Australian Open qualifying kicks off today
The hopes and dreams of many tennis players start and end today, at least in terms of Grand Slam glory.
The Grand Slams are of course the tournaments that all professional players are aiming to play.
Qualifying starts today for men and women in singles. The qualifying field is split into two halves with the other half commencing tomorrow.
Thirteen Aussies to contest AO2023 women’s qualifying
The lineup of Australian women competing in the qualies is:
Priscilla Hon
Maddison Inglis
Arina Rodionova
Zoe Hives
(WC) Astra Sharma
(WC) Lizette Cabrera
(WC) Alexandra Bozovic
(WC) Destanee Aiava
(WC) Ellen Perez
(WC) Seone Mendez
(WC) Petra Hule
(WC) Kaylah McPhee
(WC) Elysia Bolton
Below is the women’s qualifying draw for the Australians
| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| Priscilla Hon (AUS) | 154 | v | Katrina Scott (USA) | 159 |
| Maddison Inglis (AUS) | 179 | v | Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) | 152 |
| [WC] Astra Sharma (AUS) | 233 | v | Katharina Hobgarski (GER) | 192 |
| [WC] Lizette Cabrera (AUS) | 265 | v | Elina Avanesyan | 153 |
| Arina Rodionova (AUS) | 302 | v | [23] CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) | 128 |
| [WC] Alexandra Bozovic (AUS) | 307 | v | [1] Alycia Parks (USA) | 75 |
| [WC] Destanee Aiava (AUS) | 311 | v | Ipek Oz (TUR) | 182 |
| [WC] Ellen Perez (AUS) | 364 | v | [WC] Petra Hule (AUS) | 452 |
| [WC] Seone Mendez (AUS) | 375 | v | [13] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) | 116 |
| [WC] Kaylah McPhee (AUS) | 580 | v | [4] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) | 105 |
| [WC] Elysia Bolton (AUS) | 681 | v | [26] Jodie Burrage (GBR) | 131 |
| Zoe Hives (AUS) | 772 | v | Harmony Tan (FRA) | 142 |
Fifteen Aussies to contest AO2023 men’s qualifying
The lineup of Australian men competing in the qualies is:
(21) Aleksandar Vukic
James Duckworth
Li Tu
Max Purcell
Marc Polmans
Alex Bolt
Omar Jasika
(WC) Dane Sweeny
(WC) Tristan Schoolkate
(WC) Adam Walton
(WC) James McCabe
(WC) Philip Sekulic
(WC) Edward Winter
(WC) Jeremy Jin
(WC) Derek Pham
Below is the men’s qualifying draw for the Australians
| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| [21] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) | 130 | v | Gabriel Diallo (CAN) | 227 |
| James Duckworth (AUS) | 155 | v | Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) | 188 |
| Li Tu (AUS) | 210 | v | [25] Jozef Kovalik (SVK) | 137 |
| Max Purcell (AUS) | 220 | v | [2] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) | 101 |
| Omar Jasika (AUS) | 242 | v | [6] Denis Kudla (USA) | 106 |
| [WC] Dane Sweeny (AUS) | 249 | v | [27] Vit Kopriva (CZE) | 140 |
| Marc Polmans (AUS) | 334 | v | [24] Lukas Klein (SVK) | 136 |
| [WC] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) | 367 | v | Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) | 218 |
| [WC] James McCabe (AUS) | 406 | v | Alexandre Muller (FRA) | 160 |
| [WC] Adam Walton (AUS) | 432 | v | [14] Pablo Andujar (ESP) | 121 |
| [WC] Philip Sekulic (AUS) | 543 | v | [30] Yosuke Watanuki (JPN) | 145 |
| Alex Bolt (AUS) | 638 | v | Renzo Olivo (ARG) | 182 |
| [WC] Edward Winter (AUS) | 672 | v | Rio Noguchi (JPN) | 208 |
| [WC] Jeremy Jin (AUS) | 990 | v | [20] Zizou Bergs (BEL) | 129 |
| [WC] Derek Pham (AUS) | 1017 | v | Peter Gojowczyk (GER) | 235 |