Australian Open 2023 Results, Prize Money, Entry List

The Grand Slam events are by far the most watched and anticipated events in the tennis world, featuring the top players worldwide with millions of dollars on the line. The first of the 4 Grand Slam events, the Australian Open is set to start in mid-January of 2023, kicking off the new season with inevitably some of the competitive plays from the whole year. To find out more about Australia’s biggest sporting event, keep on reading.

Australian Open Tennis Tournament

The Australian Open is an annual hardcourt tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Victoria Australia. The tournament is based in Melbourne Park with the matches held at its many different courts, primarily the Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena, and the Margaret Court Arena. It is part of both the WTA and ATP Tours and the first of the 4 Grand Slams which are the biggest and highest level of tennis competition in the whole world. This year will mark the 111th edition of the Australian Open and the 55th edition of the Open Era. Apart from the singles and doubles disciplines, mixed doubles, wheelchair, and junior Grand Slam events are also conducted at the same time. The title sponsor for the event is the Kia Corporation, better known by their former-name Kia motors.

Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Venue	Melbourne Park
Tour category	Grand Slam
Prize Money	A$76,500,000
Draw	128 S, 64 D

Australian Open 2023 Results

Australian Open 2023 Singles Result

In 2023 Australian Open, None other than, Novak Djokovic claims Australian Open 10th time in his career. Djokovic faced Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas in final and knocked him out in straight sets (6-3, 7-6, 7-6). In 2023 Novak Djokovic couldn’t play Australian Open due to Covid protocol.

A record-tying 22nd Grand Slam championship (with Rafael Nadal) and claimed the world No. 1 ranking after defeating Tsitsipas. He is now equal to all-time records, with his 33rd Grand Slam final seeing him equal the tally of Serena Williams and only one behind Chris Evert, while he is within sight of Margaret Court’s overall major record of 24 titles. Whereas Novak gets A$2,975,000, Tsitsipas as a runner-up received A$1,625,000.

Australian Open 2023 Men Doubles Result

Like 2022 Australian Open, This year again Australian pair wins Men’s doubles championship. Jason Kubler and Rinky Hijikata played final against Jan Zieliński and Hugo Nys. Home stars win final in straight sets (6-4, 7-6.

The wildcard Australian team of Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler replicate what Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis did a year earlier. Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler have won their first Grand Slam title in their first event as a team.

Australian Open 2023 Mixed Doubles Results

Brazilian Pair Luisa Stefani and Rafael Metos win the Australian Open 2023 mixed doubles championship. The winning pair defeated Indian pair Sania Mirza and Rhan Bopanna in the final with straight sets 7-6, 6-2.

Rafael Matos became the fifth Brazilian man to win a major title, while Stefani is now the second woman from Brazil to secure Grand Slam glory. Stefani now has won 18 of 20 women’s doubles matches since returning from knee surgery in September. Sania Mirza, who won 6 majors, also announced retirement that she is going to retire in February where she will play her final tournament in Dubai.

Australian Open History and Previous Winners

History

The Australian Open championship is one of the oldest events in tennis, being first played in 1905 at the Warehouseman’s Cricket Ground. Since then the tournament has had numerous names and has been played and hosted at all the major cities of Australia throughout its 110 editions. Originally called the Australasian Championships, the modern-day Grand Slam was not established with the intent of creating a world-stage event until 1924. For many many years it was played on a grass court, the most dominant court surface type from the Ametuer Era but from 1988 onwards, it has been played on hard courts. Even the format of the event has seen some changes.

Winners

For the past 16 years, the Big Three have been dominating at the Grand Slam with Novak Djokovic clinching the most victories. His record 10 titles are actually an all-time record and he also holds the record for most consecutive wins at 3, a feat he has accomplished twice. But besides the Big Three, the event has hosted some of the best and most well-known tennis players from the past like Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson, Jack Crawford, Rod Laver, Guillermo Vilas, and many others.

Year	Singles Champions	Doubles Champions	Mixed Champions
2023	Novak Djokovic	Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler	Luisa Stefani / RafaelMatos
2022	Rafael Nadal	Nick Kyrgios / Thanasi Kokkinakis	Ivan Dodig/Kristina Mladenovic
2021	Novak Djokovic	Filip Polasek / Ivan Dodig	Rajeev Ram/Barbora Krejčíková
2020	Novak Djokovic	Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury	Nikola Mektić/Barbora Krejčíková
2019	Novak Djokovic	Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut	Rajeev Ram/Barbora Krejčíková
2018	Roger Federer	Oliver Marach / Mate Pavic	Mate Pavić/Gabriela Dabrowski
2017	Roger Federer	John Peers / Henri Kontinen	Juan Sebastián Cabal/Abigail Spears
2016	Novak Djokovic	Bruno Soares / Jamie Murray	Bruno Soares/Elena Vesnina
2015	Novak Djokovic	Fabio Fognini / Simone Bolelli	Leander Paes/Martina Hingis
2014	Stan Wawrinka	Robert Lindstedt / Łukasz Kubot	Daniel Nestor/Kristina Mladenovic
2013	Novak Djokovic	Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	Matthew Ebden/Jarmila Gajdošová

