Australian Open 2026
Jan 18-Feb 1, Melbourne Park

The new tennis season heralds the first major of 2026,
as stars Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys defend their crowns.
Each singles champion will earn a record AU$4.15m, but
players continue to cite concerns about the ratio
of prize money to tournament revenue

PLAYER POWER: Revenue earned by tournament
governing body, Tennis Australia, is reportedly AU$697.2m
in 2025. Despite substantial increase in last decade, total
prize money remains only 16% of income generated

Australian Open: Prize money progression 2017-2026
Year	Men / women’s singles champion (AU$)

2026	$4.15m	Total increase %: 15.5	$111.5m
2025	$3.50m	11.6			$96.5m
2024	$3.15m	13.1			$86.5m
2023	$2.98m	3.4			$76.5m
2022	$2.88m	3.5			$74.0m
2021	$2.75m	0.7			$71.5m
2020	$4.12m	13.6			$71.0m
2019	$4.10m	13.6			$62.5m
2018	$4.00m	10.0			$55.0m
2017	$3.70m	13.6			$50.0m

Redistribution
strategy to
support
lower
ranked
players

Aryna Sabalenka (right)
earned most women’s
prize money in 2025,
after reaching three
major finals
$15.01m
(AU$22.34m)

While Alcaraz
tops men’s
income with $5m
U.S. Open title
$21.36m
(AU$31.82m)

Hard court maestro
Jannik Sinner
Set to resume rivalry
with Carlos Alcaraz,
marked by explosive
athleticism

REVIVED AMBITION: Irrepressible Novak Djokovic returns
after body “rebuild”, including regime to boost physicality
and use of Regenesis capsule to aid recovery time

Most Grand Slam singles titles (All-time, men / women):
Aus. Open
Roland Garros
Wimbledon
U.S. Open

Margaret Court (24)
Novak Djokovic (24)
Serena Williams (23)
Rafael Nadal (22)
Steffi Graf (22)
Roger Federer (20)

AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2026: TOP 10
ATP / WTA rankings as of Jan 12

1 Carlos Alcaraz		ESP
2 Jannik Sinner		ITA
3 Alexander Zverev	GER
4 Novak Djokovic		SRB
5 Lorenzo Musetti	ITA
6 Alex de Minaur		AUS
7 Felix A-Aliassime	CAN
8 Ben Shelton		USA
9 Taylor Fritz		USA
10 Alexander Bublik	KAZ

1 Aryna Sabalenka	–
2 Iga Świątek§		SUI
3 Coco Gauff		USA
4 Amanda Anisimova	USA
5 Elena Rybakina		KAZ
6 Jessica Pegula		USA
7 Jasmine Paolini	ITA
8 Mirra Andreeva		–
9 Madison Keys		USA
10 Belinda Bencic	SUI

Players to watch

Carlos
Alcaraz
Could become
youngest man to
complete career
Grand Slam –
shared last eight
majors with Sinner

Jannik
Sinner
Secured only
sixth win in
16 meetings
with Alcaraz
to claim ATP
Finals crown

Alexander
Zverev
Seeking elusive
maiden major
after frustrating
year. Melbourne
finalist in 2025,
losing to Sinner

Novak
Djokovic
10-time winner
driven by legacy.
Aiming to end
Slam drought,
dating to 2023
U.S Open

			Alcaraz	Sinner	Zverev	Djokovic
2025 win-loss		71-9	58-6	57-25	39-11
2025 titles		8	6	1	2
Career titles (hard)	9	21	15	72
Career titles (total)	24	24	24	101
Grand Slams		6	4	0	24

Aryna
Sabalenka
Won 38 of
last 40 matches
in Australia –
extending epic
streak with third
title in Brisbane

Iga
Swiatek
Melbourne title
would end
erratic streak
of early exits
at hard court
Grand Slams

Coco
Gauff
Aiming to
emulate strong
2025 – title at
Roland Garros
and three WTA
1000 finals

