The 2021 Australian Open described in detail, in the form of day-by-day summaries .
All dates are AEDT (UTC+11 )
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 1st Round
Naomi Osaka [3]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–1, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round
Serena Williams [10]
Laura Siegemund
6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round
Dominic Thiem [3]
Mikhail Kukushkin
7–6(7–2) , 6–2, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st Round
Simona Halep [2]
Lizette Cabrera [WC]
6–2, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round
Novak Djokovic [1]
Jérémy Chardy
6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 1st Round
Venus Williams
Kirsten Flipkens
7–5, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round
Bernarda Pera
Angelique Kerber [23]
6–0, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round
Alexander Zverev [6]
Marcos Giron
6–7(8–10) , 7–6(7–5) , 6–3, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round
Petra Kvitová [9]
Greet Minnen [Q]
6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round
Denis Shapovalov [11]
Jannik Sinner
3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Matches on John Cain Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Men's Singles 1st Round
Stan Wawrinka [17]
Pedro Sousa
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round
Ajla Tomljanović
Misaki Doi
6–1, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round
Bianca Andreescu [8]
Mihaela Buzărnescu [LL]
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Men's Singles 1st Round
Nick Kyrgios
Frederico Ferreira Silva [Q]
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Matches on 1573 Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Men's Singles 1st Round
Milos Raonic [14]
Federico Coria
6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Women's Singles 1st Round
Iga Świątek [15]
Arantxa Rus
6–1, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st Round
Ons Jabeur [27]
Andrea Petkovic
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round
Pablo Carreño Busta [15]
Kei Nishikori
7–5, 7–6(7–4) , 6–2
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena ), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 1st Round
Sofia Kenin [4]
Maddison Inglis [WC]
7–5, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round
Elina Svitolina [5]
Marie Bouzková
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Men's Singles 1st Round
Rafael Nadal [2]
Laslo Đere
6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Women's Singles 1st Round
Ashleigh Barty [1]
Danka Kovinić
6–0, 6–0
Men's Singles 1st Round
Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
Gilles Simon
6–1, 6–2, 6–1
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 1st Round
Garbiñe Muguruza [14]
Margarita Gasparyan [LL]
6–4, 6–0
Women's Singles 1st Round
Jessica Pegula
Victoria Azarenka [12]
7–5, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round
Daniil Medvedev [4]
Vasek Pospisil
6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 1st Round
Matteo Berrettini [9]
Kevin Anderson
7–6(11–9) , 7–5, 6–3
Women's Singles 1st Round
Daria Gavrilova [WC]
Sara Sorribes Tormo
6–1, 7–5
Matches on John Cain Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Men's Singles 1st Round
Andrey Rublev [7]
Yannick Hanfmann
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Women's Singles 1st Round
Coco Gauff
Jil Teichmann
6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round
Alex de Minaur [21]
Tennys Sandgren
7–5, 6–1, 6–1
Women's Singles 1st Round
Samantha Stosur [WC]
Destanee Aiava [WC]
6–4, 6–4
Matches on 1573 Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 1st Round
Belinda Bencic [11]
Lauren Davis
6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Men's Singles 1st Round
Radu Albot
Roberto Bautista Agut [12]
6–7(1–7) , 6–0, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Women's Singles 1st Round
Karolína Plíšková [6]
Jasmine Paolini
6–0, 6–2
Men's Singles 1st Round
Casper Ruud [24]
Jordan Thompson
6–3, 6–3, 2–1, ret.
