2015 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries

Main article: 2015 Australian Open
2015 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries
Date 20 October 2014 – 12 January 2015
Edition 103rd
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Location United States (6 places across the country)
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The 2015 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 2015 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.

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 2014 USTA Pro Circuit's Australian Open Wild Card Challenge determined the two American players receiving wildcards.

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.

Remaining wildcards were awarded by internal Australian selection.

Wildcard entries

Men's Singles

Country Name Method of Qualification
 CHN Zhang Ze Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
 FRA Lucas Pouille French internal selection
 USA Denis Kudla American Wildcard Challenge
 AUS Jordan Thompson Australian Wildcard Playoff
 AUS James Duckworth Australian internal selection
 AUS Thanasi Kokkinakis Australian internal selection
 AUS John Millman Australian internal selection
 AUS Luke Saville Australian internal selection

Women's Singles

Country Name Method of Qualification
 TPE Chang Kai-chen Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
 FRA Océane Dodin French internal selection
 USA Irina Falconi American Wildcard Challenge
 AUS Daria Gavrilova Australian Wildcard Playoff
 AUS Arina Rodionova Australian internal selection
 AUS Olivia Rogowska Australian internal selection
 AUS Storm Sanders Australian internal selection
 CHN Duan Yingying Australian internal selection

Men's Doubles

Country Name Method of Qualification
 TPE
 CHN
Lee Hsin-han
Zhang Ze
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
 AUS
 AUS
Alex Bolt
Andrew Whittington
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
James Duckworth
Luke Saville
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Matthew Ebden
Matt Reid
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Omar Jasika
John-Patrick Smith
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Nick Kyrgios
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
John Millman
Benjamin Mitchell
Australian internal selection

Women's Doubles

Country Name Method of Qualification
 CHN
 CHN
Yang Zhaoxuan
Ye Qiuyu
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
 AUS
 AUS
Monique Adamczak
Olivia Rogowska
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Naiktha Bains
Sara Tomic
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Kimberly Birrell
Priscilla Hon
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Daria Gavrilova
Storm Sanders
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Maddison Inglis
Alexandra Nancarrow
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Jessica Moore
Abbie Myers
Australian internal selection

Mixed Doubles

Country Name Method of Qualification
 AUS
 AUS
Sam Thompson
Masa Jovanovic
Australian Wildcard Playoff
 TPE
 CHN
Chang Kai-chen
Zhang Ze
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Casey Dellacqua
John Peers
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 IND
Jarmila Gajdošová
Mahesh Bhupathi
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 AUS
Daria Gavrilova
Luke Saville
Australian internal selection
 SLO
 AUS
Andreja Klepač
Chris Guccione
Australian internal selection
 AUS
 BLR
Arina Rodionova
Max Mirnyi
Australian internal selection

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

The Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff events took place in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China from Monday, November 24 to Sunday, November 30, 2014. A total of 21 male and 32 female players from Asia/Pacific zone took part in singles events (including qualifying competitions), with Zhang Ze from China[1] and Chang Kai-chen from Chinese Taipei gaining the Australian Open entry. Both doubles events consisted of 12 teams each, with Lee Hsin-han & Zhang Ze and Yang Zhaoxuan & Ye Qiuyu winning the wild cards. Junior playoff events were also held, and Chinese players Wu Yibing and Gao Xinyu won the wild card entries into the Boys' and Girls' main events, respectively.[2]

Men's Singles

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1  Japan Hiroki Moriya 63 4  
Q  India Purav Raja 77 6     Q  India Purav Raja 6 4 6  
WC  China Gong Maoxin 6 4 3      China Wu Di 4 6 3  
 China Wu Di 3 6 6       Q  India Purav Raja 3 3  
 India Yuki Bhambri 77 6       4  China Zhang Ze 6 6  
Q  New Zealand Wesley Whitehouse 63 3      India Yuki Bhambri 2 1
 China Wang Chuhan 2 3     4  China Zhang Ze 6 6  
4  China Zhang Ze 6 6       4  China Zhang Ze 6 6
3  South Korea Chung Hyeon 6 6        China Li Zhe 4 4
WC  China Zhao Cai 2 0     3  South Korea Chung Hyeon 4 6 6  
WC  South Korea Ji-Sung Nam 6 6     WC  South Korea Ji-Sung Nam 6 4 3  
Q  China Xi Qi 1 1       3  South Korea Chung Hyeon 3 5
 China Li Zhe 77 6        China Li Zhe 6 7  
WC  Japan Bumpei Sato 64 4      China Li Zhe 6 6
Q  Japan Sho Katayama 6 1 4     2  Japan Yoshihito Nishioka 2 4  
2  Japan Yoshihito Nishioka 3 6 6  

