Australian Open dates: Start time, schedule for Melbourne Park grand slam

Kieran Francis

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The summer of tennis is nearly upon Australia with the period culminating in the Australian Open grand slam.

As beautiful, warm weather sweeps through Melbourne, tennis is the number one sport in town as the world's best players duke it out.

Can Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys defend their singles titles?

AllSportsPeople explains the schedule for the Australian Open 2026.

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Australian Open dates: Start time for main draw, qualifying

The Australian Open singles main draw matches for men's and women's commences on Sunday, January 18 at 11:00 AM (AEDT).

However, the qualifying for the men's and women's singles main draw will start on Monday, January 12 and be completed on Thursday, January 15.

Australian Open 2026 singles schedule

DaySessionDateTime (AEDT)Feature Matches
1DaySun, January 1811:00 AMMen's and Women's 1st Round
1NightSun, January 187:00 PMMen's and Women's 1st Round
2DayMon, January 1911:00 AMMen's and Women's 1st Round
2NightMon, January 197:00 PMMen's and Women's 1st Round
3DayTues, January 2011:00 AMMen's and Women's 1st Round
3NightTues, January 207:00 PMMen's and Women's 1st Round
4DayWed, January 2111:00 AMMen's and Women's 2nd Round
4NightWed, January 217:00 PMMen's and Women's 2nd Round
5DayThurs, January 2211:00 AMMen's and Women's 2nd Round
5NightThurs, January 227:00 PMMen's and Women's 2nd Round
6DayFri, January 2311:00 AMMen's and Women's 3rd Round
6NightFri, January 237:00 PMMen's and Women's 3rd Round
7DaySat, January 2411:00 AMMen's and Women's 3rd Round
7NightSat, January 247:00 PMMen's and Women's 3rd Round
8DaySun, January 2511:00 AMMen's and Women's 4th Round
8NightSun, January 257:00 PMMen's and Women's 4th Round
9DayMon, January 2611:00 AMMen's and Women's 4th Round
9NightMon, January 267:00 PMMen's and Women's 4th Round
10DayTues, January 2711:00 AMMen's and Women's Quarterfinals
10NightTues, January 277:00 PMMen's and Women's Quarterfinals
11DayWed, January 2811:00 AMMen's and Women's Quarterfinals
11NightWed, January 287:00 PMMen's and Women's Quarterfinals
12TwilightThurs, January 2911:00 AMWomen's Semifinals
13DayFri, January 3012:00 PMMen's Semifinal
13NightFri, January 307:30 PMMen's Semifinal
14TwilightSat, January 317:30 PMWomen's Final
15TwilightSun, February 17:30 PMMen's Final

Staff Writer