Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2026 Australian Open. It was his first Australian Open title and seventh major title overall, becoming the ninth player and youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam in singles (at old). He also became the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the singles final of all four majors at old, and became the youngest man to win a seventh major title. The final was a rematch of the previous year's quarterfinal match, won by Djokovic. With the win, Alcaraz ended Djokovic's unbeaten 10–0 record in Australian Open finals, making Djokovic the fourth man in the Open Era to finish runner-up at all four majors (after Ivan Lendl, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray).

Jannik Sinner was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Djokovic in a rematch of their semifinal match two years prior. Sinner's loss ended his streak of five consecutive major finals, dating back to the 2024 US Open.

At 38 years and 255 days old, Djokovic became the oldest man in history to reach the Australian Open final, and the oldest major finalist overall since Ken Rosewall at the 1974 US Open. By making his 81st career major appearance, he equaled Federer and Feliciano López's joint all-time record for the most total major main draw appearances, and equaled Federer's record 21 Australian Open main draw appearances. With his quarterfinal win, he recorded his 103rd Australian Open match win, breaking Federer's record for most match wins at the Australian Open. Djokovic was also the first man to record over 100 main-draw match wins at three different majors, having also done so at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.

At 5 hours and 27 minutes long, the semifinal between Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev was the longest Australian Open semifinal (surpassing the 2009 semifinal between Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco), and third-longest overall match in tournament history. Valentin Vacherot became the first Monégasque singles player to reach the third round of a major in the Open Era. Learner Tien was the youngest player to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals since Nick Kyrgios in 2015.

For the first time in the Open Era, and first time since the 32-seed system was introduced at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, all the players who reached the fourth round at a major were seeded. For the first time in the Open Era, the top six seeds reached the quarterfinals in both the men's and women's singles competitions. This was also the first time since the 2019 French Open that the top four men's seeds all reached the semifinals of a major, and the first such occurrence at the Australian Open since 2013.

The tournament marked the final Australian Open appearance of 2014 champion, three-time major champion, and former world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka; he lost in the third round to Taylor Fritz. At 40 years and 296 days old, Wawrinka was the oldest player to reach the third round of a major since Rosewall at the 1978 Australian Open. His second-round win marked his 58th five-set match, tied with Lendl for the most by any player in the Open Era.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Seeded players The following are the seeded players, based on ATP rankings as of 12 January 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 19 January 2026.

Because the tournament takes place one week later this year, points defending also include the tournament that took place during the week of 27 January 2025 (Montpellier), which will be replaced by the player's next best result.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status 1 1 Carlos Alcaraz‡ 12,050 400 2,000 13,650 Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic 2 2 Jannik Sinner 11,500 2,000 800 10,300 Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic 3 3 Alexander Zverev 5,105 1,300 800 4,605 Semifinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz 4 4 Novak Djokovic† 4,780 800 1,300 5,280 Runner-up, lost to Carlos Alcaraz 5 5 Lorenzo Musetti 4,105 100 400 4,405 6 6 Alex de Minaur 4,080 400 400 4,080 Quarterfinals lost to Carlos Alcaraz 7 8 Félix Auger-Aliassime 3,990 50+250 10+25 3,725 8 7 Ben Shelton 4,000 800 400 3,600 Quarterfinals lost to Jannik Sinner 9 9 Taylor Fritz 3,840 100 200 3,940 Fourth round lost to Lorenzo Musetti 10 10 Alexander Bublik 3,065 10+50 200+30 3,235 11 12 Daniil Medvedev 2,910 50 200 3,060 12 13 Casper Ruud 2,795 50 200 2,945 Fourth round lost to Ben Shelton 13 15 Andrey Rublev 2,600 10+100 100+10 2,600 14 14 2,635 200 100 2,535 15 18 Karen Khachanov 2,320 100 100 2,320 Third round lost to Luciano Darderi 16 17 Jakub Menšík 2,345 50 200 2,495 Fourth round withdrew due to abdominal tear 17 19 Jiří Lehečka 2,090 200 10 1,900 First round lost to Arthur Géa [Q] 18 21 Francisco Cerúndolo 2,035 100 200 2,135 19 20 2,050 400 200 1,850 Fourth round lost to Carlos Alcaraz 20 22 Flavio Cobolli 1,955 10 10 1,955 First round lost to Arthur Fery [Q] 21 23 Denis Shapovalov 1,650 50 50 1,650 Second round lost to Marin Čilić 22 25 Luciano Darderi 1,599 10 200 1,789 Fourth round lost to Jannik Sinner 23 26 Tallon Griekspoor 1,565 10 10 1,565 First round lost to Ethan Quinn 24 28 Arthur Rinderknech 1,551 10+25 10+16 1,542 First round lost to Fábián Marozsán 25 29 Learner Tien 1,540 230 400 1,710 Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev 26 27 Cameron Norrie 1,553 10 100 1,643 Third round lost to Alexander Zverev 27 30 Brandon Nakashima 1,535 10 10 1,535 28 32 João Fonseca 1,510 80 10 1,440 First round lost to Eliot Spizzirri 29 34 Frances Tiafoe 1,500 50 100 1,550 Third round lost to Alex de Minaur 30 31 Valentin Vacherot 1,519 8 100 1,611 Third round lost to Ben Shelton 31 35 Stefanos Tsitsipas 1,455 10 50 1,495 Second round lost to Tomáš Macháč 32 37 Corentin Moutet 1,383 100 100 1,383 Third round lost to Carlos Alcaraz

Withdrawn seeded players

The following players would have been seeded but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason 11 Jack Draper 2,990 200 2,790 Left arm injury 16 Holger Rune 2,580 200 2,380 Left achilles tendon injury

Other entry information Wildcards The following players received wildcards into the men's singles main draw:

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Withdrawals The entry list was released based on the ATP rankings for the week of 17 November 2025, rather than the usual cutoff date of 8 December 2025.

† – not included on entry list ‡ – withdrew from entry list § – withdrew from main draw

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References

External links Draw ATP Tour – 2026 Australian Open Men's Singles draw Archived Draw