2017 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

The 2017 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 2017 Australian Open, as well as seven male and seven female doubles teams plus eight mixed-doubles teams.

2017 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
DateNovember 2016 – January 2017
Edition105th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Location(various) United States
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Wildcard entries

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Men's singles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  USA Michael Mmoh American Wildcard Challenge
  UZB Denis Istomin Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  FRA Quentin Halys French internal selection
  AUS Omar Jasika Australian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS Sam Groth Australian internal selection[1]
  AUS Alex De Minaur Australian internal selection[2]
  AUS Andrew Whittington Australian internal selection[2]
  AUS Christopher O'Connell Australian internal selection

Women's singles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  USA Kayla Day American Wildcard Challenge
  THA Luksika Kumkhum Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  FRA Myrtille Georges French internal selection
  AUS Jaimee Fourlis Australian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS Destanee Aiava Australian 18/u Champion
  AUS Lizette Cabrera Australian internal selection [3]
  AUS Ashleigh Barty Australian internal selection
  AUS Arina Rodionova Australian internal selection [4]

Men's doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  TPE
  TPE
Hsieh Cheng-peng
Yang Tsung-hua
Asian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS
  AUS
Matthew Barton
Matthew Ebden
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Alex Bolt
Bradley Mousley
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Alex De Minaur
Max Purcell
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Marc Polmans
Andrew Whittington
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Matt Reid
John-Patrick Smith
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Luke Saville
Jordan Thompson
Australian internal selection

Women's doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  TPE
  JPN
Chan Chin-wei
Junri Namigata
Asian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS
  AUS
Jessica Moore
Storm Sanders
Australian Wildcard Challenge
  AUS
  AUS
Destanee Aiava
Alicia Smith
Australian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS
  AUS
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Alison Bai
Lizette Cabrera
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Kimberly Birrell
Priscilla Hon
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Ellen Perez
Olivia Tjandramulia
Australian internal selection

Mixed doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  AUS
  AUS
Destanee Aiava
Marc Polmans
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Casey Dellacqua
Matt Reid
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Daria Gavrilova
Luke Saville
Australian internal selection
   SUI
  IND
Martina Hingis
Leander Paes
Australian internal selection
  FRA
  FRA
Pauline Parmentier
Nicolas Mahut
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Sally Peers
John Peers
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Arina Rodionova
John-Patrick Smith
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Samantha Stosur
Sam Groth
Australian internal selection

US Wildcard Challenge

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The US awarded a wildcard to the man and woman that earned the most ranking points across a group of three Challenger/ITF hardcourt events in the United States in October and November 2016. For the men, it was the Charlottesville, Knoxville and Champaign Challengers and for the women, it was Macon, Scottsdale and Waco. Only the best two results from the three challengers were taken into account with the winners being teenagers Michael Mmoh and Kayla Day. These players were announced on 18 November 2016.[5][6]

Men's standings

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Place Player Charlottesville Knoxville Champaign Total Results Best Two Results
1 Michael Mmoh 7 80 15 102 95
2 Reilly Opelka 80 7 87 87
3 Jared Donaldson 15 29 29 73 58
4 Mackenzie McDonald 29 15 44 44
5 Stefan Kozlov 29 7 36 36

Women's standings

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Place Player Macon Scottsdale Waco Total Results Best Two Results
1 Kayla Day 80 29 109 109
2 Grace Min 29 15 48 92 77
3 Danielle Collins 48 1 15 64 63
4 Kristie Ahn 1 48 1 50 49
5 Jennifer Brady 8 29 1 38 37
Samantha Crawford 8 1 29 38 37

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

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The Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off featured 16-players in the men's and women's singles draws and took place from 28 November to 4 December 2016 at Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai, China.[7]

Men's singles

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Seeds

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   D Istomin 6 6
WC   F Sun 2 0 1   D Istomin 6 6
7   X Gao 0r LL   H Wu 2 2
LL   Wu Hao 1 1   D Istomin 6 1 11
4   Zhe Li 62 4 5   P Gunneswaran 2 6 9
Q   FC Alcantara 77 6 Q   FC Alcantara 4 1
5   P Gunneswaran 4 6 6 5   P Gunneswaran 6 6
WC   Gong Xiao 6 4 2 1   D Istomin 7 6
Q   Li Zhaotai 66 0 2   D-h Lee 5 1
8   VS Prashanth 78 6 8   VS Prashanth 6 3 4
WC   T-h Yang 2 3 3   D Wu 4 6 6
3   D Wu 6 6 3   D Wu 2 7 5
Q   R Gonzales 6 6 2   D-h Lee 6 5 7
6   S-w Kwon 3 4 Q   R Gonzales 6 3 4
Q   Qi Xi 2 6 1 2   D-h Lee 4 6 6
2   D-h Lee 6 4 6

