* Williams is seventh on the list of leading women grand slam title leaders * Regained world number one ranking for the third time in her career after capturing the 2009 Australian Open title * Is one ...

The Australian Open is a Grand Slam tournament held live from Melbourne for two weeks in January, finishing on Australia Day. Founded in 1905, women have been competing in the Aussie Open since 1922.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- In the 1970s and early '80s, Tennis Australia, and tennis in Australia, was on life support. Back then, the Australian Open felt like a Grand Slam only by name. The tournament, ...