2018 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries

The USTA awarded a wildcard to the man and woman that earned the most ranking points across a group of three ATP/Challenger hardcourt events in the October and November 2017. For the men, the events included ATP Paris, $75K Canberra, $75K Charlottesville, $75K+H Shenzhen, €106K+H Bratislava, €85K+H Mouilleron-le-Captif, $50K+H Kobe, $75K Knoxville, $75K Champaign and $50K+H Pune events. For the women, the events included $80K Macon, $80K Tyler and $80K Waco. Only the best two results from the three weeks of challengers were taken into account with the winners being Tim Smyczek and Taylor Townsend.[lower-alpha 1]

Tennis Australia awarded a singles wildcard and a doubles wildcard to the Australian women that earned the most ranking points across a group of two ITF hardcourt events in the October and November 2017. The events included the 2017 Canberra Tennis International and the 2017 Bendigo Women's International. The winners of the wildcards were Olivia Rogowska, and Alison Bai and Zoe Hives, respectively.

The Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off featured 16-players in the men's and women's singles draws and took place from 29 November to 3 December 2017 at Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai, China.

Draw

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	S-w Kwon	7	6
	Q	L Zhao	5	1				1	S-w Kwon	w/o
	5	T-h Yang	4	7	4			Q	V Vardhan
	Q	V Vardhan	6	5	6										1	S-w Kwon	6	6
	3	Y Takahashi	6	6											8	H Moriya	1	1
	WC	Xia Zihao	1	1				3	Y Takahashi	6	3	5
	8	H Moriya	7	6				8	H Moriya	3	6	7
		S Balaji	5	0																		1	S-w Kwon	6	6
	Q	J Karimov	7	6																		4	Z Li	1	1
	6	S Nagal	5	4				Q	J Karimov	3	1
	Q	Yo Watanuki	3	2				4	Z Li	6	6
	4	Z Li	6	6											4	Z Li	4	6	6
	WC	Wu Hao	4	2											7	Zh Zhang	6	4	4
	7	Zh Zhang	6	6				7	Zh Zhang	w/o
	WC	W Trongcharoenchaikul	5	4				2	Ze Zhang
	2	Ze Zhang	7	6

Draw

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Doi	6	77
	Q	E Sema	1	63				1	M Doi	6	6
	6	K-c Chang	6	6				6	K-c Chang	3	2
	Q	A Omae	3	3											1	M Doi	6	4	3
	4	M Imanishi	2	7	1										WC	Xin Wang	1	6	6
	WC	Xin Wang	6	5	6			WC	Xin Wang	6	6
	8	H Kuwata	7	3	2			Q	X Sun	2	1
	Q	X Sun	5	6	6																	WC	Xin Wang	4	7	6
		M Inoue	6	6																		WC	A Tere-Apisah	6	5	4
	7	A Shimizu	3	2					M Inoue	3	4
	WC	A Tere-Apisah	6	6				WC	A Tere-Apisah	6	6
	3	J Namigata	2	1											WC	A Tere-Apisah	6	6
	WC	F Xun	5	6	62										2	Jin Lu	1	1
	5	X Gao	7	4	77			5	X Gao	0	2
		R Sawayanagi	3r					2	Jin Lu	6	6
	2	Jin Lu	5

Draw

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								1	Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana	6	6
		C-p Hsieh T-h Yang	6	6					C-p Hsieh T-h Yang	4	3
		H-y Peng Zh Zhang	4	4											1	Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana	79	6
															4	T Matsui C-h Yi	64	1
								4	T Matsui C-h Yi	4	6	[10]
		M Gong Ze Zhang	61	6	[10]				M Gong Ze Zhang	6	3	[4]
		Wu Hao Xia Zihao	77	3	[5]																	1	Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana	78	6
	WC	Du Ye Gao Qun	79	2	[10]																	2	J Nedunchezhiyan C Rungkat	66	3
		S-w Kwon Z Li	67	6	[6]				Y Du Q Gao	4	2
								3	S Balaji V Vardhan	6	6
															3	S Balaji V Vardhan	2	3
		H Moriya Y Takahashi	6	6											2	J Nedunchezhiyan C Rungkat	6	6
	WC	Zheng Yanjie Zhou Xinmu	0	2					H Moriya Y Takahashi	6	3	[5]
								2	J Nedunchezhiyan C Rungkat	3	6	[10]

