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2018 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

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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.

2018 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
DateNovember 2017 – January 2018
Edition106th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Location(various) United States
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Wildcard entries edit

Men's singles edit

Country Name Method of Qualification
  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

Women's singles edit

Country Name Method of Qualification
  USA Kristie Ahn[a] 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[b] Australian internal selection
  AUS Lizette Cabrera Australian internal selection

Men's doubles edit

Country Name Method of Qualification
  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 		Alex de Minaur
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

Women's doubles edit

Country Name Method of Qualification
  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

Mixed doubles edit

Country Name Method of Qualification
  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

US Wildcard Challenge edit

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.[a]

Men's standings edit

Place Player ATP Paris
Canberra
Charlottesville
Shenzhen 		Bratislava
Mouilleron-le-Captif
Kobe
Knoxville 		Champaign
Pune 		Best Two Results[1]
1 Tim Smyczek 80 15 80 160
2 Denis Kudla 15 48 — 63
Tennys Sandgren 48 — 15 63
Bjorn Fratangelo 7 15 48 63
5 Taylor Fritz — 15 29 44

Women's standings edit

Place Player Macon Tyler Waco Best Two Results[2]
1 Taylor Townsend 1 21 115 136
2 Kristie Ahn 1 115 1 116
3 Sofia Kenin 1 42 42 84
4 Victoria Duval 70 10 1 80
Danielle Collins 10 70 — 80

Australian Women's Wildcard Challenge edit

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.

Singles standings edit

Place Player Canberra Bendigo Total Points
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

Doubles standings edit

Place Player Canberra Bendigo Total Points
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

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff edit

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.

Men's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Kwon Soon-woo (winner)
  2.   Zhang Ze (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  3.   Yusuke Takahashi (quarterfinals)
  4.   Li Zhe (final)
  5.   Yang Tsung-hua (first round)
  6.   Sumit Nagal (first round)
  7.   Zhang Zhizhen (semifinals)
  8.   Hiroki Moriya (semifinals)

Draw edit

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

Women's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Misaki Doi (semifinals)
  2.   Lu Jingjing (semifinals)
  3.   Junri Namigata (first round)
  4.   Miharu Imanishi (first round)
  5.   Gao Xinyu (quarterfinals)
  6.   Chang Kai-chen (quarterfinals)
  7.   Ayano Shimizu (first round)
  8.   Hiroko Kuwata (first round)

Draw edit

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

Men's doubles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Sanchai Ratiwatana /   Sonchat Ratiwatana (winners)
  2.   Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan /   Christopher Rungkat (final)
  3.   Sriram Balaji /   Vishnu Vardhan (semifinals)
  4.   Toshihide Matsui /   Yi Chu-huan (semifinals)

Draw edit

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]

Women's doubles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Lu Jingjing /   Ye Qiuyu (semifinals)
  2.   Jiang Xinyu /   Tang Qianhui (winners)
  3.   Chang Kai-chen /   Hiroko Kuwata (quarterfinals)
  4.   Junri Namigata /   Riko Sawayanagi (final)

Draw edit

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]

Australian Wildcard Playoff edit

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.

Men's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Alex Bolt (final)
  2.   Alex De Minaur (winner)
  3.   Andrew Whittington (quarterfinals)
  4.   Dayne Kelly (withdrew)
  5.   Omar Jasika (semifinals)
  6.   Maverick Banes (first round)
  7.   Bradley Mousley (first round)
  8.   Marc Polmans (semifinals)
  9.   Christopher O'Connell (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

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

Women's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Arina Rodionova (semifinals)
  2.   Destanee Aiava (winner)
  3.   Tammi Patterson (final)
  4.   Kimberly Birrell (semifinals)
  5.   Naiktha Bains (quarterfinals)
  6.   Zoe Hives (quarterfinals)
  7.   Anastasia Rodionova (first round)
  8.   Olivia Tjandramulia (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

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

Women's doubles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Jessica Moore /   Ellen Perez (semifinals)
  2.   Destanee Aiava /   Tammi Patterson (final)
  3.   Naiktha Bains /   Sara Tomic (first round)
  4.   Astra Sharma /   Belinda Woolcock (winners)

Draw edit

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

Girls' singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Destanee Aiava (final)
  2.   Jaimee Fourlis (winner)
  3.   Alexandra Bozovic (semifinals)
  4.   Gabriella Da Silva-Fick (quarterfinals)
  5.   Renee McBryde (quarterfinals)
  6.   Aleksa Cveticanin (round robin)
  7.   Laura Ashley (round robin)
  8.   Ivana Popovic (round robin)

Draw edit

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

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Taylor Townsend was the original winner for the US Wildcard Playoff Challenge. When she was directly entered into the main draw, Townsend was ineligible to place the Wildcard entry and therefore it was given to the runner-up, Kristie Ahn.
  2. ^ Victoria Azarenka originally received the Wildcard as she later withdrew due to family reasons, Ajla Tomljanović took her place in the Wildcard spot.

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 AUS Open WC Challenge - Men" (PDF). usta.com.
  2. ^ "2018 AUS Open WC Challenge - Women" (PDF). usta.com.

External links edit

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