2012 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

Main article: 2012 Australian Open

The 2012 Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs and Entries are a group of events and internal selections to choose the 8 men and women wildcard entries for the 2012 Australian Open. Tennis Australia will award eight wildcards for the men's and women's professional singles competitions. Former Australian Grand Slam champions, Pat Rafter and Todd Woodbridge will help to select the four discretionary wildcards in the men's draw. In an agreement with the United States Tennis Association, Tennis Australia will give one man and one woman from the United States a wildcard into the Australian Open.^[1][2] Tennis Australia also has a similar agreement with the French Tennis Federation. The Australian Open is promoted as "the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific"; one male and one female player from this geographical area will be awarded a wildcard. The final wildcard will be awarded to the winner of the Australian Open wildcard playoff, a tournament between Australian players, who do not receive direct entry into the draw.^[3] Tennis Australia may also decide to give doubles wildcards to Asian participants, based on need and availability.

2012 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries
Date	December - January
Edition	100th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Wildcard entries

These are the wildcard qualifiers, from both internal selections and playoffs.

Men's singles

Country	Name	Method of Qualification
AUS	Lleyton Hewitt[4]	Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
AUS	Marinko Matosevic[5]	Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - Australia
AUS	James Duckworth[6]	Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
AUS	Benjamin Mitchell[7]	Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
USA	Jesse Levine[8]	Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - USA
FRA	Kenny de Schepper[8]	Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - France
JPN	Tatsuma Ito	Asian Wildcard - Internal Selection
AUS	Greg Jones	Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection

Women's singles

Country	Name	Method of Qualification
AUS	Ashleigh Barty[9]	Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - Australia
AUS	Casey Dellacqua[8]	Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
USA	Madison Keys[8]	Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - USA
FRA	Aravane Rezaï[8]	Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - France
AUS	Olivia Rogowska[7]	Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
CHN	Zhang Shuai	Asian-Pacific Wildcard - Internal Selection
AUS	Isabella Holland	Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection
AUS	Bojana Bobusic	Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection

US Playoffs

Men's singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Bobby Reynolds	6	4	8
		Rhyne Williams	4	6	10
									Rhyne Williams	5	2
								4	Robby Ginepri	7	6
		Steve Johnson	64	0
	4	Robby Ginepri	77	6
															4	Robby Ginepri	0	2	1
															2	Jesse Levine	6	6	6
	3	Denis Kudla	3	77	5
		Jack Sock	6	64	4r
								3	Denis Kudla	5	2
								2	Jesse Levine	7	6
		Daniel Kosakowski	2	4
	2	Jesse Levine	6	6

US Playoffs

Women's singles

	1st Round							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Coco Vandeweghe	6	6
		Taylor Townsend	4	4
								1	Coco Vandeweghe	3	6	7
									Gail Brodsky	6	3	9
		Gail Brodsky	6	4	6
	4	Melanie Oudin	4	6	4
																Gail Brodsky	3	4
																Madison Keys	6	6
	3	Jamie Hampton	6	4	7
		Madison Keys	3	6	9
									Madison Keys	3	6	6
								2	Alison Riske	6	4	1
		Grace Min	0	0
	2	Alison Riske	6	6

Australian Playoffs – Men

The Australian playoffs were run by Tennis Australia, with the top 24 men's Australian players who would not be direct qualifiers, or those already selected for an internal wildcard into the main draw, competing.^[10]

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Greg Jones	7	2	4
	5	James Duckworth	5	6	6
								5	James Duckworth	4	1	2
								2	Marinko Matosevic	6	6	6
	8	Michael Look	6	3	0
	2	Marinko Matosevic	4	6	6

Top half

	Round 1							Round 2							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Greg Jones	6	6
		Gavin van Peperzeel	7	3	6				Gavin van Peperzeel	2	3
		Blake Mott	5	6	3										1	Greg Jones	77	6
		Dane Propoggia	6	6												Dane Propoggia	62	2
		Andrew Harris	3	4					Dane Propoggia	6	77
								6	James Lemke	4	64
																						1	Greg Jones	7	2	4
																						5	James Duckworth	5	6	6
								3	Benjamin Mitchell	710	7
		Matthew Barton	6	6					Matthew Barton	68	5
		Brendan Moore	4	1											3	Benjamin Mitchell	3	5
		Luke Saville	2	6	6										5	James Duckworth	6	7
		Christopher O'Connell	6	4	4				Luke Saville	2	2
								5	James Duckworth	6	6

