There has been a total of 56 Australian Open men’s singles winners in the open era (1969-2023) with Rod Laver winning the first open era tournament in 1969 and Novak Djokovic winning the most recent tournament in 2023.
Australian Open Winners (Men’s Singles)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Novak Djokovic | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 |
| 2022 | Rafael Nadal | Daniil Medvedev | 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 2021 | Novak Djokovic | Daniil Medvedev | 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2020 | Novak Djokovic | Dominic Thiem | 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2018 | Roger Federer | Marin Cilic | 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 2017 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2014 | Stan Wawrinka | Rafael Nadal | 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 2013 | N.Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2012 | N.Djokovic | R.Nadal | 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5 |
| 2011 | N.Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2010 | Roger Federer | Andy Murray | 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 2009 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 2008 | N.Djokovic | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 2007 | R.Federer | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2006 | R.Federer | Marcos Baghdatis | 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 2005 | Marat Safin | Lleyton Hewitt | 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2004 | R.Federer | Marat Safin | 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2003 | Andre Agassi | Rainer Schuettler | 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2002 | Thomas Johansson | Marat Safin | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 2001 | Andre Agassi | Arnaud Clement | 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2000 | Andre Agassi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Thomas Enqvist | 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 1998 | Petr Korda | Marcelo Rios | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1997 | Pete Sampras | Carlos Moya | 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1996 | Boris Becker | Michael Chang | 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 1995 | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras | 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras | Todd Martin | 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1993 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 |
| 1992 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1991 | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl | 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1990 | Ivan Lendl | Stefan Edberg | 4-6, 7-6, 5-2 (Retired) |
| 1989 | Ivan Lendl | Miloslav Mecir | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Pat Cash | 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6 |
| 1987 | Stefan Edberg | Pat Cash | 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 1986 | N/A* | N/A* | N/A* |
| 1985 | Stefan Edberg | Mats Wilander | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1984 | Mats Wilander | Kevin Curren | 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1983 | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1982 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1981 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | 6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 |
| 1980 | Brian Teacher | Kim Warwick | 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1979 | Guillermo Vilas | John Sadri | 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1978 | Guillermo Vilas | John Marks | 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1977 | Roscoe Tanner | Guillermo Vilas | 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1977 | Vitas Gerulaitis | John Lloyd | 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1976 | Mark Edmondson | John Newcombe | 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 |
| 1975 | John Newcombe | Jimmy Connors | 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Phil Dent | 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1973 | John Newcombe | Onny Parun | 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1972 | Ken Rosewall | Mal Anderson | 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1971 | Ken Rosewall | Arthur Ashe | 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1970 | Arthur Ashe | Dick Crealy | 6-4, 9-7, 6-2 |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Andres Gimeno | 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 |
*No tournament was played in 1986 as this was the year they decided to hold the tournament in mid-January instead of mid-December, so the tournament that was due to be played in December 1986 was instead played in January 1987.
Most Men’s Singles Titles in Australia
Djokovic holds the record for the most men’s singles in Australia with ten, followed by Federer with six, and Agassi with four.
| Player’s Name | Number of Titles |
|---|---|
| N.Djokovic | 10 |
| R.Federer | 6 |
| Andre Agassi | 4 |
| Mats Wilander | 3 |
| Boris Becker | 2 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 2 |
| Jim Courier | 2 |
| Johan Kriek | 2 |
| John Newcombe | 2 |
| Ken Rosewall | 2 |
| Pete Sampras | 2 |
| R.Nadal | 2 |
| Stefan Edberg | 2 |
Most Men’s Singles Finals in Australia
Djokovic also holds the record for most finals in Australia with ten, followed by Federer with seven and Nadal with six.
| Player’s Name | # of Finals | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| N.Djokovic | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| R.Federer | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| R.Nadal | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Stefan Edberg | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Andy Murray | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Andre Agassi | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mats Wilander | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Rafael Nadal | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| John Newcombe | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Sampras | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ivan Lendl | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Marat Safin | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Edberg | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Boris Becker | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Courier | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Johan Kriek | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Rosewall | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Arthur Ashe | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Connors | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Daniil Medvedev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Cash | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Denton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NB: I have also written a similar article on the Women’s Singles Winners in Melbourne.