Australian Open 2024 Winners: Sinner, Sabalenka and Bopanna Shine

Australian Open 2024 Winners: Sinner, Sabalenka, Bopanna, Hsieh, and Zielinski Triumph

Jannik Sinner secured his first Grand Slam in men’s singles, while Aryna Sabalenka claimed her second in women’s singles. Rohan Bopanna, at 43, became the oldest man to win men’s doubles. Hsieh Su-Wei and Elise Mertens won women’s doubles, and Hsieh, with Jan Zielinski, clinched mixed doubles.

Men’s Singles

• Jannik Sinner (Italy) claimed his maiden Grand Slam title, defeating Daniil Medvedev in a thrilling five-set Australian Open final in Melbourne. He became the 27th different men’s singles winner in Melbourne since the Open era began in 1969 and the first Italian to achieve this feat.

• At 22 years and 165 days, Sinner is the youngest Australian Open champion since Novak Djokovic in 2008.

• Novak Djokovic holds the Open era record for most Australian Open titles (10), followed by Roger Federer (6) and Andre Agassi (4).

Women’s Singles

• Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus secured her second Grand Slam title by defeating Zheng Qinwen in the Australian Open final. Aged 25, she adds the 2024 victory to her Australian Open 2023 triumph.

Men’s Doubles

• Rohan Bopanna, aged 43, secured his first men’s doubles Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with partner Matthew Ebden. They defeated Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.

• Bopanna, set to become the oldest men’s doubles number one, holds several records, including the oldest major men’s doubles winner in the Open era.

Women’s Doubles

• Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei and Belgium’s Elise Mertens claimed the women’s doubles title with a decisive victory over the Latvian-Ukrainian pairing of Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok.

Mixed Doubles

• Hsieh Su-Wei and Jan Zielinski clinched the Australian Open mixed doubles title with a nail-biting victory over Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski.

Additional Highlights

• Jannik Sinner, at 22 years and 165 days, became the youngest Australian Open champion since 2008.
• Novak Djokovic holds the Open era record for most Australian Open titles (10) won by a man.
• Aryna Sabalenka, at 25, secured her second Grand Slam title after winning the Australian Open in 2023.
• Rohan Bopanna, at 43, won his first men’s doubles Grand Slam title, becoming the oldest man to do so.
• Hsieh Su-Wei and Elise Mertens claimed the women’s doubles title, marking Hsieh as the second-oldest woman to win a Grand Slam doubles title.
• In mixed doubles, Hsieh Su-Wei and Jan Zielinski won a thrilling match tiebreaker to secure the title.