Draw

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								1	Jin Lu Q Ye	4	6	[10]
	WC	Wang Jiaqi Zhou Keyi	3	3				WC	X Sun M Wang	6	3	[6]
	WC	X Sun M Wang	6	6											1	Jin Lu Q Ye	2	6	[4]
															4	J Namigata R Sawayanagi	6	4	[10]
								4	J Namigata R Sawayanagi	6	6
		X Gao F Xun	3	3					M Inoue K Takahata	2	4
		M Inoue K Takahata	6	6																		4	J Namigata R Sawayanagi	6	0	[4]
		M Imanishi A Omae	6	77																		2	X Jiang Q Tang	2	6	[10]
	WC	B Gumulya J Rompies	2	64					M Imanishi A Omae	7	6
								3	K-c Chang H Kuwata	5	4
																M Imanishi A Omae	63	4
		E Sema A Tere-Apisah	6	3	[10]										2	X Jiang Q Tang	77	6
	WC	M Kobori A Shimizu	4	6	[7]				E Sema A Tere-Apisah	3	6	[7]
								2	X Jiang Q Tang	6	1	[10]

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 2018 Australian Wildcard Playoff which will be held from 11–17 December 2017 at Melbourne Park, offering a main draw singles wildcard for men and women and a main draw women's doubles wildcard. The winner of the girls' 18/u championship will also be given a main draw wildcard into the 2018 Australian Open.

Draw

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	A Bolt	67	6	6	5	6
	WC	Benard Nkomba	79	2	4	7	2			1	A Bolt	6	6	6
	WC	Alexander Crnokrak	6	1	6	6				WC	A Crnokrak	1	3	3
	7	B Mousley	4	6	3	4													1	A Bolt	77	6	77
	3	A Whittington	67	77	77	1	6												8	M Polmans	63	4	64
	WC	Gavin van Peperzeel	79	64	65	6	4			3	A Whittington	62	4	6	2
		L Saville	64	66	3					8	M Polmans	77	6	4	6
	8	M Polmans	77	78	6																							1	A Bolt	2	4	77	1
	5	O Jasika	6	6	6																							2	A De Minaur	6	6	61	6
	Alt	Matthew Dellavedova	4	4	3					5	O Jasika	77	3	6	4	6
	WC	B Ellis	77	4	3	4				9	C O'Connell	62	6	1	6	4
	9	C O'Connell	64	6	6	6													5	O Jasika	6	1	2	0
	6	M Banes	77	3	3	64													2	A De Minaur	3	6	6	6
	Alt	M Barton	64	6	6	77				Alt	M Barton	2	1	2
		H Bourchier	2	0	1					2	A De Minaur	6	6	6
	2	A De Minaur	6	6	6

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Ar Rodionova	77	6
		S Tomic	62	4				1	Ar Rodionova	6	0	6
		A Bai	5	6	6			8	O Tjandramulia	3	6	4
	8	O Tjandramulia	7	4	8										1	Ar Rodionova	6	3	5
	3	T Patterson	4	6	6										3	T Patterson	4	6	7
		Michaela Haet	6	0	0			3	T Patterson	6	4	6
	WC	B Woolcock	1	77	3			5	N Bains	3	6	4
	5	N Bains	6	63	6																	3	T Patterson	4	0
	7	An Rodionova	3	3																		2	D Aiava	6	6
	WC	A Bozovic	6	6				WC	A Bozovic	4	1
	WC	M Inglis	4	6	2			4	K Birrell	6	6
	4	K Birrell	6	4	6										4	K Birrell	4	1
	6	Z Hives	6	6											2	D Aiava	6	6
		A Sharma	3	4				6	Z Hives	2	7	0
	WC	M Jovanovic	6	3	2			2	D Aiava	6	5	6
	2	D Aiava	4	6	6

Draw

	First round							Semifinals							Final
	1	Jessica Moore Ellen Perez	6	6
		Masa Jovanovic Alexandra Walters	3	4				1	Jessica Moore Ellen Perez	5	6	[7]
	4	Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock	6	6				4	Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock	7	4	[10]
	WC	Olivia Gadecki Kaitlin Staines	4	3											4	Astra Sharma Belinda Woolcock	6	3	[10]
		Kimberly Birrell Jaimee Fourlis	6	7											2	Destanee Aiava Tammi Patterson	1	6	[3]
	3	Naiktha Bains Sara Tomic	2	5					Kimberly Birrell Jaimee Fourlis	4	4
	WC	Alexandra Bozovic Maddison Inglis	2	4				2	Destanee Aiava Tammi Patterson	6	6
	2	Destanee Aiava Tammi Patterson	6	6

Draw

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Destanee Aiava	6	6
	5	Renee McBryde	2	3
								1	Destanee Aiava	6	6
									Amber Marshall	1	1
		Amber Marshall	1	6	6
	4	Gabriella Da Silva-Fick	6	3	2
															1	Destanee Aiava	77	61	5
															2	Jaimee Fourlis	64	77	7
	3	Alexandra Bozovic	6	6
	Q	Helena Spiridis	3	4
								3	Alexandra Bozovic	2	3
								2	Jaimee Fourlis	6	6
		Olivia Gadecki	2	2
	2	Jaimee Fourlis	6	6

• Asia/Pacific Wildcard Playoff
• Australian Wildcard Playoff
• USTA Wildcard Challenge