2016 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
# 2016 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

The 2016 Australian Open wildcard playoffs and entries was a group of events and internal selections to choose the eight men and eight women singles wildcard entries for the 2016 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. This took place from 14 to 20 December 2015.

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 USTA awarded the entry to the player with the most points over three pre-selected events in USA over October and November 2015.

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. This took place from 2 to 6 December 2015.

Remaining wildcards were awarded by internal Australian selection.

For the first time, a new initiative was put in place for rewarding women's wildcards. A wildcard race was put in place by Tennis Australia to offer the highest Australian points earner from the 2015 Canberra Tennis International and 2015 Bendigo Women's International a main draw wildcard. The singles wildcard was won by Tammi Patterson and the doubles wildcard was won by Jessica Moore and Storm Sanders. Also for the first time, the winner of the girls' 18 and under national championships was rewarded a main draw wildcard.

## Wildcard entries

### Men's singles

| Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
| - | - | - |
| JPN | Yoshihito Nishioka | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
| FRA | Quentin Halys | French internal selection |
| USA | Noah Rubin | American Wildcard Challenge |
| AUS | James Duckworth | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
| AUS | Lleyton Hewitt | Australian internal selection |
| AUS | Omar Jasika | Australian internal selection |
| AUS | Matthew Ebden | Australian internal selection |
| AUS | Jordan Thompson | Australian internal selection |

### Women's singles

| Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
| - | - | - |
| CHN | Han Xinyun | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
| FRA | Océane Dodin | French internal selection |
| USA | Samantha Crawford | American Wildcard Challenge |
| AUS | Tammi Patterson | Australian Wildcard Challenge |
| AUS | Maddison Inglis | Australian Wildcard Playoff |
| AUS | Priscilla Hon | Australian 18/u Champion |
| AUS | Kimberly Birrell | Australian internal selection |
| AUS | Storm Sanders | Australian internal selection |

### Men's doubles

| Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
| - | - | - |
| TPE TPE | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
| AUS AUS | Alex Bolt Andrew Whittington | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | James Duckworth John Millman | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Sam Groth Lleyton Hewitt | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Omar Jasika Nick Kyrgios | Australian internal selection |
| USA USA | Austin Krajicek Donald Young | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Luke Saville John-Patrick Smith | Australian internal selection |

### Women's doubles

| Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
| - | - | - |
| JPN JPN | Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya | Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff |
| AUS AUS | Jessica Moore Storm Sanders | Australian Wildcard Challenge |
| AUS AUS | Alison Bai Naiktha Bains | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Kimberly Birrell Priscilla Hon | Australian internal selection |
| SVK AUS | Daniela Hantuchová Jarmila Wolfe | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Tammi Patterson Olivia Rogowska | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Ellen Perez Belinda Woolcock | Australian internal selection |

### Mixed doubles

| Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
| - | - | - |
| AUS AUS | Kimberly Birrell John Millman | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Daria Gavrilova Luke Saville | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Maddison Inglis Benjamin Mitchell | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Jessica Moore Marc Polmans | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Anastasia Rodionova Chris Guccione | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Arina Rodionova Matt Reid | Australian internal selection |
| AUS AUS | Ajla Tomljanović Nick Kyrgios | Australian internal selection |
| CHN KOR | Zheng Saisai Chung Hyeon | Australian internal selection |

## Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

The Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff events took place in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China from Monday, November 30 to Sunday, December 6, 2015. A total of 26 male and 30 female players from Asia/Pacific zone took part in singles events (including qualifying competitions), with Yoshihito Nishioka from Japan and Han Xinyun from China gaining the Australian Open entry. Both doubles events consisted of 18 male and 19 female teams, with Hsieh Cheng-peng & Yang Tsung-hua and Shuko Aoyama & Makoto Ninomiya winning the wild cards. Junior playoff events were also held, and Chinese players Mu Tao and Wang Xiyu won the wild card entries into the Boys' and Girls' main events, respectively.

