Australian open - History and Records

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Australian Open
History and Records
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History

• The Australian Open is the youngest of all the
  Grand Slams and it started in 1905. This
  tournament has the record for the highest
  attendance at a Grand Slam event in 2018 edition
  of the Australian Open, where 743,667 people
  attended the tournament. Also, it is the first
  Grand Slam tournament to feature indoor play
  during wet weather or extreme heat. There are
  three main courts - the Rod Laver Arena, the
  Melbourne Arena and the Margaret Court Arena.
  Apart from that, they have courts 7 to 15 and
  even court 19 and 20. This tournament became open
  to all in 1969 - a year after the remaining 3
  tournaments became open.

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Current Prize Money 4.5 million (Men and Women)
Number of Entries (Main Draw) 128
Number of Entries (Qualifying) 16
Number of Seeds 32
Court Type Hard
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Records

• Mens

Womens

• Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have been the
  most successful players in the Australian Open.
  The Serbian star and the Swiss ace are both tied
  on six Australian Opens each. Federer has won the
  last one in 2018 and even Djokovic is on a list.
  So the battle is on to see who can reach number 7
  first.
• The youngest winner in the men's singles was
  Australian player Ken Rosewall - 18 years 2
  months.
• Rosewall bagged the crown in regard to the oldest
  players as well, aged 37 years and 2 months.
  However, if Roger Federer wins, he can overtake
  Rosewall.

• On the women's side of the game, Serena Williams
  is the most successful player with 7 titles. This
  has again been set in the Open era. Overall,
  Williams is still far behind tennis legend
  Margaret Court.
• The youngest winner on the women's side, it was
  Martina Hingis, a 16 years 4 months old.
• On the women's side of the game, Thelma Long was
  the oldest winner at 35 years and 8 months.

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