Bottom half

	Round 1							Round 2							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								8	Michael Look	2	77	6
		Isaac Frost	7	6					Isaac Frost	6	64	0
		Andrew Whittington	5	3											8	Michael Look	6	4	77
		John-Patrick Smith	6	6												John-Patrick Smith	4	6	64
		Maverick Banes	1	3					John-Patrick Smith	7	77
								4	Chris Guccione	5	63
																						8	Michael Look	6	3	0
																						2	Marinko Matosevic	4	6	6
								7	Matt Reid	5	6	2
		Nicholas Kyrgios	6	6					Nicholas Kyrgios	7	3	6
		Alexander Bolt	4	4												Nicholas Kyrgios	3	6	4
		John Peers	4	1											2	Marinko Matosevic	6	3	6
		Samuel Groth	6	6					Samuel Groth	4	66
								2	Marinko Matosevic	6	78

Australian Playoffs – Women

The Australian playoffs were run by Tennis Australia, with the top 16 women's Australian players who would not be direct qualifiers, or those already selected for an internal wildcard into the main draw, competing.^[11]

Finals

The top player in each group moves to the final stage.

	Semifinals							Final
		Ashleigh Barty	7	6
	6	Arina Rodionova	5	3
									Ashleigh Barty	78	6
								2	Olivia Rogowska	66	2
	5	Bojana Bobusic	4	5
	2	Olivia Rogowska	6	7

Blue group

		Dellacqua	Starr	Barty	Bengson	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Casey Dellacqua		6–1, 6–0	3–6, 3–6	6–2, 6–2	2–1	4–2 (66.7%)	30–17 (63.8%)	2
8	Emelyn Starr	1–6, 0–6		3–6, 2–6	7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–5	1–2	2–5 (28.6%)	25–42 (37.3%)	3
	Ashleigh Barty	6–3, 6–3	6–3, 6–2		6–2, 6–4	3–0	6–0 (100%)	36–17 (67.9%)	1
	Stephanie Bengson	2–6, 2–6	6–7(4–7), 7–5, 5–7	2–6, 4–6		0–3	1–6 (14.3%)	28–43 (39.4%)	4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

Magenta group

		Rogowska	Jeflea	Woolcock	Hadzic	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Olivia Rogowska		6–3, 7–5	6–0, 6–4	6–3, 6–2	3–0	6–0 (100%)	37–17 (68.5%)	1
7	Daniella Jeflea	3–6, 5–7		6–2, 5–7, 3–6	6–0, 6–1	1–2	3–4 (42.9%)	34–29 (44%)	2
	Belinda Woolcock	0–6, 4–6	2–6, 7–5, 6–3		5–7, 6–3, 0–6	1–2	3–5 (37.5%)	30–42 (41.7%)	3
	Azra Hadzic	3–6, 2–6	0–6, 1–6	7–5, 3–6, 6–0		1–2	2–5 (28.6%)	22–35 (38.6%)	4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

Green group

		Holland	Rodionova	Hubacek	Tredoux Bai	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
3	Isabella Holland		3–6, 6–0, 4–6	6–2, 6–4	6–3, 6-0 (w/ Tredoux)	2–1	5–2 (66.7%)	37–20 (64.9%)	2
6	Arina Rodionova	6–3, 0–6, 6–4		6–2, 6–0	6–0, 6–4 (w/ Bai)	3–0	6–1 (85.7%)	36–18 (66.7%)	1
	Alenka Hubacek	2–6, 4–6	2–6, 0–6		7–5, 4–6, 6–3 (w/ Bai)	1–2	2–5 (28.6%)	25–38 (39.7%)	3
Alt	Rachael Tredoux Alison Bai	3–6, 0–6 (w/ Tredoux)	0–6, 4–6 (w/ Bai)	5–7, 6–4, 3–6 (w/ Bai)		0–1 0–2	0–2 1–4 (20%)	3–12 18–29 (38.3%)	X 4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

Yellow group

		Peers	Bobusic	Rajicic	Sanders	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
4	Sally Peers		2–6, 2–6	6–2, 6–2	6–1, 6–2	2–1	4–2 (66.7%)	28–19 (59.6%)	2
5	Bojana Bobusic	6–2, 6–2		4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)	6–3, 6–7(4–7), 3–6	2–1	5–3 (62.5%)	44–35 (55.7%)	1
	Viktorija Rajicic	2–6, 2–6	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)		6–2, 6–3	1–2	3–4 (42.9%)	31–34 (47.7%)	3
	Storm Sanders	1–6, 2–6	3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3	2–6, 3–6		1–2	2–5 (40%)	24–39 (38.1%)	4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

See also

• Tennis portal