The Australian Open is one of the major tennis tournaments and is played in January. It is also one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. The tournament was established in 1922, and 95 editions have taken place since then. The tournament was played on grass courts earlier, but after 1988, every game was played on a hard court. The Australian legend Margaret Molesworth was the inaugural champion. On the other hand, Margaret Court and Serena Williams are the joint-most champions, with seven titles each. So let us look at the Australian Open women’s winner list and know every champion since 1922.
Australian Open Women’s Winner List
From 1922 to 1930
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1922 | Margaret Molesworth | Esna Boyd |
| 1923 | Margaret Molesworth | Esna Boyd |
| 1924 | Sylvia Lance Harper | Esna Boyd |
| 1925 | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd |
| 1926 | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd |
| 1927 | Esna Boyd | Sylvia Lance Harper |
| 1928 | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd |
| 1929 | Daphne Akhurst | Louie Bickerton |
| 1930 | Daphne Akhurst | Sylvia Lance Harper |
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From 1931 to 1940
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1931 | Coral Buttsworth | Marjorie Cox Crawford |
| 1932 | Coral Buttsworth | Kathleen Le Messurier |
| 1933 | Joan Hartigan | Coral Buttsworth |
| 1934 | Joan Hartigan | Margaret Molesworth |
| 1935 | Dorothy Round | Nancy Lyle |
| 1936 | Joan Hartigan | Nancy Wynne Bolton |
| 1937 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Emily Hood Westacott |
| 1938 | Dorothy Cheney | Dorothy Stevenson |
| 1939 | Emily Hood Westacott | Nell Hall Hopman |
| 1940 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Thelma Coyne Long |
From 1941 to 1950
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1941 | No competition due to World War 2 | |
| 1942 | ||
| 1943 | ||
| 1944 | ||
| 1945 | ||
| 1946 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Joyce Fitch |
| 1947 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Nell Hall Hopman |
| 1948 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Marie Toomey |
| 1949 | Doris Hart | Nancye Wynne Bolton |
| 1950 | Louise Brough | Doris Hart |
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From 1951 to 1960
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1951 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Thelma Coyne Long |
| 1952 | Thelma Coyne Long | Helen Angwin |
| 1953 | Maureen Connolly | Julia Sampson Hayward |
| 1954 | Thelma Coyne Long | Jenny Staley |
| 1955 | Beryl Penrose | Thelma Coyne Long |
| 1956 | Mary Carter Reitano | Thelma Coyne Long |
| 1957 | Shirley Fry Irvin | Althea Gibson |
| 1958 | Angela Mortimer | Lorraine Coghlan |
| 1959 | Mary Carter Reitano | Renee Schuurman |
| 1960 | Margaret Smith | Jan Lehane |
From 1961 to 1970
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1961 | Margaret Smith | Jan Lehane |
| 1962 | Margaret Smith | Jan Lehane |
| 1963 | Margaret Smith | Jan Lehane |
| 1964 | Margaret Smith | Lesley Turner Bowrey |
| 1965 | Margaret Smith | Maria Bueno |
| 1966 | Margaret Smith | Nancy Richey |
| 1967 | Nancy Richey | Lesley Turner Bowrey |
| 1968 | Billie Jean King | Margaret Court |
| 1969 | Margaret Court | Billie Jean King |
| 1970 | Margaret Court | Kerry Melville |
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From 1971 to 1980
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1971 | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong |
| 1972 | Virginia Wade | Evonne Goolagong |
| 1973 | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong |
| 1974 | Evonne Goolagong | Chris Evert |
| 1975 | Evonne Goolagong | Martina Navratilova |
| 1976 | Evonne Goolagong | Renata Tomanova |
| 1977 | Kerry Melville Reid | Dianne Fromholtz |
| 1977 (second time) | Evonne Goolagong | Helen Gourlay |
| 1978 | Chris O’Neil | Betsy Nagelsen |
| 1979 | Barbara Jordan | Sharon Walsh |
| 1980 | Hana Mandlikova | Wendy Turnbull |
From 1981 to 1990
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
| 1982 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova | Kathy Jordan |
| 1984 | Chris Evert | Helena Sukova |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
| 1986 | Did not take place | |
| 1987 | Hana Mandlikova | Martina Navratilova |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf | Chris Evert |
| 1989 | Steffi Graf | Helena Sukova |
| 1990 | Steffi Graf | Mary Joe Fernandez |
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From 1991 to 2000
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 1991 | Monica Seles | Jana Novotná |
| 1992 | Monica Seles | Mary Joe Fernández |
| 1993 | Monica Seles | Steffi Graf |
| 1994 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
| 1995 | Mary Pierce | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario |
| 1996 | Monica Seles | Anke Huber |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis | Mary Pierce |
| 1998 | Martina Hingis | Conchita Martínez |
| 1999 | Martina Hingis | Amélie Mauresmo |
| 2000 | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis |
From 2001 to 2011
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis |
| 2002 | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis |
| 2003 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams |
| 2004 | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters |
| 2005 | Serena Williams | Lindsay Davenport |
| 2006 | Amélie Mauresmo | Justine Henin |
| 2007 | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova |
| 2008 | Maria Sharapova | Ana Ivanovic |
| 2009 | Serena Williams | Dinara Safina |
| 2010 | Serena Williams | Justine Henin |
From 2011 to present
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Kim Clijsters | Li Na |
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenka | Maria Sharapova |
| 2013 | Victoria Azarenka | Li Na |
| 2014 | Li Na | Dominika Cibulkova |
| 2015 | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova |
| 2016 | Angelique Kerber | Serena Williams |
| 2017 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams |
| 2018 | Caroline Wozniacki | Simona Halep |
| 2019 | Naomi Osaka | Petra Kvitova |
| 2020 | Sofia Kenin | Garbiñe Muguruza |
| 2021 | Naomi Osaka | Jennifer Brady |
| 2022 | Ashleigh Barty | Danielle Collins |
| 2023 | Aryna Sabalenka | Elena Rybakina |
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