2016 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

2016 Australian Open 2016 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries October 2015 – January 2016 104th Grand Slam (ITF) United States (6 places across the country) Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, ChinaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia The 2016 Australian Open wildcard playoffs and entries was a group of events and internal selections to choose the eight men and eight women singles wildcard entries for the 2016 Australian Open, as well as seven male and seven female doubles teams plus eight mixed doubles teams. One wildcard each was given to the winners of the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff, a tournament between Australian players who did not receive direct entry into the draw. This took place from 14 to 20 December 2015. In an agreement with the United States Tennis Association and the French Tennis Federation, Tennis Australia gives one man and one woman from the United States and France each a wildcard into the Australian Open. The French players were chosen by internal selection, while USTA awarded the entry to the player with the most points over three pre-selected events in USA over October and November 2015. https://www.usta.com/Pro-Tennis/Pro-Circuit/2016_australian_open_wild_card_challenge_standings/ AUSTRALIAN OPEN WILD CARD CHALLENGE www.usta.com 21 November 2015 4 December 2015 22 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151122103808/https://www.usta.com/Pro-Tennis/Pro-Circuit/2016_australian_open_wild_card_challenge_standings/ dead Since the Australian Open is promoted as the "Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific", one male and one female player from this geographical area were awarded a wildcard. This was decided through the Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Playoff. At the same event, one male and one female doubles team won wildcards, and one wildcard each was contested in boys and girls singles. This took place from 2 to 6 December 2015. http://www.tennis.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FACT-SHEET-Asia-AO-Playoff-2016-FINAL1.pdf 2016 AUSTRALIAN OPEN ASIA PACIFIC WILDCARD PLAYOFF FACT SHEET www.tennis.com.au September 2015 4 December 2015 Remaining wildcards were awarded by internal Australian selection. For the first time, a new initiative was put in place for rewarding women's wildcards. A wildcard race was put in place by Tennis Australia to offer the highest Australian points earner from the 2015 Canberra Tennis International and 2015 Bendigo Women's International a main draw wildcard. The singles wildcard was won by Tammi Patterson and the doubles wildcard was won by Jessica Moore and Storm Sanders. Also for the first time, the winner of the girls' 18 and under national championships was rewarded a main draw wildcard. Wildcard entries Men's singles Country Name Method of QualificationJPNYoshihito NishiokaAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffFRAQuentin HalysFrench internal selectionUSANoah RubinAmerican Wildcard ChallengeAUSJames DuckworthAustralian Wildcard PlayoffAUSLleyton HewittAustralian internal selectionAUSOmar Jasikahttp://www.skynewssport.com.au/news-display/jasika-gets-aussie-open-wildcard/3509 JASIKA GETS AUSSIE OPEN WILDCARD www.skynewssport.com.au 29 December 2015 30 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202816/http://www.skynewssport.com.au/news-display/jasika-gets-aussie-open-wildcard/3509 