Australian Open 2012
Venue: Melbourne Park
Date: 16 January-29 January 2012
Surface: Plexicushion
Official Ball: Wilson
Tournament Director: Craig Tiley
Tournament Referee: Wayne McKewan
Field Sizes
- Men's Singles
128 (104 direct entries based on rankings, 16 qualifiers, up to eight wildcards)
- Women's singles
128 (108 direct entries, 12 qualifiers, up to eight wildcards)
- Men's doubles
64 pairs, including up to seven wildcards
- Women's doubles
64 pairs, including up to seven wildcards
- Mixed doubles
32 pairs, including up to seven wildcards
Computer rankings are used as a basis for the seeding of 32 players in the singles championships. The first and second seeds are placed in the top and bottom draws respectively. All remaining seeds are then placed by ballot in designated positions in the draw, followed by the remainder of the field, which is randomly drawn from top to bottom.
Trophies
Men's Singles
The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup
Singles Championship of Australia
Presented by the State Lawn Tennis Associations and the friends of Mr Norman E. Brookes
Women’s Singles
Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup
Australian Women's Singles Championship
Prize Money for Men's & Women's Singles:
| 1st Round | $20,000 |
| 2nd Round | $33,300 |
| 3rd Round | $54,625 |
| 4th Round | $109,250 |
| Quarter-finals | $218,500 |
| Semi-finals | $437,000 |
| Runner-up | $1,150,000 |
| Champion | $2,300,000 |
*All winnings are in Australian Dollars | |
