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    Australian Open

    Who won the Australian Open men’s singles title in 1986?Australian Open: Taste of History (NatalieW)

      No one, the tournament was not played in 1986. In the 1970s and early to mid-80s, the Australian Open was usually held during the month of December, although the dates tended to change from year to year. In the mid-80s, it was decided that the tournament should be held in mid-January, so, rather than hold a tournament in late 1986 and then another one almost directly after in January of 1987, the December 1986 tournament was scrapped.

    Who won back to back men's Australian Open singles titles during the 1990s?Australian Open: Men's Tennis (DrBozo99)

      Jim Courier. Courier won the open in 1992 and 1993.

    Who were the defending champions in singles going into the 2007 Australian Open?2007 Australian Open Bits (srini701)

      Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo. Amelie Mauresmo won her first grand slam title at the 2006 Australian Open. Federer beat Marcos Baghdatis for the men's title. Marat Safin and Serena Williams won the titles in 2005.

    Who was the Men's 9th seed?Australian Open 2007 (JackCannery)

      Mario Ancic. Mario was knocked out of the Australian open after losing to Andy Roddick in the 4th round.

    Who was the first top 10 ranked player to bow out of the 2009 men's singles draw?2009 Australian Open (Helo_King)

      David Nalbandian. No. 10 David Nalbandian lost in the second round to Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu in five gruelling sets, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 2-6.

    Who was the earliest seed from the Men's top 10 to leave? Australian Open 2007 (JackCannery)

      Ivan Ljubicic. Ivan was knocked out after losing to Mardy Fish 4-6, 7-6, 4-6, and 4-6.

    Who was the 2005 Australian women's champion?Australian Open 2005 (anshu_nvn)

      Serena Williams. She silenced her critics by defeating Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, in the final.

    Who was the 2005 Australian Open men's champion?Australian Open 2005 (anshu_nvn)

      Marat Safin. The Russian played a very poor first set, but he was brilliant thereafter winning the final defeating Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

    Who was the 2004 Australian Open women's singles champion?Australian Open 2004 (askpau)

      Justine Henin-Hardenne. Justine Henin-Hardenne, the top seed, won her third Grand Slam tournament. She defeated her countrywoman Kim Clijsters in all three! Venus Williams lost in the third round to fellow American Lisa Raymond. Serena Williams, the 2003 champion, did not play.

    Who was Maria Sharapova's opponent in the 1st round?Australian Open 2007 (JackCannery)

      Camille Pin. Maria overcame Camille on a boiling day out in the sun. Maria took the 3rd set 9-7.

    Who was handed the 28th seed for the tournament?Australian Open 2006 (anonymous_888)

      Fernando Verdasco. This player succumbed in the earlier stages of the tournament, being eliminated by Belgium's Kristof Vliegen in four sets.

    Who is the men’s singles championship trophy named after?Australian Open: Taste of History (NatalieW)

      Norman Brookes. The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup is presented to the winner of the men’s singles title. Norman Brookes was a champion Australian tennis player of the early 20th century, winning three Grand Slam singles titles (one Australian and two Wimbledon). The Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup is presented to the winner of the women’s singles title and was named after Daphne Akhurst Cozens, an Australian tennis player who won the Australian women’s singles title five times in the 1920s and early 1930s.

    Who did Petr Korda beat when he won the Australian Open?Australian Open: Men's Tennis (DrBozo99)

      Marcelo Rios. He won 6-2 6-2 6-2.

    Who defeated Elena Dementieva in the fourth round?Australian Open 2005 (anshu_nvn)

      Patty Schnyder. This was the round where three seeded Russians, Dementieva, Petrova, and Anastasia Myskina, bowed out.

    Who came second in the Men's Doubles?Australian Open 2007 (JackCannery)

      Jonas Bjorkman & Max Mirnyi. Bjorkaman and Mirnyi had a hard fought battle against Hanley and Ullyett to get to the final. Then they lost to Bob and Mike Bryan.

    Which top-10 woman player withdrew from her quarter-final match due to injury?Australian Open 2004 (askpau)

      Amelie Mauresmo. As a result of Mauresmo's withdrawal, Fabiola Zuluaga of Colombia became a surprise semi-finalist.

    Which top-10 player on the men's side withdrew from the 2004 Australian Open with an injury before the tournament began?Australian Open 2004 (askpau)

      Carlos Moya. Moya withdrew with an injury sustained the week before in Sydney. He was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Ivan Miranda of Peru.

    Which team won the 2004 Australian Open mixed doubles?Australian Open 2004 (askpau)

      Nenad Zimonjic and Elena Bovina. I'd never heard of them either, but the mixed doubles were won by Zimonjic of Serbia and Bovina of Russia. They beat Paes and Navratilova 6-1, 7-6 in the final.

