How to qualify for the Australian Open?

Australian Open is one of the four grand slams in tennis. The competition is usually held in Melbourne Sports Park, Victoria, Australia in the last two weeks of 1 month every year. It is the first of the four grand slams held every year and the youngest grand slam.

The Australian Open was founded in 1905, and has a history of more than 100 years. At the beginning of the competition, it was named "Australasian Championship". From 65438 to 0969, the competition entered an "open era". Starting from 1988, the competition will be held on the outdoor hard court in Melbourne Park. There are men's singles and doubles, women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles.

Players participating in the 2020 Australian Open are 128. Among them, 32 seed players are among the top 32 ATP players, except for various reasons such as injuries. For example, Nishikori Kei ranked 18 and withdrew from the 2020 Australian Open due to a right elbow injury.

(1) The main types of entries are wc (wild card), LL (lucky loser), Q (qualifying) and ranking by ATP points.

1.wc (wild card) Australian Network Card Competition is an Australian Open competition, which aims to provide opportunities for low-ranking players from neighboring countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region to enter the Australian Open, so that the organizers can provide seats for potential young players or provide convenience for outstanding players who miss the registration time. Ll (Lucky Loser) If a player retires before the first round of the main event, the player who lost in the last round of the qualifying tournament has the opportunity to make up for the main event and become a lucky loser.

3.Q(qualifier) is a qualifying player, which refers to a player who is not high enough to qualify for the competition through qualifying.

Qualifying conditions are similar to those of the race, mainly determined by the ranking. There are 128 seats in the qualifying round, and the three-round elimination system is implemented. Players must win three games in a row to become the last 65,438+06, and then they are eligible to participate. After the announcement of the first day's schedule, if any player withdraws from the competition, the vacant signing position will be decided by the loser in the third qualifying round, and the drawn player is called "lucky loser".