ORLANDO, Fla., October 29, 2024 (Press Release)

An eventful final week on the women’s side of the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge likely booked 16-year-old Iva Jovic a main draw wild card into the Australian Open.

The final women’s standings are below, with the four players ahead of Jovic all ranked high enough to likely earn direct entry into Melbourne when the entry lists are revealed in the first week of December.

Jovic, from Torrance, Calif., made her Grand Slam main draw singles debut at the US Open this past summer and won her first-round match after earning a wild card as the USTA Girls’ 18s National Champion. Since then, she’s gone 14-2 in pro singles matches on the USTA Pro Circuit.

Final Women’s Standings

(Player’s current ranking in parenthesis)

1. Sofia Kenin (88) — 395

2. Hailey Baptiste (84) — 240

3. Caroline Dolehide (78) — 164

4. Bernarda Pera (81) — 149

5. Iva Jovic (212) — 141

6. McCartney Kessler (69) — 117

7. Ann Li (111) — 104

On the men’s side, University of Arizona senior Colton Smith leads the Challenge after Week 1, having reached the final of the USTA Pro Circuit Challenger 75 in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Men’s Standings — Week 1

(Player’s current ranking in parenthesis)

1. Colton Smith (390) — 44

2. Murphy Cassone (328) — 22

3. Aleks Kovacevic (99) — 13

The men’s wild card will be awarded to the American with the most ranking points earned from a maximum of three events during a four-week window that runs through the week of November 11. 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.