Madison
Keys
Poised to
mount solid
title defence
to avoid rapid
descent through
rankings

		Sabalenka	Świątek	Gauff	Keys	
2025 win-loss		63-12	62-17	48-16	37-15
2025 titles		4	3	2	2
Career titles (hard)	19	14	9	5
Career titles (total)	22	25	11	10
Grand Slams		4	6	2	1

Tennis schedule 2026
ATP and WTA Tours feature over 50 tournaments worldwide, in addition to four Grand Slam events

Men / Women: Grand Slam
Jan 18	Australian Open		Melbourne
May 24	Roland Garros		Paris
Jun 29	Wimbledon		London
Aug 30	U.S. Open		New York

Men: ATP 1000
Mar 4	BNP Paribas Open		I. Wells
Mar 18	Miami Open by Itau 	Miami
Apr 5	M-Carlo Masters		Monte-Carlo
Apr 22	Mutua Madrid Open	Madrid
May 6	Int. BNL d'Italia	Rome
Aug 2	National Bank Open	Montreal
Aug 13	Cincinnati Open		Cincinnati
Oct 7	Shanghai Masters		Shanghai
Nov 2	Paris Masters		Paris

ATP 500	
Feb 9	Dallas Open		Dallas
Feb 9	ABN AMRO Open		Rotterdam
Feb 16	Qatar ExxonMobil Open	Doha
Feb 16	Claro Rio Open		Rio de Janeiro
Feb 23	Abierto Mexicano		Acapulco
Feb 23	Dubai Duty Free Ch’ships	Dubai
Apr 13	Barcelona Open		Barcelona
Apr 13	BMW Open by Bitpanda	Munich
May 17	Bitpanda Open		Hamburg
Jun 15	Terra Wortmann Open 	Halle
Jun 15	HSBC Championships 	London
Jul 27	Citi DC Open		Washington
Sep 30	Kinoshita Japan Open	Tokyo
Sep 30	China Open		Beijing
Oct 26	Swiss Indoors Basel	Basel
Oct 26	Erste Bank Open		Vienna

Nov 15	Nitto ATP Finals		Turin
Nov 24	Davis Cup Finals		Bologna

Women: WTA 1000
Feb 8	Qatar TotalEnergies Open	Doha
Feb 15	Dubai Duty Free Ch’ships	Dubai
Mar 4	BNP Paribas Open		I. Wells
Mar 17	Miami Open by Itau 	Miami
Apr 21	Mutua Madrid Open	Madrid
May 5	Int. BNL d'Italia	Rome
Aug 2	National Bank Open	Toronto
Aug 13	Cincinnati Open		Cincinnati
Sep 30	China Open		Beijing
Oct 12	Wuhan Open		Wuhan

WTA 500	
Jan 4	Brisbane Int’l		Brisbane
Jan 12	Adelaide Int’l		Adelaide
Feb 1	Mubadala Open		Abu Dhabi
Feb 23	Mérida Open		Mérida
Mar 30	Credit One Open		Charleston
Apr 6	Upper Austria Ladies	Linz
Apr 13	Porsche Tennis GP	Stuttgart
May 17	Int. de Strasbourg	Strasbourg
Jun 8	HSBC Championships	London
Jun 15	VANDA Pharma Open	Berlin
Jun 21	Solarwatt Open		Bad Homburg
Jul 27	Mubadala DC Open		Washington
Aug 24	Abierto GNP Seguros	Monterrey
Sep 14	Guadalajara Open		Guadalajara
Sep 21	Singapore Open		Singapore
Oct 19	Ningbo Open		Ningbo
Oct 26	Toray Pan Pacific Open	Tokyo

Sep 21	Billie Jean King Cup	Shenzhen
Nov 7	WTA Finals		Riyadh

Both ATP and WTA tours include several 250 level events
Sources: Australian Open, ATP, WTA
Pictures: Getty Images
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