2019 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
2019 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries | ||||
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Date | November 2018 – January 2019 | |||
Edition | 107th | |||
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
Location | (various) United States Zhuhai, China Melbourne, Australia | |||
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The 2019 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 2019 Australian Open, as well as seven male and seven female doubles teams plus eight mixed-doubles teams.
Wildcard entries
Men's singles
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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![]() | Jack Sock[1] | American Wildcard Challenge |
![]() | Li Zhe[1] | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
![]() | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga[2] | French internal selection |
![]() | James Duckworth[3] | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
![]() | Jason Kubler[1] | Australian internal selection |
![]() | Alex Bolt[4] | Australian internal selection |
![]() | Marc Polmans[4] | Australian internal selection |
![]() | Alexei Popyrin[4] | Australian internal selection |
Women's singles
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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![]() | Whitney Osuigwe[1] | American Wildcard Challenge |
![]() | Peng Shuai[1] | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
![]() | Clara Burel[2] | French internal selection |
![]() | Priscilla Hon[1] | Australian Wildcard Challenge |
![]() | Kimberly Birrell[3] | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
![]() | Ellen Perez[5] | Australian internal selection |
![]() | Destanee Aiava[5] | Australian internal selection |
![]() | Zoe Hives[5] | Australian internal selection |
Men's doubles
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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![]() ![]() | Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
![]() ![]() | Alex Bolt Marc Polmans | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | James Duckworth Jordan Thompson | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Blake Ellis Alexei Popyrin | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Lleyton Hewitt John-Patrick Smith | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Nick Kyrgios Matt Reid | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Max Purcell Luke Saville | Australian internal selection |
Women's doubles
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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![]() ![]() | Chang Kai-chen Hsu Ching-wen | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
![]() ![]() | Destanee Aiava Naiktha Bains | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
![]() ![]() | Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova | Australian Wildcard Challenge |
![]() ![]() | Alison Bai Zoe Hives | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Kimberly Birrell Priscilla Hon | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Lizette Cabrera Jaimee Fourlis | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Astra Sharma Isabelle Wallace | Australian internal selection |
Mixed doubles
Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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![]() ![]() | Monique Adamczak Matt Reid | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Priscilla Hon Alexei Popyrin | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Maddison Inglis Jason Kubler | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Jessica Moore Andrew Whittington | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Astra Sharma John-Patrick Smith | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Samantha Stosur Leander Paes | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Iga Świątek Łukasz Kubot | Australian internal selection |
![]() ![]() | Zhang Shuai John Peers | Australian internal selection |
American Wildcard Challenge
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 2018. For the men, the events included ATP Paris, $75K Canberra, $75K Charlottesville, $75K+H Shenzhen, €106K+H Bratislava, €85K+H Mouilleron-le-Captif, $150K+H Bangalore, $150K+H Houston, $75K Champaign and $50K+H Kobe events. For the women, the events included $80K Macon, $80K Tyler and $80K Las Vegas and $150K+H Houston. For men, only the best two results from the three weeks of events were taken into account. While for women only the best three results from the four weeks of events were taken into account. The winners of the wildcard challenge were Jack Sock and Whitney Osuigwe.
Men's standings
Place | Player | ATP Paris Canberra Charlottesville Shenzhen | Bratislava Mouilleron-le-Captif Knoxville | Bangalore Houston Champaign Kobe | Best Two Results[6] |
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1 | Jack Sock | 180 | — | — | 180 |
2 | Reilly Opelka | — | 80 | 80 | 160 |
3 | Bradley Klahn | 29 | 125 | 154 | |
4 | Tommy Paul | 80 | — | 29 | 109 |
5 | Roy Smith | — | — | 75 | 75 |
Women's standings
Place | Player | Macon | Tyler | Las Vegas | Houston | Best Three Results[7] |
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1 | Whitney Osuigwe | 10 | 115 | — | 35 | 160 |
2 | Varvara Lepchenko | 115 | 10 | 15 | 140 | |
3 | Lauren Davis | 10 | 21 | 95 | 126 | |
4 | Nicole Gibbs | 10 | 70 | 15 | 95 | |
5 | Danielle Lao | 21 | 42 | 21 | — | 84 |
Australian Women's Wildcard Challenge
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 2018. The events included the 2018 Bendigo Women's International and the 2018 Canberra Tennis International. The winner of the wildcards were Priscilla Hon, and Ellen Perez and Arina Rodionova.
