The 2023Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament held at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023.[1] It was the 111th edition of the Australian Open, the 55th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. During previous years, the tournament's main sponsor was Kia.
Novak Djokovic claimed the men's singles title, his tenth Australian Open title and 22nd major title overall, tying Rafael Nadal's all-time record. Djokovic was allowed to play this year despite remaining unvaccinated from COVID-19 after his three-year ban was lifted. The ban was initially handed to him after he was deported in 2022, as Australia's laws required foreigners to be vaccinated for entering the country when the tournament was played in 2022, but the ban was lifted as the vaccination requirement has been lifted.[2] Nadal was the defending champion, but lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the second round. Aryna Sabalenka won the women's title, her first major singles title. Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion in the women's singles, but she retired from the sport in March 2022.[3]
Spectators returned to full capacity for the first time since 2020, targeting to exceed 900,000 fans, after capacity restrictions in the last two events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
To mark the seventieth anniversary of his first singles title in 1953, Ken Rosewall presented the men's singles trophy to the champion. Billie Jean King presented the women's singles trophy, on the fifty-fifth anniversary of her 1968 victory.
With the elimination of world No. 1 Iga Świątek in the fourth round by Elena Rybakina, this became the first edition of the Australian Open in the Open Era to feature neither of the top two singles seeds of either gender in the quarterfinals.
This was the last Australian Open Tennis Championships to be held on an opening Monday and from January 2024, the tournament will begin on a Sunday which will take place on 14 January 2024.
Below is a series of tables for each competition showing the ranking points offered for each event.
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
1200
720
360
180
90
45
10
25
16
8
0
Men's doubles
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
Event
W
F
SF/3rd
QF/4th
Singles
800
500
375
100
Doubles
800
500
100
N/A
Quad singles
800
500
100
Quad doubles
800
100
N/A
Junior points
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Q
Q3
Boys' singles
375
270
180
120
75
30
25
20
Girls' singles
Boys' doubles
270
180
120
75
45
N/A
Girls' doubles
Prize money
The Australian Open total prize money for 2023 increased by 3.38% year on year to a tournament record A$76,500,000. This represented a 155% increase in prize money over the last ten years, from the A$30 million on offer in 2013.[5]
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Q3
Q2
Q1
Singles
A$2,975,000
A$1,625,000
A$925,000
A$555,250
A$338,250
A$227,925
A$158,850
A$106,250
A$55,150
A$36,575
A$26,000
Doubles
A$695,000
A$370,000
A$210,000
A$116,500
A$67,250
A$46,500
A$30,975
N/A
Mixed doubles
A$157,750
A$89,450
A$47,500
A$25,250
A$12,650
A$6,600
N/A
Wheelchair singles
A$
A$
A$
A$
N/A
Wheelchair doubles
A$
A$
A$
N/A
Quad singles
A$
A$
A$
Quad doubles
A$
A$
N/A
Controversy
In the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, organizers from the tournament banned Russian and Belarusian flags from being displayed courtside. Nations' flags were initially allowed, but this was reversed after an incident between Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova and Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl.[6] During the game, Russian supporters were accused of taunting Baindl, but the group denied that they were being provocative. They stated that they were merely supporting Rakhimova.
The move came after Russian and Belarusian players were banned from playing under their nation's flags.[7]