The 2023 Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023.[1] It was the 111th edition of the Australian Open, the 55th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. During previous years, the tournament's main sponsor was Kia.
| 2023 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16–29 January 2023 |
| Edition | 111th Open Era (55th) |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128S / 64D |
| Prize money | A$76,500,000 |
| Surface | Hard (GreenSet) |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Rinky Hijikata / Jason Kubler | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
 Alfie Hewett | |
| 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 / Aniek van Koot | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
| Sam Schröder / Niels Vink | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Alexander Blockx | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Alina Korneeva | |
| Boys' doubles | |
 Learner Tien / Cooper Williams | |
| Girls' doubles | |
 Renáta Jamrichová /  Federica Urgesi | |
Novak Djokovic claimed the men's singles title, his tenth Australian Open title and 22nd major title overall, tying Rafael Nadal's all-time record. Djokovic was allowed to play this year despite remaining unvaccinated from COVID-19 after his three-year ban was lifted. The ban was initially handed to him after he was deported in 2022, as Australia's laws required foreigners to be vaccinated for entering the country when the tournament was played in 2022, but the ban was lifted as the vaccination requirement has been lifted.[2] Nadal was the defending champion, but lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the second round. Aryna Sabalenka won the women's title, her first major singles title. Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion in the women's singles, but she retired from the sport in March 2022.[3]
Spectators returned to full capacity for the first time since 2020, targeting to exceed 900,000 fans, after capacity restrictions in the last two events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
To mark the seventieth anniversary of his first singles title in 1953, Ken Rosewall presented the men's singles trophy to the champion. Billie Jean King presented the women's singles trophy, on the fifty-fifth anniversary of her 1968 victory.
With the elimination of world No. 1 Iga Świątek in the fourth round by Elena Rybakina, this became the first edition of the Australian Open in the Open Era to feature neither of the top two singles seeds of either gender in the quarterfinals.
This was the last Australian Open Tennis Championships to be held on an opening Monday and from January 2024, the tournament will begin on a Sunday which will take place on 14 January 2024.
Singles players
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Events
editMen's singles
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Novak Djokovic def. 
Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Women's singles
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Aryna Sabalenka def. 
Elena Rybakina, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Men's doubles
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Rinky Hijikata / Jason Kubler def. 
Hugo Nys / 
Jan Zieliński, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Women's doubles
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Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková def. 
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara, 6–4, 6–3
Mixed doubles
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Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos def. 
Sania Mirza / Rohan Bopanna, 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Wheelchair men's singles
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Alfie Hewett def. Tokito Oda, 6–3, 6–1
Wheelchair women's singles
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Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2
Wheelchair quad singles
edit- Sam Schröder def. Niels Vink, 6–2, 7–5
Wheelchair men's doubles
edit- Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Maikel Scheffers / Ruben Spaargaren, 6–1, 6–2
Wheelchair women's doubles
edit- Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot def. Yui Kamiji /
Zhu Zhenzhen, 6–3, 6–2
Wheelchair quad doubles
edit- Sam Schröder / Niels Vink def.
Donald Ramphadi / Ymanitu Silva, 6–1, 6–3
Boys' singles
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Alexander Blockx def. 
Learner Tien, 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(11–9)
Girls' singles
edit- Alina Korneeva def. Mirra Andreeva, 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5
Boys' doubles
edit- Learner Tien / Cooper Williams def. Alexander Blockx / João Fonseca, 6–4, 6–4
Girls' doubles
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Renáta Jamrichová / 
Federica Urgesi def. Hayu Kinoshita / Sara Saito, 7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–7]
Point distribution and prize money
editPoint distribution
editBelow is a series of tables for each competition showing the ranking points offered for each event.
Senior points
edit| 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 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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| Men's doubles | 0 | N/A | ||||||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | N/A | ||||||||||
Wheelchair pointsedit
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Junior pointsedit
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Prize money
editThe Australian Open total prize money for 2023 increased by 3.38% year on year to a tournament record A$76,500,000. This represented a 155% increase in prize money over the last ten years, from the A$30 million on offer in 2013.[5]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | A$2,975,000 | A$1,625,000 | A$925,000 | A$555,250 | A$338,250 | A$227,925 | A$158,850 | A$106,250 | A$55,150 | A$36,575 | A$26,000 |
| Doubles | A$695,000 | A$370,000 | A$210,000 | A$116,500 | A$67,250 | A$46,500 | A$30,975 | N/A | |||
| Mixed doubles | A$157,750 | A$89,450 | A$47,500 | A$25,250 | A$12,650 | A$6,600 | N/A | ||||
| Wheelchair singles | A$ | A$ | A$ | A$ | N/A | ||||||
| Wheelchair doubles | A$ | A$ | A$ | N/A | |||||||
| Quad singles | A$ | A$ | A$ | ||||||||
| Quad doubles | A$ | A$ | N/A | ||||||||
Controversy
editIn the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, organizers from the tournament banned Russian and Belarusian flags from being displayed courtside. Nations' flags were initially allowed, but this was reversed after an incident between Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova and Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl.[6] During the game, Russian supporters were accused of taunting Baindl, but the group denied that they were being provocative. They stated that they were merely supporting Rakhimova.
The move came after Russian and Belarusian players were banned from playing under their nation's flags.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Australian summer of tennis 2023 schedule announced". Tennis Head. 2 December 2022. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022.
- ^ Nivison, Austin (16 November 2022). "Novak Djokovic was granted visa to play in 2023 Australian Open". CBS Sports.
- ^ "World No.1, three-time Grand Slam winner Ashleigh Barty announces retirement". WTA Tennis. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Australian Open looking for return to normal". Sports Business Journal. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Australian Open Prize Money 2023". Perfect Tennis. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Australian Open bans Russian and Belarusian flags from tournament". BBC News. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Australian Open Tennis 2023". TheTennisPredict. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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