Women's Singles

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1  China Zhu Lin 0 4  
 Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 6      Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 6 6  
Q  China Yan Wang 1 3      Japan Nao Hibino 0 0  
   Japan Nao Hibino 6 6        Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 3 6 6  
4  Japan Miharu Imanishi 6 6         WC  China Xu Shilin 6 1 2  
WC  China Zhang Yuxuan 4 3       4  Japan Miharu Imanishi 6 2 4
Q  Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei 1 5     WC  China Xu Shilin 3 6 6  
WC  China Xu Shilin 6 7        Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 3 0  
WC  Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen 6 6       WC  Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen 6 6  
Q  Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan 3 3     WC  Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen 6 6  
 Japan Rika Fujiwara 6 2 7      Japan Rika Fujiwara 1 3  
3  China Zhang Kailin 4 6 5       WC  Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen 6 3 7
 China Yang Zhaoxuan 3 65         2  Japan Eri Hozumi 0 6 5  
WC  South Korea Jang Su-jeong 6 77       WC  South Korea Jang Su-jeong 3 62
Q  India Ankita Raina 2 1       2  Japan Eri Hozumi 6 77  
2  Japan Eri Hozumi 6 6    

Men's Doubles

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
 
    1  China Gong Maoxin
 Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin
4 6 [8]  
WC  China Hao Wu
 China Yibing Wu
77 3 [3]      South Korea Chung Hyeon
 South Korea Ji Sung Nam
6 4 [10]  
   South Korea Chung Hyeon
 South Korea Ji Sung Nam
64 6 [10]        South Korea Chung Hyeon
 South Korea Ji Sung Nam
3 4  
      4  Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
 China Zhang Ze
6 6  
    4  Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
 China Zhang Ze
6 6
 China Wang Chuhan
 China Wu Di
6 6      China Wang Chuhan
 China Wu Di
4 2  
 China Zhao Cai
 China Changwei Peng
2 3       4  Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
 China Zhang Ze
2 6 [10]
WC  China Jia Qi Huang
 China Chuanqi Su
3 3       2  Philippines Ruben Gonzales
 India Purav Raja
6 1 [8]
WC  New Zealand Sergey Belov
 New Zealand Wesley Whitehouse
6 6     WC  New Zealand Sergey Belov
 New Zealand Wesley Whitehouse
1 2  
    3  India Yuki Bhambri
 China Li Zhe
6 6  
      3  India Yuki Bhambri
 China Li Zhe
77 65 [8]
 Japan Sho Katayama
 Japan Bumpei Sato
6 6         2  Philippines Ruben Gonzales
 India Purav Raja
64 77 [10]  
WC  China Xi Qi
 China Zihao Xia
2 3        Japan Sho Katayama
 Japan Bumpei Sato
65 3
    2  Philippines Ruben Gonzales
 India Purav Raja
77 6  
 

Women's Doubles

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
 
    1  Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
 China Liang Chen
1 6 [12]  
 China Xu Shilin
 China Zhang Yuxuan
6 3 [12]      China Xu Shilin
 China Zhang Yuxuan
6 2 [10]  
   Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
 Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
3 6 [10]       1  Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
 China Liang Chen
77 6  
      4  Thailand Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
 Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
65 3  
    4  Thailand Nicha Lertpitaksinchai
 Thailand Peangtarn Plipuech
3 6 [10]
 China You Xiaodi
 China Zhu Lin
6 5 [9]     WC  Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan
 China Ying Zhang
6 2 [7]  
WC  Chinese Taipei Lee Ya-hsuan
 China Ying Zhang
1 7 [11]       1  Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
 China Liang Chen
2 3
WC  China Yang Zhaoxuan
 China Ye Qiuyu
3 6 [10]       WC  China Yang Zhaoxuan
 China Ye Qiuyu
6 6
Alt  China Xiao Xuan Guo
 China Xu Liu Sun
6 4 [3]     WC  China Yang Zhaoxuan
 China Ye Qiuyu
6 6  
    3  Japan Rika Fujiwara
 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying
2 3  
      WC  China Yang Zhaoxuan
 China Ye Qiuyu
6 6
 South Korea Jang Su-jeong
 China Zhang Kailin
6 6         2  Japan Eri Hozumi
 Japan Makoto Ninomiya
3 2  
WC  China Yihong Li
 China Yan Wang
4 4        South Korea Jang Su-jeong
 China Zhang Kailin
4 1
    2  Japan Eri Hozumi
 Japan Makoto Ninomiya
6 6  
 

