Australian Open 2023: Summer of tennis ultimate guide, dates, tournaments, events, players, how to watch on TV, preview
The Australian Open takes place in Melbourne Park in the last two weeks of January. The United Cup replaces the ATP Cup and there will be five lead-up tournaments across seven states and territories. All major tournaments will air on Nine and its platforms.
UNITED CUP dates are December 29 to January 8. Venues are Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, RAC Arena in Perth and Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney.
The United Cup is a pre-Australian Open teams event. It's hoped to replace the Hopman Cup. Most of the world's top players will participate. There's $15 million in prize money and ATP/WTA ranking points on offer. The best second-place team from each city will advance to the finals in Sydney. Australia will play off in the Sydney against Great Britain and Spain. Carlos Alcaraz will miss the event, so Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal will meet in a match.
Australian Open 2023 is the summer of tennis.
Australian Open 2023 is being played in Perth.
Australian Open 2023 is taking place in Melbourne.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Michail Pervolarakis, Stefanos Sakellardidis, Petros Tsitipa, Maria Sakkari, Despina Papamichail, Valentini Grammatikopoulou, Sapfo Sakesharaidi are the men's players.
David Goffin, Zizou Bergs, Kimmer Coppejans, Michael Geerts, Elise Mertens, Alison Van Uytvanck, Magali Kempen, Kirsten Flipkens are the players from Belgium.
Bulgarian men's team is Grigor Dimitrov, Dimitar Kuzmanov, Adrian Andreev, Alexandar Lazarov, Viktoriya Tomova, Isabella Shinikova and Gergana Topalova. Bulgarian women's line-up is Viktorya Tomsova (Womens), Isabelle Shinika (Women's), Gergena Talov (Men's).
Arthur Rinderknech, Adrian Mannarino, Manuel Guinard, Edouard Roger-Vasselin, Caroline Garcia, Alize Cornet, Leolia Jeanjean and Jessika Ponchet are the players for the French Open.
Croatia's men's team is Borna Coric, Borno Gojo, Matija Pecotic, Petra Martic and Donna Vekic. Women's squad is Petra Marcinko, Tara Wurth, Donna Wekica and Petra Vukic
Argentina's men's team is Diego Schwartzman, Francisco Cerundolo, Federico Coria, Andres Molteni, Nadia Podoroska, Maria Carle, Paula Ormaechea. Argentina's women's line-up is Nadie Podoreska.
Australian Open 2023 is taking place in Brisbane.
Poland is hosting the Australian Open 2023. Hubert Hurkacz, Kamil Majchrzak, Daniel Michalski, Lukasz Kubot are the men's players. The women's team is Iga Swiatek, Magda Linette, Weronika Falkowska, Alicja Rosolska.
Stan Wawrinka, Marc-Andrea Huesler, Dominic Stricker, Alexander Ritschard, Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Ylena In-Albon, Joanne Zuger are the players to watch at the Australian Open 2023.
Kazakhstan is hosting the Australian Open 2023. Aleander Bublik, Timofey Skatov, Denis Yevseyev and Grigoriy Lomakin are the men's players. Yulia Putintseva, Zhibek Kulambaveva and Gozal Ainitdinova are women's participants.
Italy's men's team is Matteo Berrettini, Lorenzo Musetti, Andrea Vavassori, Marco Bortolotti, Martina Trevisan, Lucia Bronzetti and Camila Rosatello. Italy's women's line-up is: LuciaBronzettis, Camilla Rosaccio and Nuria Brancacco, and it's Mattea Berretini.
Brazil is hosting the Australian Open 2023. Thiago Monteiro, Felipe Meligeni Alves, Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida and Rafael Matos are the men's players. Beatriz Haddad Maia, Laura Pigossi, Carolina Alvez and Luisa Stefani are women's participants.
Casper Ruud, Viktor Durasovic and Andreja Petrovic are the men's players for the Australian Open 2023. Ulrikke Eikeri, Malene Helgo and Lilly Haseth are women's tennis players.
Australian Open 2023 is being played in Sydney.
