2015 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

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.

2015 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
Date20 October 2014 – 12 January 2015
Edition103rd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
LocationUnited States (6 places across the country)
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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

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Men's singles

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

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

Australian Wildcard Playoff

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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

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

Women's singles

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

Mixed doubles

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Semifinals Final
  Gavin van Peperzeel
  Ashling Sumner
4
  Robert Kennedy
  Kay-Leigh Nicholas
1   Gavin van Peperzeel
  Ashling Sumner
1
  Pat Flynn
  Helen Parsons
1   Sam Thompson
  Masa Jovanovic
4
  Sam Thompson
  Masa Jovanovic
4

American Wildcard Challenge

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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

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  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. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2014.