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena ), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT
Day 3 (10 February)[ edit ]
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Hsieh Su-wei
Bianca Andreescu [8]
6–3, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Serena Williams [10]
Nina Stojanović
6–3, 6–0
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Novak Djokovic [1]
Frances Tiafoe
6–3, 6–7(2–7) , 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Naomi Osaka [3]
Caroline Garcia
6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Alexander Zverev [6]
Maxime Cressy [Q]
7–5, 6–4, 6–3
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Aryna Sabalenka [7]
Daria Kasatkina
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Sorana Cîrstea
Petra Kvitová [9]
6–4, 1–6, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Dominic Thiem [3]
Dominik Koepfer
6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Simona Halep [2]
Ajla Tomljanović
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Grigor Dimitrov [18]
Alex Bolt [WC]
7–6(7–1) , 6–1, 6–2
Matches on John Cain Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Márton Fucsovics
Stan Wawrinka [17]
7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6(11–9)
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Sara Errani [Q]
Venus Williams
6–1, 6–0
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Iga Świątek [15]
Camila Giorgi
6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Nick Kyrgios
Ugo Humbert [29]
5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Matches on 1573 Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Markéta Vondroušová [19]
Rebecca Marino [Q]
6–1, 7–5
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Diego Schwartzman [8]
Alexandre Müller [LL]
6–2, 6–0, 6–3
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Garbiñe Muguruza [14]
Liudmila Samsonova [Q]
6–3, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Taylor Fritz [27]
Reilly Opelka
4–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena ), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT
Day 4 (11 February)[ edit ]
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Karolína Plíšková [6]
Danielle Collins
7–5, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Ashleigh Barty [1]
Daria Gavrilova [WC]
6–1, 7–6(9–7)
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
Thanasi Kokkinakis [WC]
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 6–4
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Elina Svitolina [5]
Coco Gauff
6–4, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Rafael Nadal [2]
Michael Mmoh [Q]
6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Belinda Bencic [11]
Svetlana Kuznetsova
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Kaia Kanepi
Sofia Kenin [4]
6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Matteo Berrettini [9]
Tomáš Macháč [Q]
6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Alex de Minaur [21]
Pablo Cuevas
6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Jessica Pegula
Samantha Stosur [WC]
6–0, 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Cameron Norrie
Roman Safiullin [Q]
3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) [ a]
Matches on John Cain Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Andrey Rublev [7]
Thiago Monteiro
6–4, 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Anett Kontaveit [21]
Heather Watson
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Fabio Fognini [16]
Salvatore Caruso
4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(14–12)
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Daniil Medvedev [4]
Roberto Carballés Baena
6–2, 7–5, 6–1
Matches on 1573 Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Elise Mertens [18]
Zhu Lin
7–6(10–8) , 6–1
Men's Singles 2nd Round
Karen Khachanov [19]
Ričardas Berankis
6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Jennifer Brady [22]
Madison Brengle
6–1, 6–2
Women's Singles 2nd Round
Kaja Juvan [Q]
Mayar Sherif [Q]
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena ), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT
^ The match originally started on Court 8 before being interrupted by rain. It was then moved to and completed on Margaret Court Arena.
Day 5 (12 February)[ edit ]
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Aryna Sabalenka [7]
Ann Li
6–3, 6–1
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Serena Williams [10]
Anastasia Potapova
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Alexander Zverev [6]
Adrian Mannarino [32]
6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Simona Halep [2]
Veronika Kudermetova [32]
6–1, 6–3
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Novak Djokovic [1]
Taylor Fritz [27]
7–6(7–0) , 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Markéta Vondroušová [19]
Sorana Cîrstea
6–2, 6–4
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Garbiñe Muguruza [14]
Zarina Diyas
6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Grigor Dimitrov [18]
Pablo Carreño Busta [15]
6–0, 1–0, ret.
