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Australian Grand Slam finalists since 1988

Australian Open
2005 Lleyton Hewitt Runner-up lost to Marat Safin 16 63 64 64

Wimbledon
2000 Patrick Rafter Runner-up lost to Pete Sampras 67 76 64 62
2001 Patrick Rafter Runner-up lost to Goran Ivanisevic 63 36 63 26 97
2002 Lleyton Hewitt Champion defeated David Nalbandian 61 63 62
2003 Mark Philippoussis Runner-up lost to Roger Federer 76 62 76

US Open
1997 Patrick Rafter Champion defeated Greg Rusedski 63 62 46 75
1998 Patrick Rafter Champion defeated Mark Philippoussis 63 36 62 60
Mark Philippoussis Runner-up lost to Patrick Rafter 63 36 62 60
2001 Lleyton Hewitt Champion defeated Pete Sampras 76 61 61
2004 Lleyton Hewitt Runner-up lost to Roger Federer 60 76 60

HOW HAS THE TOP SEED FARED DOWN UNDER?... Of the 48 Australian Opens played since 1969, 18 top seeds have gone on to win the title. The top seed has won the title in 8 of the last 11 years. In 2002 Lleyton Hewitt became the only Australian Open top seed in the Open Era to date to exit in the 1st round.

Top Seed Australian Open Round Achieved

1969 Rod Laver Won title
1970 Tony Roche Lost QF
1971 Rod Laver Lost 3rd Round
1972 John Newcombe Lost QF
1973 Ken Rosewall Lost 2nd Round
1974 John Newcombe Lost QF
1975 Jimmy Connors Lost Final
1976 Ken Rosewall Lost SF
1977 (Jan) Guillermo Vilas Lost Final
1977 (Dec) Vitas Gerulaitis Won title
1978 Guillermo Vilas Won title
1979 Guillermo Vilas Won title
1980 Guillermo Vilas Lost QF
1981 Guillermo Vilas Lost 3rd Round
1982 Johan Kriek Won title
1983 Ivan Lendl Lost Final
1984 Ivan Lendl Lost Round of 16
1985 Ivan Lendl Lost SF
1986 No tournament
1987 Ivan Lendl Lost SF
1988 Ivan Lendl Lost SF
1989 Mats Wilander Lost 2nd Round
1990 Ivan Lendl Won title
1991 Stefan Edberg Lost SF
1992 Stefan Edberg Lost Final
1993 Jim Courier Won title
1994 Pete Sampras Won title
1995 Pete Sampras Lost Final
1996 Pete Sampras Lost 3rd Round
1997 Pete Sampras Won title
1998 Pete Sampras Lost QF
1999 Pete Sampras Withdrew
2000 Andre Agassi Won title
2001 Gustavo Kuerten Lost 2nd Round
2002 Lleyton Hewitt Lost 1st Round
2003 Lleyton Hewitt Lost Round of 16
2004 Andy Roddick Lost QF
2005 Roger Federer Lost SF
2006 Roger Federer Won title
2007 Roger Federer Won title
2008 Roger Federer Lost SF
2009 Rafael Nadal Won title
2010 Roger Federer Won title
2011 Rafael Nadal Lost QF
2012 Novak Djokovic Won title
2013 Novak Djokovic Won title
2014 Rafael Nadal Lost Final
2015 Novak Djokovic Won title
2016 Novak Djokovic Won title
2017 Andy Murray ???

Men’s Tournament Preview

This is the 105th edition of the Australian Championships, which began in 1905, as well as being the 49th Australian Open and the 196th Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era.

Melbourne Park hosts the tournament for the 30th year. It was first played here in 1988, when the venue was known as Flinders Park.

DJOKOVIC DEFENDS… Djokovic won his 6th Australian Open title last year, and is bidding to win 3 consecutive titles in Melbourne for the 2nd time.
Successful Grand Slam title defences (Open Era)

Australian Open (12) Roland Garros (16)
Ken Rosewall 1971-72 Jan Kodes 1970-71
Guillermo Vilas 1978-79 Bjorn Borg 1974-75
Johan Kriek 1981-82 Bjorn Borg 1978-79-80-81 (3 successful defences)
Mats Wilander 1983-84 Ivan Lendl 1986-87
Stefan Edberg 1985-87* (*not played in 1986) Jim Courier 1991-92
Ivan Lendl 1989-90 Sergi Bruguera 1993-94
Jim Courier 1992-93 Gustavo Kuerten 2000-01
Andre Agassi 2000-01 Rafael Nadal 2005-06-07-08 (3 successful defences)
Roger Federer 2006-07
Novak Djokovic 2011-12-13 (2 successful defences)
Novak Djokovic 2015-16 Rafael Nadal 2010-11-12-13-14 (4 successful defences)

