Melbourne – 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.
Peersy with the POINT 🤏
Mixed doubles duo John Peers and Olivia Gadecki bid for the title in front of a home crowd on RLA! #AO26 pic.twitter.com/Z8eCq7KOiB
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) January 30, 2026
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.
🏆 BACK2BACK 🏆
Olivia Gadecki and John Peers have done it again at #AO26 pic.twitter.com/TxFl1trlpF
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 30, 2026
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