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Félix Auger-Aliassime [20]
Denis Shapovalov [11]
7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Iga Świątek [15]
Fiona Ferro
6–4, 6–3
Matches on John Cain Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Hsieh Su-wei
Sara Errani [Q]
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Naomi Osaka [3]
Ons Jabeur [27]
6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Aslan Karatsev [Q]
Diego Schwartzman [8]
6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Dominic Thiem [3]
Nick Kyrgios
4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Matches on 1573 Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Men's Doubles 2nd Round
Jamie Murray [6] Bruno Soares [6]
Laslo Đere Stefano Travaglia
6–1, 6–2
Women's Doubles 2nd Round
Leylah Annie Fernandez Heather Watson
Olivia Gadecki [WC] Belinda Woolcock [WC]
7–5, 6–2
Men's Doubles 1st Round
Alexander Bublik Andrey Golubev
Salvatore Caruso [Alt] Emil Ruusuvuori [Alt]
7–6(8–6) , 7–5
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Milos Raonic [14]
Márton Fucsovics
7–6(7–2) , 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena ), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT
Day 6 (13 February)[ edit ]
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Karolína Muchová [25]
Karolína Plíšková [6]
7–5, 7–5
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Daniil Medvedev [4]
Filip Krajinović [28]
6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–0
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Elise Mertens [18]
Belinda Bencic [11]
6–2, 6–1
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Shelby Rogers
Anett Kontaveit [21]
6–4, 6–3
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Rafael Nadal [2]
Cameron Norrie
7–5, 6–2, 7–5
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Elina Svitolina [5]
Yulia Putintseva [26]
6–4, 6–0
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Donna Vekić [28]
Kaia Kanepi
5–7, 7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Andrey Rublev [7]
Feliciano López
7–5, 6–2, 6–3
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Ashleigh Barty [1]
Ekaterina Alexandrova [29]
6–2, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Fabio Fognini [16]
Alex de Minaur [21]
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Matches on John Cain Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Jessica Pegula
Kristina Mladenovic
6–2, 6–1
Women's Singles 3rd Round
Jennifer Brady [22]
Kaja Juvan [Q]
6–1, 6–3
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
Mikael Ymer
6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Matteo Berrettini [9]
Karen Khachanov [19]
7–6(7–1) , 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–5)
Matches on 1573 Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Doubles 2nd Round
Bernarda Pera Rosalie van der Hoek
Arantxa Rus Tamara Zidanšek
6–4, 6–4
Men's Singles 3rd Round
Casper Ruud [24]
Radu Albot
6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Men's Doubles 2nd Round
Marcus Daniell Philipp Oswald
Dominik Koepfer Tennys Sandgren
7–6(7–4) , 6–7(3–7) , 6–2
Men's Doubles 2nd Round
Marcelo Melo [7] Horia Tecău [7]
Radu Albot Dan Evans
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am (12 pm on John Cain Arena ), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT
Day 7 (14 February)[ edit ]
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 4th Round
Naomi Osaka [3]
Garbiñe Muguruza [14]
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Women's Singles 4th Round
Serena Williams [10]
Aryna Sabalenka [7]
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round
Grigor Dimitrov [18]
Dominic Thiem [3]
6–4, 6–4, 6–0
Women's Singles 4th Round
Simona Halep [2]
Iga Świątek [15]
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round
Novak Djokovic [1]
Milos Raonic [14]
7–6(7–4) , 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 4th Round
Hsieh Su-wei
Markéta Vondroušová [19]
6–4, 6–2
Men's Singles 4th Round
Aslan Karatsev [Q]
Félix Auger-Aliassime [20]
3–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Men's Doubles 2nd Round
Wesley Koolhof [4] Łukasz Kubot [4]
Nick Kyrgios [WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis [WC]
6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round
Alexander Zverev [6]
Dušan Lajović [23]
6–4, 7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT
Day 8 (15 February)[ edit ]
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles 4th Round
Jessica Pegula
Elina Svitolina [5]
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Women's Singles 4th Round
Jennifer Brady [22]
Donna Vekić [28]
6–1, 7–5
Men's Singles 4th Round
Rafael Nadal [2]
Fabio Fognini [16]
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Women's Singles 4th Round
Ashleigh Barty [1]
Shelby Rogers
6–3, 6–4
Men's Singles 4th Round
Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
Matteo Berrettini [9]
Walkover
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Wheelchair Quad Singles Semifinals
Dylan Alcott [1]
Niels Vink
6–4, 6–3
Men's Singles 4th Round
Daniil Medvedev [4]
Mackenzie McDonald [PR]
6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Men's Singles 4th Round
Andrey Rublev [7]
Casper Ruud [24]
6–2, 7–6(7–3) , ret.
