2012 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

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2012 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
DateDecember - January
Edition100th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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The 2012 Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs and Entries are a group of events and internal selections to choose the 8 men and women wildcard entries for the 2012 Australian Open. Tennis Australia will award eight wildcards for the men's and women's professional singles competitions. Former Australian Grand Slam champions, Pat Rafter and Todd Woodbridge will help to select the four discretionary wildcards in the men's draw. In an agreement with the United States Tennis Association, Tennis Australia will give one man and one woman from the United States a wildcard into the Australian Open. [1] [2] Tennis Australia also has a similar agreement with the French Tennis Federation. The Australian Open is promoted as "the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific"; one male and one female player from this geographical area will be awarded a wildcard. The final wildcard will be awarded to the winner of the Australian Open wildcard playoff, a tournament between Australian players, who do not receive direct entry into the draw. [3] Tennis Australia may also decide to give doubles wildcards to Asian participants, based on need and availability.

Contents

Wildcard entries

These are the wildcard qualifiers, from both internal selections and playoffs.

Men's singles

CountryNameMethod of Qualification
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lleyton Hewitt [4] Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Marinko Matosevic [5] Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Duckworth [6] Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Benjamin Mitchell [7] Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesse Levine [8] Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - USA
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kenny de Schepper [8] Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - France
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Tatsuma Ito Asian Wildcard - Internal Selection
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Greg Jones Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection

Women's singles

CountryNameMethod of Qualification
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ashleigh Barty [9] Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Casey Dellacqua [8] Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Keys [8] Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - USA
Flag of France.svg  FRA Aravane Rezaï [8] Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - France
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Olivia Rogowska [7] Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai Asian-Pacific Wildcard - Internal Selection
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Isabella Holland Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Bojana Bobusic Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection

US Playoffs

Men's singles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
1 Bobby Reynolds 64 8
  Rhyne Williams 4 610
  Rhyne Williams 5 2
4 Robby Ginepri 76
  Steve Johnson 640
4 Robby Ginepri 776
4 Robby Ginepri 0 2 1
2 Jesse Levine 666
3 Denis Kudla 3 775
  Jack Sock 6644r
3 Denis Kudla 5 2
2 Jesse Levine 76
  Daniel Kosakowski 2 4
2 Jesse Levine 66

US Playoffs

Women's singles

1st Round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Coco Vandeweghe 66
  Taylor Townsend 4 4
1 Coco Vandeweghe 3 67
  Gail Brodsky 63 9
  Gail Brodsky 64 6
4 Melanie Oudin 4 64
  Gail Brodsky 3 4
  Madison Keys 66
3 Jamie Hampton 64 7
  Madison Keys 3 69
  Madison Keys 3 66
2 Alison Riske 64 1
  Grace Min 0 0
2 Alison Riske 66

Australian Playoffs – Men

The Australian playoffs were run by Tennis Australia, with the top 24 men's Australian players who would not be direct qualifiers, or those already selected for an internal wildcard into the main draw, competing. [10]

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 Greg Jones 72 4
5 James Duckworth 5 66
5 James Duckworth 4 1 2
2 Marinko Matosevic 666
8 Michael Look 63 0
2 Marinko Matosevic 4 66

Top half

Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Greg Jones 66
Gavin van Peperzeel73 6Gavin van Peperzeel 2 3
Blake Mott 5 63 1 Greg Jones 776
Dane Propoggia 66 Dane Propoggia 622
Andrew Harris 3 4 Dane Propoggia 677
6 James Lemke 4 64
1 Greg Jones 72 4
5 James Duckworth 5 66
3 Benjamin Mitchell 7107
Matthew Barton 66 Matthew Barton 685
Brendan Moore 4 1 3 Benjamin Mitchell 3 5
Luke Saville 2 665 James Duckworth 67
Christopher O'Connell 64 4 Luke Saville 2 2
5 James Duckworth 66