    Which team won the 2004 Australian Open men's doubles?Australian Open 2004 (askpau)

      Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro. The French team of Llodra and Santoro won the Australian Open men's doubles for the second year in a row, beating the Bryan twins in the final.

    Which sister tandem won the women's doubles title in the 2008 edition of the Australian Open?The 2008 Australian Open Highlights (JLbread)

      Alona & Kateryna Bondarenko. Unseeded Ukrainian sisters Alona & Kateryna Bondarenko won over the 12th seeded power players Victoria Azarenka of Balarus, and Israeli Shahar Peer in a closely matched 3 sets win. It was their first grand slam and first title ever as a team. The women's doubles had a strong crowd following when the favored Williams' sisters Serena and Venus played. Unfortunately, they lost in the quarterfinals to Chinese pair and 7th seeded Zi Yan and Jie Zheng in three sets. Alsou Safina is a famous singer in Russia and is not a sister of Dinara. Interestingly, her brother is named Marat as well.

    Which player surprisingly made it to the quarterfinals of the Women's singles having only gained entry as a wildcard?2009 Australian Open (Helo_King)

      Jelena Dokic. Jelena Dokic was ranked number 187 in the world upon entry to the 2009 Australian Open. She caused a number of upsets as she beat seeded players Caroline Wozniacki, Anna Chakvetadze, and Alisa Kleybanova along the way. She made it to the quarterfinals where she lost to no. 3 Dinara Safina.

    Which player snapped Andre Agassi's 26-match win streak at the Australian Open?Australian Open 2004 (askpau)

      Marat Safin. Agassi was beaten by Safin in a thrilling five-set semi-final. The score was 7-6, 7-6, 5-7, 1-6, 6-3.

    Which player almost recorded a perfect score during his first round match, winning 6-0, 6-0, 6-1 against his hapless opponent?2007 Australian Open Bits (srini701)

      Andy Murray. Albert Martin of Spain managed to win a game against Andy Murray after Murray had won the first 17 games of their match. Safin was stretched to five sets in both his first two rounds.

    Which pair won the mixed doubles title?Australian Open 2005 (anshu_nvn)

      Scott Draper & Samantha Stosur. They defeated Kevi Ullyett & Liezel Huber 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(8). It denied Ullyett a second title in two days after he won the men's doubles with Wayne Black.

    Which men's match had a riot amongst their fans which resulted with injuries to fans?2009 Australian Open (Helo_King)

      Novak Djokovic vs. Amer Delic. Fans of Serbian Djokovic and Bosnian-born Delic had a riot outside the stadium. This included multiple chair-throwing that resulted with one woman being hit in the head and 30 people being ejected out of Melbourne Park. Djokovic eventually went on to win the match in four sets, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6.

    Which match set a record for being the longest match in the tournament's history?2009 Australian Open (Helo_King)

      Rafael Nadal vs. Fernando Verdasco. The semi-final match-up between Spaniards Nadal and Verdasco match took 5 hours and 14 minutes. Nadal won with 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-7, and 6-4.

    Which local Australian reached the furthest in either the men's/women's singles draw?2009 Australian Open (Helo_King)

      Jelena Dokic. 16 Australians entered the tournament with Jelena Dokic reaching the furthest by making it to the quarterfinals. Of those 16, 10 lost in the 1st Round, four lost in the 2nd Round, one lost in the 3rd Round. Dokic was a quarterfinalist.

    Which female made it through to her very first career Grand Slam semi-final? 2009 Australian Open (Helo_King)

      Vera Zvonareva. Prior to the 2009 Australian Open, Vera Zvonareva's best appearance at a Grand Slam event was a quarterfinal finish at the 2003 French Open. On her way to her very first semi-final at a Grand Slam, she beat Magdalena Rybarikova, Edina Gallovits, Sara Errani, Nadia Petrova, and Marion Bartoli before losing to Dinara Safina.

    Which country had the most number of seeded players in the women's section?2007 Australian Open Bits (srini701)

      Russia. There were 8 Russian women seeded in the top 32 of the tournament. For the first time ever, USA did not have a single woman player who was seeded.

    Which country had the most number of participants at the 2007 Australian Open?2007 Australian Open Bits (srini701)

      France. France had as many as 28 players in the main draw. Russia had 26, the USA 25, while host Australia had only 13 players playing the main rounds.

    When Petr Korda retired from tennis he was labeled as a drug cheat after testing positive to steroids in Wimbledon 1998. In which year did he win the Australian Open?Australian Open: Men's Tennis (DrBozo99)

      1998.

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