We take a look at the youngest and oldest tennis players to have won the Australian Open in the Open Era.
Men's youngest Australian Open champion
While Ken Rosewall still holds the record as the youngest winner in the tournament's history, Mats Wilander is the youngest male to have won the Australian Open in the Open Era, beating Ivan Lendl 6-1 6-4 6-4 in 1983 at the age of 19 years and 111 days.
Women's youngest Australian Open champion
In an era of teenage tennis prodigies such as Steffi Graf and Monica Seles, Martina Hingis surpassed both when winning the Australian Open at the tender age of just 16 years and three months.
Hingis defeated Mary Pierce 6-2 6-2 to take the 1997 Australian Open.
Men's oldest Australian Open champion
While his record as youngest champion predates the Open Era, Ken Rosewall's record as the oldest Australian Open champion was set after the start of the Open Era when beating Mal Anderson 7-6 6-3 7-5 in 1972 at the age of 37 years and 62 days.
Women's oldest Australian Open champion
Amongst her countless tennis records, Serena Williams remains the oldest female champion in Australian Open, beating sister Venus in the 2017 final at the age of 35 years and 124 days.
