Home and an Ace: All the photos of Summer Bay's finest getting into the Aussie Open over the years

Ah, how could we forget the ultimate Aussie love story of the noughties? When Home and Away's Bec Cartwright hooked up with local tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt in 2004, it was like all our dreams came true at once. And thus began a yearly WAG spectacle at the Australian Open.

In 2005, Bec rocked the blonde highlights that were oh-so-trendy at the time while she cheered her boyfriend on.

She and Lleyton married later that year - after dating for nine months!

And in a soap-turned-Hollywood spectacle, Aussie sweetheart Kate Ritchie was snapped with famed actress Charlize Theron at the 2006 tournament in Melbourne.

Kate was all smiles that year as she attended alongside her then-partner Chris Walker.

In 2007, Bec dished out some headband action as she tensely watched husband Lleyton pelt it.

And now for something completely different - the following year, Bec debuted some seriously darker locks at the tournament. How very 2008 of her...

Blonde or brunette, she can totally rock it.

In 2011, a fresh faced Dannii Minogue was spotted court side - an early sighting of the balayage hair trend that dominated the decade.

What a line up! Home and Away alum Tessa James and Jodi Anasta sat between rugby player Nate Myles in 2011.

They're now husband and wife, but former attendees of Summer Bay High Luke Mitchell and Rebecca Breed dabbled in some tennis-watching back in 2012.

Fast-forward to 2013, and Bec Hewitt was still making some seriously er, unique fashion choices left-right and centre...

Dannii's back! After playing a troublesome teen on Home and Away back in the late 80s, Dannii proved she's bright and bubbly as ever these days.

In 2013, Summer Bay's resident cop Kat, AKA Pia Miller, was joined by Aussie celebs Kris Smith and Firass Dirani for a court side spectacle.

Bec opted to stand out from the crowd in 2014 with a zesty choice in clothing. She'd firmly called game, set and match on the brunette phase at this point.

The same year, Dannii made a grand return - with a trendy hat to boot.

Byron Bay's sweethearts Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky made the journey to the Melbourne tournament in 2018, thoroughly thrilling the masses in the process.

And they certainly looked to be having a grand old gander.

Must have been a long game!

Alright there, Alf and Leah? Yep, even Ray Meagher and Ada Nicodemou have gotten amongst the atmosphere. They're pictured looking a little tense here in 2018.

She mightn't be on the show anymore, but she's still a regular when it comes to the tennis. Pia was spotted at the tournament once again in 2019.