2017 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries

2017 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries
Date	November 2016 – January 2017
Edition	105th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Location	(various) United States Zhuhai, Guangdong, China Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The 2017 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 2017 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 Qualification
USA	Michael Mmoh	American Wildcard Challenge
UZB	Denis Istomin	Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
FRA		French internal selection
AUS		Australian Wildcard Playoff
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection

Women's Singles

Country	Name	Method of Qualification
USA	Kayla Day	American Wildcard Challenge
THA	Luksika Kumkhum	Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff
FRA		French internal selection
AUS		Australian Wildcard Playoff
AUS	Lizette Cabrera	Australian internal selection [1]
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection

Men's Doubles

Country	Name	Method of Qualification
TPE  TPE	Hsieh Cheng-peng  Yang Tsung-hua	Asian Wildcard Playoff
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection

Women's Doubles

Country	Name	Method of Qualification
TPE  JPN	Chan Chin-wei Junri Namigata	Asian Wildcard Playoff
AUS  AUS	Jessica Moore Storm Sanders	Australian Wildcard Challenge
AUS  AUS		Australian Wildcard Playoff
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection

Mixed Doubles

Country	Name	Method of Qualification
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection
		Australian internal selection

USA Wildcard Challenge

The USA awarded a wildcard to the man and woman that earned the most ranking points across a group of three Challenger/ITF hardcourt events in the United States in October and November 2016. For the men, it was the Charlottesville, Knoxville and Champaign Challengers and for the women, it was Macon, Scottsdale and Waco. Only the best two results from the three challengers were taken into account with the winners being teenagers Michael Mmoh and Kayla Day. These players were announced on 18 November 2016.^{[2] [3]}

Men's Standings

Place	Player	Charlottesville	Knoxville	Champaign	Total Results	Best Two Results
1	Michael Mmoh	7	80	15	102	95
2	Reilly Opelka	80	–	7	87	87
3	Jared Donaldson	15	29	29	73	58
4	Mackenzie McDonald	29	15	–	44	44
5	Stefan Kozlov	–	29	7	36	36

Women's Standings

Place	Player	Macon	Scottsdale	Waco	Total Results	Best Two Results
1	Kayla Day	80	29	–	109	109
2	Grace Min	29	15	48	92	77
3	Danielle Collins	48	1	15	64	63
4	Kristie Ahn	1	48	1	50	49
=5	Jennifer Brady	8	29	1	38	37
=5	Samantha Crawford	8	1	29	38	37

Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff

The Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off will feature 16-player men’s and women’s singles draws and will take place from 28 November – 4 December 2016 at Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai, China.^[4]

Men's singles

Seeds

01.   Denis Istomin (Winner) 02.   Lee Duck-hee (Final) 03.   Wu Di (Semifinals) 04.   Li Zhe (First Round)

05.   Prajnesh Gunneswaran (Semifinals) 06.   Kwon Soon-woo (First Round) 07.   Gao Xin (First Round) 08.   Vijay Sundar Prashanth (Quarterfinals)

Draw

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	Denis Istomin	6	6
WC	Sun Fajing	2	0				1	D Istomin	6	6
7	Gao Xin	0^r					LL	H Wu	2	2
LL	Wu Hao	1												1	D Istomin	6	1	11
4	Li Zhe	6^2	4											5	P Gunneswaran	2	6	9
Q	Francis Casey Alcantara	7^7	6				Q	FC Alcantara	4	1
5	Prajnesh Gunneswaran	4	6	6			5	P Gunneswaran	6	6
WC	Gong Xiao	6	4	2																	1	D Istomin	7	6
Q	Li Zhaotai	6^6	0																		2	D-h Lee	5	1
8	Vijay Sundar Prashanth	7^8	6				8	VS Prashanth	6	3	4
WC	Yang Tsung-hua	2	3				3	D Wu	4	6	6
3	Wu Di	6	6											3	D Wu	2	7	5
Q	Ruben Gonzales	6	6											2	D-h Lee	6	5	7
6	Kwon Soon-woo	3	4				Q	R Gonzales	6	3	4
Q	Qi Xi	2	6	1			2	D-h Lee	4	6	6
2	Lee Duck-hee	6	4	6

Women's singles

Seeds

01.   Hsieh Su-wei (Quarterfinals, withdrew) 02.   Chang Kai-chen (Final) 03.   Luksika Kumkhum (Winner) 04.   Sabina Sharipova (First Round)

05.   Junri Namigata (Semifinals) 06.   Lu Jingjing (Quarterfinals) 07.   Kyōka Okamura (First Round) 08.   Ankita Raina (Quarterfinals)