Wimbledon (18)
US Open (12)
Rod Laver 1968-69 John McEnroe 1979-80-81 (2 successful defences)
John Newcombe 1970-71 Jimmy Connors 1982-83
Bjorn Borg 1976-77-78-79-80 (4 successful defences) Ivan Lendl 1985-86-87 (2 successful defences)
John McEnroe 1983-84 Stefan Edberg 1991-92
Boris Becker 1985-86 Pete Sampras 1995-96
Pete Sampras 1993-94-95 (2 successful defences) Patrick Rafter 1997-98
Pete Sampras 1997-98-99-2000 (3 successful defences) Roger Federer 2004-05-06-07-08 (4 successful defences)
Roger Federer 2003-04-05-06-07 (4 successful defences)
Novak Djokovic 2014-15

Among all 4 Grand Slam events, a defending champion has lost in the 1st round 4 times, including twice at the Australian Open:

Defending Grand Slam champions losing in 1st round (Open Era)
Year/Event Defending Champion 1st round result
1977 (Dec) Australian Open Roscoe Tanner l. Chris Lewis 36 63 62 16 64
1997 Australian Open Boris Becker l. Carlos Moya 57 76 36 61 64
1999 US Open Patrick Rafter l. Cedric Pioline 46 46 75 63 1-0 ret. (shoulder injury)
2003 Wimbledon Lleyton Hewitt l. Ivo Karlovic 16 76 63 64

SIXTH TIME LUCKY FOR MURRAY?... Murray is looking to become the first man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title after losing 5 finals at any one Grand Slam. He finished as runner-up to Roger Federer here in 2010, and to Djokovic in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016. Djokovic, Federer, Goran Ivanisevic and Ivan Lendl are the only players in the Open Era to lose 3 Grand Slam finals at one major before winning the title.
No. of final appearances at one Grand Slam event before winning first title (Open Era)
Player No. of appearances in the final at any one Grand Slam before winning the title Years
Andy Murray 6 Australian Open finals?? Lost 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
Novak Djokovic 4 Roland Garros finals Lost 2012, 2014, 2015. Won 2016
Roger Federer 4 Roland Garros finals Lost 2006, 2007, 2008. Won 2009
Goran Ivanisevic 4 Wimbledon finals Lost 1992, 1994, 1998. Won 2001
Ivan Lendl 4 US Open finals Lost 1982, 1983, 1984. Won 1985

Murray is looking to become only the second man in the Open Era to win the Australian Open title after losing 2 or more finals in Melbourne. Marat Safin is the only player to lose multiple finals at the Australian Open before winning the title, having lost the final in 2002 and 2004 before winning the title in 2005.

Murray is also looking to avoid becoming the first man in the Open Era to lose 6 Grand Slam finals at any one major. Lendl is the only other man in the Open Era who has lost 5 finals at any one Grand Slam event – he lost in the title match at the US Open in 1982-84 and 1988-89 but won the tournament in 1985-87.

TWENTY-SIX AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONS IN OPEN ERA… Of the 54 different Open Era Grand Slam champions, 26 have won the Australian Open at least once in their careers. Novak Djokovic heads the list with 6 Open Era titles.

Spoiler:

Rod Laver* 1969 *also won pre-Open Era Australian Open titles
Arthur Ashe 1970
Ken Rosewall* 1971-72
John Newcombe 1973, 1975
Jimmy Connors 1974
Mark Edmondson 1976
Roscoe Tanner 1977 (Jan)
Vitas Gerulaitis 1977 (Dec)
Guillermo Vilas 1978-79
Brian Teacher 1980
Johan Kriek 1981-82
Mats Wilander 1983-84, 1988
Stefan Edberg 1985, 1987
Ivan Lendl 1989-90
Boris Becker 1991, 1996
Jim Courier 1992-93
Pete Sampras 1994, 1997
Andre Agassi 1995, 2000-01, 2003
Petr Korda 1998
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1999
Thomas Johansson 2002
Roger Federer 2004, 2006-07, 2010
Marat Safin 2005
Novak Djokovic 2008, 2011-13, 2015-16
Rafael Nadal 2009
Stan Wawrinka 2014

MOST AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINAL APPEARANCES… Djokovic is looking to reach his 7th final here and extend his record for the most Australian Open final appearances. Murray and Federer could equal the record if either of them reaches the final and Djokovic fails to do so.
No. of Australian Open final appearances (Open Era)
Player No. of Australian Open final appearances
Novak Djokovic 6
Stefan Edberg 5
Roger Federer 5
Andy Murray 5
Andre Agassi 4
Ivan Lendl 4
Mats Wilander 4
Players at 2017 Australian Open in bold

A SEVENTH AUSSIE TITLE FOR DJOKOVIC?… Having won the Australian Open title in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016, Djokovic is bidding to take sole ownership of the record for Australian titles. He is currently tied with Roy Emerson on 6 Australian titles.
Australian title leaders (all-time)
Player Titles won Years
Novak Djokovic 6 2008, 2011-13, 2015-16
Roy Emerson 6 1961, 1963-67
Andre Agassi 4 1995, 2000-01, 2003
Jack Crawford 4 1931-33, 1935
Roger Federer 4 2004, 2006-07, 2010
Ken Rosewall 4 1953, 1955, 1971-72


Djokovic is bidding to become the 8th man in history to win at least 7 titles at any Grand Slam event. Rafael Nadal tops the table with 9 Roland Garros titles.

