List of Australian Open singles finalists during the Open Era

[1] The senior men's and women's tournaments are open to any player with a world ranking, although players below number 100 in the world rankings generally have to enter a preliminary qualification tournament or receive a wildcard to gain entry.

[2] The men who have reached the final at least four times in the Open Era are Mats Wilander, Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal.

[3] Djokovic is a record ten-time finalist, winning all of his appearances in the finals.

The women who have reached the final at least four times in the Open Era are Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova.

[4] Hingis reached six consecutive finals on hard courts between 1997 and 2002, winning three times.

Other countries well represented include Serbia, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, and Chile.

Other countries well represented include Germany, Czechoslovakia, France, Russia, Spain, Belgium, China, and Belarus.

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Novak Djokovic , a ten-time finalist (all wins).
Roger Federer , a seven-time finalist (six wins).
Stefan Edberg , a five-time finalist (two wins).
Rafael Nadal , a six-time finalist two wins).
Andy Murray , a five-time finalist (no wins).
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Andre Agassi , a four-time finalist (four wins).
Mats Wilander , a four-time finalist (three wins).
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Ivan Lendl , a four-time finalist (two wins).
Serena Williams , an eight-time finalist (seven wins).
Martina Hingis , a six-time finalist (three wins).
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Martina Navratilova , a six-time finalist (three wins).
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Chris Evert , a six-time finalist (two wins).
Steffi Graf , a five-time finalist (four wins).
Monica Seles , a four-time finalist (four wins).
Maria Sharapova , a four-time finalist (one win).