4 March 2016 dead dmy-allAustralian internal selectionAUSMatthew EbdenAustralian internal selectionAUSJordan ThompsonAustralian internal selection Women's singles Country Name Method of QualificationCHNHan XinyunAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffFRAOcéane DodinFrench internal selectionUSASamantha CrawfordAmerican Wildcard ChallengeAUSTammi PattersonAustralian Wildcard ChallengeAUSMaddison InglisAustralian Wildcard PlayoffAUSPriscilla HonAustralian 18/u ChampionAUSKimberly BirrellAustralian internal selectionAUSStorm SandersAustralian internal selection Men's doubles Country Name Method of QualificationTPE TPEHsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-huaAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffAUS AUSAlex Bolt Andrew WhittingtonAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSJames Duckworth John MillmanAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSSam Groth Lleyton HewittAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSOmar Jasika Nick KyrgiosAustralian internal selectionUSA USAAustin Krajicek Donald YoungAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSLuke Saville John-Patrick SmithAustralian internal selection Women's doubles Country Name Method of QualificationJPN JPNShuko Aoyama Makoto NinomiyaAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffAUS AUSJessica Moore Storm SandersAustralian Wildcard ChallengeAUS AUSAlison Bai Naiktha BainsAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSKimberly Birrell Priscilla HonAustralian internal selectionSVK AUSDaniela Hantuchová Jarmila WolfeAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSTammi Patterson Olivia RogowskaAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSEllen Perez Belinda WoolcockAustralian internal selection Mixed doubles Country Name Method of QualificationAUS AUSKimberly Birrell John MillmanAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSDaria Gavrilova Luke SavilleAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSMaddison Inglis Benjamin MitchellAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSJessica Moore Marc PolmansAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSAnastasia Rodionova Chris GuccioneAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSArina Rodionova Matt ReidAustralian internal selectionAUS AUSAjla Tomljanović Nick KyrgiosAustralian internal selectionCHN KORZheng Saisai Chung HyeonAustralian internal selection Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff The Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff events took place in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China from Monday, November 30 to Sunday, December 6, 2015. A total of 26 male and 30 female players from Asia/Pacific zone took part in singles events (including qualifying competitions), with Yoshihito Nishioka from Japanhttp://www.tennis.com.au/news/2015/12/07/nishioka-han-win-australian-open-wildcards Nishioka, Han win Australian Open wildcards tennis.com.au 7 December 2015 and Han Xinyun from China gaining the Australian Open entry. Both doubles events consisted of 18 male and 19 female teams, with Hsieh Cheng-peng & Yang Tsung-hua and Shuko Aoyama & Makoto Ninomiya winning the wild cards. Junior playoff events were also held, and Chinese players Mu Tao and Wang Xiyu won the wild card entries into the Boys' and Girls' main events, respectively.http://www.tennis.com.au/tournaments/pro-tournaments/asia-pacific-australian-open-wildcard-play-off