New Delhi: American tennis icon Serena Williams on Saturday romped home to her 19th Grand Slam singles title defeating her rival, Maria Sharapova in just little under two hours in front of a packed Rod Laver Arena crowd.
Here is the list of Australian Open women's singles winners after the event the start of Open Era in 1968.
2015 – Serena Williams (United States) bt Maria Sharapova (Russia)
2014 – Li Na (China) bt Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia)
2013 – Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) bt Li Na (China)
2012 – Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) bt Maria Sharapova (Russia)
2011 – Kim Clijsters (Belgium) bt Li Na (China)
2010 – Serena Williams (United States) bt Justine Henin (Belgium)
2009 – Serena Williams (United States) bt Dinara Safina (Russia)
2008 – Maria Sharapova (Russia) bt Ana Ivanovic (Serbia)
2007 – Serena Williams (United States) bt Maria Sharapova (Russia)
2006 – Amelie Mauresmo (France) bt Justine Henin (Belgium)
2005 – Serena Williams (United States) bt Lindsay Davenport (United States)
2004 – Justine Henin ( Belgium) bt Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
2003 – Serena Williams (United States) bt Venus Williams (United States)
2002 – Jennifer Capriati (United States) bt Martina Hingis (Switzerland)
2001 – Jennifer Capriati (United States) bt Martina Hingis (Switzerland)
2000 – Lindsey Davenport bt Martina Hingis (Switzerland)
1999 – Martina Hingis (Switzerland) bt Amelie Mauresmo (France)
1998 – Martina Hingis (Switzerland) bt Conchita Martinez (Spain)
1997 – Martina Hingis (Switzerland) bt Mary Pierce (France)
1996 – Monica Seles (United States) bt Anke Huber (Germany)
1995 – Mary Pierce (France) bt Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spain)
1994 – Steffi Graf (Germany) bt Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spain)
1993 – Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) bt Steffi Graf (Germany)
1992 – Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) bt Mary Joe Fernandez (United States)
1991 – Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) bt Jana Novotna (Czechoslavakia)
1990 – Steffi Graf (Germany) bt Mary Joe Fernandez (United States)
1989 – Steffi Graf (Germany) bt Helena Sukova (Czechoslavakia)
1988 – Steffi Graf (Germany) bt Chris Evert (United States)
1987 – Hana Mandlikova (Czechoslavakia) bt Martina Navratilova (United States)
1986 – NO COMPETITION
1985 – Martina Navratilova (United States) bt Chris Evert (United States)
1984 – Chris Evert (United States) bt Helena Sukova (Czechoslavakia)
1983 – Martina Navratilova (United States) bt Kathy Jordan (United States)
1982 – Chris Evert (United States) bt Martina Navratilova (United States)
1981 – Martina Navratilova (United States) bt Chris Evert (United States)
1980 – Hana Mandlikova (Czechoslavakia) bt Wendy Turnbull (Australia)
1979 – Barbara Jordan (United States) bt Sharon Walsh (United States)
1978 – Chris O`Neil (Australia) bt Betsy Nagelsen (Australia)
1977 (December) – Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Australia) bt Helen Gourlay Cawley (Australia)
1977 (January) – Kerry Melville Reid (Australia) bt Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat (Australia)
1976 – Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Australia) bt Renata Tomanova (Czechoslavakia)
1975 – Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Australia) bt Martina Navratilova (Czechoslavakia)
1974 – Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Australia) bt Chris Evert (United States)
1973 – Margaret Court (Australia) bt Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Australia)
1972 – Virgina Wade (Britain) bt Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Australia)
1971 – Margaret Court (Australia) bt Evonne Goolagong Cawley (Australia)
1970 – Margaret Court (Australia) bt Melville Reid (Australia)
1969 – Margaret Court (Australia) bt Billie Jean King (United States)
