Australian Open-Ladies Winners

Three weeks back in the weekend blog, I had written about the Men’s champion of the open era in the Australian open. In this weekend blog I will be writing about Ladies champions. The list is from the year 1969, when the open era started.

1969 Margaret court (Aus) beat Billie Jean King (USA) 6-4, 6-1.

1970 Margaret Court (Aus) beat Kerry Melville Reid (Aus) 6-1, 6-3

1971 Margaret Court (Aus) beat Evonne  Goolagong (Aus) 2-6,7-6, 7-5

1972 Virginia Wade (GBR) beat Evonne Goolagong (Aus) 6-4,6-4

1973 Margaret Court (Aus) beat Evonne Goolagong (Aus) 6-4, 7-5

1974 Evonne Goolagong (Aus) beat Chris Evert (USA) 7-6, 4-6, 6-0

1975 Evonne Goolagong (Aus) beat Martina Navratilova (TCH) 6-3, 6-2

1976 Evonne Goolagong (Aus) beat Renata Tomanova (TCH) 6-2, 6-2

1977 Evonne Goolagong (Aus) beat Helena Gourlay (Aus) 6-3, 6-0

1978 Chris O’Neil (Aus) beat Betsy Nagelsen (USA) 6-7, 7-6

1979 Barbara Jordan (USA) beat Sharon Walsh (USA) 6-3, 6-3

1980 Hana Mandlikova (TCH) beat Wendy Turnbull (Aus) 6-0, 7-5

1981 Martina Navratilova (USA) beat Chris Evert (USA) 6-7,6-4, 7-5

1982 Chris Evert (USA) beat Martina Navratilova (USA) 6-3,2-6, 6-3

1983 Martina Navratilova (USA) beat Kathy Jordan 6-2, 7-6

1984 Chris Evert (USA) beat Helena Sukova (TCH) 6-7, 6-4, 7-5

1985 Martina Navratilova (USA) beat Chris Evert (USA) 6-2,4-6, 6-2

1986 Not held

1987 Hana Mandlikova (TCH) beat Martina Navratilova (USA)  7-5, 7-6

1988 Steffi Graff (W. Ger) beat Chris Evert (USA) 6-1,7-6

1989 Steffi Graff (W. Ger) beat Helena Sukova (TCH) 6-4, 6-4

1990 Steffi Graff (W. Ger) beat Mary Joe Fernandez (USA) 6-3, 6-4

1991 Monica Seles (YUG) beat Jana Novotna (TCH) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1

1992 Monica Seles (YUG) beat Mary Joe Fernandez 6-2, 6-3

1993 Monica Seles (YUG) beat Steffi Graf (W. Ger) 4-6,6-3,6-2

1994 Steffi Graf (W.Ger) beat Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) 6-0, 6-2

1995 Mary Pierce (FRA) beat Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (ESP) 6-3, 6-2

1996 Monica Seles (USA) beat Anke Huber (Ger) 6-4, 6-1

1997 Martina Hingis (SUI) beat Mary Pierce (FRA) 6-2, 6-2

1998 Martina Hingis (SUI) beat Conchita Martinez (ESP) 6-3, 6-3

1999 Martina Hingis (SUI) beat Amilie Mauresmo (FRA) 6-2, 6-3

2000 Lindsay Devenport (USA) beat Martina Hingis (SUI) 6-2, 7-5

2001 Jennifer Capriati (USA) beat Martina Hingis (SUI) 6-4, 6-3

2002 Jennifer Capriati (USA) beat Martina Hingis (SUI) 4-6, 7-6, 6-2

2003 Serena Williams (USA) beat Venus Williams (USA) 7-6, 3-6, 6-4

2004 Justin Henin (BEL) beat Kim Clijster (BEL) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

2005 Serena Williams (USA) beat Lindsay Devenport (USA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-0

2006 Amilie Mauresmo (FRA) beat Justin Henin (BEL) 6-1, 2-0 retd.

2007 Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6-1, 6-2

2008 Maria Sharapova (RUS) beat Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 7-5, 6-3

2009 Serena Williams (USA) beat Dinara Safina (RUS) 6-0, 6-3

2010 Serena Williams (USA) beat Justine Henin (BEL)  6-4, 3-6, 6-2

2011 Kim Clijster (BEL) beat Li Na (CHN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

2012 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0

2013 Victoria Azarenka (BLR) beat Li Na (CHN) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

2014 Li Na (CHN) beat Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 7-6, 6-0

2015 Serena Williams (USA) beat Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6-3, 7-6

2016 Angelique Kerber (GER) beat Serena Williams (USA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

2017 Serena Williams (USA) beat Venus Williams (USA) 6-4, 6-4

2018 Caroline Wozniaci (DEN) beat  Simona Halep (ROU) 7-6, 5-7, 6-4

2019 Naomi Osaka (JPN) beat Petra Kvitova 7-6, 5-7, 6-4

2020 Sofia Kenin (USA) beat Gabrine Muguruza (ESP) 4-6,6-3, 6-2

2021 Naomi Osaka (JPN) beat Jennifer Bardy (USA) 6-4, 6-3

 

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Anil Malik

Mumbai, India

23rd October 2021