With the 2025 Australian Open in full swing, Action Network has analyzed 200+ Australian Open champions going all the way back to the tournament’s inception in 1905 to discover the typical traits of an Australian Open champion. We analyzed the average age at the time of their win, height, place of birth, first name initials, and birthdays.
Winners of Men’s and Women’s singles main events at the Australian Open were collected and subsequently analyzed. Furthermore, the analysis was carried out for both historical winners tracing back to the early 20th century, as well as only the Open Era winners.
The results of the analysis, as well as interactive, searchable data tables, can be found below.
MALE CHAMPIONS
AGE
The average age of male Australian Open champions since the tournament’s inception in 1905 is 25.98 years old, while the median age is 25.
When looking only at the Open Era winners (since 1969), the average age of male champions at the time of their victory is 26.45, while the median age is 26.
COUNTRIES
Since 1905, most Australian Open champions were born in:
1. Australia - 26 champions - 43.3% of male winners were born in Australia
2. United States - 10 champions - 16.7% of male winners were born in the United States
3. United Kingdom - 4 champions - 6.7% of male winners were born in the United Kingdom
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), most Australian Open champions were born in:
1. USA - 7 champions - 26.9% of male winners were born in the United States
2. Australia - 4 champions - 15.4% of male winners were born in Australia
3. Sweden - 3 champions - 11.5% of male winners were born in Sweden
CITIES
Since 1905, 2 cities have produced multiple Australian Open champions: Sydney (Australia) produced 5 champions and Melbourne (Australia) produced 4 champions - Horace Rice, John Bromwich, Ken Rosewall, Bill Bowrey & John Newcombe were all born in Sydney, while Rodney Heath, Arthur O’Hara Wood, Pat O’Hara Wood and Ashley Cooper were born in Melbourne.
FIRST NAME INITIALS
Since 1905, the most common first name initials of male Australian Open champions are:
1. ”J” - 11 champions - 18.3% of male winners had a name starting with “J”
2.“A” - 8 champions - 13.3% of male winners had a name starting with “A”
3.“R” - 7 champions - 11.7% of male winners had a name starting with “R”
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), the most common first name initials of male Australian Open champions are:
1.“J” - 5 champions - 19.2% of male winners had a name starting with “J”
2.“R” - 4 champions - 15.4% of male winners had a name starting with “R”
3.“M” - 3 champions - 11.5% of male winners had a name starting with “M”
PLAY
Since 1905, most male Australian Open champions were using right-handed play (46 players, 82.1%).
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), most Australian Open male champions were also using right-handed play (20 players, 76.9%).
BIRTH MONTHS
Since 1905, the most common birth months of Australian Open winners are:
1. August - 9 players were born in August (15%)
2. March - 8 players were born in March (13.3%)
3. November / June - 7 players were born in November, while 7 players were born in June (11.7% each)
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), the most common birth month of the male Australian Open winners is August - 7 winners (26.9%) were born in August.
DAYS OF BIRTH
Since 1905, the most common days of birth of Australian Open winners are:
1. Tuesday - 12 champions - 20% of male winners were born on Tuesday
2. Saturday & Thursday - 10 champions each - 16.7% of male winners were born on Saturday and 16.7% on Thursday
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), the most common weekday of birth of the Australian Open winners is Monday - 6 of the male winners were born on Monday (23.1%).
ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS
Since 1905, the most common star signs of the Australian Open winners are:
1. Leo - 11 champions - 18.3% of male winners were a Leo
2. Gemini - 8 champions - 13.3% of male winners were a Gemini
3. Scorpio - 7 champions - 11.7% of male winners were a Scorpio
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), the most common star sign of the Australian Open winners is Leo - 7 players were a Leo (26.9%).
HEIGHT
Since 1905, the average height of male Australian Open winners is 6 feet and 0.5 inches(=184.051 cm).
When looking at the Open Era (since 1969), the average height of a male Australian Open champion is 6 feet 0.53 inches (=184.23 cm).
RACKETS & DRESS CODE
Due to the lack of photographs in color prior to 1969, only the outfits of Open Era winners were analyzed.
53.1% of the Australian Open male winners (26) wore white at the time of their victory. Blue was the second most popular color worn with 5 players wearing it (10.2%).
60.8% of the Australian Open male winners (31 players) wore plain T-shirts, while 9.8% (5 players) wore stripes at the time of their victory.
While most of the male champions did not wear a hat during the final (33 champions, 64.7%), 10 champions wore a headband (19.6%).
Nike turned out to be the most common brands worn by the male Australian Open champions, appearing no less than 15 times during the players’ victorious match, followed by Adidas with 7 appearances.
The most popular racket brands that secured the Australian Open win for male singles champions are:
- Head - 16 champions, 39% of players
- Wilson - 11 champions, 26.8% of players
- Babolat - 4 champions, 9.8% of players
FEMALE CHAMPIONS
AGE
The average age of female champions since the inception of women’s singles event at the Australian Open in 1922 is 24.275, while the median age is 24.
When looking only at the Open Era winners, the average age of female champions at the time of their victory is 23.892, while the median age is 24.
COUNTRIES
Since 1922, most Australian Open champions were born in:
1. Australia - 15 champions- 31.9% of female winners were born in Australia
2. United States - 12 champions - 25.5% female winners were born in the United States
3. United Kingdom- 3 champions - 6.4% of female winners were born in the United Kingdom
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), most Australian Open champions are from:
1. (tie) USA - 5 champions - 17.9% of female winners were born in the United States
1.(tie) Australia - 5 champions - 17.9% of female winners were born in Australia
CITIES
Since 1922, Sydney (Australia) has been the only city that has produced 3 individual female Australian Open champions: Joan Hartigan, Thelma Coyne Long, and Beryl Penrose. Brisbane, Minsk, Melbourne, Prague, and Jones Island have each produced 2 winners each.
FIRST NAME INITIALS
Since 1922, the most common first name initial of the female Australian Open champion is: “M” - 9 players (18.8%) had a name starting with “M”.
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), the most common first name initials of the Australian Open champions are:
1.“M” - 6 champions each - 21.4% of female winners had a name starting with “M”
2.“A” - 4 champions - 14.3% of female winners had a name starting with “A”
3. “S”/“Z” - 3 champions - 10.7% of female winners had a name starting with “S” and 10.7% had a name starting with “Z”
PLAY
Since 1922, most Australian Open female champions were using right-handed play (34 players, 87.2%).
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), most Australian Open female champions were also using right-handed play (25 players, 89.3%).
DAYS OF BIRTH
Since 1922, most Australian Open champions were born on:
1. Thursday - 12 champions- 25% of female winners were born on Thursday
2. Tuesday - 10 champions - 20.8% of female winners were born on Tuesday
3. Monday - 9 champions - 18.8% of female winners were born on Monday
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), the most Australian Open female champions were born on:
1. Tuesday - 8 champions - 28.6% of female winners were born on Tuesday
2.Thursday / Monday - 5 champions- 17.9% of female winners were born on Thursday and 17.9% on Monday
3. Wednesday - 4 champions - 14.3% of female winners were born on Wednesday
MONTHS OF BIRTH
Since 1922, the most common birth months of the female Australian Open champions are:
1. June - 8 champions each - 16.7% of the champions were born in June
2. July - 7 champions - 14.6% of the champions were born in July
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), the most Australian Open female champions were born in:
1. July - 6 champions - 21.4% of female winners were born in July
2. June - 4 champions - 14.3% of female winners were born in June
3. April - 3 champions - 10.7% of female winners were born in April
ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS
Since 1922, the most common star signs of the Australian Open female winners are:
1. Gemini - 7 champions - 14.6% of female winners were a Gemini
2. Libra - 7 champions - 14.6% of female winners were a Libra
3. Cancer - 6 champions - 12.5% of female winners were a Cancer
When looking only at the Open Era champions (since 1969), the most common star signs of the Australian Open winners are: Cancer, Libra & Gemini - 4 champions - 14.3% of female winners were a Cancer, 14.3% were a Gemini and 14.3% were a Libra.
HEIGHT
The average height of the female champions since 1922 is 5 feet 8 inches
(=173.058 cm).
When looking at the Open Era female champions (since 1969), their average height is 5 feet 9 inches (=174.285 cm).
RACKETS & DRESS CODE
Due to the lack of photographs in color prior to 1969, only the outfits of Open Era winners were analyzed.
34% of the Australian Open female winners wore white at the time of their victory (16 players); green was the second most popular color worn - 12.8% (6 players).
The most popular outfit was a T-shirt (32 players, 64%), and the most popular design was plain without any additional motives (39 players, 78%).
While most of the female champions did not wear a hat during the final (26 champions, 51%), however, 13 champions wore a headband (25.5%).
Nike, Adidas, and Fila turned out to be the most common brands worn by the female Australian Open champions, appearing no less than 16, 10, and 9 times, respectively.
The most popular racket brands that secured the Australian Open win for female singles champions are:
1. Wilson - 18 champions, 42.9% of players
2. Yonex - 13 champions, 31% of players
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METHODOLOGY
- Span of analysis: 1905 - 2024
- Winners from men’s singles and women’s singles main events at the Australian Open were collected from the official Australian Open website and its Wikipedia pages
- The analysis was carried out for both historical winners tracing back to the 20th century as well as only the Open Era winners (since 1969) up until 2024- men’s singles event started in 1905, women’s singles event started in 1922
- It has to be kept in mind that certain years are excluded from the analysis since the tournament/events were not being held (due to wars/event changes)
- Apart from the dress code data, rackets, and the metric of “age at the time of the champion’s victory”, champions who won Australian Open multiple times/in multiple disciplines were counted only once in the analysis (for example, Monica Seles won the women’s singles event in 1991, 1992, 1993 & 1996, but she was counted only once in each of the categories of the analysis)
- The main source of the dress code analysis were videos of the Australian Open tournament on YouTube, as well as Google Images
- In limited instances where a given metric was not available for a winner, that player was omitted from the analysis in that specific category and is not part of the % result
