2018 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries | |
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Date | November 2017 – January 2018 |
Edition | 106th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Location | (various) United States Zhuhai, Guangdong, China Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
The 2018 Australian Open wildcard playoffs and entries are a group of events and internal selections to choose the eight men and eight women singles wildcard entries for the 2018 Australian Open, as well as seven male and seven female doubles teams plus eight mixed-doubles teams.
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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USA | Tim Smyczek | American Wildcard Challenge |
KOR | Kwon Soon-woo | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
FRA | Corentin Moutet | French internal selection |
AUS | Alex De Minaur | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
AUS | Thanasi Kokkinakis | Australian internal selection |
AUS | Alex Bolt | Australian internal selection |
AUS | Jason Kubler | Australian internal selection |
AUS | Alexei Popyrin | Australian internal selection |
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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USA | Kristie Ahn [lower-alpha 1] | American Wildcard Challenge |
CHN | Wang Xinyu | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
FRA | Jessika Ponchet | French internal selection |
AUS | Destanee Aiava | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
AUS | Olivia Rogowska | Australian Wildcard Challenge |
AUS | Jaimee Fourlis | Australian 18/U Championships |
AUS | Ajla Tomljanović [lower-alpha 2] | Australian internal selection |
AUS | Lizette Cabrera | Australian internal selection |
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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THA THA | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
AUS AUS | Sam Groth Lleyton Hewitt | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Alex Bolt Bradley Mousley | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | James Duckworth | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Matthew Ebden John Millman | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Thanasi Kokkinakis Jordan Thompson | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Max Purcell Luke Saville | Australian internal selection |
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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CHN CHN | Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
AUS AUS | Alison Bai Zoe Hives | Australian Wildcard Challenge |
AUS AUS | Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
AUS AUS | Naiktha Bains Isabelle Wallace | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Kimberly Birrell Jaimee Fourlis | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Priscilla Hon Ajla Tomljanović | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Jessica Moore Ellen Perez | Australian internal selection |
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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AUS AUS | Monique Adamczak Matthew Ebden | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Lizette Cabrera Alex Bolt | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Zoe Hives Bradley Mousley | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Priscilla Hon Matt Reid | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Ellen Perez Andrew Whittington | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Arina Rodionova John-Patrick Smith | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Storm Sanders Marc Polmans | Australian internal selection |
AUS AUS | Samantha Stosur Sam Groth | Australian internal selection |
The USTA awarded a wildcard to the man and woman that earned the most ranking points across a group of three ATP/Challenger hardcourt events in the October and November 2017. For the men, the events included ATP Paris, $75K Canberra, $75K Charlottesville, $75K+H Shenzhen, €106K+H Bratislava, €85K+H Mouilleron-le-Captif, $50K+H Kobe, $75K Knoxville, $75K Champaign and $50K+H Pune events. For the women, the events included $80K Macon, $80K Tyler and $80K Waco. Only the best two results from the three weeks of challengers were taken into account with the winners being Tim Smyczek and Taylor Townsend. [lower-alpha 1]
Place | Player | ATP Paris Canberra Charlottesville Shenzhen | Bratislava Mouilleron-le-Captif Kobe Knoxville | Champaign Pune | Best Two Results [1] |
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1 | Tim Smyczek | 80 | 80 | 160 | |
2 | Denis Kudla | 15 | 48 | — | 63 |
Tennys Sandgren | 48 | — | 15 | 63 | |
Bjorn Fratangelo | 15 | 48 | 63 | ||
5 | Taylor Fritz | — | 15 | 29 | 44 |
Place | Player | Macon | Tyler | Waco | Best Two Results [2] |
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2 | Kristie Ahn | 1 | 115 | 116 | |
3 | Sofia Kenin | 42 | 42 | 84 | |
4 | Victoria Duval | 70 | 10 | 80 | |
Danielle Collins | 10 | 70 | — | 80 |
Tennis Australia awarded a singles wildcard and a doubles wildcard to the Australian women that earned the most ranking points across a group of two ITF hardcourt events in the October and November 2017. The events included the 2017 Canberra Tennis International and the 2017 Bendigo Women's International. The winners of the wildcards were Olivia Rogowska, and Alison Bai and Zoe Hives, respectively.
