Australian Open

National Champions Crowned After Week One Of December Showdown

MELBOURNE, December 8, 2018 (Press Release) Week one of the December Showdown has come to a close, with Gabriella Da Silva-Fick (NSW) and Rinky Hijikata (NSW) winning the 18/u girls’ and boys’ titles and Talia Gibson (WA) and Derek Pham (WA) the new 14/u national champions. More than 400 of […]

Australian Open Wildcards Up For grabs At 2019 Play-off

MELBOURNE, December 6, 2018 (Press Release) Thirty-two of Australia’s top tennis stars will battle it out for direct entry to the first Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open 2019 Play-off, which runs from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 […]

Jason Kubler And Priscilla Hon Awarded Australian Open Wildcards

MELBOURNE, December 6, 2018 (Press Release) Queenland’s Jason Kubler and Priscilla Hon have been awarded wildcards into the main draws of the Australian Open and Brisbane International. Unranked as recently as March 2017 following a string of knee surgeries, Kubler made his debut in the world’s top […]

World’s Top Players Set For Australian Open 2019

MELBOURNE, December 5, 2018 (Press Release) The world’s top 102 women and top 101 men have all confirmed they will compete at Australian Open 2019 in Melbourne in January. World No.1 Simona Halep (ROU) heads up the women’s field, with Novak Djokovic (SRB) leading the men’s, […]

Li And Peng Win Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off In Zhuhai

MELBOURNE, December 3, 2018 (Press Release) China’s Zhe Li and Shuai Peng, both 32 years of age and from the city of Tianjin, won the Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off in Zhuhai yesterday to earn their spot in the respective men’s and women’s singles main […]

Anna Wintour To Headline AO Inspirational Series

AO Press Release, December 1, 2018 Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue and Artistic Director of Conde Nast will attend the Australian Open in 2019 and headline the AO Inspirational Series on Thursday 24 January. Widely regarded as the most influential figure in world fashion, […]

Hottest Aussie Acts Lining Up For Australian Open 2019

AO Press Release, November 29, 2018 Aussie music stalwarts Birds of Tokyo, Jet and You Am I are just some of the big-name local acts confirmed for the AO Live Stage at Australian Open 2019, Tennis Australia and Mushroom Events announced today. Hit makers Ball Park […]

The Best From Asia-Pacific Compete For Australian Open Wildcards

AO Press Release, November 24, 2018 The Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off will see some of the region’s most exciting tennis talent compete from Tuesday 27 November to Sunday 2 December in Zhuhai, China. Men’s and women’s wildcards in both singles and […]

Music Superstars Set For AO Live Stage 2019

TA Press Release, November 15, 2018 Tennis Australia and Mushroom Events today announced some of the big names set to perform at the AO Live Stage over 15 days of music at Australian Open 2019. Two huge international acts plus two Australian acts are confirmed for […]

Australian Open Lands In Shanghai

AO Press Release, October 31, 2018 The Australian Open landed in Shanghai yesterday, with former world No.15 Zheng Jie joining organisers to unveil a new Chinese brand identity, announce a suite of new partnerships and launch a pop-up activation in the heart of the […]