Australian Open: By the NumbersJanuary 22, 2015

It was 1969 when the Australian Open opened the tournament for professional players. This came a year after the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open allowed them to compete along with the amateur players. The tournament played during the month of December for nine years. It was rather an unusual time for a high-calibre tournament to be held, but it did happened. This event was also the first major tournament to play indoor in case of rain or extreme heat. These are rather odd, which make the Australian Open unique.

This year's Australian Open will mark its 103rd edition. Last year's Australian Open saw lots of first. Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka won his first Grand Slam title. Li Na of China won her first singles title in Flinders Park. Åukasz Kubot of Poland and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden won their first title, as a team, in men's doubles. France's Kristina Mladenovic and Canada's Daniel Nestor won her first mixed doubles title in Down Under. (It was their second major title after Wimbledon in 2013.) Apart from Li Na, who retired from professional tennis last September, it remains to be seen if last year's winners will be able to defend their titles successfully. Anything can happen in Rebound Ace, but a number of records have been established.

Let's have a look at these great numbers:

3: The most consecutives in men's singles. Serbia's Novak Djokovic achieved the feat from 2011-2013.

4: The most titles in men's singles during the Open Era. Andre Aggasi (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003), Roger Federer (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010), and Djokovic (2008, 2011-2013) share the record.

6: The most singles titles in men's singles. Roy Emerson, who hailed from Blackbutt, Queensland, did this during the 1960s.

7: The most consecutive women's doubles title. Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver won the doubles crown (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989).

11: Winner of the most titles in women's singles. Margaret Court won her first Australian Open in 1960. The native of Perth won her last in 1973, the year when she was dominant on the WTA Tour (one last time).

12: Winner of the most titles in women's doubles. Thelma Coyne Long, who came from Melbourne, achieved the record in 1958, twenty two years after she won her first doubles titles.

13: Winner of most championships. Adrian Quist won three singles titles and ten doubles titles from 1935 to 1950. The native of Medindie also won the doubles trophy consecutively (from 1936 to 1950).

16: The youngest winner in women's singles. Martina Hingis of Switzerland was 16 years and 4 months when she won her first Grand Slam title in Flinders Park.

18: The youngest winner in men's singles. Ken Rosewall, who was born in Hurtsville, Sydney, was 18 years and 2 months when he hoisted the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup in 1953.

46: The oldest winner in the tournament. Navratilova was 46 years and 3 months when she won the mixed doubles title (with India's Leander Paes) in 2003.

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