Women's singles

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Seeds

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   S-w Hsieh 6 6
  P Plipuech 3 4 1   S-w Hsieh
5/WC   J Namigata 6 6 5/WC   J Namigata w/o
Q   C-w Hsu 4 2 5/WC   J Namigata 6 1 1
3   L Kumkhum 6 6 3   L Kumkhum 4 6 6
WC   Chen Siyu 0 0 3   L Kumkhum 6 6
7   K Okamura 4 3   V Wongteanchai 3 0
  V Wongteanchai 6 6 3   L Kumkhum 6 6
Q   S Tan 1 2 2   K-c Chang 4 3
6   J Lu 6 6 6   J Lu 65 5
Q   X You 6 5 6 Q   X You 77 7
4   S Sharipova 1 7 1 Q   X You 4 1
Q   J Kang 2 1 2   K-c Chang 6 6
8/WC   A Raina 6 6 8/WC   A Raina 1 1
WC   F Xun 5 3 2   K-c Chang 6 6
2   K-c Chang 7 6

Men's doubles

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Seeds

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Zhe Li
  C-h Yi
6 6
  FC Alcantara
  R Gonzales
6 6   FC Alcantara
  R Gonzales
3 4
WC   Wu Hao
  Yu Bingyu
1 3 1   Zhe Li
  C-h Yi
1 62
3   C-p Hsieh
  T-h Yang
6 77
3   C-p Hsieh
  T-h Yang
6 6
  X Gong
  Zha Li
2 1
3   C-p Hsieh
  T-h Yang
6 6
4   J Nedunchezhiyan
  VS Prashanth
1 4
  X Gao
  F Sun
4   J Nedunchezhiyan
  VS Prashanth
w/o
4   J Nedunchezhiyan
  VS Prashanth
6 6
  P Gong
  X Qi
1 2
  P Gong
  X Qi
2 6 [10]
2   H-y Peng
  D Wu
6 4 [8]

Women's doubles

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Seeds

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   P Plipuech
  V Wongteanchai
1 6 [10]
WC   Chen Siyu
  Yang Yidi
2 0 WC   S-y Hsieh
  S-w Hsieh
6 3 [4]
WC   S-y Hsieh
  S-w Hsieh
6 6 1   P Plipuech
  V Wongteanchai
3 2
3   K-c Chang
  C-w Hsu
6 6
3   K-c Chang
  C-w Hsu
7 6
  J Kang
  Yih Li
w/o   J Kang
  Yih Li
5 2
WC   Chen Yu
  Mulan Kamoe
3   K-c Chang
  C-w Hsu
6 3 [8]
  C-w Chan
  J Namigata
6 6   C-w Chan
  J Namigata
1 6 [10]
  H Guo
  X Jiang
3 0   C-w Chan
  J Namigata
3 6 [10]
4   A Raina
  S Sharipova
6 2 [8]
  C-w Chan
  J Namigata
78 6
  L Kumkhum
  F Xun
7 6 2   J Lu
  X You
66 2
WC   Yix Li
  X Sun
5 3   L Kumkhum
  F Xun
5 1
2   J Lu
  X You
7 6

Australian Wildcard Playoff

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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 2017 Australian Wildcard Playoff which will be held from 12–18 December 2016 at Melbourne Park.[8] For the first time, a women's doubles playoff will be contested, with the winner receiving a main draw wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open women's doubles. For the second time in a row, the winner of the girls' 18/u championship will be given a main draw wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open.

Men's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Andrew Whittington (quarterfinals)
  2.   Sam Groth (quarterfinals)
  3.   Marinko Matosevic (first round)
  4.   Marc Polmans (quarterfinals)
  5.   John-Patrick Smith (final)
  6.   Christopher O'Connell (semifinals)
  7.   Luke Saville (first round; retired)
  8.   Blake Mott (semifinals)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   A Whittington 6 6 4 3 6
  M Purcell 3 3 6 6 2 1   A Whittington 5 4 69
  M Banes 6 4 4 1 5   J-P Smith 7 6 711
5   J-P Smith 3 6 6 6 5   J-P Smith 77 7 64 6
4   M Polmans 6 6 6 8   B Mott 62 5 77 0
  Scott Jones 2 4 0 4   M Polmans 2 2 3
  H Bourchier 6 65 1 1 8   B Mott 6 6 6
8   B Mott 3 77 6 6 5   J-P Smith 77 2 0 4
7   L Saville 4 79 1 1r   O Jasika 62 6 6 6
  Gavin van Peperzeel 6 67 6 2   G van Peperzeel 4 0 2
  O Jasika 4 4 6 6 6   O Jasika 6 6 6
3   M Matosevic 6 6 4 3 4   O Jasika 6 6 6
6   C O'Connell 6 77 6 6   C O'Connell 1 1 2
  A De Minaur 2 63 2 6   C O'Connell 7 3 7 4 8
  D Kelly 3 77 77 4 8 2   S Groth 5 6 5 6 6
2   S Groth 6 65 63 6 10

