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.
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

Men's Singles

CountryNameMethod of Qualification
Zhang ZeAsia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
Lucas PouilleFrench internal selection
Denis KudlaAmerican Wildcard Challenge
Jordan ThompsonAustralian Wildcard Playoff
James DuckworthAustralian internal selection
Thanasi KokkinakisAustralian internal selection
John MillmanAustralian internal selection
Luke SavilleAustralian internal selection

Women's Singles

CountryNameMethod of Qualification
Chang Kai-chenAsia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
Océane DodinFrench internal selection
Irina FalconiAmerican Wildcard Challenge
Daria GavrilovaAustralian Wildcard Playoff
Arina RodionovaAustralian internal selection
Olivia RogowskaAustralian internal selection
Storm SandersAustralian internal selection
Duan YingyingAustralian internal selection

Men's Doubles

CountryNameMethod of Qualification

Lee Hsin-han
Zhang Ze		Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

Alex Bolt
Andrew Whittington		Australian internal selection

James Duckworth
Luke Saville		Australian internal selection

Matthew Ebden
Matt Reid		Australian internal selection

Omar Jasika
John-Patrick Smith		Australian internal selection

Thanasi Kokkinakis
Nick Kyrgios		Australian internal selection

John Millman
Benjamin Mitchell		Australian internal selection

Women's Doubles

CountryNameMethod of Qualification

Yang Zhaoxuan
Ye Qiuyu		Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

Monique Adamczak
Olivia Rogowska		Australian internal selection

Naiktha Bains
Sara Tomic		Australian internal selection

Kimberly Birrell
Priscilla Hon		Australian internal selection

Daria Gavrilova
Storm Sanders		Australian internal selection

Maddison Inglis
Alexandra Nancarrow		Australian internal selection

Jessica Moore
Abbie Myers		Australian internal selection

Mixed Doubles

CountryNameMethod of Qualification

Sam Thompson
Masa Jovanovic		Australian Wildcard Playoff

Chang Kai-chen
Zhang Ze		Australian internal selection

Casey Dellacqua
John Peers		Australian internal selection

Jarmila Gajdošová
Mahesh Bhupathi		Australian internal selection

Daria Gavrilova
Luke Saville		Australian internal selection

Andreja Klepač
Chris Guccione		Australian internal selection

Arina Rodionova
Max Mirnyi		Australian internal selection

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

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, with Zhang Ze from China 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.

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Men's Doubles

Women's Doubles

Australian Wildcard Playoff

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.

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Mixed Doubles

American Wildcard Challenge

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.