The top-seeded pair of Siniakova and Townsend downed Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open women's singles champion, in a thrilling final, prevailing 6-2 6-7 (4-7) 6-3. In the process, Siniakova, the world number one in doubles, matched some of tennis' greatest players.

Martina Hingis, aged 16, is the youngest Australian Open champions in tennis history and is followed by arch-rivals Monica Seles and Steffi Graf.

Finals: 1997-2002 One of just two women to reach six straight finals in Melbourne, former world No 1 Hingis was a dominant force at the Australian Open across the late 1990s ... Grand Slam with a victory over Martina Navratilova in the 1982 final, and ...

2006 — Amelie Mauresmo def. Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6-1, 2-0, retired. 1981 — Martina Navratilova def. Chris Evert Lloyd, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5. 1977-Jan. — Kerry Melville Reid def. Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat, 7-5, 6-2. 1931 — Coral McInnes Buttsworth def. Marjorie Cox Crawford, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Aryna Sabalenka has become the 5th player in the Open Era to reach five consecutive Women’s singles Grand Slam finals on hardcourt, matching a record that hasn’t been seen in 25 years.

We're down to the final eight at the. Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff will look to continue their strong runs and set up a blockbuster semifinal showdown. We break down the matchups.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka looks unstoppable once again at the. The two-time champion raced past Paula Badosa to become the first woman to make three consecutive finals at Melbourne Park since Serena Williams.

Aryna Sabalenka faces Madison Keys in the Australian Open final as the World No 1 bids to achieve the first ‘three-peat’ of women’s singles titles in 26 years, in what promises to be a battle between two big-hitters in Melbourne.

Madison Keys upsets two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final to claim her first major title.

Aryna Sabalenka has become the 5th player in the Open Era to reach five consecutive Women’s singles Grand Slam finals on hardcourt, matching a record that hasn’t been seen in 25 years.

Reaching the top of the junior tennis world should indicate a player is on the path to tennis stardom — but there's a reason why that isn't the case.