The 111th Australian Open saw Djokovic win his 22nd Grand Slam title, tying Nadal's all-time record, while Sabalenka claimed her first major.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 111th Australian Open, 55th in the Open Era
- Dates
- 16–29 January 2023
- Men's singles winner
- Novak Djokovic (10th AO title, 22nd major)
- Women's singles winner
- Aryna Sabalenka (first major singles title)
- Target attendance
- 900,000+ fans
- First full-capacity event since
- 2020
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following two years of COVID-19-related capacity restrictions and Djokovic's 2022 deportation and subsequent three-year ban—imposed because Australia required foreigners to be vaccinated—Australia lifted its vaccination entry requirement, allowing Djokovic to compete again and enabling full spectator attendance for the first time since 2020.
Held at Melbourne Park from 16 to 29 January 2023, the tournament featured men's and women's singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events. Djokovic defeated opponents to claim his tenth Australian Open and 22nd Grand Slam title, while Sabalenka won her first major women's singles title. World No. 1 Iga Świątek was eliminated in the fourth round, marking the first Open Era Australian Open without either top-two seed of either gender in the quarterfinals.
Djokovic tied Rafael Nadal's all-time Grand Slam record of 22 titles, reigniting debate over the greatest men's player. The tournament also confirmed the event's post-pandemic recovery, with over 900,000 fans targeted. Starting from 2024, the tournament was scheduled to begin on a Sunday rather than the traditional opening Monday.