# 2012 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

The 2012 Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs and Entries are a group of events and internal selections to choose the 8 men and women wildcard entries for the 2012 Australian Open. Tennis Australia will award eight wildcards for the men's and women's professional singles competitions. Former Australian Grand Slam champions, Pat Rafter and Todd Woodbridge will help to select the four discretionary wildcards in the men's draw. In an agreement with the United States Tennis Association, Tennis Australia will give one man and one woman from the United States a wildcard into the Australian Open. Tennis Australia also has a similar agreement with the French Tennis Federation. The Australian Open is promoted as "the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific"; one male and one female player from this geographical area will be awarded a wildcard. The final wildcard will be awarded to the winner of the Australian Open wildcard playoff, a tournament between Australian players, who do not receive direct entry into the draw. Tennis Australia may also decide to give doubles wildcards to Asian participants, based on need and availability.

## Wildcard entries

These are the wildcard qualifiers, from both internal selections and playoffs.

### Men's singles

| Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
| AUS | Lleyton Hewitt | Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection |
| AUS | Marinko Matosevic | Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - Australia |
| AUS | James Duckworth | Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection |
| AUS | Benjamin Mitchell | Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection |
| USA | Jesse Levine | Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - USA |
| FRA | Kenny de Schepper | Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - France |
| JPN | Tatsuma Ito | Asian Wildcard - Internal Selection |
| AUS | Greg Jones | Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection |

### Women's singles

| Country | Name | Method of Qualification |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - Australia |
| AUS | Casey Dellacqua | Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection |
| USA | Madison Keys | Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - USA |
| FRA | Aravane Rezaï | Australian Open Playoff Wildcard - France |
| AUS | Olivia Rogowska | Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection |
| CHN | Zhang Shuai | Asian-Pacific Wildcard - Internal Selection |
| AUS | Isabella Holland | Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection |
| AUS | Bojana Bobusic | Australian Wildcard - Internal Selection |

## US Playoffs
### Men's singles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 1 | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rhyne Williams | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rhyne Williams | 4 | 6 | 10 | | Rhyne Williams | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Robby Ginepri | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Johnson | 6$^4$ | 0 | | 4 | Robby Ginepri | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robby Ginepri | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Robby Ginepri | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | Robby Ginepri | 0 | 2 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jesse Levine | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| 3 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jesse Levine | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jack Sock | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Sock | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4$^r$ | 3 | Denis Kudla | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Jesse Levine | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Kosakowski | 2 | 4 | | 2 | Jesse Levine | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jesse Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## US Playoffs
### Women's singles

| 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Coco Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Taylor Townsend | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Taylor Townsend | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Coco Vandeweghe | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Gail Brodsky | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | |
| | Gail Brodsky | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Gail Brodsky | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | |
| 4 | Melanie Oudin | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Melanie Oudin | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | Gail Brodsky | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Madison Keys | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Jamie Hampton | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Madison Keys | 6 | 6 |
| | Madison Keys | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Madison Keys | 3 | 6 | 9 | | Madison Keys | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Alison Riske | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| | Grace Min | 0 | 0 | | 2 | Alison Riske | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Australian Playoffs – Men

The Australian playoffs were run by Tennis Australia, with the top 24 men's Australian players who would not be direct qualifiers, or those already selected for an internal wildcard into the main draw, competing.

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Greg Jones | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | James Duckworth | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | James Duckworth | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | James Duckworth | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Michael Look | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Marinko Matosevic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 1 | Greg Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gavin van Peperzeel | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Gavin van Peperzeel | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Blake Mott | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 1 | Greg Jones | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Dane Propoggia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Dane Propoggia | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Andrew Harris | 3 | 4 | | | Dane Propoggia | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | James Lemke | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Greg Jones | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | James Duckworth | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Benjamin Mitchell | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Barton | 6 | 6 | | | Matthew Barton | 6$^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Brendan Moore | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Benjamin Mitchell | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| Luke Saville | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | James Duckworth | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Christopher O'Connell | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Luke Saville | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | James Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | 8 | Michael Look | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Isaac Frost | 7 | 6 | | Isaac Frost | 6 | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Whittington | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | Michael Look | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| John-Patrick Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | John-Patrick Smith | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| Maverick Banes | 1 | 3 | | John-Patrick Smith | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Chris Guccione | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Michael Look | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Marinko Matosevic | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | 7 | Matt Reid | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicholas Kyrgios | 6 | 6 | | Nicholas Kyrgios | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Bolt | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Nicholas Kyrgios | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| John Peers | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Samuel Groth | 6 | 6 | | Samuel Groth | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Australian Playoffs – Women

The Australian playoffs were run by Tennis Australia, with the top 16 women's Australian players who would not be direct qualifiers, or those already selected for an internal wildcard into the main draw, competing.