AO Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off Tennis.com.au 7 December 2015 Men's singles y 3 1 y First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 JPN Yoshihito Nishioka 6 6 Q CHN Wu Hao 1 4 WC CHN Sun Fajing 6 7 5 CHN Wu Di 3 5 4 CHN Bai Yan 6 77 WC CHN Gong Xiao 3 64 Q CHN Qi Xi 3 1 6 CHN Li Zhe 6 6 8 INA Christopher Rungkat 6 6 Q CHN Zhu Zhicheng 2 4 WC JPN Toshihide Matsui 3 TPE Yang Tsung-hua w/o 7 TPE Jason Jung 6 6 WC PHI Ruben Gonzales 4 2 Q CHN Zhou Shenghao 2 1 2 CHN Zhang Ze 6 6 1 JPN Y Nishioka 6 6 WC CHN F Sun 2 4 4 CHN Y Bai 6 CHN Z Li w/o 8 INA C Rungkat 4 64 3 TPE T-h Yang 6 77 7 TPE J Jung 2 7 6 2 CHN Z Zhang 6 5 3 1 JPN Y Nishioka 6 6 6 CHN Z Li 4 2 3 TPE T-h Yang 2 2 7 TPE J Jung 6 6 1 JPN Y Nishioka 3 6 6 7 TPE J Jung 6 2 3 Women's singles y 3 1 y First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 CHN Wang Yafan 6 6 Q JPN Akari Inoue 2 0 WC JPN Shiho Akita 5 5 7 JPN Shuko Aoyama 7 7 3 TPE Lee Ya-hsuan 6 6 WC CHN Sun Xuliu 4 4 Q CHN Gai Ao 1 6 1 5 CHN Lu Jingjing 6 4 6 6 KOR Han Na-lae 5 0 Q CHN Tian Ran 7 6 LL CHN Ye Qiuyu 1 3 4/WC THA Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6 6 8 CHN You Xiaodi 7 3 0r Q CHN Xun Fangying 5 6 3 CHN Gao Xinyu 5 0 2 CHN Han Xinyun 7 6 1 CHN Y Wang 6 6 7 JPN S Aoyama 4 4 3 TPE Y-h Lee 64 1 5 CHN J Lu 77 6 Q CHN R Tian 1 4 4/WC THA V Wongteanchai 6 6 Q CHN F Xun 2 2 2 CHN X Han 6 6 1 CHN Y Wang 6 4 6 5 CHN J Lu 2 6 1 4/WC THA V Wongteanchai 2 2 2 CHN X Han 6 6 1 CHN Y Wang 1 0 2 CHN X Han 6 6 Men's doubles 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 CHN Gong MaoxinTPE Peng Hsien-yin 65 6 [7] JPN Toshihide MatsuiINA Christopher Rungkat 77 2 [10] 3 TPE Hsieh Cheng-pengTPE Yang Tsung-hua 6 65 [10] PHI Ruben GonzalesTPE Jason Jung 4 77 [8] CHN Wu DiTPE Yi Chu-huan 5 4 4 TPE Lee Hsin-hanCHN Zhang Ze 7 6 WC CHN Gong PengxiangCHN Qi Xi 0 4 2 CHN Bai YanCHN Li Zhe 6 6 JPN T MatsuiINA C Rungkat 6 5 [4] 3 TPE C-p HsiehTPE T-h Yang 2 7 [10] 4 TPE H-h LeeCHN Z Zhang 4 63 2 CHN Y BaiCHN Z Li 6 77 3 TPE C-p HsiehTPE T-h Yang 6 78 2 CHN Y BaiCHN Z Li 4 66 Women's doubles 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 JPN Shuko AoyamaJPN Makoto Ninomiya 6 6 JPN Shiho AkitaJPN Akari Inoue 1 3 3 KOR Han Na-laeTPE Lee Ya-hsuan 6 6 CHN Gao XinyuCHN Xun Fangying 2 0 WC TPE Chen Pei-hsuanTPE Huang Hsiang-wen 0 3 4 CHN Han XinyunCHN Lu Jingjing 6 6 CHN Chen JiahuiCHN Ye Qiuyu 4 4 2 THA Varatchaya WongteanchaiCHN Yang Zhaoxuan 6 6 1 JPN S AoyamaJPN M Ninomiya 65 6 [10] 3 KOR N-l HanTPE Y-h Lee 77 2 [4] 4 CHN X HanCHN J Lu 3 6 [5] 2 THA V WongteanchaiCHN Z Yang 6 4 [10] 1 JPN S AoyamaJPN M Ninomiya 6 78 2 THA V WongteanchaiCHN Z Yang 0 66 Australian Wildcard Playoff The December Showdown was held between 5 and 20 December. This Showdown included the Wildcard Playoff as well as 18/u, 16/u, 14/u and 12/u National Championships.http://www.tennis.com.au/news/2015/12/04/december-showdown-the-battle-begins-this-weekend DECEMBER SHOWDOWN: THE BATTLE BEGINS THIS WEEKEND www.tennis.com.au 4 December 2015 4 December 2015 The men's wildcard playoff was won by top seed James Duckworth who defeated Benjamin Mitchell in the final by a walkover. Mitchell was forced to pull out of the final to be in Brisbane with his partner whom was due to give birth. The women's wildcard playoff was won by unseeded teen Maddison Inglis, who defeated newlywed Arina Rodionova in the final. Men's singles y 5 1 y First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 AUS James Duckworth 6 65 6 6 AUS Harry Bourchier 