Australian Open 2023 Prize Money and Points

The prize money for the 2023 Australian Open edition is set at a record A$76,500,000, an increase of 3.4% from the $75mil prize fund given last year. The prize money distribution is as follows:

Stage	Singles Prize Money	Doubles Prize Money	Mixed Prize Money	ATP Points
Winner	A$2,975,000	A$695,000	A$157,750	2000
Finals	A$1,625,000	A$370,000	A$89,450	1200
Semi-Finals	A$925,000	A$210,000	A$47,500	720
Quarter-Finals	A$555,250	A$116,500	A$25,250	360
Round of 16	A$338,000	A$67,250	A$12,650	180
Round of 32	A$227,925	A$46,500	A$6,600	90
Round of 64	A$158,850	A$30,975	——	45S,10D
Round of 128	A$106,250	——	——	10

Australian Open 2023 Draws

The tournament will have 128 singles and 64 doubles draws that will be released as the event progresses. Australian Open officials have confirmed the 2023 draw will take place on Tuesday, January 12 (local time) with no time set in stone just yet. Entry is free but Tick is required for this event.

• Women’s singles: 128 competitors including 12 qualifiers and eight wildcards.
• Women’s doubles: 64 pairs, including up to seven wildcards.
• Mixed doubles: 32 pairs, including up to eight wildcards.
• Wheelchair singles: 8 competitors, including one wildcard.
• Quad wheelchair singles: 4 competitors, round-robin competition.
• Quad wheelchair doubles: 2 teams.

Australian Open 2023 Dates

The Australian Open will be held across 2 weeks from 16-29 January. The qualifying round will be conducted on the 5 days leading up to the main draw, from the 11th to the 15th of January.

Australian Open 2023 Schedule

The schedule for the Australian Open is as follows:

Date	Singles Matches	Doubles Matches
16th January	Round 1	——
17th January	Round 1	——-
18th January	Round 2	Round 1
19th January	Round 2	Round 1
20th January	Round 3	Round 2
21st January	Round 3	Round 2
22nd January	Round 4	Round 3
23rd January	Round 4	Round 3
24th January	Quarter Finals	Quarter Finals
25th January	Quarter Finals	Quarter Finals
26th January	——	Semi-Finals
27th January	Semi-Finals	——
28th January	——	Finale
29th January	Finale	——

Keep in mind the schedule may be subject to change.

Australian Open 2023 ATP Entry List

This year’s cast of participating players is as star-studded as ever. Not only are 2 of the Big Three in attendance, 9-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, and 2-time champion Rafael Nadal, but almost the entire top 100 players list is set to play in Melbourne.

There is a surprising number of runner-ups also in attendance including Marin Cilic (withdraw), Dominic Thiem, and 2-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev. Stan Wawrinka, the 2014 champion has been given a protected ranking to play at the event. With all of the top 5 in running for the top world no. 1 spot, this event is bound to be one of the most competitive ever. The reigning champion Rafael Nadal will be returning to defend his title and so will runner-up Daniil Medvedev. US open champion and currently world no 1 Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from event due to his ankle injury. The full player list is given below:

Australian Open 2023 Seeds

Singles

Seed	Player	Ranking
1	Rafael Nadal	2
2	Casper Ruud	3
3	Stefanos Tsitsipas	4
4	Novak Djokovic	5
5	Felix Auger-Aliassime	6
6	Daniil Medvedev	7
7	Andrey Rublev	8
8	Taylor Fritz	9
9	Hubert Hurkacz	10
10	Holger Rune	11
11	Alexander Zverev	12
12	Pablo Carreno Busta	13
13	Cameron Norrie	14
14	Jannik Sinner	15
15	Matteo Berrettini	16
16	Marin Cilic (withdraw)	17
17	Denis Shapovalov	18
18	Frances Tiafoe	19
19	Karen Khachanov	20
20	Roberto Bautista Agut	21
21	Nick Kyrgios	22
22	Lorenzo Musetti	23
23	Alex de Minaur	24
24	Diego Schwartzman	25
25	Borna Coric	26
26	Daniel Evans	27
27	Grigor Dimitrov	28
28	Miomir Kecmanovic	29
29	Francisco Cerundolo	30
30	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	31
31	Tommy Paul	32

You can see WTA Australian Open 2023 Entry list here: https://wtafans.com/australian-open/