Place | Player | Canberra | Bendigo | Total Points |
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1 | Olivia Rogowska | 80 | 48 | 128 |
2 | Destanee Aiava | 48 | 8 | 56 |
3 | Alison Bai | 29 | 1 | 30 |
4 | Arina Rodionova | 8 | 15 | 23 |
5 | Tammi Patterson | 1 | 15 | 16 |
Sara Tomic | 1 | 15 | 16 | |
Isabelle Wallace | 1 | 15 | 16 |
Place | Player | Canberra | Bendigo | Total Points |
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1 | Alison Bai Zoe Hives | 1 | 80 | 81 |
2 | Jessica Moore Ellen Perez | 48 | 29 | 77 |
3 | Genevieve Lorbergs Isabelle Wallace | 15 | 1 | 16 |
Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock | 1 | 15 | 16 | |
5 | Alexandra Bozovic Maddison Inglis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Gabriella Da Silva-Fick Storm Sanders | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off featured 16-players in the men's and women's singles draws and took place from 29 November to 3 December 2017 at Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai, China.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S-w Kwon | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | L Zhao | 5 | 1 | 1 | S-w Kwon | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | T-h Yang | 4 | 7 | 4 | Q | V Vardhan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | V Vardhan | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | S-w Kwon | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Y Takahashi | 6 | 6 | 8 | H Moriya | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Xia Zihao | 1 | 1 | 3 | Y Takahashi | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | H Moriya | 7 | 6 | 8 | H Moriya | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Balaji | 5 | 0 | 1 | S-w Kwon | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Karimov | 7 | 6 | 4 | Z Li | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | S Nagal | 5 | 4 | Q | J Karimov | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | Yo Watanuki | 3 | 2 | 4 | Z Li | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Z Li | 6 | 6 | 4 | Z Li | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | Wu Hao | 4 | 2 | 7 | Zh Zhang | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Zh Zhang | 6 | 6 | 7 | Zh Zhang | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | W Trongcharoenchaikul | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ze Zhang | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ze Zhang | 7 | 6 |
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Doi | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | E Sema | 1 | 63 | 1 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | 6 | K-c Chang | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | A Omae | 3 | 3 | 1 | M Doi | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | M Imanishi | 2 | 7 | 1 | WC | Xin Wang | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
WC | Xin Wang | 6 | 5 | 6 | WC | Xin Wang | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | H Kuwata | 7 | 3 | 2 | Q | X Sun | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | X Sun | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | Xin Wang | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
M Inoue | 6 | 6 | WC | A Tere-Apisah | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | A Shimizu | 3 | 2 | M Inoue | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Tere-Apisah | 6 | 6 | WC | A Tere-Apisah | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Namigata | 2 | 1 | WC | A Tere-Apisah | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | F Xun | 5 | 6 | 62 | 2 | Jin Lu | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | X Gao | 7 | 4 | 77 | 5 | X Gao | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
R Sawayanagi | 3r | 2 | Jin Lu | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Jin Lu | 5 |
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C-p Hsieh T-h Yang | 6 | 6 | C-p Hsieh T-h Yang | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H-y Peng Zh Zhang | 4 | 4 | 1 | Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana | 79 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | T Matsui C-h Yi | 64 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | T Matsui C-h Yi | 4 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
M Gong Ze Zhang | 61 | 6 | [10] | M Gong Ze Zhang | 6 | 3 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wu Hao Xia Zihao | 77 | 3 | [5] | 1 | Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana | 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Du Ye Gao Qun | 79 | 2 | [10] | 2 | J Nedunchezhiyan C Rungkat | 66 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
S-w Kwon Z Li | 67 | 6 | [6] | Y Du Q Gao | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | S Balaji V Vardhan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | S Balaji V Vardhan | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Moriya Y Takahashi | 6 | 6 | 2 | J Nedunchezhiyan C Rungkat | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Zheng Yanjie Zhou Xinmu | 0 | 2 | H Moriya Y Takahashi | 6 | 3 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | J Nedunchezhiyan C Rungkat | 3 | 6 | [10] |
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jin Lu Q Ye | 4 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Wang Jiaqi Zhou Keyi | 3 | 3 | WC | X Sun M Wang | 6 | 3 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | X Sun M Wang | 6 | 6 | 1 | Jin Lu Q Ye | 2 | 6 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | J Namigata R Sawayanagi | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | J Namigata R Sawayanagi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
X Gao F Xun | 3 | 3 | M Inoue K Takahata | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Inoue K Takahata | 6 | 6 | 4 | J Namigata R Sawayanagi | 6 | 0 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Imanishi A Omae | 6 | 77 | 2 | X Jiang Q Tang | 2 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | B Gumulya J Rompies | 2 | 64 | M Imanishi A Omae | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | K-c Chang H Kuwata | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Imanishi A Omae | 63 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
