Australian Open Trivia
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50 free Australian Open trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The Australian Open opens the tennis year in the heat of a Melbourne January, and it has come a long way from a members' championship on a cricket ground in 1905 that many of the world's best players simply could not reach. This Australian Open trivia quiz covers the whole story: the years in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and even New Zealand, the grass at Kooyong, the 1988 move to Flinders Park and hard courts, the roofs, the blue surface and the 'Happy Slam' crowds that make it the best-attended major of all. Easy questions ask which city, which surface and who has the most titles. Then it gets harder: the trophies named for Norman Brookes and Daphne Akhurst, Mats Wilander's unique double, the 212th-ranked local who won in 1976, the extreme heat policy, and the 5-hour-53-minute final between Djokovic and Nadal. The last stretch is for people who know which arena used to be Show Court One and why the tournament skipped 1986. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia and the tournament's own records, so you can quote them with confidence. There are 50 free questions and no sign-up. If you enjoy it, try our Wimbledon, French Open and US Open quizzes next.
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Q 01In which city is the Australian Open played?
Melbourne
Melbourne is the tournament's permanent home at Melbourne Park; in earlier decades the event rotated between cities including Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Q 02Where does the Australian Open fall in the calendar of the four Grand Slams?
First
First of the four Grand Slams each year, the Australian Open is held in January; the 2021 edition was the exception, pushed back three weeks into February by the pandemic.
Q 03On what surface has the Australian Open been played since its 1988 move to Flinders Park?
Hard court
Hard court came with the 1988 move to Flinders Park, a purpose-built tennis centre the tournament needed after outgrowing its old home.
Q 04Which surface did the Australian Open use before 1988?
Grass
Grass was the surface until 1987, when Stefan Edberg beat Pat Cash in the last final played on it; the change left Wimbledon as the only Grand Slam still played on grass.
Q 05What nickname is the Australian Open known by?
The Happy Slam
The Happy Slam was once the major to miss: for decades many of the world's leading players simply stayed away from the tournament.
Q 06Under what name was the Australian Open first held in 1905?
The Australasian Championships
The Australasian Championships began in 1905 as a men-only event won by Rodney Heath; women's singles was not added until 1922.
Q 07Which country outside Australia has hosted the Australian Open?
New Zealand
New Zealand hosted twice, in Christchurch in 1906 and Hastings in 1912, because a single association then ran the championship for both countries.
Q 08Which venue was the Australian Open's home before the move to Flinders Park in 1988?
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club was the tournament's home until 1987, by which time the event had outgrown the old club and needed a purpose-built complex.
Q 09What kept most overseas stars away from the early Australian championships?
The long sea voyage
The long sea voyage from Europe kept most overseas stars away for decades; their reluctance eased only when jet travel made the trip practical.
Q 10Why was there no Australian Open at all in 1986?
The dates moved from December to January
The dates moved from December to January: the 1985 edition ended in December and the next began in January 1987, so no tournament fell in 1986.
Q 11The Australian Championships became the Australian Open in 1969 by first admitting whom?
Professional players
Professional players were first admitted in 1969, a year after the other three majors opened up; until then only amateurs could enter.
Q 12Which man won a record tenth Australian Open singles title in 2023?
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas for his tenth title in 2023 despite a hamstring injury, one year after a visa dispute kept him out of the tournament.
Q 13Which Australian holds the record of eleven women's singles titles?
Margaret Court
Margaret Court won eleven Australian singles titles: seven in a row from 1960, then four more after a brief retirement in the mid-1960s.
Q 21In 2015 the Australian Open became the first major with three what?
Retractable roofs
Retractable roofs covered three courts from 2015, when a rebuilt third arena joined the two biggest, so play can go on whenever it rains.
Q 22What is the Australian Open's fourth major show court, unveiled in November 2021, called?
Kia Arena
Kia Arena, a 5,000-seat stadium unveiled in November 2021, takes its name from the tournament's main sponsor rather than from a tennis great.
Q 23Which court surface brand has the Australian Open used since 2020?
GreenSet
GreenSet took over as court supplier in 2020 but, despite the name, the tournament kept its familiar blue courts.
Q 14Which Australian won a record five consecutive men's titles from 1963 to 1967?
Roy Emerson
Roy Emerson, nicknamed 'Emmo', won six Australian titles including five straight from 1963 to 1967; his record of six stood until 2019.
Q 15Which Swede is the only player to win Australian Open singles titles both before and after the 1988 move?
Mats Wilander
Mats Wilander won at the old venue in 1983 and 1984, then took the first title at the new complex in 1988 by beating local hope Pat Cash in five sets.
Q 16Which pair each won the Australian Open both before and after its 2008 surface change?
Roger Federer and Serena Williams
Roger Federer and Serena Williams each won on the green Rebound Ace courts and again on blue Plexicushion; Serena took the 2007 title while unseeded and ranked 81st.
Q 17Which arena is the main show court at the Australian Open?
Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena opened in 1988 and was renamed in January 2000 for the Australian who twice won all four majors in a single year.
Q 18Which American won the Australian Open four times between 1995 and 2003?
Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi won in 1995 on his first appearance at the tournament, beating defending champion Pete Sampras, and added titles in 2000, 2001 and 2003.
Q 19Which Australian Open arena opened in 1988 with a numbered name and was renamed in 2003?
Margaret Court Arena
Margaret Court Arena opened in 1988 as Show Court One and was renamed in 2003; since a rebuild in the mid-2010s it has also staged basketball, netball and concerts.
Q 20John Cain Arena opened in 2000 under which sponsor's name?
Vodafone
Vodafone was the opening sponsor in 2000, followed by Hisense; since 2020 the arena has honoured John Cain, the state premier who drove the building of the tennis precinct.
Q 24What is the Australian Open men's singles trophy called?
Norman Brookes Challenge Cup
The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup honours the first overseas man to win Wimbledon, in 1907, who skipped most editions of his home championship but won it in 1911.
Q 25The women's singles trophy is named after which five-time champion of the 1920s?
Daphne Akhurst
Daphne Akhurst won five titles between 1925 and 1930 and died at just 29, which is why the women's champion has received a memorial cup in her name since 1934.
Q 26In 2021 the Australian Open became the first Grand Slam to do what at every match?
Use electronic line judging only
The 2021 tournament was the first major to use electronic line judging only, with no line umpires on any court, partly to cut on-site staff during the pandemic.
Q 27How does the Australian Open settle a deciding set that reaches six games all?
A first-to-10 tiebreak
A first-to-10 tiebreak, played at six games all in the deciding set, was adopted in 2019; by 2022 all four majors used the same format.
Q 28Since 2024 the Australian Open has started on which day of the week?
Sunday
The tournament has opened on a Sunday since 2024, adding a fifteenth day; day sessions were also cut to two matches to stop play dragging into the early hours.
Q 29Which weather hazard has had its own Australian Open policy since 1998?
Extreme heat
Extreme heat has had its own policy since 1998; since 2019 officials have used a five-step heat stress scale that weighs sun, humidity and wind as well as air temperature.
Q 30Which Swiss teenager became the youngest Australian Open singles champion in 1997, aged 16?
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis won the 1997 title at 16 years and 3 months without losing a set, then kept the trophy for the next two years as well.