Singles draws revealed for Australian Open 2023
Local contenders have been handed some difficult first-round draws at Australian Open 2023.
Melbourne, Australia, 12 January 2023 | Leigh Rogers
The Australian Open 2023 men’s and women’s singles draws are set.
Nick Kyrgios is the top-ranked Australian in the men’s singles draw. The 27-year-old faces world No.98 Roman Safiullin, a 25-year-old making his fourth Grand Slam main-draw appearance, in the opening round.
Alex de Minaur, the No.22 seed, will begin his campaign against Chinese Taipei qualifier Yu Hsiou Hsu, a 23-year-old making his Grand Slam main-draw debut.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has been pitted against former world No.9 Fabio Fognini, who has made the Australian Open fourth round on four occasions.
| Australian Open 2023 Men’s singles, first round |
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| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| [19] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) | 21 | v | Roman Safiullin | 98 |
| [22] Alex de Minaur (AUS) | 24 | v | Yu Hsiou Hsu (TPE) | 208 |
| Chris O’Connell (AUS) | 79 | v | Jenson Brooksby (USA) | 48 |
| Jordan Thompson (AUS) | 85 | v | J.J. Wolf (USA) | 66 |
| [WC] Jason Kubler (AUS) | 86 | v | Sebastian Baez (ARG) | 41 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) | 110 | v | Fabio Fognini (ITA) | 57 |
| [WC] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) | 113 | v | Chun-Hsin Tseng (TPE) | 117 |
| [Q] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) | 129 | v | [Q] Brandon Holt (USA) | 216 |
| [WC] John Millman (AUS) | 148 | v | Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) | 55 |
| [WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) | 169 | v | [Q] Yannick Hanfmann (GER) | 128 |
| [Q] Max Purcell (AUS) | 204 | v | Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) | 46 |
> VIEW: Full Australian Open 2023 men’s singles draw
Aleksandar Vukic and Max Purcell, who both secured their places in the main draw through qualifying today, will learn their first-round opponents at the completion of the qualifying competition.
It is the first time since 2017 that multiple Australian men have qualified at the tournament – and only the second time this has happened in the past 20 years.
> READ MORE: Purcell qualifies at AO 2023
In the women’s singles competition, world No.35 Ajla Tomljanovic is leading the Aussie charge.
The 29-year-old, who advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the US Open in a career-best 2022 season, begins her ninth Australian Open campaign against Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska.
Podoroska, a Roland Garros 2020 semifinalist, is returning from injury and has used a protected ranking of world No.39 to enter the draw.
Kimberly Birrell, a 24-year-old wildcard, has been pitted against Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi, the No.31 seed and an Australian Open quarterfinalist last year.
Melbourne local Jaimee Fourlis, a 23-year-old wildcard, meets 17-year-old Czech sensation Linda Fruhvirtova, the youngest player currently inside the world’s top 100.
| Australian Open 2023 Women’s singles, first round |
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| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) | 35 | v | Nadia Podoroska (ARG) | 192 |
| [WC] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) | 160 | v | Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) | 80 |
| [WC] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) | 166 | v | [31] Kaia Kanepi (EST) | 32 |
| [WC] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) | 200 | v | [Q] Polina Kudermetova | 182 |
| [WC] Storm Hunter (AUS) | 227 | v | Wang Xinyu (CHN) | 89 |
| [WC] Talia Gibson (AUS) | 340 | v | [Q] Clara Burel (FRA) | 131 |
> VIEW: Full Australian Open 2023 women’s singles draw
Main-draw action at the first Grand Slam tournament of the season begins at Melbourne Park on Monday.
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