2016 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

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.

2016 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
DateOctober 2015 – January 2016
Edition104th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
LocationUnited States (6 places across the country)
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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.[1]

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.[2]

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

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Men's singles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  JPN Yoshihito Nishioka Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  FRA Quentin Halys French internal selection
  USA Noah Rubin American Wildcard Challenge
  AUS James Duckworth Australian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS Lleyton Hewitt Australian internal selection
  AUS Omar Jasika[3] Australian internal selection
  AUS Matthew Ebden Australian internal selection
  AUS Jordan Thompson Australian internal selection

Women's singles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  CHN Han Xinyun Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  FRA Océane Dodin French internal selection
  USA Samantha Crawford American Wildcard Challenge
  AUS Tammi Patterson Australian Wildcard Challenge
  AUS Maddison Inglis Australian Wildcard Playoff
  AUS Priscilla Hon Australian 18/u Champion
  AUS Kimberly Birrell Australian internal selection
  AUS Storm Sanders Australian internal selection

Men's doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  TPE
  TPE
Hsieh Cheng-peng
Yang Tsung-hua
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  AUS
  AUS
Alex Bolt
Andrew Whittington
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
James Duckworth
John Millman
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Sam Groth
Lleyton Hewitt
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Omar Jasika
Nick Kyrgios
Australian internal selection
  USA
  USA
Austin Krajicek
Donald Young
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Luke Saville
John-Patrick Smith
Australian internal selection

Women's doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  JPN
  JPN
Shuko Aoyama
Makoto Ninomiya
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
  AUS
  AUS
Jessica Moore
Storm Sanders
Australian Wildcard Challenge
  AUS
  AUS
Alison Bai
Naiktha Bains
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Kimberly Birrell
Priscilla Hon
Australian internal selection
  SVK
  AUS
Daniela Hantuchová
Jarmila Wolfe
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Tammi Patterson
Olivia Rogowska
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Ellen Perez
Belinda Woolcock
Australian internal selection

Mixed doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  AUS
  AUS
Kimberly Birrell
John Millman
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Daria Gavrilova
Luke Saville
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Maddison Inglis
Benjamin Mitchell
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Jessica Moore
Marc Polmans
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Anastasia Rodionova
Chris Guccione
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Arina Rodionova
Matt Reid
Australian internal selection
  AUS
  AUS
Ajla Tomljanović
Nick Kyrgios
Australian internal selection
  CHN
  KOR
Zheng Saisai
Chung Hyeon
Australian internal selection

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

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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 Japan[4] 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.[5]

Men's singles

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Yoshihito Nishioka 6 6
Q   Wu Hao 1 4 1   Y Nishioka 6 6
WC   Sun Fajing 6 7 WC   F Sun 2 4
5   Wu Di 3 5 1   Y Nishioka 6 6
4   Bai Yan 6 77 6   Z Li 4 2
WC   Gong Xiao 3 64 4   Y Bai
Q   Qi Xi 3 1 6   Z Li w/o
6   Li Zhe 6 6 1   Y Nishioka 3 6 6
8   Christopher Rungkat 6 6 7   J Jung 6 2 3
Q   Zhu Zhicheng 2 4 8   C Rungkat 4 64
WC   Toshihide Matsui 3   T-h Yang 6 77
3   Yang Tsung-hua w/o 3   T-h Yang 2 2
7   Jason Jung 6 6 7   J Jung 6 6
WC   Ruben Gonzales 4 2 7   J Jung 2 7 6
Q   Zhou Shenghao 2 1 2   Z Zhang 6 5 3
2   Zhang Ze 6 6

Women's singles

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Wang Yafan 6 6
Q   Akari Inoue 2 0 1   Y Wang 6 6
WC   Shiho Akita 5 5 7   S Aoyama 4 4
7   Shuko Aoyama 7 7 1   Y Wang 6 4 6
3   Lee Ya-hsuan 6 6 5   J Lu 2 6 1
WC   Sun Xuliu 4 4 3   Y-h Lee 64 1
Q   Gai Ao 1 6 1 5   J Lu 77 6
5   Lu Jingjing 6 4 6 1   Y Wang 1 0
6   Han Na-lae 5 0 2   X Han 6 6
Q   Tian Ran 7 6 Q   R Tian 1 4
LL   Ye Qiuyu 1 3 4/WC   V Wongteanchai 6 6
4/WC   Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6 6 4/WC   V Wongteanchai 2 2
8   You Xiaodi 7 3 0r 2   X Han 6 6
Q   Xun Fangying 5 6 3 Q   F Xun 2 2
  Gao Xinyu 5 0 2   X Han 6 6
2   Han Xinyun 7 6

Men's doubles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Gong Maoxin
  Peng Hsien-yin
65 6 [7]
  Toshihide Matsui
  Christopher Rungkat
77 2 [10]   T Matsui
  C Rungkat
6 5 [4]
3   Hsieh Cheng-peng
  Yang Tsung-hua
6 65 [10] 3   C-p Hsieh
  T-h Yang
2 7 [10]
  Ruben Gonzales
  Jason Jung
4 77 [8] 3   C-p Hsieh
  T-h Yang
6 78
  Wu Di
  Yi Chu-huan
5 4 2   Y Bai
  Z Li
4 66
4   Lee Hsin-han
  Zhang Ze
7 6 4   H-h Lee
  Z Zhang
4 63
WC   Gong Pengxiang
  Qi Xi
0 4 2   Y Bai
  Z Li
6 77
2   Bai Yan
  Li Zhe
6 6

