The Australian Open 2023 men’s and women’s qualifying singles draws feature 28 Aussie contenders, including Astra Sharma, Max Purcell and Maddison Inglis.
Melbourne, Australia, 8 January 2023 | Leigh Rogers
The Australian Open 2023 men’s and women’s qualifying singles draws are set.
The qualifying competition begins at Melbourne Park tomorrow, with players needing to win three matches to secure a coveted Australian Open 2023 main-draw spot.
Aleksandar Vukic is the highest-ranked Australian contender in the men’s qualifying singles draw. The No.21 seed begins his campaign against 21-year-old Canadian Gabriel Diallo.
Max Purcell, a two-time Australian Open doubles finalist, has been pitted against the second seed and former world No.16 Marco Cecchinato of Italy in the first round.
Purcell is one of eight Aussie men to be drawn against a seeded opponent in the opening round.
James Duckworth, who peaked at world No.46 last summer, meets Kazakhstan veteran Mikhail Kukushkin, a former world No.39 looking to make a 13th consecutive Australian Open main-draw appearance.
Adam Walton, a recent US college graduate, faces an experienced opponent in his Grand Slam debut. The 23-year-old wildcard plays 36-year-old Spaniard Pablo Andujar, who made the third round at AO 2022.
| Australian Open 2023 Men’s qualifying singles, first round |
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| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| [21] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) | 130 | v | Gabriel Diallo (CAN) | 227 |
| James Duckworth (AUS) | 155 | v | Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) | 188 |
| Li Tu (AUS) | 210 | v | [25] Jozef Kovalik (SVK) | 137 |
| Max Purcell (AUS) | 220 | v | [2] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) | 101 |
| Omar Jasika (AUS) | 242 | v | [6] Denis Kudla (USA) | 106 |
| [WC] Dane Sweeny (AUS) | 249 | v | [27] Vit Kopriva (CZE) | 140 |
| Marc Polmans (AUS) | 334 | v | [24] Lukas Klein (SVK) | 136 |
| [WC] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) | 367 | v | Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) | 218 |
| [WC] James McCabe (AUS) | 406 | v | Alexandre Muller (FRA) | 160 |
| [WC] Adam Walton (AUS) | 432 | v | [14] Pablo Andujar (ESP) | 121 |
| [WC] Philip Sekulic (AUS) | 543 | v | [30] Yosuke Watanuki (JPN) | 145 |
| Alex Bolt (AUS) | 638 | v | Renzo Olivo (ARG) | 182 |
| [WC] Edward Winter (AUS) | 672 | v | Rio Noguchi (JPN) | 208 |
| [WC] Jeremy Jin (AUS) | 990 | v | [20] Zizou Bergs (BEL) | 129 |
| [WC] Derek Pham (AUS) | 1017 | v | Peter Gojowczyk (GER) | 235 |
> VIEW: Full Australian Open 2023 men’s qualifying singles draw
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