The first of three Australian Pro Tour events in Brisbane begin this week at the Queensland Tennis Centre.
Australians Matthew Dellavedova and Alana Subasic are the top seeds in the men’s and women’s singles draws respectively, which are M25 and W15 events on the World Tennis (formerly ITF) circuit.
For Australian players, there is even more at stake than the points and prize money accompanying an Australian Pro Tour title.
The best-performed Aussie man and woman across the three-tournament swing – based on total points earned – will receive a wildcard into the qualifying draw at Australian Open 2027.
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Dellavedova will fancy his chances given the purple-patch of form he carries into the Queensland capital.
Playing on the World Tennis circuit in Asia, the 26-year-old won five of his past seven tournaments and 32 of his past 34 matches, boosting his ranking from No.435 to near the top 300.
In his last event in Tokyo Dellavedova fell to Omar Jasika, who arrives in Brisbane as the seventh seed and on a five-match winning streak.
No.2 seed Jake Delaney also won a recent World Tennis tournament in Japan, his third singles title of the year and contributing to his 33-19 win-loss record.
Other Aussie names to watch in the Brisbane men’s field include third seed Moerani Bouzige – a two-time tournament winner on the World Tennis circuit – and No.4 seed Blake Ellis, who has reached three Challenger semifinals in 2026.
“I think the goal would be to win the tournament, but I guess in the last couple of months my results haven’t been as good as I would have liked them to be,” Ellis told The Courier Mail.
“So to be able to get through a few matches and get some good wins, and ultimately have some good results, that’s the main goal.”
Subasic, meanwhile, has compiled a 26-14 record this season and hit a peak ranking of world No.400 last month.
The teenager, a recipient of the Ashley Cooper Scholarship, was ranked outside the top 550 yet has since reached three World Tennis circuit finals to trend upward.
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Belle Thompson, Stefani Webb, Amy Stevens and Laquisa Khan are other seeded Australian players in the 32-player field.
Khan is returning from a winning campaign at the recent 2026 Oceania Cup - Pacific in Tahiti.