The current format had a 28-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw.
The men's singles draw consisted of 96 players in a 128-player grid that included 32 seeded players.
Both singles drew the attention of the general public and the critics.
The girls' singles draw for the 2008 Australian Open.
Day five saw both semi-finals take place im the singles draw.
The wheelchair men's singles draw for the 2008 Australian Open.
And McEnroe is not even entered in the singles draw.
The singles draw will see eight women qualify from the year, with the top four ranked players seeded.
Officials are also considering requiring that players enter the singles draw to play doubles, with the exception of two wild cards.
When the singles draw was announced Saturday night, the Europeans were thrilled.