E Sema A Tere-Apisah | 6 | 3 | [10] | 2 | X Jiang Q Tang | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Kobori A Shimizu | 4 | 6 | [7] | E Sema A Tere-Apisah | 3 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | X Jiang Q Tang | 6 | 1 | [10] |
The December Showdown is held annually for two weeks in December. The Showdown includes age championships for 12/u, 14/u, 16/u and 18/u age categories. It also hosts the 2018 Australian Wildcard Playoff which will be held from 11–17 December 2017 at Melbourne Park, offering a main draw singles wildcard for men and women and a main draw women's doubles wildcard. The winner of the girls' 18/u championship will also be given a main draw wildcard into the 2018 Australian Open.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Bolt | 67 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Benard Nkomba | 79 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | A Bolt | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Alexander Crnokrak | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Crnokrak | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | B Mousley | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | A Bolt | 77 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | A Whittington | 67 | 77 | 77 | 1 | 6 | 8 | M Polmans | 63 | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Gavin van Peperzeel | 79 | 64 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 3 | A Whittington | 62 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
L Saville | 64 | 66 | 3 | 8 | M Polmans | 77 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | M Polmans | 77 | 78 | 6 | 1 | A Bolt | 2 | 4 | 77 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | O Jasika | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | A De Minaur | 6 | 6 | 61 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | Matthew Dellavedova | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | O Jasika | 77 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | B Ellis | 77 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | C O'Connell | 62 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | C O'Connell | 64 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | O Jasika | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | M Banes | 77 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 2 | A De Minaur | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | M Barton | 64 | 6 | 6 | 77 | Alt | M Barton | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Bourchier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | A De Minaur | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | A De Minaur | 6 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Ar Rodionova | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Tomic | 62 | 4 | 1 | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Bai | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | O Tjandramulia | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | O Tjandramulia | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | T Patterson | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | T Patterson | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
M Haet | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T Patterson | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | B Woolcock | 1 | 77 | 3 | 5 | N Bains | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | N Bains | 6 | 63 | 6 | 3 | T Patterson | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | An Rodionova | 3 | 3 | 2 | D Aiava | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Bozovic | 6 | 6 | WC | A Bozovic | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Inglis | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | K Birrell | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | K Birrell | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | K Birrell | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Z Hives | 6 | 6 | 2 | D Aiava | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Sharma | 3 | 4 | 6 | Z Hives | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | M Jovanovic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | D Aiava | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | D Aiava | 4 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jessica Moore Ellen Perez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Masa Jovanovic Alexandra Walters | 3 | 4 | 1 | Jessica Moore Ellen Perez | 5 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||||||
4 | Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock | 6 | 6 | 4 | Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock | 7 | 4 | [10] | ||||||||||||
WC | Olivia Gadecki Kaitlin Staines | 4 | 3 | 4 | Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock | 6 | 3 | [10] | ||||||||||||
Kimberly Birrell Jaimee Fourlis | 6 | 7 | 2 | Destanee Aiava Tammi Patterson | 1 | 6 | [3] | |||||||||||||
3 | Naiktha Bains Sara Tomic | 2 | 5 | Kimberly Birrell Jaimee Fourlis | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
WC | Alexandra Bozovic Maddison Inglis | 2 | 4 | 2 | Destanee Aiava Tammi Patterson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
2 | Destanee Aiava Tammi Patterson | 6 | 6 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Destanee Aiava | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Renee McBryde | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Destanee Aiava | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Amber Marshall | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amber Marshall | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Gabriella Da Silva-Fick | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Destanee Aiava | 77 | 61 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Jaimee Fourlis | 64 | 77 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Alexandra Bozovic | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Q | Helena Spiridis | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Alexandra Bozovic | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Jaimee Fourlis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Olivia Gadecki | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Jaimee Fourlis | 6 | 6 |
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