2021 Australian Open – Day-by-day summaries
Appearance
The 2021 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries.
Day 1 (8 February)
- Seeds out:
- [25]
- Alison Riske [24],[30]
Wang Qiang
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–1, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–1, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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7–6(7–2), 6–2, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–2, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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7–5, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–0, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–5), 6–3, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Matches on John Cain Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–1, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Matches on 1573 Arena
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Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–1, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 2 (9 February)
- Seeds out:
- [30]
- Women's Singles:[31]
Victoria Azarenka [12],
Johanna Konta [13],
Petra Martić [16],
Maria Sakkari [20],
Zhang Shuai
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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7–5, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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Laslo Đere
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6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–0, 6–0 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–1, 6–2, 6–1 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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Margarita Gasparyan [LL]
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6–4, 6–0 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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7–5, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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7–6(11–9), 7–5, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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Daria Gavrilova [WC]
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6–1, 7–5 |
Matches on John Cain Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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7–5, 6–1, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–4, 6–4 |
Matches on 1573 Arena
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Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–7(1–7), 6–0, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Women's Singles 1st Round
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6–0, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 1st Round
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6–3, 6–3, 2–1, ret. |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 3 (10 February)
- Seeds out:
- [29]
- [17]
- [11]
- [10]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–3, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–3, 6–0 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–2, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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7–5, 6–4, 6–3 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–4, 1–6, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–4, 6–0, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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7–6(7–1), 6–1, 6–2 |
Matches on John Cain Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6(11–9) |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–1, 6–0 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–2, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Matches on 1573 Arena
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Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–1, 7–5 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–2, 6–0, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–3, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 4 (11 February)
- Seeds out:
- [31]
- Women's Singles:[4]
Sofia Kenin
- Men's Doubles:[14]
Marcel Granollers /
Horacio Zeballos [3],
Jérémy Chardy /
Fabrice Martin [12],
Oliver Marach /
Robin Haase [13],
Sander Gillé /
Joran Vliegen
- [15]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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7–5, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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Daria Gavrilova [WC]
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6–1, 7–6(9–7) |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–4 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–4, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–3, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–3, 6–3, 7–5 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–0, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)[a] |
Matches on John Cain Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–4, 6–4, 7–6(10–8) |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(14–12) |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–2, 7–5, 6–1 |
Matches on 1573 Arena
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Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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7–6(10–8), 6–1 |
Men's Singles 2nd Round
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6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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6–1, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 2nd Round
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3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
- ^ The match originally started on Court 8 before being interrupted by rain. It was then moved to and completed on Margaret Court Arena.
Day 5 (12 February)
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:[32]
Diego Schwartzman [8],
Denis Shapovalov [11],
Pablo Carreño Busta [15],
Taylor Fritz [27],
Adrian Mannarino
- [32]
- [15]
- [11]
- Mixed Doubles:[7]
Chan Hao-ching /
Juan Sebastián Cabal [4],
Demi Schuurs /
Wesley Koolhof [5],
Latisha Chan /
Ivan Dodig
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–3, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–1, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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7–6(7–0), 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–2, 6–4 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–1, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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6–0, 1–0, ret. |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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7–5, 7–5, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–4, 6–3 |
Matches on John Cain Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–3, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
Matches on 1573 Arena
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Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Doubles 2nd Round
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6–1, 6–2 | |
Women's Doubles 2nd Round
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7–5, 6–2 | |
Men's Doubles 1st Round
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7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 6 (13 February)
- Seeds out:
- [28]
- Women's Singles:[29]
Karolína Plíšková [6],
Belinda Bencic [11],
Anett Kontaveit [21],
Yulia Putintseva [26],
Ekaterina Alexandrova
- [16]
- [14]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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7–5, 7–5 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–0 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–2, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–4, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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7–5, 6–2, 7–5 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–4, 6–0 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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7–5, 6–2, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–2, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
Matches on John Cain Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–2, 6–1 |
Women's Singles 3rd Round
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6–1, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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6–4, 6–1, 6–1 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
Matches on 1573 Arena
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Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Doubles 2nd Round
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6–4, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 3rd Round
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6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Men's Doubles 2nd Round
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 6–2 |
Men's Doubles 2nd Round
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6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 7 (14 February)
- Seeds out:
- [23]
- [19]
- [16]
- [1]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 4th Round
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4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Women's Singles 4th Round
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6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 4th Round
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6–4, 6–4, 6–0 |
Women's Singles 4th Round
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3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 4th Round
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 4th Round
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6–4, 6–2 |
Men's Singles 4th Round
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3–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Men's Doubles 2nd Round
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6–3, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 4th Round
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6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 8 (15 February)
- Seeds out:
- [24]
- [28]
- Michael Venus[10]
- [13]
- Robert Farah[2]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles 4th Round
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Women's Singles 4th Round
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6–1, 7–5 |
Men's Singles 4th Round
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6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Women's Singles 4th Round
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6–3, 6–4 |
Men's Singles 4th Round
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Walkover |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Wheelchair Quad Singles Semifinals
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6–4, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 4th Round
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6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
Men's Singles 4th Round
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6–2, 7–6(7–3), ret. |
Women's Singles 4th Round
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7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 9 (16 February)
- Seeds out:
- [18]
- Women's Singles:[2]
Simona Halep
- [8]
- [7]
- [8]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals
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6–2, 6–2 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals
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2–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals
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6–3, 6–3 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals
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6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Wheelchair Quad Doubles Final
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6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
Women's Doubles Quarterfinals
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7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round
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6–4, 6–4 |
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals
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6–4, 4–6, 7–6(10–3) |
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round
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6–3, 6–1 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am (12:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT |
Day 10 (17 February)
- Seeds out:
- [7]
- Women's Singles:[1]
Ashleigh Barty
- Nicole Melichar /[4]
Demi Schuurs
- [3]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals
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1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Women's Singles Quarterfinals
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4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals
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7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
Men's Singles Quarterfinals
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3–6, 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 7–5 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals
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7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
Women's Doubles Semifinals
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[4] | 7–5, 6–4 |
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals
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6–3, 6–4 |
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
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4–6, 7–5(10–8) |
Wheelchair Quad Singles Final
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6–1, 6–0[a] |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT |
- ^ This match was originally scheduled on Rod Laver Arena, but later moved to Margaret Court Arena due to the length of the Tsitsipas vs. Nadal match.
Day 11 (18 February)
- Seeds out:
- [25]
- [2]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
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6–3, 6–2 |
Women's Singles Semifinals
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6–3, 6–4 |
Women's Singles Semifinals
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6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Men's Singles Semifinals
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6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Matches on Margaret Court Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
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6–3, 6–4 |
Mixed Doubles Semifinals
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[WC] | 6–3, 6–3 |
Men's Doubles Semifinals
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT |
Day 12 (19 February)
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:[5]
Stefanos Tsitsipas
- [6]
- [3]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Doubles Semifinals
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6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Women's Doubles Final
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6–2, 6–3 |
Men's Singles Semifinals
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6–4, 6–2, 7–5 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 1 pm, whilst night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT |
Day 13 (20 February)
- Seeds out:
- Women's Singles:[22]
Jennifer Brady
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Women's Singles Final
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6–4, 6–3 |
Mixed Doubles Final
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6–1, 6–4 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT |
Day 14 (21 February)
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:[4]
Daniil Medvedev
- [5]
- Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts | |||
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Matches on Rod Laver Arena | |||
Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
Men's Doubles Final
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6–3, 6–4 |
Men's Singles Final
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7–5, 6–2, 6–2 |
Coloured background indicates a night match | |||
Day matches began at 3 pm, whilst night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT |