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All wildcards for the 2025 Australian Open have now been confirmed – including the qualifying wildcards.
Nine Aussies have received a spot in their home grand slam main draw – five women and four men.
Experienced pair Daria Saville and Ajla Tomljanovic have struggled with injury in recent years but will feature at Melbourne Park via main draw wildcards after missing the women's singles entry list ranking cut-off.
Three young guns will also be in action, with Talia Gibson, Maya Joint and Emerson Jones selected by Tennis Australia. Teenage talents Joint and Jones will be making their Australian Open debuts.
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On the men's side, Tristan Schoolkate, Li Tu and James McCabe and Omar Jasika have grabbed the homegrown wildcards.
Swiss veteran and former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka will join them.
Zhang Shuai and Kasidit Samrej also earned themselves a spot in the main draw after emerging victorious at the AO Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off. Played in Chengdu, China, the event enables lower-ranked players from the region to secure a spot at Melbourne Park.
A reciprocal arrangement between Tennis Australia and the French Tennis Federation has seen a pair of French players – Lucas Pouille and Chloe Paquet – receive main draw tickets.
Nishesh Basavareddy and Iva Jovic are the selected duo for the US wildcard exchange.
Australian open 2025 main draw wildcards
Men's singles main draw
| Kasidit Samrej (THA) | Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) |
| Li Tu (AUS) | James McCabe (AUS) |
| Omar Jasika (AUS) | Stan Wawrinka (SUI) |
| Lucas Pouille (FRA) | Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) |
Women's singles main draw
| Zhang Shuai (CHN) | Daria Saville (AUS) |
| Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) | Emerson Jones (AUS) |
| Talia Gibson (AUS) | Maya Joint (AUS) |
| Chloe Paquet (FRA) | Iva Jovic (USA) |
When is Australian Open 2025? Dates, schedule
The upcoming Australian Open will begin on Sunday, January 12 and run through to Sunday, January 26.
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