USA's men's team is Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Denis Kudla, Hunter Reese, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Alycia Parks, Desirae Krawczyk.
Alexander Zverev, Oscar Otte, Daniel Altmaier, Fabian Fallert, Laura Siegemund, Jule Niemeier and Anna-Lena Friedsam are the men's players for the Australian Open 2023.
The Australian Open 2023 is taking place in Czech Republic.
Rafael Nadal, Pablo Carreno Busta, Albert Ramos-Vinolas, David Vega Hernandez, Paula Badosa, Nuria Parrizas Diaz, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro are the men's players.
Australia's team for the tennis tournament is: Nick Kyrgios, Alex de Minaur, Jason Kubler, John Peers, Ajla Tomljanovic, Zoe Hives, Maddison Inglis, Sam Stosur.
Great Britain is playing at the Australian Open 2023. Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Jan Choinski, Jonny O'Mara, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan, Anna Brogan, Ella McDonald are the players.
The Canberra International Tennis Championship takes place from December 31 to January 7 at the Canberra Tennis Centre.
The draw size is 32 singles, 16 doubles.
Adelaide International is taking place from January 1 to 8, 2019.
The Australian Open 2023 is being played between ATP and WTA. There will be 32 singles and 24 doubles.
Adelaide International 2 is taking place from January 9 to 14.
The draw for the Adelaide International is for WTA singles, 16 doubles and ATP singles. Most of the big names not playing in the United Cup will go to Adelaide instead. The men's field features eight of top 20 players. In the women's draw, Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula and Caroline Garcia make up the top four. Ons Jabeur completes the Wta top 4.
The Hobart International Tennis Championship takes place from January 9 to 14 at Domain Tennis Centre, HobART.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN QUALIFYING takes place from January 9 to 12 at Melbourne Park.
The Australian Open 2023 is being played in Melbourne. The draw size is 128 men and women.
Koolyong Classic takes place January 10 to 12 at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne.
Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur are the only players to play in the Australian Open tune-up event.
VICTORIAN WHEELCHAIR OPEN takes place from January 10 to 14 at Hume Tennis Centre, Melbourne.
The draw size is 32 men’s singles, 24 women's singles and 16 quad singles.
The Australian Open takes place from January 16 to 29, 2023 at Melbourne Park.
The Australian Open 2023 is the biggest tennis tournament of the year. There are 128 singles and 64 doubles in the draw.
Iga Swiatek is the defending champion at the Australian Open. She has more than double the ranking points of world No.2 Ons Jabeur. Last year Ash Barty was the first women's top seed to win the Aussie Open since Serena Williams in 2015.
Novak Djokovic is the favourite to win the Australian Open. Rafael Nadal is defending the title. There are many women's players who can win it. Jabeur, Jessica Pegula, Caroline Garcia, Danielle Collins, Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams are among them. The men's title race is more open. Djoka is favourite, but Rafael is a better player. Nadel won the last Australian title in 2012.
Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud are the young stars who could win the Australian Open. Nick Kyrgios is a contender to win it. He won the US Open last year and is the current Australian No.22 seed. Daniil Medvedev was beaten by Nadal in the final last time. He is also a strong contender. Kyrgs won his first grand slam in 2022. It was his best year since 2015. Mark Edmondson was the last Australian to be a grand prix winner. His last was in 1976. The next generation has a better chance to succeed than the old guard.
The Melbourne Wheelchair Open takes place from January 16 to 20, 2019 at Hume Tennis Centre, Melbourne.
The draw size is 32 men’s singles, 24 women's singles and 24 quad singles.
The AO Junior Championships are taking place in Melbourne Park from January 21 to 28.
The draw size is 64 singles, 32 doubles.
The AO Wheelchair Championship takes place January 24 to 28 at Melbourne Park.
The draw size is 16 men’s singles, 16 women”s, 8 quad singles.
BURNIE INTERNATIONAL 1 and 2 are taking place January 30 to February 13 at Burnie Tennis Club, Burnies, Tasmania.
