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Australian Open is a yearly tennis competition that takes place in January. First event was played in 1905 which was won by Rodney Heath. Melbourne Park in Australia hosts the tournament every year within span of 2 weeks.
During World War 1 from 1916 to 1918 and World War-2 from 1941 to 1945 competition wasn’t held. Latest edition of Men’s Australian Open singles title was won by Novak Djokovic defeating Daniil Medvedev in the 2021 final by 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
Let’s have a look at the complete list of men’s singles winners in Australian Open.
List of Australian Open Men’s singles winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final Score |
| 2021 | Novak Djokovic | Daniil Medvedev | 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2020 | Novak Djokovic | Dominic Thiem | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2018 | Roger Federer | Marin Cilic | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 2017 | Roger Federer | Rafael Nadal | 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(7-3) |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2014 | Stan Wawrinka | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 2013 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2010 | Roger Federer | Andy Murray | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11) |
| 2009 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–2 |
| 2008 | Novak Djokovic | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| 2007 | Roger Federer | Fernando Gonzalez | 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | Marcos Baghdatis | 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 2005 | Marat Safin | Lleyton Hewitt | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2004 | Roger Federer | Marat Safin | 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2003 | Andre Agassi | Rainer Schuttler | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2002 | Thomas Johansson | Marat Safin | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2001 | Andre Agassi | Arnaud Clement | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2000 | Andre Agassi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Thomas Enqvist | 4–6, 6–0, 6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| 1998 | Petr Korda | Marcelo Rios | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1997 | Pete Sampras | Carlos Moya | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1996 | Boris Becker | Michael Chang | 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1995 | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras | Todd Martin | 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1992 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1991 | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1990 | Ivan Lendl | Stefan Edberg | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 5–2 retired |
| 1989 | Ivan Lendl | Miloslav Mecir | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Pat Cash | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 |
| 1987 | Stefan Edberg | Pat Cash | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1986 | – | – | – |
| 1985 | Stefan Edberg | Mats Wilander | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1984 | Mats Wilander | Kevin Curren | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| 1983 | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4 |
| 1980 | Brian Teacher | Kim Warwick | 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| 1979 | Guillermo Vilas | John Sadri | 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1978 | Guillermo Vilas | John Marks | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1976 | Mark Edmondson | John Newcombe | 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 |
| 1977 (1) | Roscoe Tanner | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1975 | John Newcombe | Jimmy Connors | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
| 1977 (2) | Vitas Gerulaitis | John Lloyd | 6–3, 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Phil Dent | 7–6(9–7), 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1973 | John Newcombe | Onny Parun | 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1972 | Ken Rosewall | Malcolm Anderson | 7–6(7–2), 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1971 | Ken Rosewall | Arthur Ashe | 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1970 | Arthur Ashe | Dick Crealy | 6–4, 9–7, 6–2 |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Andrés Gimeno | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1968 | William Bowrey | Juan Gisbert | 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 |
| 1967 | Roy Emerson | Arthur Ashe | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1966 | Roy Emerson | Arthur Ashe | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1965 | Roy Emerson | Fred Stolle | 7–9, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1964 | Roy Emerson | Fred Stolle | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1963 | Roy Emerson | Ken Fletcher | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1962 | Rod Laver | Roy Emerson | 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1961 | Roy Emerson | Rod Laver | 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1960 | Rod Laver | Neale Fraser | 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 8–6 |
| 1959 | Alex Olmedo | Neale Fraser | 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1958 | Ashley Cooper | Malcolm Anderson | 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1957 | Ashley Cooper | Neale Fraser | 6–3, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1956 | Lew Hoad | Ken Rosewall | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1955 | Ken Rosewall | Lew Hoad | 9–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1954 | Mervyn Rose | Rex Hartwig | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1953 | Ken Rosewall | Mervyn Rose | 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1952 | Ken McGregor | Frank Sedgman | 7–5, 12–10, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1951 | Dick Savitt | Ken McGregor | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1950 | Frank Sedgman | Ken McGregor | 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 1949 | Frank Sedgman | John Bromwich | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1948 | Adrian Quist | John Bromwich | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1947 | Dinny Pails | John Bromwich | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 8–6 |
| 1946 | John Bromwich | Dinny Pails | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1940 | Adrian Quist | Jack Crawford | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1939 | John Bromwich | Adrian Quist | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1938 | Don Budge | John Bromwich | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1937 | Vivian McGrath | John Bromwich | 6–3, 1–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 1936 | Adrian Quist | Jack Crawford | 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7 |
| 1935 | Jack Crawford | Fred Perry | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Fred Perry | Jack Crawford | 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1933 | Jack Crawford | Keith Gledhill | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1932 | Jack Crawford | Harry Hopman | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1931 | Jack Crawford | Harry Hopman | 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 1930 | Edgar Moon | Harry Hopman | 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1929 | John Colin Gregory | Richard Schlesinger | 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
| 1928 | Jean Borotra | Jack Cummings | 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1927 | Gerald Patterson | John Hawkes | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16, 6–3 |
| 1926 | John Hawkes | James Willard | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1925 | James Anderson | Gerald Patterson | 11–9, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1924 | James Anderson | Richard Schlesinger | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1923 | Pat O’Hara Wood | Bert St. John | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1922 | James Anderson | Gerald Patterson | 6–0, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1921 | Rhys Gemmell | Alf Hedeman | 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1920 | Pat O’Hara Wood | Ronald Thomas | 6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1919 | Algernon Kingscote | Eric Pockley | 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1915 | Gordon Lowe | Horace Rice | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1914 | Arthur O’Hara Wood | Gerald Patterson | 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
| 1913 | Ernie Parker | Harry Parker | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1912 | James Cecil Parke | Alfred Beamish | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1911 | Norman Brookes | Horace Rice | 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1910 | Rodney Heath | Horace Rice | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1909 | Anthony Wilding | Ernie Parker | 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1908 | Fred Alexander | Alfred Dunlop | 3–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1907 | Horace Rice | Harry Parker | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1906 | Anthony Wilding | Francis Fisher | 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1905 | Rodney Heath | Albert Curtis | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1916-1918 no event due to world war-1 | |||
| 1941-1945 no event due to world war-2 | |||