Remaining Players

Player	Ranking
Sebastian Korda	33
Maxime Cressy	34
Botic van de Zandschulp	35
Yoshihito Nishioka	36
Alexander Bublik	37
Reilly Opelka	38
Albert Ramos-Vinolas	39
Emil Ruusuvuori	40
John Isner	41
Jack Draper	42
Sebastian Baez	43
Arthur Rinderknech	44
Lorenzo Sonego	45
Adrian Mannarino	46
Brandon Nakashima	47
Jenson Brooksby	48
Andy Murray	49
Alex Molcan	50
Corentin Moutet	51
David Goffin	53
Filip Krajinovic	54
Fabio Fognini	55
Marc-Andrea Huesler	56
Pedro Cauchin	57
Jaume Munar	58
Aslan Karatsev	59
Benjamin Bonzi	60
Marcos Giron	61
Pedro Martinez	62
Mackenzie McDonald	63
Quentin Halys	64
Constant Lestienne	65
J.J. Wolf	66
Daniel Elahi Galan	67
Richard Gasquet	68
Mikael Ymer	69
Laslo Djere	70
Thiago Monteiro	71
Bernabe Zapata Miralles	72
Ilya Ivashka	73
Roberto Carballes Baena	74
Federico Coria	75
Oscar Otte	76
Christopher O’Connell	78
Tomas Martin Etcheverry	79
Dusan Lajovic	80
Jiri Lehecka	81
Joao Sousa	82
Soonwoo Kwon	83
Jordan Thompson	84
Cristian Garin	85
Ugo Humbert	86
Chun-Hsin Tseng	87
Marton Fucsovics	88
Roman Safiullin	89
Facundo Bagnis	90
Gregoire Barrere	91
Nikoloz Basilashvili	92
Taro Daniel	93
Thanasi Kokkinakis	94
Daniel Altmaier	95
Tallon Griekspoor	96
Ben Shelton	97
Tomas Machac	98
Nuno Borges	99
Vasek Pospisil	100

Nano Borges and Vasek Pospisil were the replacements for Gael Monfils and Kamil Majchrzak respectively upon their withdrawal from the event. Number 1 Player Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from Australian Open due to Ankle injury.

Australian Open 2023 Wild Cards

8 wild-card entries released as of 7 January are as follows:

• Dominic Thiem (102)
• Jason Kubler (107)
• Wu Yibing (116)
• Alexei Popyrin (120)
• Cristopher Eubanks (123)
• Luca Van Assche (139)
• John Millman (147)
• Rinky Hijikata (164)

Players that have received protected/special ranking are as follows:

• Stan Wawrinka (PR 22)
• Lloyd Harris (PR 47)
• Kyle Edmund (PR 48)
• Hugo Dellien (PR 73)
• Guido Pella (PR 75)
• Jeremy Chardy (PR 88)
• Attila Balázs

Australian Open 2023 ATP Qualifying Entry list

Seed	Player	Ranking
1	Zhang Zhizhen	99
2	Alejandro Tabilo	100
3	Marco Cecchinato	101
4	Radu Albot	103
5	Emilio Gómez	104
6	Juan Pablo Varillas	105
7	Denis Kudla	106
8	Hugo Gaston	108
9	Tim van Rijthoven	111
10	Michael Mmoh	113
11	Norbert Gombos	114
12	Wu Yibing	116
13	Pavel Kotov	117
14	Dominic Stricker	118
15	Francesco Passaro	119
16	Pablo Andújar	121
17	Jurij Rodionov	122
18	Fernando Verdasco	124
19	Federico Delbonis	125
20	Elias Ymer	127
21	Yannick Hanfmann	128
22	Zizou Bergs	129
23	Aleksandar Vukic	130
24	Jelle Sels	133
25	Matteo Arnaldi	134
26	Luca Nardi	135
27	Lukáš Klein	136
28	Jozef Kovalík	137
29	Franco Agamenone	138
30	Vít Kopřiva	140
31	Hugo Grenier	141
32	Timofey Skatov	142

Note that the player’s list may be subject to change.

Australian Open 2023 Doubles Seeds

Seeds	Players
1	Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski
2	Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury
3	Marcelo Arevalo / Jean-Julien Rojer
4	Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic
5	Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek
6	Lloyd Glasspool / Harri Heliovaara
7	Thanasi Kokkinakis / Nick Kyrgios
8	Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos
9	Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini
10	Rohan Bopanna / Matthew Ebden
11	Jamie Murray / Michael Venus
12	Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah
13	Rafael Matos / David Vega Hernandez
14	Santiago Gonzalez / Edouard Roger-Vasselin
15	Andreas Mies / John Peers
16	Nicolas Mahut / Tim Puetz

Australian Open 2023 Tickets

Tickets for the Australian Open are available for purchase. Entry and viewing for the singles events are free but require a ticket regardless. Tickets can be bought per day/night session or as multi-day bundles depending on the arena type. To learn more about the ticketing options, click the link below.
Tickets: https://sovrn.co/1kp5wob

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