3 77 2 3 AUS Marc Polmans 3 2 6 4 5 AUS Alex Bolt 6 6 4 1r 3 AUS Luke Saville 2 6 6 6 AUS Jacob Grills 6 3 2 3 AUS Maverick Banes 6 1 63 6 3 7 AUS Marinko Matosevic 3 6 77 4 6 8 AUS Matthew Barton 6 6 6 AUS Omar Jasika 4 3 3 AUS Oliver Anderson 1 2 4 4 AUS Benjamin Mitchell 6 6 6 6 AUS Gavin van Peperzeel 3 63 6 4 AUS Bradley Mousley 6 77 4 6 AUS Matt Reid 3 2 1 2 AUS Jordan Thompson 6 6 6 1 AUS J Duckworth 6 6 6 AUS M Polmans 4 4 3 3 AUS L Saville 3 2 2 7 AUS M Matosevic 6 6 6 8 AUS M Barton 65 77 2 0 4 AUS B Mitchell 77 65 6 6 AUS B Mousley 4 7 4 77 6 2 AUS J Thompson 6 5 6 65 4 1 AUS J Duckworth 4 6 79 710 7 AUS M Matosevic 6 3 67 68 4 AUS B Mitchell 2 77 77 6 AUS B Mousley 6 63 62 4 1 AUS J Duckworth w/o 4 AUS B Mitchell Women's singles y 3 1 y First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 AUS Olivia Rogowska 3 2 AUS Kaylah McPhee 6 6 AUS Maddison Inglis 6 3 6 8 AUS Zoe Hives 4 6 0 4 AUS Alison Bai 6 3 0 AUS Belinda Woolcock 2 6 6 AUS Naiktha Bains 6 5 6 9 AUS Sally Peers 3 7 1 6 AUS Storm Sanders 6 6 Alt AUS Lizette Cabrera 3 2 AUS Abbie Myers 6 6 3 AUS Jessica Moore 3 4 7 AUS Olivia Tjandramulia 4 77 4 AUS Destanee Aiava 6 65 6 AUS Angelique Svinos 1 3 2 AUS Arina Rodionova 6 6 AUS K McPhee 3 5 AUS M Inglis 6 7 AUS B Woolcock 4 65 AUS N Bains 6 77 6 AUS S Sanders 4 6 8 AUS A Myers 6 2 6 AUS D Aiava 2 4 2 AUS Ar Rodionova 6 6 AUS M Inglis 6 2 6 AUS N Bains 2 6 2 6 AUS S Sanders 6 4 5 2 AUS Ar Rodionova 1 6 7 AUS M Inglis 6 6 2 AUS Ar Rodionova 4 2 NB: Kimberly Birrell was the number 5 seed, but withdrew prior to the commencement of play. Girls' singles For the first time in Australian Open history, the winner of the girls' 18/U Championships will receive a main draw wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open. The wildcard was won by top seed Priscilla Hon who defeated wildcard playoff winner Maddison Inglis in the final. 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 AUS Priscilla Hon 6 6 WC AUS Petra Hule 2 2 5 AUS Naiktha Bains 65 3 4 AUS Olivia Tjandramulia 77 6 3 AUS Sara Tomic 2 1 6 AUS Destanee Aiava 6 6 WC AUS Kaylah McPhee 7 64 1 7 AUS Maddison Inglis 5 77 6 1 AUS Priscilla Hon 3 77 712 4 AUS Olivia Tjandramulia 6 62 610 6 AUS Destanee Aiava 5 2 7 AUS Maddison Inglis 7 6 1 AUS Priscilla Hon 6 77 7 AUS Maddison Inglis 2 65 NB: Kimberly Birrell was the number 2 seed. Mixed doubles The 'Win a Wildcard' competition held by Tennis Australia allowed any person over the age of 16 entry into the competition. State championships were held across the period of November and December and the finals were held at Melbourne Park on 20 December. The entire competition was played using the Fast4 Tennis method. The competition was won by Bradley Mousley and Jessica Moore who had secured a wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open mixed doubles event. However, Mousley withdrew from the event, and Moore partnered Marc Polmans. y 3 y Semifinals Final 175 2 AUS Aaron AddisonAUS Alana Parnaby 1 3 4 AUS James FrawleyAUS Alison Bai 4 4 3 AUS Scott PuodziunasAUS Ashling Sumner 3 3 1 AUS Bradley MousleyAUS Jessica Moore 4 4 4 AUS James FrawleyAUS Alison Bai 1 0 1 AUS Bradley MousleyAUS Jessica Moore 4 4 References External links Asia Pacific Men's Singles draw Asia Pacific Women's Singles draw Asia Pacific Men's Doubles draw Asia Pacific Women's Doubles draw 18/u Girls' Singles National Championships draw Men's Singles wildcard playoff draw Women's Singles wildcard playoff draw Mixed Doubles wildcard playoff draw *