General Awareness: List of winners of Australian open 2018

Australian Open 2018 tournament recently concluded on 28 January 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. It is one of four grand slam tournaments played annually. In this article, we will read “List of winners of Australian open 2018”.

List of winners of Australian open 2018

Grand Slam tournaments-

• These are the four most important annual tennis tournaments which are-
  (i) Australian Open (Mid-January)
  (ii) French Open (May and June)
  (iii) Wimbledon (June and July)
  (iv) US Open (August and September)
• These tournaments are played on the different type of grounds. These are-

Tournament	Playing Area
Australian Open	Hard Courts
US Open	Hard Courts
French Open	Clay
Wimbledon	Grass

• These tournaments are played in five categories-
  (a) Men’s singles
  (b) Women’s singles
  (c) Men’s doubles
  (d) Women’s doubles
  (e) Mixed doubles
• Grand Slam– refers to the achievement of winning all four major championships within a single calendar year within one of the five categories (Example: Men’s singles, Mixed doubles etc.)
  Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam– Winning the four majors in consecutive tournaments but not in the same year.
  Career Grand Slam– Winning all four majors at any point during a career.
  Golden Grand Slam- Winning the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in addition to the four majors in a single calendar year.
  Super Slams- Winning the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games + four majors in single calendar year + ATP Final + WTA Final

Australian Open

• It is held annually in the month of January in Melbourne, Australia.
• It is the first grand slam tournament of the year.
• It is managed by Tennis Australia.
• It was first held in 1905.
• Australian Open 2018 was the 106^th edition of the tournament.

Winners of Australian Open 2018

S.No.	Category	Winner	Runner Up
1	Men’s Singles	Roger Federer (Switzerland)	Marin Cilic (Croatia)
2	Women’s Singles	Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)	Simona Halep (Romania)
3	Men’s Doubles	Oliver Marach (Austria) & Mate Pavic(Croatia)	Robert Farah (Colombia) & J. Cabal (Colombia)
4	Women’s Doubles	Kristina Mladenovic (France) & Tímea Babos (Hungary)	Elena Vesnina (Russia) & Ekaterina Makarova (Russia)
5	Mixed Doubles	Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) & Mate Pavic (Croatia)	Rohan Bopanna (India) & Timea Babos (Hungary)

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