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
Men's singles Country Name Method of QualificationTim SmyczekAmerican Wildcard ChallengeKwon Soon-wooAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffCorentin MoutetFrench internal selectionAlex De MinaurAustralian Wildcard PlayoffThanasi KokkinakisAustralian internal selectionAlex BoltAustralian internal selectionJason KublerAustralian internal selectionAlexei PopyrinAustralian internal selection
Women's singles Country Name Method of QualificationKristie AhnAmerican Wildcard ChallengeWang XinyuAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffJessika PonchetFrench internal selectionDestanee AiavaAustralian Wildcard PlayoffOlivia RogowskaAustralian Wildcard ChallengeJaimee FourlisAustralian 18/U ChampionshipsAjla TomljanovićAustralian internal selectionLizette CabreraAustralian internal selection
Men's doubles Country Name Method of Qualification Sanchai RatiwatanaSonchat RatiwatanaAsia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff Sam GrothLleyton HewittAustralian internal selection Alex BoltBradley MousleyAustralian internal selection Alex de MinaurJames DuckworthAustralian internal selection Matthew EbdenJohn MillmanAustralian internal selection Thanasi KokkinakisJordan ThompsonAustralian internal selection Max PurcellLuke SavilleAustralian internal selection
Women's doubles Country Name Method of Qualification Jiang XinyuTang QianhuiAsia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff Alison BaiZoe HivesAustralian Wildcard Challenge Astra SharmaBelinda WoolcockAustralian Wildcard Playoff Naiktha BainsIsabelle WallaceAustralian internal selection Kimberly BirrellJaimee FourlisAustralian internal selection Priscilla HonAjla TomljanovićAustralian internal selection Jessica MooreEllen PerezAustralian internal selection
Mixed doubles Country Name Method of Qualification Monique AdamczakMatthew EbdenAustralian internal selection Lizette CabreraAlex BoltAustralian internal selection Zoe HivesBradley MousleyAustralian internal selection Priscilla HonMatt ReidAustralian internal selection Ellen PerezAndrew WhittingtonAustralian internal selection Arina RodionovaJohn-Patrick SmithAustralian internal selection Storm SandersMarc PolmansAustralian internal selection Samantha StosurSam GrothAustralian internal selection
US Wildcard Challenge 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.
Men's standings Place Player ATP Paris Canberra Charlottesville Shenzhen Bratislava Mouilleron-le-Captif Kobe Knoxville Champaign Pune Best Two Results 1 Tim Smyczek 80 15 80 160 2 Denis Kudla 15 48 — 63 Tennys Sandgren 48 — 15 63 Bjorn Fratangelo 7 15 48 63 5 Taylor Fritz — 15 29 44
Women's standings Place Player Macon Tyler Waco Best Two Results 1 Taylor Townsend 1 21 115 136 2 Kristie Ahn 1 115 1 116 3 Sofia Kenin 1 42 42 84 4 Victoria Duval 70 10 1 80 Danielle Collins 10 70 — 80
Australian Women's Wildcard Challenge 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 Place Player Canberra Bendigo Total Points 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 Place Player Canberra Bendigo Total Points 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 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
Seeds
Draw
Women's singles
Seeds
Draw
Men's doubles
Seeds
Draw
Women's doubles
Seeds
Draw
Australian Wildcard Playoff 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
Seeds
Draw
Women's singles
Seeds
Draw
Women's doubles
Seeds
Draw
Girls' singles
Seeds
Draw
Notes
References
External links Asia/Pacific Wildcard Playoff Australian Wildcard Playoff USTA Wildcard Challenge