Paris, France, 19 May 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Fourteen Australians will contest the Roland Garros 2024 qualifying competition in Paris this week.
Arina Rodionova and Astra Sharma lead a nine-strong Australian contingent in the women’s qualifying singles event.
This also includes rising stars, 18-year-old Taylah Preston and 19-year-old Talia Gibson, who will each make their debuts at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament.
Gibson has been handed one of the toughest draws, pitted against former world No.51 Elena-Gabriela Ruse. The 26-year-old Romanian was a semifinalist at a WTA 125 tournament in Paris last week.
Olivia Gadecki is the only Australian player set to face a seeded opponent in the opening round, pitted against No.19-seeded American McCartney Kessler.
Priscilla Hon begins her qualifying campaign against former world No.23 Mona Barthel, while Kimberly Birrell faces Polina Kudermetova, whose older sister Veronika has been a top-10 player.
| Roland Garros 2024 Women’s qualifying singles, first round |
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| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| [7] Arina Rodionova (AUS) | No.108 | v | Lucija Ciric Bagaric (CRO) | No.185 |
| [22] Astra Sharma (AUS) | No.130 | v | Ella Seidel (GER) | No.146 |
| Taylah Preston (AUS) | No.139 | v | Tara Wurth (CRO) | No.730 |
| Olivia Gadecki (AUS) | No.168 | v | [19] McCartney Kessler (USA) | No.123 |
| Kimberly Birrell (AUS) | No.182 | v | Polina Kudermetova | No.165 |
| Talia Gibson (AUS) | No.191 | v | Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) | No.148 |
| Destanee Aiava (AUS) | No.195 | v | Oksana Selekhmeteva | No.518 |
| Priscilla Hon (AUS) | No.199 | v | Mona Barthel (GER) | No.240 |
| Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) | No.305 | v | Anastasia Tikhonova | No.170 |
> VIEW: Full Roland Garros 2024 women’s qualifying singles draw
World No.102 James Duckworth spearheads the Australian charge in the men’s qualifying singles competition.
The 32-year-old Duckworth is the third seed and faces local hope Maxime Janvier in the opening round.
Two Aussies are making their debuts at Roland Garros – the 26-year-old Omar Jasika and 23-year-old Dane Sweeny.
If Sweeny manages to win his first-round clash against former world No.109 Otto Virtanen, he faces a potential second-round showdown with former world No.3 and two-time Roland Garros finalist Dominic Thiem.
| Roland Garros 2024 Men’s qualifying singles, first round |
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