2024 Australian Open
| 2024 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14–28 January 2024 |
| Edition | 112th Open Era (56th) |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Prize money | A$86,500,000 |
| Surface | Hard (GreenSet) |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| 2023 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 | |
The 2024 Australian Open is a Grand Slam level tennis tournament to be 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 will feature the following changes from previous tournaments:[6]
- First-round matches will take place over three days, instead of two.
- The daytime sessions on the central courts, Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena, will feature a minimum 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.
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 | ||||||||||
Wheelchair points
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Junior points
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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 | ||||||||
Men's doubles main-draw entrants
Seeded teams
The following are the projected seeded teams, based on ATP rankings as of 8 January 2024.
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CRO
|
Ivan Dodig | USA
|
Austin Krajicek | 3 | 1 |
 IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | AUS
|
Matthew Ebden | 7 | 2 |
| USA
|
Rajeev Ram | GBR
|
Joe Salisbury | 13 | 3 |
 ESP
|
Marcel Granollers |  ARG
|
Horacio Zeballos | 15 | 4 |
 MEX
|
Santiago González | GBR
|
Neal Skupski | 20 | 5 |
| ARG
|
Máximo González | ARG
|
Andrés Molteni | 26 | 6 |
 MON
|
Hugo Nys |  POL
|
Jan Zieliński | 37 | 7 |
 GER
|
Kevin Krawietz | GER
|
Tim Pütz | 39 | 8 |
| GBR
|
Jamie Murray |  NZL
|
Michael Venus | 41 | 9 |
 ESA
|
Marcelo Arévalo | CRO
|
Mate Pavić | 45 | 10 |
| GBR
|
Lloyd Glasspool | NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer | 47 | 11 |
| USA
|
Nathaniel Lammons | USA
|
Jackson Withrow | 48 | 12 |
 FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | FRA
|
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 49 | 13 |
| NED
|
Wesley Koolhof | CRO
|
Nikola Mektić | 51 | 14 |
| BEL
|
Sander Gillé | BEL
|
Joran Vliegen | 52 | 15 |
| AUS
|
Rinky Hijikata | AUS
|
Jason Kubler | 55 | 16 |
Withdrawals
Alexander Bublik / Aslan Karatsev → replaced by 
Sriram Balaji / 
Victor Vlad Cornea
Women's doubles main-draw entrants
Seeded teams
The following are the seeded teams, based on WTA rankings as of 8 January 2024.
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Coco Gauff | USA
|
Jessica Pegula | 6 | 1 |
 TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 8 | 2 |
| AUS
|
Storm Hunter | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 14 | 3 |
 CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | NZL
|
Erin Routliffe | 16 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčiková | GER
|
Laura Siegemund | 17 | 5 |
| USA
|
Desirae Krawczyk |  JPN
|
Ena Shibahara | 30 | 6 |
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar-Martinez | AUS
|
Ellen Perez | 32 | 7 |
| BRA
|
Beatriz Haddad Maia | USA
|
Taylor Townsend | 35 | 8 |
| NED
|
Demi Schuurs | BRA
|
Luisa Stefani | 37 | 9 |
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | MEX
|
Giuliana Olmos | 44 | 10 |
 UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok |  LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 54 | 11 |
| CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | ESP
|
Sara Sorribes Tormo | 56 | 12 |
| JPN
|
Miyu Kato |  INA
|
Aldila Sutjiadi | 56 | 13 |
| UKR
|
Marta Kostyuk |  ROU
|
Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 75 | 14 |
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands |  CHN
|
Wang Xinyu | 79 | 15 |
| BRA
|
Ingrid Martins | ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 89 | 16 |
References
- ^ "Australian Open 2024 schedule: When does play start UK time? When is the draw? When do the sessions start?". eurosport.com. 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Australian Open and Kia extend historic partnership to 2028". ausopen.com. 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Perfect 10: Djokovic Returns To No. 1 With 22nd Major At AO". 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina in three sets to win Australian Open title". Guardian. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Australian Open set for historic Sunday start". ausopen.com. 3 October 2023.
- ^ "FECHAS OPEN AUSTRALIA 2024: EL PRIMER GRAND SLAM DEL AÑO SE REINVENTA Y PASA A DISPUTARSE EN 15 DÍAS" (in Spanish). Eurosport.com. October 10, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "ANUNCIAN CAMBIOS EN FORMATO DEL ABIERTO DE AUSTRALIA" (in Spanish). Sportsmedia.com. October 3, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
- ^ "ATP Releases Pepperstone ATP Rankings Breakdown Updates | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "2024 WTA RANKING POINT CHART" (PDF). International Tennis Federation.
- ^ "Australian Open Prize Money 2024". Perfect Tennis. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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