MELBOURNE, January 30, 2021 (Press Release)
The draws for the Great Ocean Road Open and Murray River Open, the two ATP 250 events leading into Australian Open 2021 are out.
On the men’s side, David Goffin (BEL) and Karen Khachanov (RUS) lead the Great Ocean Road Open. Jordan Thompson (NSW) joins fellow Aussies Christopher O’Connell (NSW) and Aleksandar Vukic (NSW) who made the main draw after the ATP announced expanded fields. Wildcards have also been awarded to the following Australian players.
Wildcards – Great Open Road Open
· Max Purcell (NSW)
· John-Patrick Smith (Qld)
· Tristan Schoolkate (WA)
· Dane Sweeny (NSW)
ATP250 Great Ocean Road Open singles draw pic.twitter.com/Awi9FNbckv
— Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) January 30, 2021
Nick Kyrgios (ACT) starts his year competing in the Murray River Open alongside former AO champion Stan Wawrinka (SUI) and Grigor Dimitrov (BUL).
An additional six Australians, James Duckworth (NSW), Alexei Popyrin (NSW), Thanasi Kokkinakis (SA), Alex Bolt (SA), Marc Polmans (Vic) and Bernard Tomic (Qld), have made the main draw after the field was expanded. Wildcards have been awarded as follows:
Wildcards – Murray River Open
· Andrew Harris (Vic)
· Li Tu (SA)
· Jason Kubler (Qld)
· Blake Mott (NSW)
ATP250 Murray River Open singles draw pic.twitter.com/N90gaEXBpw
— Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) January 30, 2021
The draws for the WTA 500 Grampians Trophy for players who were impacted by the hard quarantine, will be done on Monday.
Melbourne Summer Series acceptance lists and fast facts
For acceptance lists, please click each respective tournament below
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Date |
Tournament and acceptance lists |
Details |
Draw |
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31 Jan-6 Feb |
Yarra Valley Classic
|
54 singles, 28 doubles |
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31 Jan-6 Feb |
Gippsland Trophy |
54 singles, 28 doubles |
|
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1-7 Feb |
Great Ocean Road Open
|
ATP 250 Expanded to 56 singles, 24 doubles |
Will be made available here |
|
1-7 Feb |
Murray River Open
|
ATP 250 Expanded to 56 singles, 24 doubles |
Will be made available here |
|
3-7 Feb |
|
WTA 500 28 singles, no doubles |
Mon 1 Feb |
*Acceptance list as of 28 Jan, rankings based on acceptance ranking
The Melbourne Summer Series will take place in the MCA Zone at Melbourne Park from 31 January to 7 February 2021. Tickets are now on sale via Ticketmaster with prices starting at $20 for adults and $5 for kids.
More than 250 players will compete for $2.37 million in prizemoney across three WTA 500 and two ATP 250 tournaments, the biggest ever lead-in week to the Australian Open.
The ATP Cup will be played alongside the Melbourne Summer Series at the Rod Laver Arena Zone and John Cain Arena Zone from 2-6 February at Melbourne Park.
