2025 Australian Open – Tickets, Schedule, Draw & Prize Money

The Australian Open is an annual tennis tournament that is held at Melbourne Park in Australia.

Along with Wimbledon, Roland Garros, and the US Open, it is one of four grand slam tennis tournaments that are played each year.

2025 Australian Open

Dates

The 2025 Australian Open will be held from the 12th to the 26th of January 2025with the first grand slam tournament of 2025 being played over two weeks.

See below for the expected schedule for the 2025 tournament in Melbourne:

AO Schedule 2025

The 2025 tournament at Melbourne Park is expected to start on Sunday, the 12th of January 2025, with the women’s singles final being played on Saturday, the 25th of January 2025and the men’s singles final on Sunday, the 26th of January 2025.

Draw

In 2025, the draw for the men’s and women’s singles tournaments is expected to be made on the Thursday before the start of the tournament (9th of January 2025), with the draw size for the men’s and women’s singles being 128 with 32 seeded players in each draw.

The men’s and women’s doubles will have a draw size of 64while the mixed doubles event will have a draw size of 32.

Singles Draw: TBD

Doubles Draws: TBD

Mixed Doubles Draw: TBD

Players (Entry Lists)

The official men’s and women’s entry lists for the 2025 tournament have not yet been released but below is a selection of players who participated in the 2024 singles tournaments.

ATP Players

• Adrian Mannarino
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Alex de Minaur
• Alexander Bublik
• Alexander Zverev
• Andrey Rublev
• Ben Shelton
• Cameron Norrie
• Carlos Alcaraz
• Casper Ruud
• Daniil Medvedev
• Happy Auger-Also
• Frances Tiafoe
• Francisco Cerundolo
• Grigor Dimitrov
• Holger Rune
• Hubert Hurkacz
• Jan-Lennard Struff
• Jannik Sinner
• Jiri Lehecka
• Karen Khachanov
• Lorenzo Musetti
• Nicolas Jarry
• Novak Djokovic
• Sebastian Baez
• Sebastian Korda
• Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Tallon Greek track
• Taylor Fritz
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Tommy Paul
• Ugo Humbert

WTA Players

• Anastasia Potapova
• Anhelina Kalinina
• Aryna Sabalenka
• Barbora Krejcikova
• Beatriz Haddad Maia
• Caroline Garcia
• Coco Gauff
• Daria Kasatkina
• Donna Vekic
• Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Elena Rybakina
• Elina Svitolina
• Elise Mertens
• Emma Navarro
• Iga Swiatek
• Jasmine Paolini
• Jelena Ostapenko
• Jessica Pegula
• Lesia Tsurenko
• Leylah Fernandez
• Liudmila Samsonova
• Magda Linette
• Maria Sakkari
• Maria Bouzkova
• Marketa Vondrousova
• Our Jabeur
• Sorana Cirstea
• Veronika Kudermetova
• Victoria Azarenka
• Wang Xinyu
• Zheng Qinwen
• Zhu Lin

How do you get Tickets to the Australian Open in 2025?

Tickets for the 2025 Australian Open went on sale in late 2024 through the official TicketMaster website.

In 2025, you will be able to buy tickets to one of the main show courts (Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena, and John Cain Arena (previously Melbourne Arena)) or you can choose to buy a grounds pass that will give you access to the smaller courts.

If you want to have a chance to watch some of the bigger names in tennis like Sinner, Djokovic, or Swiatek play at the 2025 Aussie Open then you need to get a Rod Laver Arena ticket as this is where most of the big matches will be played.

Current Singles Champions

Below is a list of the current champions and runners-up from the 2024 tournament in Melbourne.

Men’s Singles

The current champion in the men’s singles tournament is Jannik Sinner who defeated Daniil Medvedev in five sets (3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3) in the 2024 men’s singles final – see highlights from the final below.

Women’s Singles

Aryna Sabalenka won the 2024 women’s singles tournament after beating Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3, 6-2 – see extended highlights of the final below.

Prize Money

The total prize money for the 2025 Australian Open tennis tournament has yet to be confirmed but in 2024 it was $86.5 million. This was a $10 million increase from the previous year’s prize money of $76.5 million.

Singles

The prize money for the 2024 singles winners was $3,150,000 for both the men’s and women’s events, which was an increase of $175,000 from the previous year when Sabalenka and Djokovic were the winners.

Doubles (Per Team)

The winning doubles teams in 2024 received $730,000 ($265,000 per player)with the runners-up receiving $400,000 ($200,000 per player).

Mixed Doubles (Per Team)

The winners of the 2024 mixed doubles competition received $165,000 ($82,500 each) while the runners-up won $94,000 ($47,000 each).

Tips for First-Time Visitors to Melbourne Park

Below are some helpful tips for first-time visitors to Melbourne Park.

1. Try and stay in a hotel close to the park

There are plenty of hotels near Melbourne Park as it will make your life much easier if your hotel is within walking distance of the park.

2. Be prepared for the weather

Temperatures in Melbourne can be as high as 79 degrees Fahrenheit (26 degrees Celsius) in January so it is important that you have adequate sunblock and that you reapply when necessary.

3. Aim to attend Melbourne Park in the first week

I would recommend going to the Aussie Open in the first week as if you only have a grounds pass then you still have a good chance of seeing some top players playing in some of the smaller outside courts.

If you purchase a ground pass in the second week of the tournament, then there will be fewer singles matches played on the outside courts as most of the big matches will be played in the Rod Laver, Margaret Court, or John Cain Arenas.

TV and Streaming Options

Europe

Tennis Australia struck a long-term broadcast rights extension with US media giant Discovery which means you will be able to watch the 2025 Aussie Open on Discovery’s Eurosport channel all across Europe (including in Ireland and the UK) until 2031.

For 2025, the Eurosport commentators/presenters are expected to include Barbara Schett, Justine Henin, Mats Wilander, Laura Robson, John McEnroeAlize Lim, Alex Corretia, Roberta Vinci, Boris Becker, Barbara Rittner, Carla Suarez-Navarro, and Tim Henman.

USA

The best way to watch the tournament from the US is on ESPN or the Tennis Channel as they both will be providing coverage for the 2025 Australian Open.

Other Countries

I would recommend checking out the Aussie Open Official website as they have a full list of broadcast partners from across the world.