The 2019 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 2019 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 QualificationJack SockAmerican Wildcard ChallengeLi ZheAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffJo-Wilfried TsongaFrench internal selectionJames DuckworthAustralian Wildcard PlayoffJason KublerAustralian internal selectionAlex BoltAustralian internal selectionMarc PolmansAustralian internal selectionAlexei PopyrinAustralian internal selection
Women's singles Country Name Method of QualificationWhitney OsuigweAmerican Wildcard ChallengePeng ShuaiAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffClara BurelFrench internal selectionPriscilla HonAustralian Wildcard ChallengeKimberly BirrellAustralian Wildcard PlayoffEllen PerezAustralian internal selectionDestanee AiavaAustralian internal selectionZoe HivesAustralian internal selection
Men's doubles Country Name Method of Qualification Gong MaoxinZhang ZeAsia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff Alex BoltMarc PolmansAustralian internal selection James DuckworthJordan ThompsonAustralian internal selection Blake EllisAlexei PopyrinAustralian internal selection Lleyton HewittJohn-Patrick SmithAustralian internal selection Nick KyrgiosMatt ReidAustralian internal selection Max PurcellLuke SavilleAustralian internal selection
Women's doubles Country Name Method of Qualification Chang Kai-chenHsu Ching-wenAsia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff Destanee AiavaNaiktha BainsAustralian Wildcard Playoff Ellen PerezArina RodionovaAustralian Wildcard Challenge Alison BaiZoe HivesAustralian internal selection Kimberly BirrellPriscilla HonAustralian internal selection Lizette CabreraJaimee FourlisAustralian internal selection Astra SharmaIsabelle WallaceAustralian internal selection
Mixed doubles Country Name Method of Qualification Monique AdamczakMatt ReidAustralian internal selection Priscilla HonAlexei PopyrinAustralian internal selection Maddison InglisJason KublerAustralian internal selection Jessica MooreAndrew WhittingtonAustralian internal selection Astra SharmaJohn-Patrick SmithAustralian internal selection Samantha StosurLeander PaesAustralian internal selection Iga ŚwiątekŁukasz KubotAustralian internal selection Zhang ShuaiJohn PeersAustralian internal selection
American 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 2018. For the men, the events included ATP Paris, $75K Canberra, $75K Charlottesville, $75K+H Shenzhen, €106K+H Bratislava, €85K+H Mouilleron-le-Captif, $150K+H Bangalore, $150K+H Houston, $75K Champaign and $50K+H Kobe events. For the women, the events included $80K Macon, $80K Tyler and $80K Las Vegas and $150K+H Houston. For men, only the best two results from the three weeks of events were taken into account. While for women only the best three results from the four weeks of events were taken into account. The winners of the wildcard challenge were Jack Sock and Whitney Osuigwe.
Men's standings Place Player ATP Paris Canberra Charlottesville Shenzhen Bratislava Mouilleron-le-Captif Knoxville Bangalore Houston Champaign Kobe Best Two Results 1 Jack Sock 180 — — 180 2 Reilly Opelka — 80 80 160 3 Bradley Klahn 29 7 125 154 4 Tommy Paul 80 — 29 109 5 Roy Smith — — 75 75
Women's standings Place Player Macon Tyler Las Vegas Houston Best Three Results 1 Whitney Osuigwe 10 115 — 35 160 2 Varvara Lepchenko 115 10 1 15 140 3 Lauren Davis 10 21 10 95 126 4 Nicole Gibbs 1 10 70 15 95 5 Danielle Lao 21 42 21 — 84
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 2018. The events included the 2018 Bendigo Women's International and the 2018 Canberra Tennis International. The winner of the wildcards were Priscilla Hon, and Ellen Perez and Arina Rodionova.
Singles standings Place Player Bendigo Canberra Total Points 1 Priscilla Hon 80 8 88 2 Zoe Hives 1 80 81 3 Olivia Rogowska 15 48 63 4 Ellen Perez 48 8 56 5 Astra Sharma 15 29 44
Doubles standings Place Player Bendigo Canberra Total Points 1 Ellen PerezArina Rodionova 80 80 160 2 Destanee AiavaNaiktha Bains 29 48 77 3 Lizette CabreraJaimee Fourlis 15 29 44 4 Alison BaiZoe Hives 29 1 30 5 Priscilla HonOlivia Rogowska 0 29 29
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 26 November to 2 December 2018 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 2019 Australian Wildcard Playoff which will be held from 10 to 16 December 2018 at Melbourne Park, offering a main draw singles wildcard for men and women and a main draw women's doubles wildcard.
Men's singles
Seeds
Draw
Women's singles
Seeds
Draw
Women's doubles
Seeds
Draw
References
External links Asia/Pacific Wildcard Playoff Australian Wildcard Playoff USTA Wildcard Challenge