Andre Agassi Was The Last American To Win The Australian Open…Over A Decade Ago
OK…so the Super Bowl is in two weeks. I don’t want to inundate you with NFL post after NFL post. There are already nearly 200 of them for you to peruse along the way (click on the category to your right). A bunch cover the postseason, and there are plenty of new ones on the way over the next two weeks.
But today, let’s take a small tennis break and check in on a serious sporting event – a major is going on, on the South side of the world. It’s the Australian Open, reminding most of us in the Northern Hemisphere of hot days and warm nights.
Here are all the winners, men and women, by country, since the Open era “opened” in 1969.
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| COUNTRY | TITLES | YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | ||
| 1. | USA | 14 | 2003 | Andre Agassi | Rainer Schüttler | Germany |
| 2001 | Andre Agassi | Arnaud Clément | France | |||
| 2000 | Andre Agassi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Russia | |||
| 1997 | Pete Sampras | Carlos Moyá | Spain | |||
| 1995 | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras | USA | |||
| 1994 | Pete Sampras | Todd Martin | USA | |||
| 1993 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | Sweden | |||
| 1992 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | Sweden | |||
| 1982 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | USA | |||
| 1980 | Brian Teacher | Kim Warwick | Australia | |||
| 1977 | Roscoe Tanner | Guillermo Vilas | Argentina | |||
| 1977 | Vitas Gerulaitis | John Lloyd | England | |||
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Phil Dent | Australia | |||
| 1970 | Arthur Ashe | Dick Crealy | Australia | |||
| 2. | Sweden | 6 | 2002 | Thomas Johansson | Marat Safin | Russia |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Pat Cash | Australia | |||
| 1987 | Stefan Edberg | Pat Cash | Australia | |||
| 1985 | Stefan Edberg | Mats Wilander | Sweden | |||
| 1984 | Mats Wilander | Kevin Curren | South Africa | |||
| 1983 | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | |||
| 2. | Australia | 6 | 1976 | Mark Edmondson | John Newcombe | Australia |
| 1975 | John Newcombe | Jimmy Connors | USA | |||
| 1973 | John Newcombe | Onny Parun | New Zealand | |||
| 1972 | Ken Rosewall | Malcolm Anderson | Australia | |||
| 1971 | Ken Rosewall | Arthur Ashe | USA | |||
| 1969 | Rod Laver[b] | Andrés Gimeno | Spain | |||
| 4. | Serbia | 4 | 2013 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | England |
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal | Spain | |||
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic | Andy Murray | England | |||
| 2008 | Novak Djokovic | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | France | |||
| 4. | Switzerland | 4 | 2010 | Roger Federer | Andy Murray | England |
| 2007 | Roger Federer | Fernando González | Chile | |||
| 2006 | Roger Federer | Marcos Baghdatis | Cyprus | |||
| 2004 | Roger Federer | Marat Safin | Russia | |||
| 6. | Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic | 3 | 1998 | Petr Korda | Marcelo Ríos | Chile |
| 1990 | Ivan Lendl | Stefan Edberg | Sweden | |||
| 1989 | Ivan Lendl | Miloslav Mecír | Czechoslovakia | |||
| 7. | Russia | 2 | 2005 | Marat Safin | Lleyton Hewitt | Australia |
| 1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Thomas Enqvist | Sweden | |||
| 7. | Germany | 2 | 1996 | Boris Becker | Michael Chang | USA |
| 1991 | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | |||
| 7. | Argentina | 2 | 1979 | Guillermo Vilas | John Sadri | USA |
| 1978 | Guillermo Vilas | John Marks | Australia | |||
| 10. | Spain | 1 | 2009 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | Switzerland |
| 10. | South Africa | 1 | 1981 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | USA |
AUSTRALIAN OPEN WINNERS BY COUNTRY (WOMEN)
| COUNTRY | TITLES | YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | ||
| 1. | USA | 15 | 2010 | Serena Williams | Justine Henin | Belgium |
| 2009 | Serena Williams | Dinara Safina | Russia | |||
| 2007 | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova | Russia | |||
| 2005 | Serena Williams | Lindsay Davenport | USA | |||
| 2003 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams | USA | |||
| 2002 | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis | Switzerland | |||
| 2001 | Jennifer Capriati | Martina Hingis | Switzerland | |||
| 2000 | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | Switzerland | |||
| 1996 | Monica Seles | Anke Huber | Germany | |||
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | USA | |||
| 1984 | Chris Evert | Helena Suková | Czechoslovakia | |||
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova | Kathy Jordan | USA | |||
| 1982 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | USA | |||
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert | USA | |||
| 1979 | Barbara Jordan | Sharon Walsh | USA | |||
| 2. | Australia | 10 | 1978 | Chris O’Neil | Betsy Nagelsen | USA |
| 1977 | Kerry Melville Reid | Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat | Australia | |||
| 1977 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Helen Gourlay Cawley | Australia | |||
| 1976 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Renáta Tomanová | Czechoslovakia | |||
| 1975 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Martina Navratilova | Czechoslovakia | |||
| 1974 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Chris Evert | USA | |||
| 1973 | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Australia | |||
| 1971 | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Australia | |||
| 1970 | Margaret Court | Kerry Melville Reid | Australia | |||
| 1969 | Margaret Court | Billie Jean King | USA | |||
| 3. | Germany / West Germany | 4 | 1994 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spain |
| 1990 | Steffi Graf | Mary Joe Fernandez | USA | |||
| 1989 | Steffi Graf | Helena Suková | Czechoslovakia | |||
| 1988 | Steffi Graf | Chris Evert | USA | |||
| 4. | Switzerland | 3 | 1999 | Martina Hingis | Amélie Mauresmo | France |
| 1998 | Martina Hingis | Conchita Martínez | Spain | |||
| 1997 | Martina Hingis | Mary Pierce | France | |||
| 4. | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1993 | Monica Seles | Steffi Graf | Germany |
| 1992 | Monica Seles | Mary Joe Fernandez | USA | |||
| 1991 | Monica Seles | Jana Novotná | Czechoslovakia | |||
| 6. | Belarus | 2 | 2013 | Victoria Azarenka | Li Na | China |
| 2012 | Victoria Azarenka | Maria Sharapova | Russia | |||
| 6. | Belgium | 2 | 2011 | Kim Clijsters | Li Na | China |
| 2004 | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters | Belgium | |||
| 6. | France | 2 | 2006 | Amélie Mauresmo | Justine Henin | Belgium |
| 1995 | Mary Pierce | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Spain | |||
| 6. | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1987 | Hana Mandlíková | Martina Navratilova | USA |
| 1980 | Hana Mandlíková | Wendy Turnbull | Australia | |||
| 10. | Russia | 1 | 2008 | Maria Sharapova | Ana Ivanovic | Serbia |
| 10. | England | 1 | 1972 | Virginia Wade | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Australia |
Photo: smh.com.au