Draw

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
1	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
	Peangtarn Plipuech	3	4				1	S-w Hsieh
5/WC	Junri Namigata	6	6				5/WC	J Namigata	w/o
Q	Hsu Ching-wen	4	2											5/WC	J Namigata	6	1	1
3	Luksika Kumkhum	6	6											3	L Kumkhum	4	6	6
WC	Chen Siyu	0	0				3	L Kumkhum	6	6
7	Kyōka Okamura	4	3					V Wongteanchai	3	0
	Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6	6																		3	L Kumkhum	6	6
Q	Stefanie Tan	1	2																		2	K-c Chang	4	3
6	Lu Jingjing	6	6				6	J Lu	6^5	5
Q	You Xiaodi	6	5	6			Q	X You	7^7	7
4	Sabina Sharipova	1	7	1										Q	X You	4	1
Q	Kang Jiaqi	2	1											2	K-c Chang	6	6
8/WC	Ankita Raina	6	6				8/WC	A Raina	1	1
WC	Xun Fangying	5	3				2	K-c Chang	6	6
2	Chang Kai-chen	7	6

Men's doubles

Seeds

01.   Zhe Li / Yi Chu-huan (Semifinals) 02.   Peng Hsien-yin / Di Wu (Quarterfinals)

03.   Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua (Winners) 04.   Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (Final)

Draw

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
							1	Zhe Li   C-h Yi	6	6
	Francis Casey Alcantara   Ruben Gonzales	6	6					FC Alcantara   R Gonzales	3	4
WC	Wu Hao   Yu Bingyu	1	3											1	Zhe Li   C-h Yi	1	6^2
														3	C-p Hsieh   T-h Yang	6	7^7
							3	C-p Hsieh   T-h Yang	6	6
								X Gong   Zha Li	2	1
																					3	C-p Hsieh   T-h Yang	6	6
																					4	J Nedunchezhiyan   VS Prashanth	1	4
								X Gao   F Sun
							4	J Nedunchezhiyan   VS Prashanth	w/o
														4	J Nedunchezhiyan   VS Prashanth	6	6
															P Gong   X Qi	1	2
								P Gong   X Qi	2	6	[10]
							2	H-y Peng   D Wu	6	4	[8]

Women's doubles

Seeds

01.   Peangtarn Plipuech / Varatchaya Wongteanchai (Semifinals) 02.   Lu Jingjing / You Xiaodi (Semifinals)

03.   Chang Kai-chen / Hsu Ching-wen (Final) 04.   Ankita Raina / Sabina Sharipova (Quarterfinals)

Draw

First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
							1	P Plipuech   V Wongteanchai	1	6	[10]
WC	Chen Siyu   Yang Yidi	2	0				WC	S-y Hsieh   S-w Hsieh	6	3	[4]
WC	Hsieh Shu-ying   Hsieh Su-wei	6	6											1	P Plipuech   V Wongteanchai	3	2
														3	K-c Chang   C-w Hsu	6	6
							3	K-c Chang   C-w Hsu	7	6
	Kang Jiaqi   Li Yihong	w/o						J Kang   Yih Li	5	2
WC	Chen Yu   Mulan Kamoe																				3	K-c Chang   C-w Hsu	6	3	[8]
	Chan Chin-wei   Junri Namigata	6	6																			C-w Chan   J Namigata	1	6	[10]
	Guo Hanyu   Jiang Xinyu	3	0					C-w Chan   J Namigata	3	6	[10]
							4	A Raina   S Sharipova	6	2	[8]
															C-w Chan   J Namigata	7^8	6
	Luksika Kumkhum   Xun Fangying	7	6											2	J Lu   X You	6^6	2
WC	Li Yixuan   Sun Xuliu	5	3					L Kumkhum   F Xun	5	1
							2	J Lu   X You	7	6

Australian Wildcard Playoff

The Australian Open 2017 Wildcard Play-off will be held from 12–18 December 2016 at Melbourne Park.^[5] For the first time, a women's doubles playoff will be contested, with the winner receiving a main draw wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open women's doubles.

Men's Singles

Seeds

1. Andrew Whittington
2. Sam Groth
3. Marinko Matosevic
4. Marc Polmans
5. John-Patrick Smith
6. Christopher O'Connell
7. Luke Saville
8. Blake Mott

Draw

First Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1

Andrew Whittington

2

Sam Groth

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Arina Rodionova
2. Ashleigh Barty
3. Storm Sanders
4. Destanee Aiava
5. Alison Bai
6. Jaimee Fourlis
7. Naiktha Bains
8. Tammi Patterson

Draw

First Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1

Arina Rodionova

2

Ashleigh Barty

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua
2. Naiktha Bains / Abbie Myers
3. Ellen Perez / Olivia Tjandramulia
4. Tammi Patterson / Sally Peers

Draw

First Round

Semifinals

Final

1

Ashleigh Barty   Casey Dellacqua

2

Naiktha Bains   Abbie Myers

References

1. "Lizette Cabrera has been handed a wildcard into the Australian Open". Courier Mail. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
2. "Mmoh wins challenge, secures Australian Open wild card". Tennis USA. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
3. "MMOH, DAY AWARDED AUSTRALIAN OPEN WILDCARDS". Tennis Australia. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
4. "ZHUHAI TO HOST ASIA PACIFIC WILDCARD PLAY-OFF". Tennis Australia. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
5. "AUSTRALIAN OPEN WILDCARD PLAY-OFF". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2016.