The Australian Open ushers in the 2025 Grand Slam season.
The stars of the Hologic WTA Tour have already been honing their craft in Australia and New Zealand throughout this month, and they will converge upon Melbourne next week for the year’s first major.
At the 113th edition of the event, the singles champion will bolster her resume with one of the crown jewels of the tennis calendar — and earn 2,000 PIF Ranking points and $3.5 million dollars to boot.
Here are the key facts surrounding the Grand Slam of the Asia-Pacific region:
When does the tournament start?
Start clearing your schedule now. For the second year in a row, the Australian Open will begin on a Sunday and take place over 15 days.
Main-draw singles action kicks off on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 11:30 a.m. local time. Melbourne is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11, EST +16) — so that is a Saturday night start in the Americas.
Women’s doubles play will start on Tuesday, Jan. 14, and mixed doubles action will commence on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Qualifying began on Monday, Jan. 6 and will wrap up Thursday, Jan. 9.
The Dunlop Australian Open ball will be used for this year’s entire outdoor, hard-court Aussie swing, including at the Australian Open.
