 6-7 6-3Upset |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Danilovic O. (69) | Williams V. (578) | 6-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Gibson T. (119) | Blinkova A. (64) | 6-1 6-3 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Jacquemot E. (60) | Kostyuk M. (20) | 6-7 7-6 7-6Upset |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Kudermetova P. (150) | Maristany G. (185) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | McNally C. (85) | Sakatsume H. (140) | 6-3 6-1 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Paolini J. (8) | Sasnovich A. (104) | 6-1 6-2 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Potapova A. (55) | Lamens S. (97) | 3-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Putintseva Y. (94) | Haddad Maia B. (61) | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Raducanu E. (29) | Sawangkaew M. (197) | 6-4 6-1 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Ruse E.G. (79) | Yastremska D. (28) | 6-4 7-5Upset |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Sabalenka A. (1) | Rakotomanga Rajaonah T. (118) | 6-4 6-1 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Sakkari M. (53) | Jeanjean L. (103) | 6-4 6-2 |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Sonmez Z. (112) | Alexandrova E. (11) | 7-5 4-6 6-4Upset |
| 18 Jan 2026 | Svitolina E. (12) | Bucsa C. (52) | 6-4 6-1 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Andreeva M. (7) | Vekic D. (72) | 4-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Anisimova A. (4) | Waltert S. (87) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Badosa P. (26) | Diyas Z. (290) | 6-2 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Bondar A. (74) | Mandlik E. (182) | 6-0 6-4 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Bouzkova M. (44) | Zarazua R. (80) | 6-2 7-5 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Frech M. (57) | Erjavec V. (102) | 6-1 6-1 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Gauff C. (3) | Rakhimova K. (93) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Hon P. (121) | Stakusic M. (127) | 1-6 6-4 5-3 ret.Upset |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Hunter S. (367) | Bouzas Maneiro J. (40) | 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Jovic I. (27) | Volynets K. (96) | 6-2 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Kessler M. (37) | Arango E. (51) | 6-3 6-2 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Klimovicova L. (134) | Jones F. (71) | 6-2 3-2 ret. |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Li A. (38) | Osorio M. (84) | 6-4 6-7 7-5 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Linette M. (50) | Navarro E. (15) | 3-6 6-3 6-3Upset |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Marcinko P. (81) | Maria T. (42) | 6-3 7-5 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Mboko V. (16) | Jones E. (153) | 6-4 6-1 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Mertens E. (21) | Tararudee L. (131) | 7-5 6-1 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Muchova K. (19) | Cristian J. (35) | 6-3 7-6 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Noskova L. (13) | Semenistaja D. (98) | 6-3 6-0 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Parks A. (99) | Eala A. (49) | 0-6 6-3 6-2Upset |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Pegula J. (6) | Zakharova A. (105) | 6-2 6-1 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Selekhmeteva O. (101) | Seidel E. (82) | 6-3 3-6 6-0 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Shnaider D. (22) | Krejcikova B. (58) | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Stearns P. (68) | Kenin S. (30) | 6-3 6-2Upset |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Swiatek I. (2) | Yuan Y. (130) | 7-6 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Tauson C. (14) | Galfi D. (91) | 6-3 6-3 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Tomljanovic A. (78) | Starodubtseva Y. (110) | 4-6 7-6 6-1 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Uchijima M. (88) | Sierra S. (63) | 6-3 6-1Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Bartunkova N. (126) | Kasatkina D. (43) | 7-6 0-6 6-3Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Bencic B. (10) | Boulter K. (113) | 6-0 7-5 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Cirstea S. (41) | Lys E. (39) | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Fruhvirtova L. (132) | Sun L. (86) | 6-3 7-5Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Grabher J. (95) | Cocciaretto E. (56) | 7-5 2-6 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Gracheva V. (77) | Golubic V. (83) | 6-1 2-6 6-1Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Inglis M. (168) | Birrell K. (76) | 7-6 6-7 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Kalinskaya A. (33) | Kartal S. (66) | 7-6 6-1 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Keys M. (9) | Oliynykova O. (92) | 7-6 6-1 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Krueger A. (62) | Bejlek S. (89) | 6-3 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Osaka N. (17) | Ruzic A. (65) | 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Ostapenko J. (24) | Sramkova R. (73) | 6-4 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Pliskova Ka. (1057) | Stephens S. (1102) | 7-6 6-2Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Preston T. (161) | Zhang S. (75) | 6-3 2-6 6-3Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Rybakina E. (5) | Juvan K. (100) | 6-4 6-3 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Siegemund L. (48) | Samsonova L. (18) | 0-6 7-5 6-4Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Siniakova K. (45) | Udvardy P. (90) | 6-1 6-2 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Tjen J. (59) | Fernandez L.A. (23) | 6-2 7-6Upset |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Valentova T. (54) | Joint M. (31) | 6-4 6-4 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Wang Xin. (46) | Kalinina A. (179) | 6-3 6-3 |
The draw is rebuilt from results, so byes and withdrawals before a match show as empty boxes. Rankings are as at the match; odds are the pre-match average market price. Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk.