The Australian Open 2026 is one of the four biggest tournaments of the season. With the first day of qualifying now complete, the opening results are in and the early contenders have begun to separate themselves. This page is built to follow the tournament match by match, day by day, with results updated regularly as the event unfolds.

From January 11 to February 1, you’ll find every women’s singles score here, with each daily update reflecting the latest action as the draw narrows and the stakes rise.

Australian Open 2026 Results and Daily Updates

This article serves as a complete results hub for the Australian Open grand slam, tracking every round from the opening matches through to the final. Scores are updated as they happen, with the full schedule and draw context included so it’s always clear who’s through, who’s out, and what’s coming next.

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Main Draw Results

Final

Final to be played on February 1.

Semi-Finals

Semi-finals not yet played.

Quarter-finals

Quarterfinals not yet played.

Round of 16

Matches not yet played.

Round of 32

Matches not yet played.

Round of 64

Matches not yet played.

Round of 128

Matches not yet played.

Full draw as concluded on January 15.

Ordered by quarter.

Aryna Sabalenka vs Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Qualifier
Suzan Lamens vs Anastasia Potapova
Mananchaya Sawangkaew vs Emma Raducanu
Victoria Mboko vs Emerson Jones
Caty McNally vs Qualifier
Polina Kudermetova vs Qualifier
Dalma Galfi vs Clara Tauson
Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Qualifier
Anna Bondar vs Elizabeth Mandlik
Yulia Putintseva vs Beatriz Haddad Maia
Elsa Jacquemot vs Marta Kostyuk
Iva Jovic vs Katie Volynets
Priscilla Hon vs Qualifier
Veronika Erjavec vs Magdalena Frech
Qualifier vs Jasmine Paolini

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Coco Gauff vs Kamilla Rakhimova
Olga Danilovic vs Venus Williams
Qualifier vs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Hailey Baptiste vs Marketa Vondrousova
Karolina Muchova vs Jaqueline Cristian
Alycia Parks vs Alexandra Eala
Ann Li vs Camila Osorio
Magda Linette vs Emma Navarro
Elina Svitolina vs Cristina Bucsa
Qualifier vs Francesca Jones
Talia Gibson vs Anna Blinkova
Barbora Krejcikova vs Diana Shnaider
Dayana Yastremska vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Qualifier vs Ajla Tomljanovic
Maria Sakkari vs Leolia Jeanjean
Donna Vekic vs Mirra Andreeva

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Jessica Pegula vs Anastasia Zakharova
Emiliana Arango vs McCartney Kessler
Oksana Selekhmeteva vs Ella Seidel
Zarina Diyas vs Paula Badosa
Leylah Fernandez vs Janice Tjen
Karolina Pliskova vs Qualifier
Ashlyn Krueger vs Sara Bejlek
Oleksandra Oliynykova vs Madison Keys
Linda Noskova vs Darja Semenistaja
Shuai Zhang vs Taylah Preston
Xinyu Wang vs Qualifier
Rebecca Sramkova vs Jelena Ostapenko
Sofia Kenin vs Peyton Stearns
Petra Martic vs Tatjana Maria
Panna Udvardy vs Katerina Siniakova
Simona Waltert vs Amanda Anisimova

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Elena Rybakina vs Kaja Juvan
Varvara Gracheva vs Viktorija Golubic
Lulu Sun vs Qualifier
Tereza Valentova vs Maya Joint
Elise Mertens vs Qualifier
Solana Sierra vs Moyuka Uchijima
Daria Kasatkina vs Qualifier
Katie Boulter vs Belinda Bencic
Naomi Osaka vs Antonia Ruzic
Sorana Cirstea vs Eva Lys
Qualifier vs Kimberly Birrell
Laura Siegemund vs Liudmila Samsonova
Anna Kalinskaya vs Sonay Kartal
Julia Grabher vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Renata Zarazua vs Marie Bouzkova
Qualifier vs Iga Swiatek

Australian Open 2026 Women’s Entry List and Draw: Seeds, Cutoff, Qualifying, Wildcards Explained

Qualifying Draw Results

Qualifying – Final Round

In progress.

Bronzetti L. (Ita) – Stephens S. (Usa) 1-6 5-7
Chwalinska M. (Pol) – Kalinina A. (Ukr) 7-5 2-6 1-6
Maristany G. (Esp) – Kalieva E. (Usa) 7-5 4-6 6-4
Minnen G. (Bel) – Klimovicova L. (Pol) 4-6 4-6
Sonmez Z. (Tur) – Gasanova A. (Wrl) 6-3 6-2
Starodubtseva Y. (Ukr) – Tomova V. (Bul) 7-6 6-2
Bai Z. (Chn) – Vidmanova D. (Cze) 4-6 6-4 6-1
Bartunkova N. (Cze) – Osuigwe W. (Usa) 6-1 6-0
Lee C. Y. (Usa) – Fruhvirtova L. (Cze) 7-5 2-6 4-6
Zhu L. (Chn) – Stakusic M. (Can) 5-7 4-6
Zidansek T. (Slo) – Yuan Y. (Chn) 3-6 1-6
Bassols M. (Esp) – Sakatsume H. (Jpn) 6-4 6-7 4-6
Korpatsch T. (Ger) – Inglis M. (Aus) 4-6 4-6
Sasnovich A. (Wrl) – Snigur D. (Ukr) 6-2 0-6 6-2
Tagger L. (Aut) – Tararudee L. (Tha) 3-6 0-6
Townsend T. (Usa) – Hunter S. (Aus) 6-7 2-6

Qualifying – Semi-finals

In this second round of qualifying, every player who secured a win has already guaranteed themselves a significant reward, earning A$57,000 (approximately US $38,300 / €32,700; exchange rates as of Jan. 14, source: exchange-rates.org) in prize money along with 16 WTA ranking points.

Australian Open qualifying semi-finals were defined by survival as much as shot-making, with four retirements exposing how thin the physical margins already are in Melbourne.

Experience largely paid its dues: Viktoriya Tomova and Anhelina Kalinina both came through in straight sets, while Sloane Stephens steadied herself after a slow start to roll past Olivia Gadecki in three. Storm Hunter and Taylor Townsend also leaned on match sense, navigating tight moments without blinking.

There was chaos elsewhere, with ten matches stretching to three sets and momentum swinging freely, from Lucia Bronzetti’s gritty escape against Mary Stoiana to Spain’s ITF-specialist Guiomar Maristany edging a final-set tiebreak. The message from this round was blunt — ranking counts for little in qualifying, and those who manage nerves, heat, and recovery best are the ones still standing on the brink of the main draw.

Several nations saw their qualifying campaigns end abruptly in the second round, with France the most striking example. Despite entering 12 athletes, the French contingent failed to produce a single QR2 winner, underlining a disappointing outcome after a modest three wins in the opening round. Argentina followed a similar pattern: all three of its QR1 winners were eliminated in QR2, bringing an early end to its challenge. The Netherlands and Croatia also exited quietly, with neither country managing to push a player through the second qualifying hurdle.

In contrast, Ukraine stood out as the clear success story of the draw. All three Ukrainian players not only reached the second round but also won there, giving the nation a perfect conversion rate across both stages. Ukraine was the only country with more than one athlete to see its entire contingent survive through QR2, highlighting exceptional depth and consistency compared to the rest of the field.

January 13-14

Bartunkova N. (Cze) – Smith T. N. (Aus) retired
Bassols M. (Esp) – Shymanovich I. (Wrl) 7-5 6-1
Branstine C. (Can) retired – Snigur D. (Ukr)
Bronzetti L. (Ita) – Stoiana M. (Usa) 7-6(7) 1-6 6-4
Cabrera L. (Aus) – Klimovicova L. (Pol) 4-6 5-7
Carle M. L. (Arg) – Yuan Y. (Chn) 6-7 (5) 6-3 4-6
Dart H. (Gbr) – Tararudee L. (Tha) 0-6 6-3 3-6
Ferro F. (Fra) – Fruhvirtova L. (Cze) 4-6 6-3 4-6
Gjorcheska L. (Mkd) – Zidansek T. (Slo) 6-4 2-6 5-7
Hruncakova V. (Svk) – Tomova V. (Bul) 4-6 4-6
Hunter S. (Aus) – Radivojevic L. (Srb) 6-4 7-6(1)
Jimenez Kasintseva V. (And) – Zhu L. (Chn) 1-6 2-6
Kalieva E. (Usa) – Ma Y. (Chn) 6-4 6-2
Koevermans A. (Ned) – Kalinina A. (Ukr) 6-7 0-6
Korpatsch T. (Ger) – Ambrosio S. (Ita) retired
Kostovic T. (Srb) – Stakusic M. (Can) 0-6 2-6
Lee C. Y. (Usa) – Micic E. (Aus) 6-2 6-2
Liu C. (Usa) – Inglis M. (Aus) 6-7(6) 6-2 4-6
Maristany G. (Esp) – Prozorova T. (Wrl) 6-2 2-6 7-6
Masarova R. (Sui) – Chwalinska M. (Pol) 6-7(10) 7-5 1-6
Mikulskyte J. (Ltu) – Gasanova A. (Wrl) 7-6 2-6 0-6
Minnen G. (Bel) – Tan H. (Fra) 7-6 6-3
Osuigwe W. (Usa) – Stefanini L. (Ita) 7-5 6-2
Paquet C. (Fra) – Bai Z. (Chn) 1-6 2-6
Pridankina E. (Wrl) – Tagger L. (Aut) 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 1-6
Sakatsume H. (Jpn) – Hontama M. (Jpn) 6-4 6-2
Sasnovich A. (Wrl) – Deichmann K. (Lie) 6-3 7-6(4)
Sonmez Z. (Tur) – Riera J. (Arg) 6-3 6-1
Starodubtseva Y. (Ukr) – Papamichail D. (Gre) 6-1 6-2
Stephens S. (Usa) – Gadecki O. (Aus) 3-6 6-3 6-3
Townsend T. (Usa) – Ortenzi J. (Arg) 6-4 6-4
Vidmanova D. (Cze) – Salkova D. (Cze) 7-6(2) 6-0

Qualifying – First Round

Australian Open 2026 qualifying got further moving with a first round full of clear patterns. For the home players it was a mixed day: Storm Hunter advanced, but Destanee Aiava fell to Harriet Dart, Astra Sharma was edged by Carson Branstine, and Taylah Kokkinis went out to Anouk Koevermans.

The headline theme was resilience. Mai Hontama produced one of the best turnarounds, recovering from a 1–6 first set to beat Maria Timofeeva 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, while Lilli Tagger also flipped her match against Gao after dropping the opener. At the same time, there were plenty of no-nonsense statements: Silvia Ambrosio, Yue Yuan, Ma and Lucrezia Stefanini all moved through in straight sets.

Whitney Osuigwe’s 6–2, 6–0 win over Anastasija Sevastova was one of the day’s most emphatic scorelines.

Off-court developments mattered too, with a retirement (Wei vs Kalieva) and two cancellations reshaping the bracket, before Chloe Paquet later squeezed past Kristina Mladenovic in three sets.

Australian Open 2026 Qualifying – Country Performance (QR1)

January 12
Aiava D. (Aus) – Dart H. (Gbr) 3-6 6-2 3-6
Ambrosio S. (Ita) – Sanchez A. S. (Mex) 6-1 6-2
Bai Z. (Chn) – Korneeva A. (Wrl) 6-4 6-3
Marina Bassols Ribera d. Luisina Giovannini 6–2, 7–6(4)
Chirico L. (Usa) – Yuan Y. (Chn) 6-3 1-6 2-6
Costoulas S. (Bel) – Tararudee L. (Tha) 4-6 3-6
Cancelled Boulter K. (Gbr) – Giovannini L. (Arg)
Guo H. (Chn) – Salkova D. (Cze) 5-7 1-6
Hontama M. (Jpn) – Timofeeva M. (Uzb) 1-6 6-4 7-5
Hunter S. (Aus) – Gorgodze E. (Geo) 7-5 6-3
Iatcenko P. (Wrl) – Carle M. L. (Arg) 3-6 3-6
Inglis M. (Aus) – Romero Gormaz L. (Esp) 4-6 7-6 6-2
Kalinina A. (Ukr) – Garland J. (Tpe) 7-5 6-2
Kokkinis T. (Aus) – Koevermans A. (Ned) 3-6 3-6
Korpatsch T. (Ger) – Bulgaru M. (Rou) 6-4 6-7 6-2
Leonard M. (Fra) – Sakatsume H. (Jpn) 2-6 1-6
Ma Y. (Chn) – Lepchenko V. (Usa) 6-1 6-3
Minnen G. (Bel) – Jorge F. (Por) 6-2 6-3
Monnet C. (Fra) – Micic E. (Aus) 4-6 6-4 1-6
Parry D. (Fra) – Pridankina E. (Wrl) 3-6 2-6
Pieri J. (Ita) – Tan H. (Fra) 6-7 6-2 4-6
Sevastova A. (Lat) – Osuigwe W. (Usa) 2-6 0-6
Sharma A. (Aus) – Branstine C. (Can) 6-7 6-2 3-6
Shymanovich I. (Wrl) – Rodionova Ar. (Aus) 7-6 5-7 6-4
Snigur D. (Ukr) – Kawa K. (Pol) 6-1 2-6 6-2
Subasic A. (Aus) – Radivojevic L. (Srb) 6-3 1-6 4-6
Tagger L. (Aut) – Gao X. (Chn) 3-6 7-5 6-3
Vandewinkel H. (Bel) –Lee C. Y. (Usa) 6-3 3-6 4-6
Vedder E. (Ned) – Stefanini L. (Ita) 4-6 2-6
Vidmanova D. (Cze) – Xu M. (Gbr) 6-3 2-6 6-2
retired Wei S. (Chn) – Kalieva E. (Usa)
Wuerth T. (Cro) – Liu C. (Usa) 3-6 4-6
Cancelled Zakharova A. (Wrl) – Mladenovic K. (Fra)
Paquet C. (Fra) – Mladenovic K. (Fra) 6-2 6-7 6-3

January 11

Five Big Takeaways from AO26 Qualifying Round One on Day One

Australian Open qualifying opened with its usual cocktail of volatility and validation. Big names survived, prospects were tested, and nobody got through without learning something.

Veterans Still Know How to Survive

Experience made a visible difference across the board. Sloane Stephens advanced in straight sets, Aliaksandra Sasnovich did the same, and Viktoria Hruncakova moved through efficiently, all handling pressure without unnecessary detours.

Young Talent Split Between Control and Chaos

Youth was everywhere — but outcomes varied sharply. Nikola Bartunkova impressed by winning in straight sets, while Linda Fruhvirtova needed three sets to escape Anna-Lena Friedsam. Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva also had to dig deep over three sets.

Italians Everywhere, With Mixed Returns

Italy’s presence was impossible to miss. Lucia Bronzetti came through a demanding three-set battle, Elisabetta Cocciaretto was not involved, but Rosatello and Brancaccio exited despite pushing their matches deep.

Australians Fed Off the Occasion — Sometimes

Home players leaned into the moment. Olivia Gadecki won in straight sets, Taylah Smith survived two tight sets, while others like Lizette Cabrera and Sara Webb found the weight of expectation harder to carry. Melbourne Park energy helps, but only if it doesn’t turn inward.

Three Sets Were the Currency of the Day

This was a day defined by swings. Bernarda Pera’s three-set loss after taking the opening set captured how quickly control disappeared once momentum shifted. Taylor Townsend fought through three sets to advance, Yuliia Starodubtseva responded to a mid-match dip by dominating the decider, and several matches flipped entirely once belief changed hands. In qualifying, momentum doesn’t drift — it snaps.

Bartunkova N. (Cze) – Janicijevic S. (Fra) 6-3 6-3
Brancaccio N. (Ita) – Stoiana M. (Usa) 5-7 6-4 5-7
Bronzetti L. (Ita) – Bolsova Zadoinov A. (Esp) 6-0 6-7 6-1
Chwalinska M. (Pol) – Brengle M. (Usa) 7-6 6-3
Deichmann K. (Lie) – Alame Re. (Aus) 3-6 7-5 6-1
Ferro F. (Fra) – Ku Y. (Kor) 6-3 6-2
Friedsam A-L. (Ger) – Fruhvirtova L. (Cze) 6-2 2-6 3-6
Gadecki O. (Aus) – Rus A. (Ned) 6-2 6-4
Gasanova A. (Wrl) – Quevedo K. (Esp) 7-6 6-3
Hruncakova V. (Svk) – Nahimana S. (Bur) 6-3 6-1
Jimenez Kasintseva V. (And) – Cross K. (Can) 4-6 6-4 7-5
Knutson G. (Cze) –Cabrera L. (Aus) 5-7 0-6
Kraus S. (Aut) – Gjorcheska L. (Mkd) 5-7 0-6
Lazaro Garcia A. (Esp) – Prozorova T. (Wrl) 2-6 4-6
Masarova R. (Sui) – Charaeva A. (Wrl) 6-3 6-7 7-6
Mrdeza T. (Cro) – Kostovic T. (Srb) 0-6 3-6
Papamichail D. (Gre) – Vickery S. (Usa) 6-3 7-5
Parrizas-Diaz N. (Esp) – Stakusic M. (Can) 3-6 2-6
Pera B. (Usa) – Tomova V. (Bul) 6-1 4-6 0-6
Pigossi L. (Bra) – Zhu L. (Chn) 4-6 4-6
Rame A. (Fra) – Ortenzi J. (Arg) 7-5 3-6 4-6
Riera J. (Arg) – Shibahara E. (Jpn) 6-4 1-6 6-3
Rosatello C. (Ita) – Mikulskyte J. (Ltu) 3-6 2-6
Sasnovich A. (Wrl) – Efremova K. (Fra) 6-3 6-1
Sherif M. (Egy) – Maristany G. (Esp) 4-6 3-6
Smith T. N. (Aus) – Brace C. (Can) 7-6 7-6
Sonmez Z. (Tur) – Samson L. (Cze) 6-2 6-2
Starodubtseva Y. (Ukr) – Tubello A. (Fra) 6-2 3-6 6-0
Stephens S. (Usa) – Palicova B. (Cze) 6-1 7-5
Townsend T. (Usa) – Hibino N. (Jpn) 6-7 6-0 7-5
Webb S. (Aus) – Klimovicova L. (Pol) 2-6 1-6
Zidansek T. (Slo) – Ponchet J. (Fra) 7-6 6-3

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Australian Open 2026 – QR1: Athletes & Wins by Country

Rank	Country	Athletes	QR1 Winners	Win rate
1	Australia	13	6	46,2%
2	France	12	3	25%
3	United States	12	6	50%
4	WRL (unassigned)	8	5	62,5%
5	China	7	5	71,4%
6	Czech Republic	7	4	57,1%
7	Spain	7	2	28,6%
8	Italy	6	3	50%
9	Argentina	4	3	75%
10	Canada	4	2	50%
11	Japan	4	2	50%
12	Belgium	3	1	33,3%
13	Ukraine	3	1	100%
14	Poland	3	2	66,7%
15	Netherlands	3	3	33,3%
16	Austria	2	1	50%
17	Croatia	2	0	0%
18	Germany	2	1	50%
19	Great Britain	2	1	50%