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2025 Australian Open: Start date, schedule, how to watch, venues, prize money

All you need to know for the first tennis major of the year, the Australian Open, including the start date, schedule, prize money and how to watch in the United States.

Last year, in the 2024 edition, Jannik Sinner won Men's Singles, Aryna Sabalenka won Women's Singles, Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden won Men's Doubles, and Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens won Women's Doubles.

2025 Australian Open start date

Australian Open qualifiers take place from January 5-8, 2025. Men's and Women's Singles are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January 14th.

2025 Australian Open schedule

There is a 16-hour time difference between Eastern Time and Australian Eastern Daylight Time. That means a 3 AM ET start time is 7 PM AEDT, and a 7 PM ET start time is 11 AM AEDT.

So, a daytime session at the Australian Open will be live at nighttime in the United States.

Daily Australian Open coverage in the early rounds will begin with the day session at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, which is 11 AM Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). Coverage will continue through the final matches of each day in the night sessions, which are scheduled to begin around 3 AM ET/12 AM PT, which is 7 PM AEDT.

Here, we have the scheduled date and start time for each 2025 Australian Open session.

Date

Session

Start Time

Round

Saturday, Jan. 11th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

First Round

Sunday, Jan. 12th

Night

1 AM ET/10 PM PT

First Round

Sunday, Jan. 12th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

First Round

Monday, Jan. 13th

Night

1 AM ET/10 PM PT

First Round

Monday, Jan. 13th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

First Round

Tuesday, Jan. 14th

Night

1 AM ET/10 PM PT

Second Round

Tuesday, Jan. 14th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Second Round

Wednesday, Jan. 15th

Night

1 AM ET/10 PM PT

Second Round

Wednesday, Jan. 15th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Second Round

Thursday, Jan. 16th

Night

1 AM ET/10 PM PT

Third Round

Thursday, Jan. 16th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Third Round

Friday, Jan. 17th

Night

1 AM ET/7 PM ET

Third Round

Friday, Jan. 17th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Third Round

Saturday, Jan. 18th

Night

3 AM ET/12 AM PT

Round of 16

Saturday, Jan. 18th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Round of 16

Sunday, Jan. 19th

Night

3 AM ET/12 AM PT

Round of 16

Sunday, Jan. 19th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Round of 16

Monday, Jan. 20th

Night

3 AM ET/12 AM PT

Quarterfinals

Monday, Jan. 20th

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, Jan. 21st

Night

3 AM ET/7 PM ET

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, Jan. 21st

Day

7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, Jan. 22nd

Night

3 AM ET/12 AM PT

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, Jan. 22nd

Day

7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Quarterfinals

Thursday, Jan. 23rd

Night

3:30 AM ET/12:30 AM PT

Women's Singles Semifinals

Thursday, Jan. 23rd

Day

10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT

Men's Singles Semifinals

Friday, Jan. 24th

Night

3:30 AM ET/12:30 AM PT

Men's Singles Semifinals

Friday, Jan. 24th

Day

8 PM PT/5 PM PT

Doubles Semifinals

Saturday, Jan. 25th

Night

3:30 AM ET/12:30 AM PT

Women's Singles Final

Saturday, Jan. 25th

Night

5:30 AM ET/2:30 AM PT

Men's Doubles Final

Saturday, Jan. 25th

Day

11 PM ET/8 PM PT

Women's Doubles Final

Sunday, Jan. 26th

Night

3:30 AM ET/12:30 AM PT

Men's Singles Final

How to watch 2025 Australian Open in the United States, TV channel and streaming

The 2025 Australian Open will be broadcast on ESPN, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Streaming for most matches will be available on ESPN+.

2025 Australian Open location and venues

The Australian Open is hosted annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Matches take place at the main courts, which are Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena, and Margaret Court Arena, as well as on outer courts, which are numbered.

When is the 2025 Australian Open draw?

The 2025 Australian Open draw will be live on Wednesday, January 8th at 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT. That means, in Australia, the draw will be made on January 9th at 2:30 PM AEDT. The event is set to take place outside Margaret Court Arena.

2025 Australian Open prize money

Men's & Women's Singles

Champion

$3,500,000

Finalist

$1,900,000

Semifinalist

$1,100,000

Quarterfinalist

$665,000

Round of 16

$420,000

Round of 32

$290,000

Round of 64

$200,000

Men's & Women's Doubles (per team)

Champion

$810,000

Finalist

$440,000

Semifinalist

$250,000

Quarterfinalist

$142,000

Round of 16

$82,000

Round of 32

$40,000

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