2018 Australian Open
The 2018 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played at Melbourne Park between 15 and 28 January 2018, and was the first Grand Slam tournament of the 2018 season. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players compete in singles and doubles tournaments. Roger Federer was the defending champion in the men's singles event and successfully retained his title (his sixth), his record twentieth Grand Slam major overall, defeating Marin Čilić in the final, while Caroline Wozniacki won the women's title, defeating Simona Halep in the final to win her first Grand Slam.
| 2018 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–28 January 2018 |
| Edition | 106th Open Era (50th) |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128S / 64D / |
| Prize money | A$55,000,000 |
| Surface | Hard (Plexicushion) |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Attendance | 743,667 |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
| Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Mate Pavić / Gabriela Dabrowski | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
| Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
| Diede de Groot | |
| Wheelchair quad singles | |
| Dylan Alcott | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
| Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| Marjolein Buis / Yui Kamiji | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
| Dylan Alcott / Heath Davidson | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Sebastian Korda | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Liang En-shuo | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Hugo Gaston / Clément Tabur | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Liang En-shuo / Wang Xinyu | |
The tournament was the 106th edition of the event (the 50th edition of the Open Era). Additionally, it was the 200th Major tournament of the Open Era. It also marked the 30th anniversary of the Australian Open moving from the Kooyong Tennis Club to Melbourne Park. The tournament had a record attendance of 743,667 spectators.