{"id":29997,"date":"2023-10-20T02:18:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=29997"},"modified":"2023-10-20T02:18:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:48:53","slug":"kokkinakis-and-hijikata-to-lead-city-of-playford-tennis-international-mens-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2023\/10\/20\/kokkinakis-and-hijikata-to-lead-city-of-playford-tennis-international-mens-field","title":{"rendered":"Kokkinakis and Hijikata to lead City of Playford Tennis International men\u2019s field"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hometown hero Thanasi Kokkinakis<\/strong> (Adelaide, SA) and defending champion Rinky Hijikata<\/strong> (Sydney, NSW) will lead the men\u2019s field at the City of Playford Tennis International at the Playford Tennis Centre from Sunday 22 to Sunday 29 October 2023.<\/p>\n

The 21 direct acceptances including four players from inside the world\u2019s top 100 will be joined by three wildcards and six qualifiers, with main draw matches beginning on Monday 23 October.<\/p>\n

City of Playford Tennis International
\n<\/strong>Player acceptance list as at 20 October 2023
\n<\/strong>Ranking date: 2 October 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
ATP rank <\/strong><\/td>\nFirst name<\/strong><\/td>\nLast name<\/strong><\/td>\nNationality<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
69<\/td>\nThanasi<\/td>\nKokkinakis<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/td>\nRinky<\/td>\nHijikata<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
97<\/td>\nTaro<\/td>\nDaniel<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
135<\/td>\nSho<\/td>\nShimabukuro<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
139<\/td>\nJames<\/td>\nDuckworth<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
140<\/td>\nMarc<\/td>\nPolmans<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
198<\/td>\nSeongchan<\/td>\nHong<\/td>\nKOR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200<\/td>\nLi<\/td>\nTu<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
246<\/td>\nYuta<\/td>\nShimizu<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
270<\/td>\nKaichi<\/td>\nUchida<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
272<\/td>\nTristan<\/td>\nSchookate<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
273<\/td>\nDane<\/td>\nSweeny<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
277<\/td>\nRio<\/td>\nNoguchi<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
298<\/td>\nPhilip<\/td>\nSekulic<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
309<\/td>\nArthur<\/td>\nWeber<\/td>\nFRA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
315<\/td>\nOmar<\/td>\nJasika<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
334<\/td>\nNaoki<\/td>\nNakagawa<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
346<\/td>\nBenjamin<\/td>\nLock<\/td>\nZIM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
347<\/td>\nColin<\/td>\nSinclair<\/td>\nNMI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
351<\/td>\nYasutaka<\/td>\nUchiyama<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
360<\/td>\nFilip<\/td>\nPeliwo<\/td>\nPOL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Please note: list is subject to change<\/em><\/p>\n

The City of Playford Tennis International is part of the Australian Pro Tour, a series of professional tennis events held throughout the year to bridge upcoming players with the ATP\/WTA Tour, providing an opportunity to earn significant world ranking points.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Australian Pro Tour, Tennis Australia or the players visit\u00a0www.tennis.com.au\/protour<\/a>. For more information on the ATP Challenger Tour go to\u00a0www.atptour.com<\/a>\u00a0or for more information on the ITF World Tennis Tour visit\u00a0www.itftennis.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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