ORLANDO, Fla., October 21, 2025 (USTA Press Release)
Eliot Spizzirri‘s run to the quarterfinals at the ATP 250 in Brussels puts him atop the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge men’s standings after Week 1. The 23-year-old from Greenwich, Conn., who was a back-to-back ITA National Player of the Year 2023-24 while at Texas, defeated former top-25 player Botic van de Zandschulp on an indoor hard court to reach his first ATP-level quarterfinal last week.
Anna Rogers, a former All-American at NC State, debuts on the women’s standings in second place after a Week 2 in which she reached the final at the USTA Pro Circuit ITF World Tennis Tour 100 event in Macon, Ga., her first 100-level singles final appearance.
Women’s Standings — through Week 2 of 5
(Player’s current ranking in parentheses)
1. Elizabeth Mandlik (215) — 101
2. Anna Rogers (247) — 66
3. Alexis Blokhina (355) — 52
4. Lea Ma (336) — 38
5. Madison Brengle (444) — 33
Men’s Standings — through Week 1 of 5
(Player’s current ranking in parentheses)
1. Eliot Spizzirri (103) — 63
2. Martin Damm (208) — 44
3. Patrick Kypson (166) — 22
T4. Brandon Holt (109) — 12
T4. Andre Ilagan (350) — 12
The USTA and Tennis Australia have a reciprocal agreement in which main draw singles wild cards for the 2026 Australian Open and US Open will be exchanged.
The women’s wild card will be awarded to the American with the most ranking points earned at a maximum of three tournaments during a five-week window, running through the week of November 3. All indoor and outdoor hard-court and carpet events at the W35 level and above, including WTA Tour events, will be included in the Challenge.
The men’s wild card will be awarded to the American with the most ranking points earned from a maximum of four events during a five-week window that begins this week and runs through the week of November 10. All indoor and outdoor hard-court and carpet events at the M25 level and above, including ATP Tour and Challenger events, will be included in the Challenge.
Ranking points earned in the main draw and qualifying will be counted toward each player’s Challenge point total. Should the player with the highest number of Challenge points earn direct entry into the Australian Open, the wild card will go to the next eligible American in the Challenge points standings. In the event of a tie for the men or the women, the player with the best singles ranking on the Monday immediately following the conclusion of the Challenge will earn the wild card. Americans who otherwise earn direct entry into the Australian Open are not eligible.