Bottom half

Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Michael Look2 776
Isaac Frost76Isaac Frost 6640
Andrew Whittington 5 3 8 Michael Look64 77
John-Patrick Smith 66 John-Patrick Smith 4 664
Maverick Banes 1 3 John-Patrick Smith 777
4 Chris Guccione 5 63
8 Michael Look 63 0
2 Marinko Matosevic 4 66
7 Matt Reid 5 62
Nicholas Kyrgios 66 Nicholas Kyrgios 73 6
Alexander Bolt 4 4 Nicholas Kyrgios 3 64
John Peers 4 1 2 Marinko Matosevic 63 6
Samuel Groth 66 Samuel Groth 4 66
2 Marinko Matosevic 678

Australian Playoffs – Women

The Australian playoffs were run by Tennis Australia, with the top 16 women's Australian players who would not be direct qualifiers, or those already selected for an internal wildcard into the main draw, competing. [11]

Finals

The top player in each group moves to the final stage.

Semifinals Final
          
Ashleigh Barty 76
6 Arina Rodionova 5 3
Ashleigh Barty 786
2 Olivia Rogowska 662
5 Bojana Bobusic 4 5
2 Olivia Rogowska 67

Blue group

Dellacqua Starr Barty Bengson RR W–LSet W–LGame W–LStandings
1 Casey Dellacqua 6–1, 6–03–6, 3–66–2, 6–22–14–2
(66.7%)		30–17
(63.8%)		2
8 Emelyn Starr 1–6, 0–63–6, 2–67–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–51–22–5
(28.6%)		25–42
(37.3%)		3
Ashleigh Barty 6–3, 6–36–3, 6–26–2, 6–43–06–0
(100%)		36–17
(67.9%)		1
Stephanie Bengson 2–6, 2–66–7(4–7), 7–5, 5–72–6, 4–60–31–6
(14.3%)		28–43
(39.4%)		4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

Magenta group

Rogowska Jeflea Woolcock Hadzic RR W–LSet W–LGame W–LStandings
2 Olivia Rogowska 6–3, 7–56–0, 6–46–3, 6–23–06–0
(100%)		37–17
(68.5%)		1
7 Daniella Jeflea 3–6, 5–76–2, 5–7, 3–66–0, 6–11–23–4
(42.9%)		34–29
(44%)		2
Belinda Woolcock 0–6, 4–62–6, 7–5, 6–35–7, 6–3, 0–61–23–5
(37.5%)		30–42
(41.7%)		3
Azra Hadzic 3–6, 2–60–6, 1–67–5, 3–6, 6–01–22–5
(28.6%)		22–35
(38.6%)		4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

Green group

Holland Rodionova Hubacek Tredoux
Bai 		RR W–LSet W–LGame W–LStandings
3 Isabella Holland 3–6, 6–0, 4–66–2, 6–46–3, 6-0
(w/ Tredoux)		2–15–2
(66.7%)		37–20
(64.9%)		2
6 Arina Rodionova 6–3, 0–6, 6–46–2, 6–06–0, 6–4
(w/ Bai)		3–06–1
(85.7%)		36–18
(66.7%)		1
Alenka Hubacek 2–6, 4–62–6, 0–67–5, 4–6, 6–3
(w/ Bai)		1–22–5
(28.6%)		25–38
(39.7%)		3
 
Alt		Rachael Tredoux
Alison Bai 		3–6, 0–6
(w/ Tredoux)		0–6, 4–6
(w/ Bai)		5–7, 6–4, 3–6
(w/ Bai)		0–1
0–2		0–2
1–4
(20%)		3–12
18–29
(38.3%)		X
4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

Yellow group

Peers Bobusic Rajicic Sanders RR W–LSet W–LGame W–LStandings
4 Sally Peers 2–6, 2–66–2, 6–26–1, 6–22–14–2
(66.7%)		28–19
(59.6%)		2
5 Bojana Bobusic 6–2, 6–24–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)6–3, 6–7(4–7), 3–62–15–3
(62.5%)		44–35
(55.7%)		1
Viktorija Rajicic 2–6, 2–66–4, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)6–2, 6–31–23–4
(42.9%)		31–34
(47.7%)		3
Storm Sanders 1–6, 2–63–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–32–6, 3–61–22–5
(40%)		24–39
(38.1%)		4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

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