2014 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries explained

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The 2014 Australian Open wildcard playoffs and entries are a group of events and internal selections to choose the eight men and women wildcard entries for the 2014 Australian Open. Tennis Australia awards eight wildcards each for the men's and women's professional singles and doubles competitions.

Four wildcards each were awarded by internal selection to Australian players.[1] Also, one wildcard each was given to the winners of the Australian Wildcard Playoff, a tournament between Australian players who did not receive direct entry into the draw.[2] Jordan Thompson and Casey Dellacqua were the winners of this tournament.

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 another playoff, held 20 to 22 December 2013, determined the two US-American players receiving wildcards.[3]

Since the Australian Open are 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 with Wu Di and Tang Haochen, both from China, winning the tournament.[4] At the same event, one male and one female doubles team won wildcards (results see below), and one wildcard each was contested in boys and girls singles, with Sun Fajing and Zheng Wushuang winning the tournament respectively.

Wildcard entries

These are the wildcard qualifiers, from both internal selections and playoffs.

Men's singles

Countrywidth=160 Namewidth=300 Method of Qualification
Wu DiAsia-Pacific Wildcard – Playoff
AustraliaJordan ThompsonAustralian Wildcard – Playoff
Steve JohnsonUSA Wildcard – Playoff
FranceLucas PouilleFrench Wildcard – Internal Selection
AustraliaJames DuckworthAustralian Wildcard – Internal Selection [5]
AustraliaSamuel GrothAustralian Wildcard – Internal Selection
AustraliaThanasi KokkinakisAustralian Wildcard – Internal Selection
AustraliaNick KyrgiosAustralian Wildcard – Internal Selection

Women's singles

Countrywidth=160 Namewidth=300 Method of Qualification
Tang HaochenAsia-Pacific Wildcard – Playoff
AustraliaCasey DellacquaAustralian Wildcard – Playoff
Sachia VickeryUSA Wildcard – Playoff
FrancePauline ParmentierFrench Wildcard – Internal Selection
AustraliaAustralian Wildcard – Internal Selection
AustraliaAustralian Wildcard – Internal Selection
AustraliaStorm SandersAustralian Wildcard – Internal Selection
AustraliaOlivia RogowskaAustralian Wildcard – Internal Selection

Men's doubles

Countrywidth=160 Namewidth=300 Method of Qualification
Yuki Bhambri
Michael Venus
Asia-Pacific Wildcard – Playoff

Women's doubles

Countrywidth=160 Namewidth=300 Method of Qualification
China
Japan
Han Xinyun
Miki Miyamura
Asia-Pacific Wildcard – Playoff

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

Women's doubles

Australian Wildcard Playoff

The Australian Wildcard Playoff took place from Tuesday, December 9, to Sunday, December 15, 2013.

Men's singles

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Women's singles

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US Wildcard Playoff

Women's singles

Notes and References

  1. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/lucky-eight-snare-remaining-australian-open-wildcards-20140107-30fjy.html ″Lucky eight snare remaining Australian Apen wildcards″
  2. News: tennis.com.au. Tennis.com.au. 2013-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20131026025553/http://www.tennis.com.au/tournaments/december-showdown. 2013-10-26. dead.
  3. News: australianwildcard.com. australianwildcard.com. 2013-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20130108215132/http://www.australianwildcard.com/. 2013-01-08. dead.
  4. Web site: Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off – Tournaments – Tennis Australia. Tennis.com.au. 2013-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016040000/http://www.tennis.com.au/tournaments/asia-pacific-australian-open-wildcard-play-off. 2013-10-16. dead.
  5. News: Eight Aussie wildcards announced for Australian Open. ABC News. 7 January 2014.
  6. Web site: All Tournaments – Tennis Australia - 2014 Australian Open Wildcard Playoff - General.
  7. Web site: All Tournaments – Tennis Australia - 2014 Australian Open Wildcard Playoff - General.