Australian Open – Wildcards
A history[1] of the wildcard players awarded at the Australian Open since 1996.[2][3]
Wildcards given to French players[edit]
Since 2000, the Tennis Australia has agreements with the French Tennis Federation to give one French player a wildcard into the main draw of the Australian Open; in return, an Australian player is given the same into the French Open later in the year.[4]
Wildcards given to American players[edit]
Since 2007, the Tennis Australia has agreements with the United States Tennis Association to give one American player a wildcard into the main draw of the Australian Open; in return, an Australian player is given the same into the U.S. Open later in the year.
Men's singles[edit]
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Women's singles[edit]
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Wildcards given to Asia-Pacific players[edit]
The Australian Open is officially promoted as the 'Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific'. Hence, one Wildcard into the main draw (since 1996) is given to a player representing an Asia-Pacific[5] nation.
| Year | Country | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  China
|
Chen Li |
| 1998 |  India
|
Nirupama Vaidyanathan |
| 1999 |  South Korea
|
Park Sung-hee |
| 2000 | China
|
Yi Jing-Qian |
| 2001 |  Chinese Taipei
|
Janet Lee |
| 2002 | South Korea
|
Cho Yoon-jeong |
| 2003 |  Japan
|
Akiko Morigami |
| 2004 | Chinese Taipei
|
Chuang Chia-jung |
| 2005 | India
|
Sania Mirza |
| 2006 |  Uzbekistan
|
Akgul Amanmuradova |
| 2007 | Uzbekistan
|
Iroda Tulyaganova |
| 2008 | Uzbekistan
|
Iroda Tulyaganova |
| 2009 | China
|
Yuan Meng |
| 2010 |  Kazakhstan
|
Sesil Karatantcheva |
| 2011 | Chinese Taipei
|
Chang Kai-chen |
| 2012 | China
|
Zhang Shuai |
| 2013 | China
|
Zhang Yuxuan |
| 2014 | China
|
Tang Haochen |
| 2015 | Chinese Taipei
|
Chang Kai-chen |
| 2016 | China
|
Han Xinyun |
| 2017 |  Thailand
|
Luksika Kumkhum |
| 2018 | China
|
Wang Xinyu |
| 2019 | China
|
Peng Shuai |
| 2020 | South Korea
|
Han Na-lae |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Alcaraz Awarded Madrid Wild Card". www.tennisnow.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ↑ "Wildcards". ausopen.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ "Australian Open 2017, Day 13, as it happened: Serena Williams clinches 23, Kontinen/Peers win men's doubles title-Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ↑ "Wild cards". Heavy Topspin. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ "Returns and Reunions: 10 Things to Know about Doha". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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