When is the Australian Open 2025? Schedule, format, and how to watch tennis

by Admin
January 2, 2025

The 2025 Australian Open will start the tennis calendar off with a bang, as the biggest names in the game converge down under for the first major tournament of the year.

In the women’s singles tournament, projected top seed Aryna Sabalenka is looking to be the first player to win three straight championships since Martina Hingis did so in 1999. However, the competition will be fierce, with Iga Swiatek — whose one-month WTA ban for doping violations ended on Dec. 28 — and U.S. stars Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula all regarded as major contenders.

On the men’s side, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner is hoping to replicate 2024, when he won his first major by defeating Daniil Medvedev, a run that included ending Novak Djokovic’s 33-match Australian Open winning streak. Medvedev and Djokovic are back as top 10 seeds for 2025, while big names like Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, and U.S. stars Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, and Frances Tiafoe are all aiming to come out on top in Melbourne.

Here’s what to know about the 2025 Australian Open:

Australian Open 2025 format

The 2025 Australian Open will begin with three rounds of qualifying running from Jan. 6-9, with the final 16 spots in the men’s singles and women’s singles tournaments up for grabs.

Those qualifiers will fill out 128-player fields for both events. From there, it’s straightforward: single-elimination knockout play, with men’s singles matches using a five-set format and three-set matches in women’s singles and all three doubles events (men’s, women’s, and mixed). To win in the singles tournaments, a player will have to win seven straight matches.

The doubles tournaments are slightly shorter. Men’s and women’s doubles feature a field of 64 teams, while the mixed doubles event will begin with 32 pairs.

Australian Open 2025 schedule

Match times, seedings, and pairings have yet to be announced, but we do have a footprint of what to expect from the start of qualifying all the way through each event’s final at the 2025 Australian Open.

Junior, Legend, and Wheelchair events will take place throughout the Australian Open as well, starting on Friday, Jan. 17 and running through Friday, Jan. 24. For a provisional schedule of those events, click here.

Monday, Jan. 6

Men’s Singles qualifying: Round one
Women’s Singles qualifying: Round one

Tuesday, Jan. 7

Men’s Singles qualifying: Round one
Women’s Singles qualifying: Round one

Wednesday, Jan. 8

Men’s Singles qualifying: Round two
Women’s Singles qualifying: Round two

Thursday, Jan. 9

Men’s Singles qualifying: Round three
Women’s Singles qualifying: Round three

Sunday, Jan. 12

Men’s Singles: Round one
Women’s Singles: Round one

Monday, Jan. 13

Men’s Singles: Round one
Women’s Singles: Round one

Tuesday, Jan. 14

Men’s Singles: Round one
Women’s Singles: Round one
Men’s Doubles: Round one
Women’s Doubles: Round one

Wednesday, Jan. 15

Men’s Singles: Round two
Women’s Singles: Round two
Men’s Doubles: Round one
Women’s Doubles: Round one

Thursday, Jan. 16

Men’s Singles: Round two
Women’s Singles: Round two
Men’s Doubles: Round one
Women’s Doubles: Round one
Mixed Doubles: Round one

Friday, Jan. 17

Men’s Singles: Round three
Women’s Singles: Round three
Men’s Doubles: Round two
Women’s Doubles: Round two
Mixed Doubles: Round one

Saturday, Jan. 18

Men’s Singles: Round three
Women’s Singles: Round three
Men’s Doubles: Round two
Women’s Doubles: Round two
Mixed Doubles: Round one

Sunday, Jan. 19

Men’s Singles: Round four
Women’s Singles: Round four
Men’s Doubles: Round three
Women’s Doubles: Round three
Mixed Doubles: Round two

Monday, Jan. 20

Men’s Singles: Round four
Women’s Singles: Round four
Men’s Doubles: Round three
Women’s Doubles: Round three
Mixed Doubles: Round two

Tuesday, Jan. 21

Men’s Singles: Quarterfinals
Women’s Singles: Quarterfinals
Men’s Doubles: Quarterfinals
Women’s Doubles: Quarterfinals
Mixed Doubles: Quarterfinals

Wednesday, Jan. 22

Men’s Singles: Quarterfinals
Women’s Singles: Quarterfinals
Men’s Doubles: Quarterfinals
Women’s Doubles: Quarterfinals
Mixed Doubles: Semifinals

Thursday, Jan. 23

Women’s Singles: Semifinals
Men’s Doubles: Semifinals

Friday, Jan. 24

Men’s Singles: Semifinals
Women’s Doubles: Semifinals
Mixed Doubles: Final

Saturday, Jan. 25

Women’s Singles: Final
Men’s Doubles: Final
Women’s Doubles: Semifinals
Mixed Doubles: Final

Sunday, Jan. 26

Men’s Singles: Final
Women’s Doubles: Final

How to watch Australian Open 2025: TV channel, live stream

The broadcast schedule for the 2025 Australian Open has not been announced, but fans will be able to watch all the action on the ESPN family of networks and the Tennis Channel.

Fans looking to stream the tournament can check out ESPN+, while Fubo is offering a free trial to new subscribers.

Date: Sunday, Jan. 5 to Saturday, Jan. 25
TV: ESPN family of networks, Tennis Channel
Streaming: ESPN+, Fubo
Location: Multiple venues (Melbourne, Australia)

Watch the 2025 Australian Open on Fubo

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