### Finals

The top player in each group moves to the final stage.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ashleigh Barty | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Arina Rodionova | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Arina Rodionova | 5 | 3 | | Ashleigh Barty | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Olivia Rogowska | 6$^6$ | 2 |
| 5 | Bojana Bobusic | 4 | 5 | 2 | Olivia Rogowska | 6$^6$ | 2 |
| 2 | Olivia Rogowska | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### Blue group

| | | Dellacqua | Starr | Barty | Bengson | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 1 | Casey Dellacqua | | 6–1, 6–0 | 3–6, 3–6 | 6–2, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 (66.7%) | 30–17 (63.8%) | 2 |
| 8 | Emelyn Starr | 1–6, 0–6 | | 3–6, 2–6 | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 5–7, 7–5 | 1–2 | 2–5 (28.6%) | 25–42 (37.3%) | 3 |
| | Ashleigh Barty | 6–3, 6–3 | 6–3, 6–2 | | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 36–17 (67.9%) | 1 |
| | Stephanie Bengson | 2–6, 2–6 | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–5, 5–7 | 2–6, 4–6 | | 0–3 | 1–6 (14.3%) | 28–43 (39.4%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

### Magenta group

| | | Rogowska | Jeflea | Woolcock | Hadzic | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 2 | Olivia Rogowska | | 6–3, 7–5 | 6–0, 6–4 | 6–3, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 37–17 (68.5%) | 1 |
| 7 | Daniella Jeflea | 3–6, 5–7 | | 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 | 6–0, 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 (42.9%) | 34–29 (44%) | 2 |
| | Belinda Woolcock | 0–6, 4–6 | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 | | 5–7, 6–3, 0–6 | 1–2 | 3–5 (37.5%) | 30–42 (41.7%) | 3 |
| | Azra Hadzic | 3–6, 2–6 | 0–6, 1–6 | 7–5, 3–6, 6–0 | | 1–2 | 2–5 (28.6%) | 22–35 (38.6%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

### Green group

| | | Holland | Rodionova | Hubacek | Tredoux Bai | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 3 | Isabella Holland | | 3–6, 6–0, 4–6 | 6–2, 6–4 | 6–3, 6-0 (w/ Tredoux) | 2–1 | 5–2 (66.7%) | 37–20 (64.9%) | 2 |
| 6 | Arina Rodionova | 6–3, 0–6, 6–4 | | 6–2, 6–0 | 6–0, 6–4 (w/ Bai) | 3–0 | 6–1 (85.7%) | 36–18 (66.7%) | 1 |
| | Alenka Hubacek | 2–6, 4–6 | 2–6, 0–6 | | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 (w/ Bai) | 1–2 | 2–5 (28.6%) | 25–38 (39.7%) | 3 |
| Alt | Rachael Tredoux Alison Bai | 3–6, 0–6 (w/ Tredoux) | 0–6, 4–6 (w/ Bai) | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 (w/ Bai) | | 0–1 0–2 | 0–2 1–4 (20%) | 3–12 18–29 (38.3%) | X 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.

### Yellow group

| | | Peers | Bobusic | Rajicic | Sanders | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 4 | Sally Peers | | 2–6, 2–6 | 6–2, 6–2 | 6–1, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 (66.7%) | 28–19 (59.6%) | 2 |
| 5 | Bojana Bobusic | 6–2, 6–2 | | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ | 6–3, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 | 2–1 | 5–3 (62.5%) | 44–35 (55.7%) | 1 |
| | Viktorija Rajicic | 2–6, 2–6 | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ | | 6–2, 6–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 (42.9%) | 31–34 (47.7%) | 3 |
| | Storm Sanders | 1–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 | 2–6, 3–6 | | 1–2 | 2–5 (40%) | 24–39 (38.1%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.