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2016 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

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

Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
6 6
Japan Shiho Akita
Japan Akari Inoue
1 3 1 Japan S Aoyama
Japan M Ninomiya
65 6 [10]
3 South Korea Han Na-lae
Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan
6 6 3 South Korea N-l Han
Chinese Taipei Y-h Lee
77 2 [4]
China Gao Xinyu
China Xun Fangying
2 0 1 Japan S Aoyama
Japan M Ninomiya
6 78
WC Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Huang Hsiang-wen
0 3 2 Thailand V Wongteanchai
China Z Yang
0 66
4 China Han Xinyun
China Lu Jingjing
6 6 4 China X Han
China J Lu
3 6 [5]
China Chen Jiahui
China Ye Qiuyu
4 4 2 Thailand V Wongteanchai
China Z Yang
6 4 [10]
2 Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
China 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 Australia James Duckworth 6 65 6 6
Australia Harry Bourchier 3 77 2 3 1 Australia J Duckworth 6 6 6
Australia Marc Polmans 3 2 6 4 Australia M Polmans 4 4 3
5 Australia Alex Bolt 6 6 4 1r 1 Australia J Duckworth 4 6 79 710
3 Australia Luke Saville 2 6 6 6 7 Australia M Matosevic 6 3 67 68
Australia Jacob Grills 6 3 2 3 3 Australia L Saville 3 2 2
Australia Maverick Banes 6 1 63 6 3 7 Australia M Matosevic 6 6 6
7 Australia Marinko Matosevic 3 6 77 4 6 1 Australia J Duckworth w/o
8 Australia Matthew Barton 6 6 6 4 Australia B Mitchell
Australia Omar Jasika 4 3 3 8 Australia M Barton 65 77 2 0
Australia Oliver Anderson 1 2 4 4 Australia B Mitchell 77 65 6 6
4 Australia Benjamin Mitchell 6 6 6 4 Australia B Mitchell 2 77 77 6
6 Australia Gavin van Peperzeel 3 63 6 4 Australia B Mousley 6 63 62 4
Australia Bradley Mousley 6 77 4 6 Australia B Mousley 4 7 4 77 6
Australia Matt Reid 3 2 1 2 Australia J Thompson 6 5 6 65 4
2 Australia Jordan Thompson 6 6 6

Women's singles

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia Olivia Rogowska 3 2
Australia Kaylah McPhee 6 6 Australia K McPhee 3 5
Australia Maddison Inglis 6 3 6 Australia M Inglis 6 7
8 Australia Zoe Hives 4 6 0 Australia M Inglis 6 2 6
4 Australia Alison Bai 6 3 0 Australia N Bains 2 6 2
Australia Belinda Woolcock 2 6 6 Australia B Woolcock 4 65
Australia Naiktha Bains 6 5 6 Australia N Bains 6 77
9 Australia Sally Peers 3 7 1 Australia M Inglis 6 6
6 Australia Storm Sanders 6 6 2 Australia Ar Rodionova 4 2
Alt Australia Lizette Cabrera 3 2 6 Australia S Sanders 4 6 8
Australia Abbie Myers 6 6 Australia A Myers 6 2 6
3 Australia Jessica Moore 3 4 6 Australia S Sanders 6 4 5
7 Australia Olivia Tjandramulia 4 77 4 2 Australia Ar Rodionova 1 6 7
Australia Destanee Aiava 6 65 6 Australia D Aiava 2 4
Australia Angelique Svinos 1 3 2 Australia Ar Rodionova 6 6
2 Australia 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 Australia Priscilla Hon 6 6
WC Australia Petra Hule 2 2 1 Australia Priscilla Hon 3 77 712
5 Australia Naiktha Bains 65 3 4 Australia Olivia Tjandramulia 6 62 610
4 Australia Olivia Tjandramulia 77 6 1 Australia Priscilla Hon 6 77
3 Australia Sara Tomic 2 1 7 Australia Maddison Inglis 2 65
6 Australia Destanee Aiava 6 6 6 Australia Destanee Aiava 5 2
WC Australia Kaylah McPhee 7 64 1 7 Australia Maddison Inglis 7 6
7 Australia 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 Australia Aaron Addison
Australia Alana Parnaby
1 3
4 Australia James Frawley
Australia Alison Bai
4 4 4 Australia James Frawley
Australia Alison Bai
1 0
3 Australia Scott Puodziunas
Australia Ashling Sumner
3 3 1 Australia Bradley Mousley
Australia Jessica Moore
4 4
1 Australia Bradley Mousley
Australia 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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