Women's Singles 4th Round
Karolína Muchová [25]
Elise Mertens [18]
7–6(7–5) , 7–5
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT
Day 9 (16 February)[ edit ]
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinals
Naomi Osaka [3]
Hsieh Su-wei
6–2, 6–2
Men's Singles Quarterfinals
Aslan Karatsev [Q]
Grigor Dimitrov [18]
2–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Women's Singles Quarterfinals
Serena Williams [10]
Simona Halep [2]
6–3, 6–3
Men's Singles Quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic [1]
Alexander Zverev [6]
6–7(6–8) , 6–2, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Wheelchair Quad Doubles Final
Dylan Alcott [1] Heath Davidson [1]
Andy Lapthorne [2] David Wagner [2]
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Women's Doubles Quarterfinals
Nicole Melichar [4] Demi Schuurs [4]
Coco Gauff Caty McNally
7–6(7–4) , 6–1
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round
Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury
Vera Zvonareva Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–4
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals
Nikola Mektić [2] Mate Pavić [2]
Pierre-Hugues Herbert [8] Nicolas Mahut [8]
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(10–3)
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round
Samantha Stosur [WC] Matthew Ebden [WC]
Luisa Stefani [8] Bruno Soares [8]
6–3, 6–1
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am (12:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena ), whilst night matches began at 7 pm AEDT
Day 10 (17 February)[ edit ]
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Women's Singles Quarterfinals
Karolína Muchová [25]
Ashleigh Barty [1]
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Women's Singles Quarterfinals
Jennifer Brady [22]
Jessica Pegula
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Men's Singles Quarterfinals
Daniil Medvedev [4]
Andrey Rublev [7]
7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Men's Singles Quarterfinals
Stefanos Tsitsipas [5]
Rafael Nadal [2]
3–6, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–4, 7–5
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals
Rajeev Ram [5] Joe Salisbury [5]
Marcus Daniell Philipp Oswald
7–6(8–6) , 6–2
Women's Doubles Semifinals
Elise Mertens [2] Aryna Sabalenka [2]
Nicole Melichar [4] Demi Schuurs [4]
7–5, 6–4
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals
Jamie Murray Bruno Soares [6]
Marcelo Arévalo Matwé Middelkoop
6–3, 6–4
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
Storm Sanders [WC] Marc Polmans [WC]
Arina Rodionova [WC] Max Purcell [WC]
4–6, 7–5(10–8)
Wheelchair Quad Singles Final
Dylan Alcott [1]
Sam Schröder
6–1, 6–0[ a]
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT
Day 11 (18 February)[ edit ]
Matches on main courts
Matches on Rod Laver Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
Samantha Stosur [WC] Matthew Ebden [WC]
Hayley Carter [Alt] Sander Gillé [Alt]
6–3, 6–2
Women's Singles Semifinals
Naomi Osaka [3]
Serena Williams [10]
6–3, 6–4
Women's Singles Semifinals
Jennifer Brady [22]
Karolína Muchová [25]
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Men's Singles Semifinals
Novak Djokovic [1]
Aslan Karatsev [Q]
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Matches on Margaret Court Arena
Event
Winner
Loser
Score
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury
Andreja Klepač Neal Skupski
6–3, 6–4
Mixed Doubles Semifinals
Barbora Krejčíková [6] Rajeev Ram [6]
Storm Sanders [WC] Marc Polmans [WC]
6–3, 6–3
Men's Doubles Semifinals
Ivan Dodig [9] Filip Polášek [9]
Nikola Mektić [2] Mate Pavić [2]
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Coloured background indicates a night match
Day matches began at 11 am, whilst night matches began at 7:30 pm AEDT
Day 12 (19 February)[ edit ]
Day 13 (20 February)[ edit ]
Day 14 (21 February)[ edit ]