Australian Open men's singles champions
| Australian Open men's singles champions | |||
| Open Era only | |||
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score in final |
| 2009 | Rafael Nadal | Roger Federer | 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 |
| 2008 | Novak Djokovic | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) |
| 2007 | Roger Federer | Fernando Gonzalez | 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2006 | Roger Federer | Marcos Baghdatis | 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 2005 | Marat Safin | Lleyton Hewitt | 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2004 | Roger Federer | Marat Safin | 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2003 | Andre Agassi | Rainer Schuttler | 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 2002 | Thomas Johansson | Marat Safin | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) |
| 2001 | Andre Agassi | Arnaud Clement | 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2000 | Andre Agassi | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Thomas Enqvist | 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 1998 | Petr Korda | Marcelo Rios | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1997 | Pete Sampras | Carlos Moya | 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1996 | Boris Becker | Michael Chang | 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 1995 | Andre Agassi | Pete Sampras | 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1994 | Pete Sampras | Todd Martin | 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1993 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 |
| 1992 | Jim Courier | Stefan Edberg | 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1991 | Boris Becker | Ivan Lendl | 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1990 | Ivan Lendl | Stefan Edberg | 4-6, 7-6, 5-2, ret. |
| 1989 | Ivan Lendl | Miloslav Mecir | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Pat Cash | 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6 |
| 1987 | Stefan Edberg | Pat Cash | 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 1986 | No competition due to date change | ||
| 1985 | Stefan Edberg | Mats Wilander | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1984 | Mats Wilander | Kevin Curren | 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1983 | Mats Wilander | Ivan Lendl | 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1982 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1981 | Johan Kriek | Steve Denton | 6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 |
| 1980 | Brian Teacher | Kim Warwick | 7-5, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1979 | Guillermo Vilas | John Sadri | 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1978 | Guillermo Vilas | John Marks | 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1977 (Dec.) | Vitas Gerulaitis | John Lloyd | 6-3, 7-6, 5-7, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1977 (Jan.) | Roscoe Tanner | Guillermo Vilas | 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1976 | Mark Edmondson | John Newcombe | 6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 6-1 |
| 1975 | John Newcombe | Jimmy Connors | 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Phil Dent | 7-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1973 | John Newcombe | Onny Parun | 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1972 | Ken Rosewall | Malcolm Anderson | 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1971 | Ken Rosewall | Arthur Ashe | 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1970 | Arthur Ashe | Dick Crealy | 6-4, 9-7, 6-2 |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Andres Gimeno | 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 |