The 2025Australian Open was a Grand Slam level tennis tournament being held at Melbourne Park from 12–26 January 2025. It was the 113th edition of the Australian Open, the 57th in the Open Era, and the first major of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. Like with previous years, the tournament's main sponsor is Kia.
Jannik Sinner is the defending men's singles champion. Aryna Sabalenka was the two-time defending women's singles champion.
Luna Gryp / Vitória Miranda def. Sabina Czauz / Ailina Mosko, 6–1, 6–1
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each competition showing the ranking points offered for each event.[1][2][3]
Senior points
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Q
Q3
Q2
Q1
Men's singles
2000
1300
800
400
200
100
50
10
30
16
8
0
Men's doubles
1200
720
360
180
90
0
N/A
Women's singles
1300
780
430
240
130
70
10
40
30
20
2
Women's doubles
10
N/A
Wheelchair points
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Singles
800
500
375
200
100
Doubles
800
500
375
100
N/A
Quad singles
800
500
375
200
100
Quad doubles
800
500
375
100
N/A
Junior points
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Q
Q3
Boys' singles
1000
700
490
300
180
90
25
20
Girls' singles
Boys' doubles
750
525
367
225
135
N/A
Girls' doubles
Prize money
The Australian Open total prize money for 2025 increased by 11.6% year on year to a tournament record A$96,500,000.[4][5]
First-round main draw singles players received A$132,000, reflecting a 10% increase compared to 2024. The biggest percentage increase occurred in the third round of the singles draw, where prize money rose by 13.7% to A$290,000. Over the past decade, the total prize pool has increased by 119.3%, from the A$44 million offered in 2016.[6]
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Q3
Q2
Q1
Singles
A$3,500,000
A$1,900,000
A$1,100,000
A$665,000
A$420,000
A$290,000
A$200,000
A$132,000
A$72,000
A$49,000
A$35,000
Doubles
A$810,000
A$440,000
A$250,000
A$142,000
A$82,000
A$58,000
A$40,000
N/A
Mixed doubles
A$175,000
A$97,750
A$52,500
A$27,750
A$14,000
A$7,250
N/A
Wheelchair singles
A$
A$
A$
A$
N/A
Wheelchair doubles
A$
A$
A$
N/A
Quad singles
A$
A$
A$
Quad doubles
A$
A$
N/A
Court-side coaching
The Australian Open has introduced court-side "coaching pods" at this year's tournament (2025) in a Grand Slam first. The pods are positioned in two corners on each of the major courts with up to four people allowed, similar to the set-up at team events like the Davis Cup and United Cup.[7]
They have access to real-time data on screens for statistical analysis, there is also a cooling mechanism for comfort.[8] Coaches have the option to sit in the pods or in their usual place in the traditional player box, where friends and family can also sit.
Commenting on the courtside pods, Craig Tiley (CEO of Tennis Australia) said: “I’ve been an advocate for the coach being allowed on the court, just simply because it adds to the whole story, and the whole show, and every other sport has it.”[8]
a more interesting narrative, give the coaches more profile, and there’s a good chance we’re going to see some things happen down there that are pretty interesting.”[8]
Media controversies
During a Nine News Melbourne broadcast on 17 January, Channel 9 presenter Tony Jones was standing in front of a crowd of Serbian fans when he said Djokovic was "overrated" and a "has-been", followed by "kick him out".[9][10] Djokovic demanded an apology from Channel 9 and boycotted Jim Courier's on-court interview after defeating Jiří Lehečka in the fourth round, describing the comments as "insulting and offensive".[10][11] Jones and the Nine Network issued an apology on Monday, with Jones claiming he already privately apologised to Djokovic's team on Saturday.[12][13]
On 22 January, during a press conference after winning his quarterfinal match, Ben Shelton criticised the "negativity" and style of questions being asked by interviewers after matches in the on-court interviews. He said the interview of Learner Tien, after his defeat of Daniil Medvedev, was "embarrassing and disrespectful", and also criticised two questions asked towards himself by on-court interviewers.[14][15] Current and former tennis players, including Chris Evert, Boris Becker, and Lehečka, supported Shelton's comments.[16]
