Australian Open: Full list of Men’s singles champions in open era

Novak Djokovic has won the tennis tournament the most number of times.

The Australian Open is a racket sports tennis tournament that has undergone several name changes since its inception in 1905. The competition was held on outdoor hardcourts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, for two weeks beginning in mid-January as of 1988, and it was the first among the four Grand Slam competitions since 1987.

The Australian Open was known as The Australasian (Australia and New Zealand) Championships in 1905. Historically, top tennis players did not attend the competition due to its geographic isolation. However, starting in 1924, it became one of the major tennis tournaments (designated by the International Tennis Federation). Because New Zealand tennis officials released their responsibilities to the tournament in 1927, it became known as the Australian Championships.

The men’s singles rules have changed numerous times since the first edition. However, this event has always been played in a knockout format, with all matches being best-of-five sets except for in 1970, 1973, and 1974, when the opening round was best-of-three sets, and in 1982, when the third and fourth rounds were best-of-three sets. 

Since 1905, all sets have been concluded in the advantage format. The slow death best-of-twelve-points tie-break was established in 1971 and used for the first four sets, except for 1980 to 1982, when the tie-break was also played in fifth sets.

The Open Era began in 1968 when Grand Slam tournaments agreed to allow professional and amateur players to compete against each other. However, prior to 1968, only amateurs could compete in Grand Slam tournaments and other ITF-organized or sanctioned events such as the Davis Cup.

With the addition of professional tennis players in 1969, the competition entered the Open Era, in which Novak Djokovic (2008, 2011-2013, 2015-2016, 2019-2021) holds the record for the most titles with nine. In addition, Djokovic holds the record for the most consecutive Open Era titles, with three (2011–2013 and 2019–2021). During the Open Era, Rosewall won without dropping a set in 1971, and Federer won without dropping a set in 2007.

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Full list of Australian Open men’s singles champions

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