FEDERER CHASING WOMEN’S ALL-TIME GREATS… Federer is bidding for his 18th major title here in Melbourne. Victory would see him tie Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova in equal 5th place on the list for most Grand Slam singles titles.

All-time Grand Slam singles title leaders
(men and women)
Rank No. of titles Player
1. 24 Margaret Court
2= 22 Steffi Graf
Serena Williams
4. 19 Helen Wills Moody
5= 18 Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
7. 17 Roger Federer

SIX GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS IN MAIN DRAW… There are 6 Grand Slam tournament champions appearing in the 2017 Australian Open men’s main draw, including 4 former Australian Open winners: Djokovic, Federer, Nadal and Wawrinka.

Marin Cilic (1) 2014 US Open
Novak Djokovic (10) 2008/11/12/13/15/16 Australian Open; 2011/14/15 Wimbledon; 2011/15 US Open; 2016 Roland Garros
Roger Federer (17) 2003/04/05/06/07/09/12 Wimbledon; 2004/06/07/10 Australian Open; 2004/05/06/07/08 US Open; 2009 Roland Garros
Andy Murray (3) 2012 US Open; 2013/16 Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal (14) 2005/06/07/08/10/11/12/13/14 Roland Garros; 2008/10 Wimbledon; 2009 Australian Open; 2010/13 US Open
Stan Wawrinka (3) 2014 Australian Open; 2015 Roland Garros; 2016 US Open

AUSSIES LOOK TO END TITLE DROUGHT… Mark Edmondson was the last Australian to win the Australian Open men’s singles title, doing so in 1976, as well as becoming the only recorded unseeded player to win here. None of the other 3 Grand Slam tournaments has gone longer without a resident national champion.

Event Last Native Champion
Australian Open Mark Edmondson 1976
Roland Garros Yannick Noah 1983
Wimbledon Andy Murray 2016
US Open Andy Roddick 2003

In 2005, Lleyton Hewitt became the first Australian to reach the men’s final here since Pat Cash reached back-to-back finals in 1987 and 1988. An Aussie has reached the final at a Grand Slam event only 10 times in the 115 majors since Cash’s 1988 final appearance, and only once at the Australian Open. Hewitt’s 2002 Wimbledon title marked the last time an Australian man lifted a Grand Slam trophy.

Murray Eyes First Title: World No. 1 Andy Murray is the top seed in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career. Murray is the first British man to hold the top seed in a Slam since Bunny Austin at the 1939 Wimbledon.

Murray is making his 12th straight appearance in Melbourne and he’s hoping to duplicate the feat of two of his rivals. Last season Djokovic won his first Roland Garros crown and Wawrinka his first US Open title, both in their 12th tournament appearance.

Murray is trying to capture his first title after reaching the final five times (2010-11, 2013, 2015-16). He is 0-5 vs. Djokovic in Melbourne with his last four runner-up results coming to the Serbian. Murray has reached the final in a career-best six consecutive tournaments going back to last season and his 28-match winning streak came to an end with his final loss to Djokovic in Doha on 7 January.

NADAL EYES CAREER GRAND SLAM DOUBLE… Rafael Nadal is bidding to become the first man in the Open Era – and only the third man in history – to win each of the 4 Grand Slam titles twice. Roy Emerson and Rod Laver are the only players to have won each Grand Slam on 2 or more occasions.

Novak Eyes Record: Two-time reigning champion (six overall) Novak Djokovic is trying to become the all-time leader with the most Australian Open singles titles. He is currently tied with Aussie great Roy Emerson with six titles. Djokovic is the No. 2 seed for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament since the 2014 Roland Garros.

Djokovic has won the title in five of the past six years (39-1 record) with his only loss coming to Wawrinka in the quarter-finals in 2014. Overall he has a 57-6 career record in Melbourne. The 29-year-old Serbian, who won titles in 2008, 2011-13, 2015-16, is one of three players to win at least three titles in a row at the Australian Open along with Aussies Jack Crawford (1931-33) and Emerson (1963-67). Djokovic opened the season by repeating his title in Doha (d. Murray).