2018 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
2018 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries | |
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Date | November 2017 – January 2018 |
Edition | 106th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Location | (various) United States Zhuhai, Guangdong, China Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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.
Wildcard entries
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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Tim Smyczek | American Wildcard Challenge |
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Kwon Soon-woo | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
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Corentin Moutet | French internal selection |
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Alex De Minaur | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
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Thanasi Kokkinakis | Australian internal selection |
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Alex Bolt | Australian internal selection |
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Jason Kubler | Australian internal selection |
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Alexei Popyrin | Australian internal selection |
Women's singles
[edit]Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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Kristie Ahn[a] | American Wildcard Challenge |
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Wang Xinyu | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
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Jessika Ponchet | French internal selection |
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Destanee Aiava | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
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Olivia Rogowska | Australian Wildcard Challenge |
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Jaimee Fourlis | Australian 18/U Championships |
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Ajla Tomljanović[b] | Australian internal selection |
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Lizette Cabrera | Australian internal selection |
Men's doubles
[edit]Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
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Sam Groth Lleyton Hewitt |
Australian internal selection |
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Alex Bolt Bradley Mousley |
Australian internal selection |
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James Duckworth |
Australian internal selection |
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Matthew Ebden John Millman |
Australian internal selection |
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Thanasi Kokkinakis Jordan Thompson |
Australian internal selection |
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Max Purcell Luke Saville |
Australian internal selection |
Women's doubles
[edit]Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui |
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
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Alison Bai Zoe Hives |
Australian Wildcard Challenge |
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Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock |
Australian Wildcard Playoff |
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Naiktha Bains Isabelle Wallace |
Australian internal selection |
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Kimberly Birrell Jaimee Fourlis |
Australian internal selection |
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Priscilla Hon Ajla Tomljanović |
Australian internal selection |
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Jessica Moore Ellen Perez |
Australian internal selection |
Mixed doubles
[edit]Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
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Monique Adamczak Matthew Ebden |
Australian internal selection |
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Lizette Cabrera Alex Bolt |
Australian internal selection |
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Zoe Hives Bradley Mousley |
Australian internal selection |
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Priscilla Hon Matt Reid |
Australian internal selection |
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Ellen Perez Andrew Whittington |
Australian internal selection |
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Arina Rodionova John-Patrick Smith |
Australian internal selection |
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Storm Sanders Marc Polmans |
Australian internal selection |
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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] |
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1 | Tim Smyczek | 80 | 80 | 160 | |
2 | Denis Kudla | 15 | 48 | — | 63 |
Tennys Sandgren | 48 | — | 15 | 63 | |
Bjorn Fratangelo | 15 | 48 | 63 | ||
5 | Taylor Fritz | — | 15 | 29 | 44 |
Women's standings
[edit]Place | Player | Macon | Tyler | Waco | Best Two Results[2] |
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2 | Kristie Ahn | 1 | 115 | 116 | |
3 | Sofia Kenin | 42 | 42 | 84 | |
4 | Victoria Duval | 70 | 10 | 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 |
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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 |
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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]Kwon Soon-woo (winner)
Zhang Ze (quarterfinals, withdrew)
Yusuke Takahashi (quarterfinals)
Li Zhe (final)
Yang Tsung-hua (first round)
Sumit Nagal (first round)
Zhang Zhizhen (semifinals)
Hiroki Moriya (semifinals)
Draw
[edit]First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 4 | Q | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 8 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | Q | ![]() | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 7 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 7 | ![]() | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 2 | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 7 | 6 |
Women's singles
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Misaki Doi (semifinals)
Lu Jingjing (semifinals)
Junri Namigata (first round)
Miharu Imanishi (first round)
Gao Xinyu (quarterfinals)
Chang Kai-chen (quarterfinals)
Ayano Shimizu (first round)
Hiroko Kuwata (first round)
Draw
[edit]First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 1 | 63 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 1 | WC | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 2 | Q | ![]() | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 62 | 2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 77 | 5 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3r | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 5 |
Men's doubles
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Sanchai Ratiwatana /
Sonchat Ratiwatana (winners)
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan /
Christopher Rungkat (final)
Sriram Balaji /
Vishnu Vardhan (semifinals)
Toshihide Matsui /
Yi Chu-huan (semifinals)
Draw
[edit]First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() | 4 | 4 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 79 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 64 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 61 | 6 | [10] | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 77 | 3 | [5] | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 78 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 79 | 2 | [10] | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 66 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 67 | 6 | [6] | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | [10] |
Women's doubles
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Lu Jingjing /
Ye Qiuyu (semifinals)
Jiang Xinyu /
Tang Qianhui (winners)
Chang Kai-chen /
Hiroko Kuwata (quarterfinals)
Junri Namigata /
Riko Sawayanagi (final)
Draw
[edit]First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 3 | WC | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 6 | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 0 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 77 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 64 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 63 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | [10] | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | [7] | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 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]Alex Bolt (final)
Alex De Minaur (winner)
Andrew Whittington (quarterfinals)
Dayne Kelly (withdrew)
Omar Jasika (semifinals)
Maverick Banes (first round)
Bradley Mousley (first round)
Marc Polmans (semifinals)
Christopher O'Connell (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 67 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 79 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ![]() | 77 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 67 | 77 | 77 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ![]() | 63 | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 79 | 64 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ![]() | 62 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 64 | 66 | 3 | 8 | ![]() | 77 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 77 | 78 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 77 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 61 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ![]() | 77 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 77 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ![]() | 62 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 64 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 77 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 2 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | ![]() | 64 | 6 | 6 | 77 | Alt | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Women's singles
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Arina Rodionova (semifinals)
Destanee Aiava (winner)
Tammi Patterson (final)
Kimberly Birrell (semifinals)
Naiktha Bains (quarterfinals)
Zoe Hives (quarterfinals)
Anastasia Rodionova (first round)
Olivia Tjandramulia (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 62 | 4 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 1 | 77 | 3 | 5 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 63 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 6 | WC | ![]() | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 4 | 6 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Women's doubles
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Jessica Moore /
Ellen Perez (semifinals)
Destanee Aiava /
Tammi Patterson (final)
Naiktha Bains /
Sara Tomic (first round)
Astra Sharma /
Belinda Woolcock (winners)
Draw
[edit]First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 4 | [10] | ||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 3 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | [10] | ||||||||||||
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3 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 5 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
WC | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 4 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Girls' singles
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Destanee Aiava (final)
Jaimee Fourlis (winner)
Alexandra Bozovic (semifinals)
Gabriella Da Silva-Fick (quarterfinals)
Renee McBryde (quarterfinals)
Aleksa Cveticanin (round robin)
Laura Ashley (round robin)
Ivana Popovic (round robin)
Draw
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 77 | 61 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 64 | 77 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Q | ![]() | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]- ^ "2018 AUS Open WC Challenge - Men" (PDF). usta.com.
- ^ "2018 AUS Open WC Challenge - Women" (PDF). usta.com.