DATE: January 17 - 30, 2022
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: A$75,000,000
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Naomi Osaka
SEEDS:
1. Ashleigh Barty
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Garbine Muguruza
4. Barbora Krejcikova
5. Maria Sakkari
6. Anett Kontaveit
7. Iga Swiatek
8. Paula Badosa
9. Ons Jabeur
10. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
11. Sofia Kenin
12. Elena Rybakina
13. Naomi Osaka
14. Simona Halep
15. Elina Svitolina
16. Angelique Kerber
17. Emma Raducanu
18. Coco Gauff
19. Elise Mertens
20. Petra Kvitova
21. Jessica Pegula
22. Belinda Bencic
23. Leylah Fernandez
24. Victoria Azarenka
25. Daria Kasatkina
26. Jelena Ostapenko
27. Danielle Collins
28. Veronika Kudermetrova
29. Tamara Zidansek
30. Camila Giogi
31. Marketa Vondrousova
32. Sara Sorribes Tormo
The Tournament:
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Prior to 1988, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020.
First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed "the happy slam" and often referred to as the "Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific" the tournament is the highest attended Grand Slam event, with more than 812,000 people attending the 2020 tournament. It was also the first Grand Slam tournament to feature indoor play during wet weather or extreme heat with its three primary courts, Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena and the refurbished Margaret Court Arena equipped with retractable roofs.
About Melbourne:
Melbourne is the capital and most-populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Its name refers to an urban agglomeration of 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi), comprising a metropolitan area with 31 municipalities, and is also a common name for its city centre. The city occupies much of the coastline of Port Phillip bay and spreads into the Hinterland towards the Dandenong and Macedon ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley. It has a population of 5 million (19% of the population of Australia), and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians".
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: A$75,000,000
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Naomi Osaka
SEEDS:
1. Ashleigh Barty
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Garbine Muguruza
4. Barbora Krejcikova
5. Maria Sakkari
6. Anett Kontaveit
7. Iga Swiatek
8. Paula Badosa
9. Ons Jabeur
10. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
11. Sofia Kenin
12. Elena Rybakina
13. Naomi Osaka
14. Simona Halep
15. Elina Svitolina
16. Angelique Kerber
17. Emma Raducanu
18. Coco Gauff
19. Elise Mertens
20. Petra Kvitova
21. Jessica Pegula
22. Belinda Bencic
23. Leylah Fernandez
24. Victoria Azarenka
25. Daria Kasatkina
26. Jelena Ostapenko
27. Danielle Collins
28. Veronika Kudermetrova
29. Tamara Zidansek
30. Camila Giogi
31. Marketa Vondrousova
32. Sara Sorribes Tormo
The Tournament:
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles; junior's championships; and wheelchair, legends, and exhibition events. Prior to 1988, it was played on grass courts, but since then three types of hardcourt surfaces have been used: green-coloured Rebound Ace up to 2007, blue Plexicushion from 2008 to 2019, and blue GreenSet since 2020.
First held in 1905 as the Australasian championships, the Australian Open has grown to become one of the biggest sporting events in the Southern Hemisphere. Nicknamed "the happy slam" and often referred to as the "Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific" the tournament is the highest attended Grand Slam event, with more than 812,000 people attending the 2020 tournament. It was also the first Grand Slam tournament to feature indoor play during wet weather or extreme heat with its three primary courts, Rod Laver Arena, John Cain Arena and the refurbished Margaret Court Arena equipped with retractable roofs.
About Melbourne:
Melbourne is the capital and most-populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Its name refers to an urban agglomeration of 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi), comprising a metropolitan area with 31 municipalities, and is also a common name for its city centre. The city occupies much of the coastline of Port Phillip bay and spreads into the Hinterland towards the Dandenong and Macedon ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley. It has a population of 5 million (19% of the population of Australia), and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians".
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