Played on Melbourne Park's hard courts since 1988, the Australian Open is the opening Grand Slam of the calendar year and there are certain players who have enjoyed themselves more than others Down Under.
There are three players who have lifted the trophy four times - Andre Agassi, Jack Crawford and Ken Rosewall - with American Agassi claiming all of his titles in the Open Era.
Agassi reigned supreme in 1995, 2000, 2001 and 2003, with his successful defence making him the ninth male player to achieve this feat in the Open Era.
The first player to win back-to-back Open Era titles was Australian Rosewall in 1971 and 1972, with his two earlier victories coming in 1953 and 1955.
All four of Jack Crawford's wins came in the Amateur Era. The Australian won three consecutive tournaments from 1931-1933, before landing his fourth title in 1935.
Joint-second on the list of Australian Open wins are Roy Emerson and Roger Federer, who has 20 Grand Slam victories in total and is third on the all-time list
All of Emerson's victories came in the Amateur Era, the first of those in 1961, before he then won five in a row from 1963-1967, evidence of his dominance at this tournament.
Federer, one of the greatest players to have graced the game, landed the first of his six titles in 2004, beating Marat Safin in the final, before winning back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.
The Swiss lifted the trophy again 2010 before adding another two pieces of silverware to his CV in 2017 and 2018. He also lost in the 2009 final and reached the semi-finals a further eight times.
Leading the way in Australian Open wins is former world number one Novak Djokovic, who also leads the all-time Grand Slam rankings with 24 to his name.
The Serbian broke his Melbourne Park duck in 2008, his fourth appearance at the event, before winning three tournaments in a row from 2011-2013.
Further successes came in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, with the last of his 10 victories coming in 2023 when he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.
Evonne Goolagong was a leading player in the women's game in the 1970s and early 80s, with four of her seven Grand Slam titles coming at the Australian Open. Her Melbourne Park victories came in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977 (December).
German Steffi Graf is one of the greatest female players in the history of the game, landing 22 slams in total, with four of those coming at the Australian major.
A run of three consecutive victories from 1988-1990 highlighted her dominance during that period, before she then added a fourth title in 1994.
Monica Seles all won three Australian Opens in a row, from 1991-1993, before her fourth and final success here came in 1996 when defeating Anke Huber in the final.
All five of Daphne Akhurst Cozens' victories came in the Amateur Era, with the first two coming in 1925 and 1926. She added further silverware to her collection in 1928, 1929 and 1930.
Another player to enjoy all her success in the Amateur Era, the first of Nancye Wynne Bolton's six titles came in 1937. Further victories came in 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1951.
Second on the all-time Grand Slam list with 23 titles, Serena Williams is a legend of the game and she came out on top no less than seven times at Melbourne Park.
Recording her first success in 2003 when beating older sister Venus in the final, the American then went on to lift the trophy in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015 and 2017.
Still leading the way in the all-time Grand Slam list with 24 titles, Margaret Court was the dominant force at the Australian Open during her career with no less than 11 victories to her name.
Court won seven titles in a row during the Amateur Era, from 1960-66, before she then won the first three Open Era editions of the slam from 1969 to 1971.
Her final Australian triumph came in 1973 when she defeated fellow Aussie Goolagong in the final.