Australian open 2018

Grand Slam tournaments-

• These are the four most important annual tennis tournaments which are-
  (i) Australian Open (Mid-January)
  (ii) French Open (May and June)
  (iii) Wimbledon (June and July)
  (iv) US Open (August and September)
• These tournaments are played on the different type of grounds. These are-

Tournament	Playing Area
Australian Open	Hard Courts
US Open	Hard Courts
French Open	Clay
Wimbledon	Grass

• These tournaments are played in five categories-
  (a) Men’s singles
  (b) Women’s singles
  (c) Men’s doubles
  (d) Women’s doubles
  (e) Mixed doubles
• Grand Slam- refers to the achievement of winning all four major championships within a single calendar year within one of the five categories (Example: Men’s singles, Mixed doubles etc.)
  Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam- Winning the four majors in consecutive tournaments but not in the same year.
  Career Grand Slam- Winning all four majors at any point during a career.
  Golden Grand Slam- Winning the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in addition to the four majors in a single calendar year.
  Super Slams- Winning the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games + four majors in single calendar year + ATP Final + WTA Final

Australian Open

• It is held annually in the month of January in Melbourne, Australia.
• It is the first grand slam tournament of the year.
• It is managed by Tennis Australia.
• It was first held in 1905.
• Australian Open 2018 was the 106th edition of the tournament.

Australian Open 2018 Winners

S.No.	Category	Winner	Runner Up
1	Men's Singles	Roger Federer (Switzerland)	Marin Cilic (Croatia)
2	Women's Singles	Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark)	Simona Halep (Romania)
3	Men's Doubles	Oliver Marach (Austria) & Mate Pavic(Croatia)	Robert Farah (Colombia) & J. Cabal (Colombia)
4	Women's Doubles	Kristina Mladenovic (France) & Tímea Babos (Hungary)	Elena Vesnina (Russia) & Ekaterina Makarova (Russia)
5	Mixed Doubles	Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) & Mate Pavic (Croatia)	Rohan Bopanna (India) & Timea Babos (Hungary)