2014 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

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.

2014 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
DateDecember – January
Edition102nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
LocationShenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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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

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

Men's singles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  CHN Wu Di Asia-Pacific Wildcard – Playoff
  AUS Jordan Thompson Australian Wildcard – Playoff
  USA Steve Johnson USA Wildcard – Playoff
  FRA Lucas Pouille French Wildcard – Internal Selection
  AUS James Duckworth Australian Wildcard – Internal Selection [5]
  AUS Samuel Groth Australian Wildcard – Internal Selection
  AUS Thanasi Kokkinakis Australian Wildcard – Internal Selection
  AUS Nick Kyrgios Australian Wildcard – Internal Selection

Women's singles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  CHN Tang Haochen Asia-Pacific Wildcard – Playoff
  AUS Casey Dellacqua Australian Wildcard – Playoff
  USA Sachia Vickery USA Wildcard – Playoff
  FRA Pauline Parmentier French Wildcard – Internal Selection
  AUS Jarmila Gajdošová Australian Wildcard – Internal Selection
  AUS Ashleigh Barty Australian Wildcard – Internal Selection
  AUS Storm Sanders Australian Wildcard – Internal Selection
  AUS Olivia Rogowska Australian Wildcard – Internal Selection

Men's doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  IND
  NZL
Yuki Bhambri
Michael Venus
Asia-Pacific Wildcard – Playoff

Women's doubles

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Country Name Method of Qualification
  CHN
  JPN
Han Xinyun
Miki Miyamura
Asia-Pacific Wildcard – Playoff

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

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Men's singles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Jimmy Wang 6 6
  Cai Zhao 0 1
1   Jimmy Wang 2 4
4   Zhang Ze 6 6
4   Zhang Ze 5 6 6
WC   Wang Chieh-Fu 7 2 2
4   Zhang Ze 0 3
3   Wu Di 6 6
WC   Li Zhe 3 3
3   Wu Di 6 6
3   Wu Di 78 6
2   Yuki Bhambri 66 4
Q   Zhu Zhicheng 2 1
2   Yuki Bhambri 6 6

Women's singles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Liu Fangzhou 6 6
WC   Yang Zhaoxuan 3 4
  Liu Fangzhou 2 1
3   Risa Ozaki 6 6
3   Risa Ozaki 6 6
WC   Chan Chin-wei 2 4
3   Risa Ozaki 3 3
Q   Tang Haochen 6 6
Q   Tang Haochen 6 6
Q   Han Xinyun 1 1
Q   Tang Haochen 77 6
  Wang Yafan 63 2
  Wang Yafan 6 6
2   Erika Sema 4 1

Men's doubles

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Lee Hsin-han
  Peng Hsien-yin
60 77 [7]
4   Gong Maoxin
  Li Zhe
77 64 [10]
4   Gong Maoxin
  Li Zhe
63 6 [5]
2   Yuki Bhambri
  Michael Venus
77 1 [10]
3/WC   Wang Chieh-fu
  Jimmy Wang
2 0
2   Yuki Bhambri
  Michael Venus
6 6

Women's doubles

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Chan Chin-wei
  Xu Yifan
6 4 [10]
  Tang Haochen
  Yang Zhaoxuan
4 6 [12]
  Tang Haochen
  Yang Zhaoxuan
6 4 [8]
2   Han Xinyun
  Miki Miyamura
4 6 [10]
WC   Tian Ran
  Wang Yafan
3 1
2   Han Xinyun
  Miki Miyamura
6 6

