when does the australian open bracket come out

The Australian Open bracket is usually released at the same time as the draw, and for 2026 it was unveiled on January 14, with the main draw starting January 18. The AO bracket challenge also opened at 4 pm Thursday, January 15, and entries closed at 10 am AEDT Sunday, January 18, 2026.

Quick scoop

• The official draw/bracket came out on January 14, 2026.

• The main draw began on Sunday, January 18, 2026.

• The bracket challenge opened on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 4 pm.

What that means

If you mean the tournament bracket itself, it typically drops a few days before play begins, once the draw is finalized. In this case, that happened in mid-January, right before the Australian Open got underway.

Bottom line

For AO 2026, the bracket came out January 14. The challenge version opened the next day, January 15.