### Men's singles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yoshihito Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Wu Hao | 1 | 4 | 1 | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sun Fajing | 6 | 7 | WC | F Sun | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wu Di | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Bai Yan | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 6 | Z Li | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Gong Xiao | 3 | $6^4$ | 4 | Y Bai | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Qi Xi | 3 | 1 | 6 | Z Li | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Li Zhe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Nishioka | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Christopher Rungkat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Jung | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Q | Zhu Zhicheng | 2 | 4 | 8 | C Rungkat | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Toshihide Matsui | | | 3 | T-h Yang | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Yang Tsung-hua | w/o | | | | | | | 3 | T-h Yang | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 7 | Jason Jung | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Jung | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Ruben Gonzales | 4 | 2 | 7 | J Jung | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Zhou Shenghao | 2 | 1 | 2 | Z Zhang | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Zhang Ze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wang Yafan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Akari Inoue | 2 | 0 | | 1 | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Shiho Akita | 5 | 5 | | 7 | S Aoyama | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shuko Aoyama | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Y Wang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Lee Ya-hsuan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | J Lu | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Sun Xuliu | 4 | 4 | | 3 | Y-h Lee | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Gai Ao | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | J Lu | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lu Jingjing | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Wang | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Han Na-lae | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | X Han | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Tian Ran | 7 | 6 | | Q | R Tian | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Ye Qiuyu | 1 | 3 | | 4/WC | V Wongteanchai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4/WC | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4/WC | V Wongteanchai | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | You Xiaodi | 7 | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | 2 | X Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Xun Fangying | 5 | 6 | 3 | Q | F Xun | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gao Xinyu | 5 | 0 | | 2 | X Han | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Han Xinyun | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gong Maoxin Peng Hsien-yin | $6^5$ | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | | |
| | Toshihide Matsui Christopher Rungkat | $7^7$ | 2 | [10] | | T Matsui C Rungkat | 6 | 5 | [4] | | | | |
| 3 | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua | 6 | $6^5$ | [10] | 3 | C-p Hsieh T-h Yang | 2 | 7 | [10] | | | | |
| | Ruben Gonzales Jason Jung | 4 | $7^7$ | [8] | | | | | | 3 | C-p Hsieh T-h Yang | 6 | $7^8$ |
| | Wu Di Yi Chu-huan | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Y Bai Z Li | 4 | $6^6$ |
| 4 | Lee Hsin-han Zhang Ze | 7 | 6 | | 4 | H-h Lee Z Zhang | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
| WC | Gong Pengxiang Qi Xi | 0 | 4 | | 2 | Y Bai Z Li | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| 2 | Bai Yan Li Zhe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shiho Akita Akari Inoue | 1 | 3 | 1 | S Aoyama M Ninomiya | $6^5$ | 6 | [10] | | | | |
| 3 | Han Na-lae Lee Ya-hsuan | 6 | 6 | 3 | N-l Han Y-h Lee | $7^7$ | 2 | [4] | | | | |
| | Gao Xinyu Xun Fangying | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | S Aoyama M Ninomiya | 6 | $7^8$ |
| WC | Chen Pei-hsuan Huang Hsiang-wen | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | V Wongteanchai Z Yang | 0 | $6^6$ |
| 4 | Han Xinyun Lu Jingjing | 6 | 6 | 4 | X Han J Lu | 3 | 6 | [5] | | | | |
| | Chen Jiahui Ye Qiuyu | 4 | 4 | 2 | V Wongteanchai Z Yang | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | |
| 2 | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Australian Wildcard Playoff

The December Showdown was held between 5 and 20 December. This Showdown included the Wildcard Playoff as well as 18/u, 16/u, 14/u and 12/u National Championships. The men's wildcard playoff was won by top seed James Duckworth who defeated Benjamin Mitchell in the final by a walkover. Mitchell was forced to pull out of the final to be in Brisbane with his partner whom was due to give birth. The women's wildcard playoff was won by unseeded teen Maddison Inglis, who defeated newlywed Arina Rodionova in the final.