Australian Wildcard Playoff

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

Men's singles

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   John-Patrick Smith 6 6 6
  Marc Polmans 4 4 4 1   John-Patrick Smith 6 6 7
7   Dane Propoggia 6 7 77 7   Dane Propoggia 4 4 5
  Gavin van Peperzeel 4 5 61 1   John-Patrick Smith 64 4 6 3
4   Jordan Thompson 6 6 5 77 4   Jordan Thompson 77 6 2 6
  Blake Mott 2 4 7 63 4   Jordan Thompson 61 6 78 6
5   Alex Bolt 7 6 6 5   Alex Bolt 77 2 66 3
  Oliver Anderson 5 3 4 4   Jordan Thompson 6 6 4 4 6
  Max Purcell 1 1 1 3   Benjamin Mitchell 3 2 6 6 1
6   Andrew Whittington 6 6 6 6   Andrew Whittington 4 4 4
  Harry Bourchier 4 1 0 3   Benjamin Mitchell 6 6 6
3   Benjamin Mitchell 6 6 6 3   Benjamin Mitchell 6 6 6
  Bradley Mousley 4 62 6 6 5 8   Luke Saville 2 4 1
8   Luke Saville 6 77 2 2 7 8   Luke Saville 6 6 6
  Akira Santillan 6 6 4 4 6   Akira Santillan 4 4 2
2   Matt Reid 2 2 6 6 3

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Women's singles

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Casey Dellacqua 6 6
  Maddison Inglis 2 1 1   Casey Dellacqua 0 6 6
6   Monique Adamczak 6 6 6   Monique Adamczak 6 1 2
  Azra Hadzic 4 3 1   Casey Dellacqua 7 6
4   Jarmila Gajdošová 6 6 8   Tammi Patterson 5 3
  Jelena Dokic 2 4 4   Jarmila Gajdošová 5 6 3
8   Tammi Patterson 6 6 8   Tammi Patterson 7 2 6
  Sara Tomic 2 4 1   Casey Dellacqua 5 6 6
  Kimberly Birrell 1 7 6 3   Arina Rodionova 7 1 0
5   Storm Sanders 6 5 8 5   Storm Sanders
  Sally Peers 3 1 3   Arina Rodionova w/o
3   Arina Rodionova 6 6 3   Arina Rodionova 6 6
  Olivia Tjandramulia 3 1 7   Viktorija Rajicic 1 4
7   Viktorija Rajicic 6 6 7   Viktorija Rajicic 6 3 6
  Jessica Moore 5 6 9   Jessica Moore 2 6 2
2   Anastasia Rodionova 7 1 7

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US Wildcard Playoff

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Men's singles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1   Denis Kudla 6 6
  Jarmere Jenkins 4 1
1   Denis Kudla 3 65
4   Tennys Sandgren 6 77
4   Tennys Sandgren 6 6
  Austin Krajicek 3 0
4   Tennys Sandgren 6 3 6 65 1
3   Steve Johnson 4 6 0 77 6
  Bjorn Fratangelo 3 62
3   Steve Johnson 6 77
3   Steve Johnson 6 6
  Chase Buchanan 0 4
  Chase Buchanan 4 77 6
2   Rhyne Williams 6 64 3

Women's singles

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Shelby Rogers 6 6
  Sanaz Marand 4 2
1   Shelby Rogers 4 5
4   Victoria Duval 6 7
4   Victoria Duval 7 7
  Maria Sanchez 5 5
4   Victoria Duval 2 3
  Sachia Vickery 6 6
  Nicole Gibbs 6 3 5
3   Grace Min 4 6 7
3   Grace Min 3 77 4
  Sachia Vickery 6 63 6
  Sachia Vickery 4 6 6
2   Madison Brengle 6 4 3

References

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  1. ^ ″Lucky eight snare remaining Australian Apen wildcards″, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 January 2014, retrieved 8 January 2014
  2. ^ "tennis.com.au". Tennis.com.au. Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. ^ "australianwildcard.com". australianwildcard.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-08. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  4. ^ "Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off – Tournaments – Tennis Australia". Tennis.com.au. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  5. ^ "Eight Aussie wildcards announced for Australian Open". ABC News. 7 January 2014.
  6. ^ "All Tournaments – Tennis Australia - 2014 Australian Open Wildcard Playoff - General".
  7. ^ "All Tournaments – Tennis Australia - 2014 Australian Open Wildcard Playoff - General".