Australian Open

Tennis World Raises $4,826,014 For Bushfire relief

AO Press Release, January 15, 2020 The biggest names in world tennis, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova, Dominic Thiem, Coco Gauff and Australia’s Nick Kyrgios came together tonight to raise funds for bushfire relief. AO Rally for Relief at […]

Emirates And The Australian Open Take Flight In New Partnership

AO Press Release, January 14, 2020 The Australian Open and Emirates Airline have renewed their highly successful global partnership. The new multi-year deal elevates Emirates to Associate Partner of the Australian Open, as well as the Official International Airline. In 2019, the Australian Open delivered Emirates international […]

All New Australian Open App Released

AO Press Release, January 7, 2020 The new Australian Open App is now live as the countdown to AO 2020 begins. Developed by the AO digital team in partnership with Infosys, the Official Digital Innovation Partner of the Australian Open, […]

Murray Grand Slam Comeback On Hold

MELBOURNE, December 29, 2019 (AO Press Release) Andy Murray announced today that he will not be playing in Australia in 2020 and will miss both the ATP Cup and the Australian Open. “I’ve worked so hard to get myself into […]

Record $71 million in prize money for Australian Open 2020

MELBOURNE, January 24, 2019 (AO Press Release) The world’s best players will compete for a record $71 million prize money at Australian Open 2020, an increase of 13.6 percent on the record purse in 2019. The rise continues a remarkable growth […]

Australian Open Kia Ballkid Squad Announced

MELBOURNE, December 17, 2019 (Australian Open Press Release) Members of the Australian Open 2020 Kia Ballkid squad were welcomed to Melbourne Park on Tuesday by Tournament Director Craig Tiley as preparations ramp up for the tournament in January. A group of the 360-strong […]

Smith And Rodionova Win Australian Open Wild Cards

MELBOURNE, December 15, 2019 (Tennis Australia Press Release) Victorian Arina Rodionova (Melbourne) and John-Patrick Smith (Townsville, Qld) have been awarded Australian Open 2020 wildcards after winning the AO Play-off finals presented by Kia in Melbourne on Sunday. Rodionova defeated Storm Sanders (WA) 6-4 7-5 while John-Patrick Smith (Qld) overcame […]