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Australian Open Tennis 2017 Schedule and Venue Map

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Australian Open, one of the first Grand Slam tennis tournaments of the world, was held for the first time in 1905 in the Warehouseman’s Cricket House in Melbourne. It is…


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Australian Open, one of the first Grand Slam tennis tournaments of the world, was held for the first time in 1905 in the Warehouseman’s Cricket House in Melbourne.

It is the first grand slam to be held every year as the championship takes place in the month of January. Though the tournament was originally a grass court one, yet it shifted to a hard court at the Flinders Park, currently called the Melbourne Park, in the year 1988. The tournament has five sections- the men’s singles and doubles championship, championship for women in singles as well asdoubles category and also a mixed doubles competition. The tournament also boasts of sections for the junior tennis players and the retired tennis greats.

The tournament which started as the Australasian Championship in 1905 and took the form of Australian Championship in 1927 was changed to Australian Open in the year 1968 with the advent of open tennis.

The two courts mainly used in the tournament are the Rod Laver Arena and the Vodafone Arena, both of which have movable roofs to use according to the weather. Some of the significant names among the champions in the men’s section are Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer. Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Serena Williams and Jeniffer Capriati have been among the greats of women’s tennis who have experienced the feelings of winning the Australian Open. The men’s and women’s doubles category of the tournament have seen a number of famous pairs as the champions.

Australian Open is among the four most coveted tournaments of the year. It attracts a large number of spectators every year and the tournament is sure to take one of the major places among the ATP tours very soon.

Australian Open 2017 Schedule

Date Session Rod Laver Margaret Court Outside Courts Public Gates Featured Matches
Mon, Jan 16, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:00pm 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm 1st singles round
Tue, Jan 17, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:00pm 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm 1st singles round
Wed, Jan 18, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:00pm 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm 2nd singles round
Thu, Jan 19, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:00pm 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm 2nd singles round
Fri, Jan 20, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:00pm 11:00am & 7:00pm 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm 3rd singles round
Sat, Jan 21, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:00pm 11:00am & 7:30pm 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm 3rd singles round
Sun, Jan 22, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:00pm 11:00am 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm 4th singles round
Mon, Jan 23, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:30pm 11:00am 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm 4th singles round
Tue, Jan 24, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:00pm no play 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm Quarterfinal Singles
Wed, Jan 25, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:30pm no play 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm Quarterfinal Singles
Thu, Jan 26, 17 Day Night 11:00am & 7:30pm no play 11:00 AM 10:00am & 5:00pm 2 x Women’s Singles Semifinal & 1 x Men’s Singles Semifinal
Fri, Jan 27, 17 Twilight 3:00pm & 7:30pm no play 3:00pm 2:00pm Women’s Doubles Final & 1 x Men’s Singles Semifinal
Sat, Jan 28, 17 Twilight 1:00pm & 7:30pm no play 1:00pm 12:00pm Men’s Doubles Final & Women’s Final
Sun, Jan 29, 17 Twilight 4:30pm & 7:00pm no play no play 03:00 PM Mixed Doubles Final & Men’s Singles Final

 

Australian Open Men’s Singles Winners

Year Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in the Final
2017 SUI Roger Federer ESP Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
2016 SRB Novak Djokovic GBR Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
2015 SRB Novak Djokovic GBR Andy Murray 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0
2014 SUI Stanislas Wawrinka ESP Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
2013 SRB Novak Djokovic GBR Andy Murray 6-7(2-7), 7-6(7-3), 6-3, 6-2
2012 SRB Novak Djokovic ESP Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5-7), 7-5
2011 SRB Novak Djokovic GBR Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
2010 SUI Roger Federer GBR Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(13-11)
2009 ESP Rafael Nadal SUI Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(7-3), 3-6, 6-2
2008 SRB Novak Djokovic FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7-2)
2007 SUI Roger Federer CHI Fernando González 7-6(7-2), 6-4, 6-4
2006 SUI Roger Federer CYP Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
2005 RUS Marat Safin AUS Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
2004 SUI Roger Federer RUS Marat Safin 7-6(7-3), 6-4, 6-2
2003 USA Andre Agassi GER Rainer Schüttler 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
2002 SWE Thomas Johansson RUS Marat Safin 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(7-4)
2001 USA Andre Agassi FRA Arnaud Clément 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
2000 USA Andre Agassi RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

