{"id":32596,"date":"2024-10-11T15:19:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T04:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=32596"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:19:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T04:49:54","slug":"aussies-kokkinakis-hijikata-gibson-and-preston-to-lead-city-of-playford-tennis-international-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2024\/10\/11\/aussies-kokkinakis-hijikata-gibson-and-preston-to-lead-city-of-playford-tennis-international-for-2024","title":{"rendered":"Aussies Kokkinakis, Hijikata, Gibson and Preston to lead City of Playford Tennis International for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

2022 champion Rinky Hijikata<\/strong> (NSW) and South Australia\u2019s own Thanasi Kokkinakis<\/strong> (SA) will lead the men\u2019s field at the City of Playford Tennis International<\/strong> at the Playford Tennis Centre from Sunday 20 to Sunday 27 October 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Western Australian duo Talia Gibson<\/strong> (WA) and Taylah Preston<\/strong> (WA) will headline the women\u2019s field, along with fellow Aussies Destanee Aiava<\/strong> (Vic), Maddison Inglis<\/strong> (WA) and Priscilla Hon<\/strong> (Qld) who round out the top five seeds for the women\u2019s draw.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Tennis SA and Tennis Australia with the City of Playford and TennisGear, the combined men\u2019s ATP Challenger and women\u2019s ITF World Tennis Tour Australian Pro Tour event offers a total prize pool of more than AUD $200,000 along with valuable world ranking points.<\/p>\n

Hijikata returns to Playford after winning the title in 2022 and off the back of a stellar 2023 season, seeing him reach the fourth round of the US Open and making his top 100 debut, currently ranked world No.78.<\/p>\n

Home grown hero and former Adelaide International Champion Kokkinakis returns for a second consecutive year, fresh off his four-set victory over No.11 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2024 US Open.<\/p>\n

Top seed Gibson is set to enter the women\u2019s draw in great form coming off an impressive three-peat, winning her third consecutive title on the Australian Pro Tour in Cairns this month.<\/p>\n

Fellow West Australian Preston has had an epic 2024 making her Grand Slam debut, first WTA 125 final and having claimed her maiden win against a top 50 opponent.<\/p>\n

They will be joined by South Australian\u2019s Li Tu<\/strong> (SA), Alex Bolt<\/strong> (SA) and Petra Hule<\/strong> (SA) who will lead the local charge for the 2024 field<\/p>\n

City of Playford Tennis International l Women\u2019s player acceptance list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
WTA rank <\/strong><\/td>\nFirst name<\/strong><\/td>\nLast name<\/strong><\/td>\nNationality<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
129<\/td>\nTalia<\/td>\nGibson<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
139<\/td>\nTaylah<\/td>\nPreston<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
180<\/td>\nDestanee<\/td>\nAiava<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
184<\/td>\nMaddison<\/td>\nInglis<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
207<\/td>\nPriscilla<\/td>\nHon<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
230<\/td>\nSujeong<\/td>\nJang<\/td>\nKOR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
260<\/td>\nEn Shuo<\/td>\nLiang<\/td>\nTPE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
314<\/td>\nHimeno<\/td>\nSakatsume<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
317<\/td>\nRina<\/td>\nSaigo<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
318<\/td>\nShrivalli Rashmikaa<\/td>\nBhamidipaty<\/td>\nIND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
321<\/td>\nMelisa<\/td>\nErcan<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
337<\/td>\nNaho<\/td>\nSato<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
340<\/td>\nPetra<\/td>\nHule<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
341<\/td>\nHikaru<\/td>\nSato<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
364<\/td>\nSaki<\/td>\nImamura<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
368<\/td>\nNina<\/td>\nVargova<\/td>\nSVK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
392<\/td>\nGabriella<\/td>\nDa Silva Fick<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
420<\/td>\nYuki<\/td>\nNaito<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

City of Playford Tennis International l Men\u2019s player acceptance list<\/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
78<\/td>\nRinky<\/td>\nHijikata<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/td>\nThanasi<\/td>\nKokkinakis<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
145<\/td>\nShintaro<\/td>\nMochizuki<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
169<\/td>\nTristan<\/td>\nSchoolkate<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
185<\/td>\nAlex<\/td>\nBolt<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
191<\/td>\nLi<\/td>\nTu<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
192<\/td>\nOmar<\/td>\nJasika<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
255<\/td>\nMarc<\/td>\nPolmans<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
256<\/td>\nYuta<\/td>\nShimizu<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
276<\/td>\nDane<\/td>\nSweeny<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
321<\/td>\nPhilip<\/td>\nSekulic<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
368<\/td>\nBlake<\/td>\nEllis<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
410<\/td>\nMasamichi<\/td>\nImamura<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
429<\/td>\nSaba<\/td>\nPurtseladze<\/td>\nGEO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
432<\/td>\nShintaro<\/td>\nImai<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
460<\/td>\nBlake<\/td>\nMott<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
480<\/td>\nTibo<\/td>\nColson<\/td>\nBEL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
481<\/td>\nChristian<\/td>\nLangmo<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
488<\/td>\nJacob<\/td>\nBradshaw<\/td>\nAUS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
497<\/td>\nAjeet<\/td>\nRai<\/td>\nNZL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
505<\/td>\nHikaru<\/td>\nShiraishi<\/td>\nJPN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Player acceptance list as at 11 October 2024<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Further event information<\/strong><\/p>\n