Women's doubles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Shuko Aoyama
  Makoto Ninomiya
6 6
  Shiho Akita
  Akari Inoue
1 3 1   S Aoyama
  M Ninomiya
65 6 [10]
3   Han Na-lae
  Lee Ya-hsuan
6 6 3   N-l Han
  Y-h Lee
77 2 [4]
  Gao Xinyu
  Xun Fangying
2 0 1   S Aoyama
  M Ninomiya
6 78
WC   Chen Pei-hsuan
  Huang Hsiang-wen
0 3 2   V Wongteanchai
  Z Yang
0 66
4   Han Xinyun
  Lu Jingjing
6 6 4   X Han
  J Lu
3 6 [5]
  Chen Jiahui
  Ye Qiuyu
4 4 2   V Wongteanchai
  Z Yang
6 4 [10]
2   Varatchaya Wongteanchai
  Yang Zhaoxuan
6 6

Australian Wildcard Playoff

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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.[6] 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

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   James Duckworth 6 65 6 6
  Harry Bourchier 3 77 2 3 1   J Duckworth 6 6 6
  Marc Polmans 3 2 6 4   M Polmans 4 4 3
5   Alex Bolt 6 6 4 1r 1   J Duckworth 4 6 79 710
3   Luke Saville 2 6 6 6 7   M Matosevic 6 3 67 68
  Jacob Grills 6 3 2 3 3   L Saville 3 2 2
  Maverick Banes 6 1 63 6 3 7   M Matosevic 6 6 6
7   Marinko Matosevic 3 6 77 4 6 1   J Duckworth w/o
8   Matthew Barton 6 6 6 4   B Mitchell
  Omar Jasika 4 3 3 8   M Barton 65 77 2 0
  Oliver Anderson 1 2 4 4   B Mitchell 77 65 6 6
4   Benjamin Mitchell 6 6 6 4   B Mitchell 2 77 77 6
6   Gavin van Peperzeel 3 63 6 4   B Mousley 6 63 62 4
  Bradley Mousley 6 77 4 6   B Mousley 4 7 4 77 6
  Matt Reid 3 2 1 2   J Thompson 6 5 6 65 4
2   Jordan Thompson 6 6 6

Women's singles

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Olivia Rogowska 3 2
  Kaylah McPhee 6 6   K McPhee 3 5
  Maddison Inglis 6 3 6   M Inglis 6 7
8   Zoe Hives 4 6 0   M Inglis 6 2 6
4   Alison Bai 6 3 0   N Bains 2 6 2
  Belinda Woolcock 2 6 6   B Woolcock 4 65
  Naiktha Bains 6 5 6   N Bains 6 77
9   Sally Peers 3 7 1   M Inglis 6 6
6   Storm Sanders 6 6 2   Ar Rodionova 4 2
Alt   Lizette Cabrera 3 2 6   S Sanders 4 6 8
  Abbie Myers 6 6   A Myers 6 2 6
3   Jessica Moore 3 4 6   S Sanders 6 4 5
7   Olivia Tjandramulia 4 77 4 2   Ar Rodionova 1 6 7
  Destanee Aiava 6 65 6   D Aiava 2 4
  Angelique Svinos 1 3 2   Ar Rodionova 6 6
2   Arina Rodionova 6 6

NB: Kimberly Birrell was the number 5 seed, but withdrew prior to the commencement of play.

Girls' singles

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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.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Priscilla Hon 6 6
WC   Petra Hule 2 2 1   Priscilla Hon 3 77 712
5   Naiktha Bains 65 3 4   Olivia Tjandramulia 6 62 610
4   Olivia Tjandramulia 77 6 1   Priscilla Hon 6 77
3   Sara Tomic 2 1 7   Maddison Inglis 2 65
6   Destanee Aiava 6 6 6   Destanee Aiava 5 2
WC   Kaylah McPhee 7 64 1 7   Maddison Inglis 7 6
7   Maddison Inglis 5 77 6

NB: Kimberly Birrell was the number 2 seed.

Mixed doubles

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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.

Semifinals Final
2   Aaron Addison
  Alana Parnaby
1 3
4   James Frawley
  Alison Bai
4 4 4   James Frawley
  Alison Bai
1 0
3   Scott Puodziunas
  Ashling Sumner
3 3 1   Bradley Mousley
  Jessica Moore
4 4
1   Bradley Mousley
  Jessica Moore
4 4

References

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  1. ^ "AUSTRALIAN OPEN WILD CARD CHALLENGE". www.usta.com. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 AUSTRALIAN OPEN ASIA PACIFIC WILDCARD PLAYOFF FACT SHEET" (PDF). www.tennis.com.au. September 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ "JASIKA GETS AUSSIE OPEN WILDCARD". www.skynewssport.com.au. 29 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Nishioka, Han win Australian Open wildcards". tennis.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  5. ^ "AO Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  6. ^ "DECEMBER SHOWDOWN: THE BATTLE BEGINS THIS WEEKEND". www.tennis.com.au. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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