Singles standings
Place | Player | Bendigo | Canberra | Total Points |
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1 | Priscilla Hon | 80 | 8 | 88 |
2 | Zoe Hives | 1 | 80 | 81 |
3 | Olivia Rogowska | 15 | 48 | 63 |
4 | Ellen Perez | 48 | 8 | 56 |
5 | Astra Sharma | 15 | 29 | 44 |
Doubles standings
Place | Player | Bendigo | Canberra | Total Points |
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1 | Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova | 80 | 80 | 160 |
2 | Destanee Aiava Naiktha Bains | 29 | 48 | 77 |
3 | Lizette Cabrera Jaimee Fourlis | 15 | 29 | 44 |
4 | Alison Bai Zoe Hives | 29 | 1 | 30 |
5 | Priscilla Hon Olivia Rogowska | 0 | 29 | 29 |
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
The Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off featured 16-players in the men's and women's singles draws and took place from 26 November to 2 December 2018 at Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai, China.
Men's singles
Seeds
Lee Duck-hee (semifinals)
Zhang Ze (final)
Li Zhe (winner)
Yang Tsung-hua (first round)
Chung Yun-seong (quarterfinals)
Kaichi Uchida (semifinals)
Renta Tokuda (quarterfinals)
Wu Di (first round)
Draw
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 63 | 1 | 7 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 77 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 65 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 78 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 66 | 1 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 61 | 1 | 5 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 77 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 1 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 77 | 5 | 78 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 62 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 64 | 7 | 66 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 6 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Women's singles
Seeds
Peng Shuai (winner)
Jang Su-jeong (quarterfinals)
Xun Fangying (first round)
Peangtarn Plipuech (first round)
Mai Minokoshi (first round)
Hiroko Kuwata (first round)
Pranjala Yadlapalli (quarterfinals)
Wang Xinyu (first round)
Draw
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 5 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 7 | WC | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | WC | ![]() | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 77 | WC | ![]() | 3r | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 2 | 63 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 77 | Q | ![]() | 2 | 0r | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 63 | 7 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 6 | 6 | Q | ![]() | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | Q | ![]() | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 1 | Q | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Men's doubles
Seeds
Gong Maoxin /
Zhang Ze (winners)
Hsieh Cheng-peng /
Yang Tsung-hua (quarterfinals)
Sriram Balaji /
Arjun Kadhe (semifinals)
Toshihide Matsui /
Kaito Uesugi (final)
Draw
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 0 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 6 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 2 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 0 | 6 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 2 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | [7] |
Women's doubles
Seeds
Jiang Xinyu /
Tang Qianhui (semifinals)
Rika Fujiwara /
Hsieh Shu-ying (quarterfinals)
Peangtarn Plipuech /
Ye Qiuyu (quarterfinals)
Xun Fangying /
You Xiaodi (quarterfinals)
Draw
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 64 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 77 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 6 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 2 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 1 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 2 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 62 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 77 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 3 |
Australian Wildcard Playoff
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 2019 Australian Wildcard Playoff which will be held from 10 to 16 December 2018 at Melbourne Park, offering a main draw singles wildcard for men and women and a main draw women's doubles wildcard.
Men's singles
Seeds
Alex Bolt (semifinals)
John-Patrick Smith (quarterfinals)
James Duckworth (winner)
Max Purcell (first round)
Akira Santillan (quarterfinals)
Maverick Banes (semifinals)
Bradley Mousley (first round)
Andrew Harris (first round)
Draw
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 65 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 66 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ![]() | 2 | 78 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 2 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 4 | WC | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 5 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 78 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 3 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 66 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 64 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 77 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 77 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 4 | 63 | 0 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | 63 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ![]() | 4 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Women's singles
Seeds
Arina Rodionova (quarterfinals)
Ellen Perez (semifinals)
Jaimee Fourlis (quarterfinals)
Zoe Hives (semifinals)
Astra Sharma (final)
Lizette Cabrera (first round)
Destanee Aiava (first round)
Kimberly Birrell (winner)
Draw
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 1 | 0r | 1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | 3 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 5 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 8 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 8 | ![]() | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 4 | 66 | 3 | ![]() | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 78 | 8 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 4 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 61 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Women's doubles
Seeds
Destanee Aiava /
Naiktha Bains (winners)
Lizette Cabrera /
Jaimee Fourlis (semifinals)
Alison Bai /
Zoe Hives (semifinals)
Olivia Tjandramulia /
Belinda Woolcock (first round)
Draw
First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 1 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Priscilla Hon and Jason Kubler are awarded Australian Open and Brisbane International wildcards". Tennis Australia. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Open d'Australie : wild-card pour Jo-Wilfried Tsonga et Clara Burel". L'Équipe. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Birrell and Duckworth win Aussie Open wildcard playoffs". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Popyrin, Polmans, Bolt awarded Australian Open 2019 wildcards". Australian Open. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Australian Open Wildcards for Aiava, Perez and Hives". Tennis Australia. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "2019 AUS Open WC Challenge – Men" (PDF). usta.com.
- ^ "2019 AUS Open WC Challenge – Women" (PDF). usta.com.
External links
- Asia/Pacific Wildcard Playoff
- Australian Wildcard Playoff
- USTA Wildcard Challenge