 

Australian Open Women’s Singles Winners

Year Country Champion Country Runner-up Score in Final
2017 USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4
2016 Germany Angelique Kerber USA Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
2015 USA Serena Williams RUS Maria Sharapova 6-3, 7-6
2014 BLR Victoria Azarenka RUS Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0
2012 BLR Victoria Azarenka RUS Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0
2011 BEL Kim Clijsters CHN Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
2010 USA Serena Williams BEL Justine Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
2009 USA Serena Williams RUS Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3
2008 RUS Maria Sharapova SRB Ana Ivanović 7-5, 6-3
2007 USA Serena Williams RUS Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2
2006 FRA Amélie Mauresmo BEL Justine Henin 6-1, 2-0 retired
2005 USA Serena Williams USA Lindsay Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
2004 BEL Justine Henin BEL Kim Clijsters 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
2003 USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7-6(7-4), 3-6, 6-4
2002 USA Jennifer Capriati SUI Martina Hingis 4-6, 7-6(9-7), 6-2
2001 USA Jennifer Capriati SUI Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-3
2000 USA Lindsay Davenport SUI Martina Hingis 6-2, 7-5

 

Australian Open Men’s Doubles Winners

Year Champions Country Runners-up Country Score
2017 Henri Kontinen Finland Bob Bryan United States 7–5, 7–5
John Peers Australia Mike Bryan United States 7–5, 7–5
2016 Jamie Murray United Kingdom Daniel Nestor Yugoslavia 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Bruno Soares Brazil Radek Štěpánek Czech Republic
2015 S. Bolelli Italy P. Herbert France 6-4, 6-4
F. Fognini Italy N. Mahut France
2014 Łukasz Kubot Poland Eric Butorac United States 6-3, 6-3
Robert Lindstedt Sweden Raven Klaasen South Africa
2013 Mike Bryan United States Robin Haase Netherlands 6-3, 6-4
Bob Bryan United States Igor Sijsling Netherlands
2012 Leander Paes India Mike Bryan United States 7-6(7-1), 6-2
Radek Štěpánek Czech Republic Bob Bryan United States
2011 Mike Bryan United States Mahesh Bhupathi India 6-3, 6-4
Bob Bryan United States Leander Paes India
2010 Mike Bryan United States Daniel Nestor Canada 6-3, 6-7(5-7), 6-3
Bob Bryan United States Nenad Zimonjić Serbia
2009 Mike Bryan United States Mahesh Bhupathi India 2-6, 7-5, 6-0
Bob Bryan United States Mark Knowles The Bahamas
2008 Jonathan Erlich Israel Arnaud Clément France 7-5, 7-6(7-4)
Andy Ram Israel Michaël Llodra France
2007 Mike Bryan United States Max Mirnyi Belarus 7-5, 7-5
Bob Bryan United States Jonas Björkman Sweden
2006 Mike Bryan United States Martin Damm Czech Republic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Bob Bryan United States Leander Paes India

 

Australian Open Women’s Doubles Winners

Year Champions Country Runners-up Country Score
2017 United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
Czech Republic Peng Shuai China Peng Shuai 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
2016 Switzerland Martina Hingis Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčkov 7-6(7-1), 6-3
India Sania Mirza Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
2015 USA B. Mattek-Sands Taiwan Y. Chan 6-4, 7-6
Czech Republic L. Safarova China J. Zheng
2014 Italy Sara Errani Russia Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
Italy Roberta Vinci Russia Elena Vesnina
2013 Italy Sara Errani Australia Ashleigh Barty 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Italy Roberta Vinci Australia Casey Dellacqua
2012 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Italy Sara Errani 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
Russia Vera Zvonareva Italy Roberta Vinci
2011 Argentina Gisela Dulko Belarus Victoria Azarenka 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
Italy Flavia Pennetta Russia Maria Kirilenko
2010 United States Serena Williams Zimbabwe Cara Black 6-4, 6-3
United States Venus Williams United States Liezel Huber
2009 United States Serena Williams Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 6-3, 6-3
United States Venus Williams Japan Ai Sugiyama
2008 Ukraine Alona Bondarenko Belarus Victoria Azarenka 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko Israel Shahar Pe’er
2007 Zimbabwe Cara Black Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan 6-4, 6-7(4-7), 6-1
South Africa Liezel Huber Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung

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