Australian Open 2026 has established the tournament as a three-week summer spectacle of tennis, food, entertainment, innovation and family fun. For the first time, the entire precinct was activated for a full 21 days, transforming Melbourne Park into a vibrant tennis festival.
Once again record numbers of fans – more than 1.3 million – flocked through the gates, eager to immerse themselves in everything the world’s biggest annual sport and entertainment event in January has to offer.
Carlos Alcaraz won the Australian Open men’s singles crown for the first time, becoming the youngest man in history to complete the career Grand Slam, while Elena Rybakina won her maiden Australian Open women’s singles title.
AO26 broke all attendance records with 1,368,043 fans through the gates over three weeks (1,218,831 in 2025). Opening Week attracted 217,999 fans (up from 116,528 in 2025) and main draw 1,150,444 (1,102,303 in 2025).
Here is Australian Open 2026 by the numbers...