Women's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Arina Rodionova (quarterfinals)
  2.   Alison Bai (semifinals)
  3.   Jaimee Fourlis (winner)
  4.   Naiktha Bains (quarterfinals)
  5.   Tammi Patterson (first round)
  6.   Olivia Tjandramulia (semifinals)
  7.   Sara Tomic (quarterfinals)
  8.   Priscilla Hon (first round)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Ar Rodionova 6 6
  B Woolcock 1 0 1   Ar Rodionova 3 6 5
  E Perez 2 1 6   O Tjandramulia 6 1 7
6   O Tjandramulia 6 6 6   O Tjandramulia 5 2
3   J Fourlis 6 6 3   J Fourlis 7 6
  V Rajicic 3 4 3   J Fourlis 4 6 6
  K McPhee 6 6   K McPhee 6 3 1
8   P Hon 4 4 3   J Fourlis 78 7
5   T Patterson 1 79 6   A Myers 66 5
  A Myers 6 67 8   A Myers 6 6
  M Haet 1 3 4   N Bains 4 3
4   N Bains 6 6   A Myers 6 4 6
7   S Tomic 4 2   A Bai 3 6 4
  M Inglis 0r 7   S Tomic 4 78 3
  Angelique Svinos 3 4 2   A Bai 6 66 6
2   A Bai 6 6

Women's doubles

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Seeds

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Draw

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First round Semifinals Final
               
1   Naiktha Bains
  Abbie Myers
6 6
WC   Jaimee Fourlis
  Jeanette Lin
1 3
1   Naiktha Bains
  Abbie Myers
6 0
3   Tammi Patterson
  Sally Peers
2 0r
3   Tammi Patterson
  Sally Peers
6 6
  Maddison Inglis
  Belinda Woolcock
3 4
1   Naiktha Bains
  Abbie Myers
5 3
4   Destanee Aiava
  Alicia Smith
7 6
WC   Kaylah McPhee
  Kaitlin Staines
64 1
4   Destanee Aiava
  Alicia Smith
77 6
4   Destanee Aiava
  Alicia Smith
6 3 [10]
2   Ellen Perez
  Olivia Tjandramulia
4 6 [7]
  Masa Jovanovic
  Angelique Svinos
3 0
2   Ellen Perez
  Olivia Tjandramulia
6 6

Boys' singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Alexei Popyrin (round robin)
  2.   Stefan Skadarka (round robin)
  3.   Mislav Bosnjak (quarterfinals)
  4.   Kody Pearson (final)
  5.   Adam Walton (semifinals)
  6.   Matthew Dellavedova (quarterfinals)
  7.   Alexander Crnokrak (round robin)
  8.   Benard Nkomba (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Lucas Vuradin 6 1 6
WC   Chase Ferguson 2 6 2
  Lucas Vuradin 1 4
4   Kody Pearson 6 6
4   Kody Pearson 6 6
3   Mislav Bosnjak 4 4
4   Kody Pearson 2 6 4
WC   Scott Jones 6 4 6
5   Adam Walton 77 6
6   Matthew Dellavedova 61 2
5   Adam Walton 4 2
WC   Scott Jones 6 6
8   Benard Nkomba 6 3 3
WC   Scott Jones 1 6 6

Girls' singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Destanee Aiava (winner)
  2.   Jaimee Fourlis (final)
  3.   Sara Tomic (quarterfinals)
  4.   Priscilla Hon (quarterfinals)
  5.   Maddison Inglis (semifinals)
  6.   Kaylah McPhee (semifinals)
  7.   Michaela Haet (quarterfinals)
  8.   Gabriella Da Silva-Fick (round robin)

Draw

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Destanee Aiava 7 6
  Alexandra Bozovic 5 1
1   Destanee Aiava 6 6
6   Kaylah McPhee 0 3
6   Kaylah McPhee 6 7
4   Priscilla Hon 4 5
1   Destanee Aiava 7 6
2   Jaimee Fourlis 5 3
3   Sara Tomic 64 1
5   Maddison Inglis 77 6
5   Maddison Inglis 1 3
2   Jaimee Fourlis 6 6
7   Michaela Haet 2 2
2   Jaimee Fourlis 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Groth granted Open wildcard". 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "De Minaur, Whittington Get Wild Cards for Australian Open". Associated Press. 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Lizette Cabrera has been handed a wildcard into the Australian Open". Courier Mail. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Rodionova secures final women's wildcard for Australian Open 2017". Aus Open. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Mmoh wins challenge, secures Australian Open wild card". Tennis USA. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ^ "MMOH, DAY AWARDED AUSTRALIAN OPEN WILDCARDS". Tennis Australia. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ^ "ZHUHAI TO HOST ASIA PACIFIC WILDCARD PLAY-OFF". Tennis Australia. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  8. ^ "AUSTRALIAN OPEN WILDCARD PLAY-OFF". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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