### Men's singles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | James Duckworth | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Bourchier | 3 | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 | | 1 | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marc Polmans | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | M Polmans | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Alex Bolt | 6 | 6 | 4 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Duckworth | 4 | 6 | $7^9$ | $7^{10}$ | | | |
| 3 | Luke Saville | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Matosevic | 6 | 3 | $6^7$ | $6^8$ | | | |
| | Jacob Grills | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 3 | L Saville | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maverick Banes | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | 7 | M Matosevic | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Marinko Matosevic | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Duckworth | w/o |
| 8 | Matthew Barton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Mitchell | |
| | Omar Jasika | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | 8 | M Barton | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oliver Anderson | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | 4 | B Mitchell | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Benjamin Mitchell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Mitchell | 2 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | |
| 6 | Gavin van Peperzeel | 3 | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | B Mousley | 6 | $6^3$ | $6^2$ | 4 | | | |
| | Bradley Mousley | 6 | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | B Mousley | 4 | 7 | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | J Thompson | 6 | 5 | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jordan Thompson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Olivia Rogowska | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kaylah McPhee | 6 | 6 | | K McPhee | K McPhee | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maddison Inglis | 6 | 3 | 6 | M Inglis | M Inglis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Zoe Hives | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | M Inglis | M Inglis | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Alison Bai | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | N Bains | N Bains | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Belinda Woolcock | 2 | 6 | 6 | B Woolcock | B Woolcock | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naiktha Bains | 6 | 5 | 6 | N Bains | N Bains | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sally Peers | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Inglis | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Storm Sanders | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ar Rodionova | 4 | 2 |
| Alt | Lizette Cabrera | 3 | 2 | | 6 | S Sanders | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abbie Myers | 6 | 6 | | | A Myers | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jessica Moore | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | S Sanders | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Olivia Tjandramulia | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | 2 | Ar Rodionova | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Destanee Aiava | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | D Aiava | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angelique Svinos | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Ar Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

NB: Kimberly Birrell was the number 5 seed, but withdrew prior to the commencement of play.

### Girls' singles

For the first time in Australian Open history, the winner of the girls' 18/U Championships will receive a main draw wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open. The wildcard was won by top seed Priscilla Hon who defeated wildcard playoff winner Maddison Inglis in the final.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Priscilla Hon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Petra Hule | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Priscilla Hon | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^{12}$ | | | | |
| 5 | Naiktha Bains | $6^5$ | 3 | | 4 | Olivia Tjandramulia | 6 | $6^2$ | $6^{10}$ | | | | |
| 4 | Olivia Tjandramulia | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Priscilla Hon | 6 | $7^7$ |
| 3 | Sara Tomic | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | Maddison Inglis | 2 | $6^5$ |
| 6 | Destanee Aiava | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Destanee Aiava | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Kaylah McPhee | 7 | $6^4$ | 1 | 7 | Maddison Inglis | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Maddison Inglis | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

NB: Kimberly Birrell was the number 2 seed.

### Mixed doubles

The 'Win a Wildcard' competition held by Tennis Australia allowed any person over the age of 16 entry into the competition. State championships were held across the period of November and December and the finals were held at Melbourne Park on 20 December. The entire competition was played using the Fast4 Tennis method. The competition was won by Bradley Mousley and Jessica Moore who had secured a wildcard into the 2016 Australian Open mixed doubles event. However, Mousley withdrew from the event, and Moore partnered Marc Polmans.

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Aaron Addison Alana Parnaby | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | James Frawley Alison Bai | 4 | 4 | 4 | James Frawley Alison Bai | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Scott Puodziunas Ashling Sumner | 3 | 3 | 1 | Bradley Mousley Jessica Moore | 4 | 4 |
| 1 | Bradley Mousley Jessica Moore | 4 | 4 | | | | |
