2020 Australian Open
The 2020 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park, from 20 January to 2 February 2020. It was the 108th edition of the Australian Open, the 52nd in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments. As in previous years, the tournament's main sponsor was Kia.
| 2020 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 January – 2 February 2020 |
| Edition | 108th Open Era (52nd) |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128 singles players, 64 doubles pairs and 32 mixed doubles pairs |
| Prize money | A$71,000,000 |
| Surface | Hard (Plexicushion) |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
| Sofia Kenin | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Barbora Krejčíková / Nikola Mektić | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
| Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
| Yui Kamiji | |
| Wheelchair quad singles | |
| Dylan Alcott | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
| Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
| Dylan Alcott / Heath Davidson | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Harold Mayot | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Nicholas David Ionel / Leandro Riedi | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Alex Eala / Priska Madelyn Nugroho | |
Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were the defending champions in Men's Singles and Women's Singles, respectively. Osaka lost in the third round to Coco Gauff. In contrast, Djokovic successfully defended his title by defeating Dominic Thiem to win the tournament for a record-extending eighth time.
Prior to this edition of the Australian Open, the supplier of the hard courts was changed to GreenSet, though the court surface and color remained the same.This is one of the few sporting events held in 2020 which was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic.