The first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open, offers the world's best players an early opportunity to add their names to the list of greats who have triumphed at Melbourne Park.
Australian Open men's winners
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
1969 | Rod Laver | Andrés Gimeno |
1970 | Arthur Ashe | Dick Crealy |
1971 | Ken Rosewall | Arthur Ashe |
1972 | Ken Rosewall | Malcolm Anderson |
1973 | John Newcombe | Onny Parun |
1974 | Jimmy Connors | Phil Dent |
1975 | John Newcombe | Jimmy Connors |
1976 | Mark Edmondson | John Newcombe |
1977 | Roscoe Tanner | Guillermo Vilas |
1977 | Vitas Gerulaitis | John Lloyd |
1978 | Guillermo Vilas | John Marks |
1979 | Guillermo Vilas | John Sadri |
1980 | Brian Teacher | Kim Warwick |
1981 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton |
1982 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton |
1983 | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl |
1984 | Mats Wilander | Kevin Curren |
1985 | Stefan Edberg | Mats Wilander |
1986 | No tournament | |
1987 | Stefan Edberg | Pat Cash |
1988 | Mats Wilander | Pat Cash |
1989 | Ivan Lendl | Miloslav Mečíř |
1990 | Ivan Lendl | Stefan Edberg |
1991 | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl |
1992 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg |
1993 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg |
1994 | Pete Sampras | Todd Martin |
1995 | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras |
1996 | Boris Becker | Michael Chang |
1997 | Pete Sampras | Carlos Moyá |
1998 | Petr Korda | Marcelo Ríos |
1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Thomas Enqvist |
2000 | Andre Agassi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
2001 | Andre Agassi | Arnaud Clément |
2002 | Thomas Johansson | Marat Safin |
2003 | Andre Agassi | Rainer Schüttler |
2004 | Roger Federer | Marat Safin |
2005 | Marat Safin | Lleyton Hewitt |
2006 | Roger Federer | Marcos Baghdatis |
2007 | Roger Federer | Fernando González |
2008 | Novak Djokovic | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
2009 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer |
2010 | Roger Federer | Andy Murray |
2011 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray |
2012 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal |
2013 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray |
2014 | Stan Wawrinka | Rafael Nadal |
2015 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray |
2016 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray |
2017 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal |
2018 | Roger Federer | Marin Čilić |
2019 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal |
2020 | Novak Djokovic | Dominic Thiem |
2021 | Novak Djokovic | Daniil Medvedev |
2022 | Rafael Nadal | Daniil Medvedev |
2023 | Novak Djokovic | Stefanos Tsitsipas |
2024 | Jannik Sinner | Daniil Medvedev |
2025 | Jannik Sinner | Alexander Zverev |
2026 | Carlos Alcaraz | Novak Djokovic |
Australian Open current men's champion
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz finally added his name to the roll of honour at Melbourne Park after defeating 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the 2026 final.
Australian Open most successful men's winners
One man has dominated Melbourne Park like no other in the Open era, with Djokovic claiming 10 of his 24 Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open.
The super Serb tasted Grand Slam success for the first time at the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, but in an era dominated by Federer and Nadal, he would have to wait three more years for another Slam victory.
Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the 2011 final, sparking a period of dominance which saw him claim another seven titles in 10 subsequent Melbourne appearances.
Federer is the second-most successful men's Australian Open singles champion of the Open era, claiming six titles including in arguably the most famous Australian Open final of all-time, defeating old rival Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 in the 2017 final to claim a first Grand Slam title since Wimbledon 2012.
The Swiss maestro would successfully defend his title in 2018, winning what would turn out to be his 20th and final Grand Slam by beating Marin Cilic in another thrilling five-set final.
Looking slightly further back, US star Andre Agassi chalked up four Australian Open titles from 1995 to 2003 while Sweden's Mats Wilander was another to enjoy success down under, winning three of his seven Slam titles in Australia from 1983 to 1988.
Australian Open men's biggest shocks
Given the dominance of Federer and, in particular, Djokovic over the last two decades, Australian Open shocks have been understandably thin on the ground in recent years.
However, one name stands out on the list of recent men's singles winners - 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka, who downed Nadal to win the first of three Grand Slam titles at monster odds of 80/1.
