2018 Australian Open
| 2018 Australian Open | |
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| Date | 15–28 January |
| Edition | 106th |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Draw | 128S / 64D / |
| Prize money | A$55,000,000 |
| Surface | Hard (Plexicushion) |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Park |
| 2017 Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Roger Federer
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| Women's Singles | |
 Serena Williams
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| Men's Doubles | |
 Henri Kontinen /  John Peers
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| Women's Doubles | |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Lucie Šafářová |
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| Mixed Doubles | |
Abigail Spears /  Juan Sebastián Cabal
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| Boys' Singles | |
 Zsombor Piros
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| Girls' Singles | |
 Marta Kostyuk
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| Boys' Doubles | |
 Hsu Yu-hsiou /  Zhao Lingxi
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| Girls' Doubles | |
 Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine
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| Wheelchair Men's Singles | |
 Gustavo Fernández
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| Wheelchair Women's Singles | |
 Yui Kamiji
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| Wheelchair Quad Singles | |
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Dylan Alcott
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| Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |
 Joachim Gérard /  Gordon Reid
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| Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |
 Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot
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| Wheelchair Quad Doubles | |
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Andrew Lapthorne / David Wagner
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The 2018 Australian Open will be a tennis tournament at Melbourne Park between 15–28 January 2018. It is the 106th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. It is the 50th edition of the tournament in the Open Era and the 200th Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era. The tournament consist of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players compete in singles and doubles tournaments. As in previous years, the tournament's title sponsor is Kia.
The 2018 Australian Open will the 106th edition of the tournament and will be held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The tournament will be run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament will consist of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There will be singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament will be played on hard courts over a series of 25 courts, including the three main show courts: Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and Margaret Court Arena.
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points offered for each event.
The Australian Open total prize money for 2018 was increased by 10% to a tournament record A$55,000,000.
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