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 QualificationMichael MmohAmerican Wildcard ChallengeDenis IstominAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffQuentin HalysFrench internal selectionOmar JasikaAustralian Wildcard PlayoffSam GrothAustralian internal selectionAlex De MinaurAustralian internal selectionAndrew WhittingtonAustralian internal selectionChristopher O'ConnellAustralian internal selection
Women's singles Country Name Method of QualificationKayla DayAmerican Wildcard ChallengeLuksika KumkhumAsia-Pacific Wildcard PlayoffMyrtille GeorgesFrench internal selectionJaimee FourlisAustralian Wildcard PlayoffDestanee AiavaAustralian 18/u ChampionLizette CabreraAustralian internal selectionAshleigh BartyAustralian internal selectionArina RodionovaAustralian internal selection
Men's doubles Country Name Method of QualificationHsieh Cheng-pengYang Tsung-huaAsian Wildcard Playoff Matthew Barton Matthew EbdenAustralian internal selection Alex Bolt Bradley MousleyAustralian internal selection Alex De Minaur Max PurcellAustralian internal selection Marc Polmans Andrew WhittingtonAustralian internal selection Matt Reid John-Patrick SmithAustralian internal selection Luke Saville Jordan ThompsonAustralian internal selection
Women's doubles Country Name Method of Qualification Chan Chin-wei Junri NamigataAsian Wildcard Playoff Jessica Moore Storm SandersAustralian Wildcard Challenge Destanee Aiava Alicia SmithAustralian Wildcard Playoff Ashleigh Barty Casey DellacquaAustralian internal selection Alison Bai Lizette CabreraAustralian internal selection Kimberly Birrell Priscilla HonAustralian internal selection Ellen Perez Olivia TjandramuliaAustralian internal selection
Mixed doubles Country Name Method of Qualification Destanee Aiava Marc PolmansAustralian internal selection Casey Dellacqua Matt ReidAustralian internal selection Daria Gavrilova Luke SavilleAustralian internal selection Martina Hingis Leander PaesAustralian internal selection Pauline Parmentier Nicolas MahutAustralian internal selection Sally Peers John PeersAustralian internal selection Arina Rodionova John-Patrick SmithAustralian internal selection Samantha Stosur Sam GrothAustralian internal selection
US Wildcard Challenge The US 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.
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 50 495 Jennifer Brady 8 29 1 38 37 Samantha Crawford 8 1 29 38 37
Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff The Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off featured 16-players in the men's and women's singles draws and took place from 28 November to 4 December 2016 at Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai, China.
Men's singles
Seeds
Denis Istomin (winner) Lee Duck-hee (final) Wu Di (semifinals) Li Zhe (first round)
Prajnesh Gunneswaran (semifinals) Kwon Soon-woo (first round) Gao Xin (first round) Vijay Sundar Prashanth (quarterfinals)
Draw
Women's singles
Seeds
Hsieh Su-wei (quarterfinals, withdrew) Chang Kai-chen (final) Luksika Kumkhum (winner) Sabina Sharipova (first round)
Junri Namigata (semifinals) Lu Jingjing (quarterfinals) Kyōka Okamura (first round) Ankita Raina (quarterfinals)
Draw
Men's doubles
Seeds
Zhe Li / Yi Chu-huan (semifinals) Peng Hsien-yin / Di Wu (quarterfinals)
Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua (winners) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (final)
Draw
Women's doubles
Seeds
Peangtarn Plipuech / Varatchaya Wongteanchai (semifinals) Lu Jingjing / You Xiaodi (semifinals)
Chang Kai-chen / Hsu Ching-wen (final) Ankita Raina / Sabina Sharipova (quarterfinals)
Draw
Australian Wildcard Playoff The December Showdown is held annually for two weeks in December. The Showdown includes age championships for 12/u, 14/u, 16/u and 18/u age categories. It also hosts the 2017 Australian Wildcard Playoff which will be held from 12–18 December 2016 at Melbourne Park. 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. For the second time in a row, the winner of the girls' 18/u championship will be given a main draw wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open.
Men's singles
Seeds
Draw
Women's singles
Seeds
Draw
Women's doubles
Seeds
Draw
Boys' singles
Seeds
Draw
Girls' singles
Seeds
Draw
References
External links American Wildcard Challenge standings December Showdown website Australian Wildcard Playoff website Australian Wildcard Playoff draws 18/u Australian Championships draws Asian Wildcard Playoff website Asian Wildcard Playoff Men's singles draw Asian Wildcard Playoff Women's singles draw Asian Wildcard Playoff Men's doubles draw Asian Wildcard Playoff Women's doubles draw Asian Wildcard Playoff Men's qualifying draw Asian Wildcard Playoff Women's qualifying draw