Australian Open 2026: Peers and Gadecki retain mixed-doubles crown
Australia’s Olivia Gadecki and John Peers celebrate after defeating France’s Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard in the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, on January 30, 2026.
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Wildcards John Peers and Olivia Gadecki became the first team to retain the Australian Open mixed-doubles title since 1988-89 when they outlasted French pair Kristina Mladenovic and Manuel Guinard on Friday (January 30, 2026).
They came through 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 on Rod Laver Arena to deny France a first mixed-doubles crown at a Grand Slam since Roland Garros in 2004.
It was a third Slam mixed-doubles title for Peers, to go with one men’s doubles crown, and the second for Gadecki.
The last team to retain an Australian Open mixed-doubles title was the Czech Jana Novotna and American Jim Pugh.
Published – January 30, 2026 08:42 am IST