Australian Wildcard Playoff

The Australian Wildcard Playoff events took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from Monday, December 15 to Sunday, December 21, 2014. A total of 16 male and 16 female Australian players took part in singles events, with Jordan Thompson and Daria Gavrilova gaining the Australian Open entry. Mixed Doubles event was played in a Round Robin format, where 11 teams competed in two groups. The top four mixed doubles teams then played in a knock-out tournament, where Sam Thompson and Masa Jovanovic won the wild card.[3]

Men's Singles

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1  Australia Luke Saville 77 63 6 6    
 Australia Christopher O'Connell 64 77 2 4       1  Australia Luke Saville 3 6 6 6    
8  Australia Gavin van Peperzeel 6 6 6         8  Australia Gavin van Peperzeel 6 3 4 4    
   Australia Mitchell Robins 2 2 2           1  Australia Luke Saville      
3  Australia Alex Bolt 63 64 6 64         5  Australia Jordan Thompson w/o      
WC  Australia Marc Polmans 77 77 2 77       WC  Australia Marc Polmans 3 3 1    
5  Australia Jordan Thompson 77 6 5         5  Australia Jordan Thompson 6 6 6      
WC  Australia Harry Jake Bourchier 62 4 2r           5  Australia Jordan Thompson 6 6 1 62 9
 Australia Andrew Whittington 65 3 2           2  Australia John-Patrick Smith 1 3 6 77 7
6  Australia Dane Propoggia 77 6 6         6  Australia Dane Propoggia 2 77 4 4    
WC  Australia Akira Santillan 4 3 1         4  Australia Benjamin Mitchell 6 65 6 6    
4  Australia Benjamin Mitchell 6 6 6           4  Australia Benjamin Mitchell 4 4 4    
WC  Australia Blake Mott 5 6 6 6         2  Australia John-Patrick Smith 6 6 6      
7  Australia Maverick Banes 7 2 1 3       WC  Australia Blake Mott 2 4 3    
 Australia Jacob Grills 4 64 1         2  Australia John-Patrick Smith 6 6 6      
2  Australia John-Patrick Smith 6 77 6      

Women's Singles

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1  Australia Olivia Rogowska 6 6  
WC  Australia Seone Mendez 1 0     1  Australia Olivia Rogowska 6 6  
8  Australia Alison Bai 1 6 7     8  Australia Alison Bai 4 4  
   Australia Isabella Holland 6 2 5       1  Australia Olivia Rogowska 1 3  
3  Australia Daria Gavrilova 6 77         3  Australia Daria Gavrilova 6 6  
   Australia Lizette Cabrera 1 62       3  Australia Daria Gavrilova 6 6  
Alt  Australia Zoe Hives 4 4     WC  Australia Abbie Myers 4 4    
WC  Australia Abbie Myers 6 6       3  Australia Daria Gavrilova 6 6  
WC  Australia Olivia Tjandramulia 66 6 6       4  Australia Arina Rodionova 4 2  
5  Australia Jessica Moore 78 3 4     WC  Australia Olivia Tjandramulia 3 4  
WC  Australia Sara Tomic 0 2       4  Australia Arina Rodionova 6 6  
4  Australia Arina Rodionova 6 6         4  Australia Arina Rodionova 6 6
WC  Australia Maddison Inglis 6 6         WC  Australia Naiktha Bains 3 1    
7  Australia Alexandra Nancarrow 3 1       WC  Australia Maddison Inglis 6 0 3
WC  Australia Naiktha Bains 6 3       WC  Australia Naiktha Bains 3 6 6  
2  Australia Anastasia Rodionova 4 1r    

Mixed Doubles

Semifinals Final
A1  Australia Gavin Van Peperzeel
 Australia Ashling Sumner
4  
A2  Australia Robert Kennedy
 Australia Kay-Leigh Nicholas
1     A1  Australia Gavin Van Peperzeel
 Australia Ashling Sumner
1
B1  Australia Patrick Flynn
 Australia Helen Parsons
1     B2  Australia Sam Thompson
 Australia Masa Jovanovic
4
B2  Australia Sam Thompson
 Australia Masa Jovanovic
4  

American Wildcard Challenge

The Australian Open Wild Card Challenge for male players consisted of:

The Australian Open Wild Card Challenge for female players consisted of:

Denis Kudla and Irina Falconi who earned the most ATP World Tour or WTA ranking points at those selected USTA Pro Circuit events received wild cards to compete in the 2015 Australian Open main draw.[4]

References

  1. "Ze Zhang Wins Australian Open Wild Card". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "AO Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. "Australian Open 2015 Wildcard Playoff". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. "Australian Open Wildcard Challenge". USTA.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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