Australian Open 2025 schedule and draw

The first Grand Slam of the year takes place at Australian Open in Melbourne as Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka look to defend their titles.

The main tournament (singles) starts on January 12, with the women’s final on January 25 and the men’s final on January 26, at Melbourne Park, Melbourne – home to the Grand Slam event since 1988.

Melbourne Park has three show courts – the Rod Laver Arena, as well as the John Cain Arena and Margaret Court Arena.

Australian Open match schedule

The tournament takes place every day from midnight UK time each day on the outside courts and 1am on the show courts. Night sessions will start at 8am for UK viewers.

  • Jan 12-14: First round
  • Jan 15-16: Second round
  • Jan 17-18: Third round
  • Jan 19-20: Fourth round
  • Jan 21-22: Quarter-finals
  • Jan 23: Women’s semi-finals
  • Jan 24: Men’s semi-finals
  • Jan 25: Women’s final (8.30am UK time)
  • Jan 26: Men’s final (8.30am UK time)
  • Men’s and women’s doubles: January 14-26
  • Mixed doubles: January 16-25
  • Wheelchair events: January 21-25
  • Junior events: January 18-27

Australian Open top-seeded players

  • Women’s singles
  1. Aryna Sabalenka
  2. Iga Swiatek (POL)
  3. Coco Gauff (USA)
  4. Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
  5. Qinwen Zheng (CHN)
  6. Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
  7. Jessica Pegula (USA)
  8. Emma Navarro (USA)
  9. Daria Kasatkina
  10. Danielle Collins (USA)
  • Men’s singles
  1. Jannik Sinner (ITA)
  2. Alexander Zverev (GER)
  3. Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
  4. Taylor Fritz (USA)
  5. Daniil Medvedev
  6. Casper Ruud (NOR)
  7. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
  8. Alex de Minaur (AUS)
  9. Andrey Rublev
  10. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

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Australian Open prize money

  • Champion: A$3,500,000
  • Runner-up: A$1,900,000
  • Semi-finalists: A$1,100,000
  • Quarter-finalists: A$665,000
  • Fourth round: A$420,000
  • Third round: A$290,000
  • Second round: A$200,000
  • First round: A$132,000

Qualifying

  • Third round: $72,000
  • Second round: $49,000
  • First round: $35,000
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