In the final, No. 1 seed Serena Williams beat Justine Henin with score 6-4, 3-6 and 6-2 in two hours and 7 minutes.
Williams won her second straight Australian Open and fifth Australian Open title in last eight years.
Now, Serena has 12 Grand Slam titles and holds a 8-6 edge on Henin in career meetings.
It was a second final in a row for Justine Henin after her comeback in 2010.