Aus Open: Japan’s Tokito Oda, China’s Xiaohui Li win wheelchair titles

Melbourne: Japanese prodigy Tokito Oda made history by winning the Australian Open 2026 men’s wheelchair title against Martin De la Puente, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. This victory made him the youngest man to simultaneously hold all four Grand Slam titles across any professional tennis format, IANS reported.

China’s Xiaohui Li defeated Diede de Groot in straight sets to claim the women’s wheelchair final and win her maiden Grand Slam singles title on Saturday at Melbourne Park. Li easily defeated her well-decorated Dutch opponent, who had returned to Kia Arena after hip surgery last year, winning in just 50 minutes with scores of 6-1, 6-2.

At only 19 years old, Tokito Oda’s victory over the third seed at Melbourne Park makes him the second man ever to win four consecutive men’s wheelchair singles majors, joining Japanese legend Shingo Kunieda, who astonishingly won 12 in a row starting from 2007.

Oda's victory marks his second AO crown and his eighth major title overall, bringing him within two titles of Britain's Alfie Hewett. Now firmly established as the world No.1, Oda is on track to approach Kunieda’s record of 28 men’s wheelchair singles Grand Slam titles.

Oda also secured the doubles title, teaming up with Argentinian Gustavo Fernandez for his second Grand Slam doubles victory.

In the women’s, Xiaohui Li ended Diede de Groot’s winning streak in 2024 and credited her strategy for her season-opening success, securing the silverware on Saturday with a backhand winner.