The 105th Australian Open took place in Melbourne , Australia from January 16-29, 2017 .
The defending champions at the first Grand Slam tournament of 2017 were Novak Đoković for men and Angelique Kerber for women, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares for men, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza for women and Jelena Wesnina and Bruno Soares for mixed.
Prize money
The prize money this year was 50,000,000 Australian dollars , an increase of 14% over the previous year.
Round reached
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singles
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Double *
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Mixed *
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victory
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A $ 3,700,000
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A $ 650,000
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A $ 150,500
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final
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A $ 1,900,000
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A $ 325,000
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A $ 75,500
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Semifinals
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A $ 900,000
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A $ 160,500
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A $ 37,500
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Quarter finals
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A $ 440,000
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A $ 80,000
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A $ 18,750
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Round of 16
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A $ 220,000
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A $ 40,000
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A $ 9,000
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Third round
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A $ 130,000
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A $ 23,000
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A $ 4,500
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Second round
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A $ 80,000
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A $ 14,800
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First round
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A $ 50,000
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Q3
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A $ 25,000
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Q2
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A $ 12,500
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Q1
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A $ 6,250
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* per team; Q = qualifying round
Cancel
The following top players could not take part in the tournament for various reasons:
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Belarus
Viktoria Azaranka gave birth to a baby in December 2016
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Czech Republic
Petra Kvitová , injury to the hitting hand after a knife attack
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United States
Madison Keys , recovery from seasonal break wrist surgery
Men's singles
Seeding list
Ladies singles
Seeding list
Men's doubles
Seeding list
Ladies doubles
Seeding list
Mixed
Seeding list
Junior singles
Winner: Zsombor PirosHungary
Junior singles
Winner: Marta KostjukUkraine
Junior doubles
Winner: Hsu Yu-hsiou / Zhao LingxiChinese Taipei
China People's Republic
Junior doubles
Winners: Bianca Andreescu / Carson BranstineCanada
United States
Men's single wheelchair
Winner: Gustavo FernándezArgentina
Women's single wheelchair
Winner: Yui KamijiJapan
Web links
Individual evidence
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^ Australian Open Purse and Earnings from Melbourne. In: wtatennis.com. December 22, 2016, accessed December 23, 2016 .
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↑ Australian Open Tennis 2017 Prize Money (Total purse increased to record AUD $ 50 million). In: totalsportek.com. January 2, 2017, accessed January 12, 2017 .
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↑ Azarenka gives birth to baby boy. In: wtatennis.com. December 20, 2016, accessed December 20, 2016 .
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↑ Kvitova injured in knife attack during home invasion. In: wtatennis.com. December 21, 2016, accessed December 21, 2016 .
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^ Keys out of the Australian Open, reunites with Coach Davenport. In: wtatennis.com. December 23, 2016, accessed December 26, 2016 .