On the men's side, before 1969 it was Adrian Quist with 13 titles. After 1968 the record is shared by 3 players, Mark Edmondson, Jim Pugh, and Rick Leach, with 5 titles each.
On the women's, before 1969 side it was Nancye Wynne Bolton, with 20 titles. After 1968 it was Martina Navratilova, with 12 titles.
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Roy Emerson (an Australian himself) has 6 Australian crowns which is a record for that tournament. 1961, and 1963 - 1967. He also has the most slam titles,28, for the mens division. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male player. Most of his titles were won in the final years of the period where the Grand Slam events were open only to amateur players, just before the start of the open era when professionals were admitted into tennis' most prestigious events.
That would Andre Agassi with 4 wins in the professional era, but before 1969 and the introduction of professionals, Roy Emerson won it six times.
Bill Tilden, BIl Larned, Richard Sears(All Americans) have all won seven. This occurred before the open era which began in 1968.
Roger Federer. He has 15 grand slam championship wins. The previous record was held by Pete Sampras @ 14.