Defending champions in the singles were Roger Federer for men and Amélie Mauresmo for women. It was the first time in the history of the tournament that the so-called hawk-eye was used. The players have the possibility to have a limited number of line decisions checked with the electronic eye per set.
The total prize money was 20 million Australian dollars; the individual winners each received $ 1,281,000.
In the men's singles, Roger Federer was able to defend his title without losing a set. The unseeded Serena Williams won the women's singles . The men's doubles were won by the Bryan brothers Bob and Mike , while the women's doubles were won by Cara Black and Liezel Huber . In the mixed final Daniel Nestor and Jelena Lichowzewa prevailed.
The junior title was won by Australian Brydan Klein , who won the final in three sets against number 2 on the seeding list, Jonathan Eysseric from France. Klein had defeated the top seeded Slovak Martin Kližan in the third round .