Australian Open Press Release, December 8, 2022
This summer for the first time Kia Arena will be transformed into a world class music venue for the inaugural AO Finals Festival, set to take place on the last three days of Australian Open 2023.
The three-day event has been designed to bring more fans to the AO at the pointy end of the tournament, with a ticket price of just $34 for each session at Kia Arena. Fans who buy a ground pass or Rod Laver Arena stadium ticket on any of the three days can upgrade to enter Kia Arena for the Finals Festival for an extra $5.
The Finals Festival kicks off on Friday 27 January with the sixth edition of the Glam Slam finals, presented by Ralph Lauren. The Glam Slam is the world’s largest LGBTQI+ tennis event and attracts players from around the world. The Glam Slam will feature entertainment by Australian singers Vanessa Amorosi and Montaigne and Melbourne based DJ Bertie.
On women’s final day, Saturday 28 January, New Zealand’s Benee will take to the Kia Arena stage, along with Indigenous singer Thelma Plum, Sydney band Winston Surfshirt and Melbourne’s globally celebrated DJ export CC:DISCO!
On men’s final day, Sunday 30 January, superstars Flight Facilities, up and coming band Lastlings, singer Forest Claudette and Willo will perform.
“The Finals Festival will be an incredible way to wrap up what is shaping up as a spectacular AO23,” Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley said.
“It’s an exciting new initiative for the AO, which has always led the way with music and entertainment alongside the world-class tennis. The Finals Festival also gives us the opportunity to showcase our newest stadium, Kia Arena, in a unique new way.
“The Finals Festival will add to the hype around the culmination of the Australian Open, and after the music finishes fans can head to Grand Slam Oval and Garden Square to watch what surely will be a spectacular finale to AO 2023.”
Kia Arena officially opened prior to AO 2022 and was an instant hit with fans and players alike. Some of the most memorable moments of the tournament – including rollicking doubles matches starring Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, put Kia Arena on the map in January. Framed by the Melbourne city skyline, it will be the perfect backdrop for the Finals Festival at AO 2023.
The Finals Festival lineup has been curated by Melbourne based Untitled Group in association with the Australian Open.
Australian Open Entry List
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Iga Swiatek |
POL |
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Carlos Alcaraz |
ESP |
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Ons Jabeur |
TUN |
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Rafael Nadal |
ESP |
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3 |
Jessica Pegula |
USA |
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Casper Ruud |
NOR |
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4 |
Caroline Garcia |
FRA |
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Stefanos Tsitsipas |
GRE |
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4SR |
Sofia Kenin |
USA |
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Novak Djokovic |
SRB |
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Aryna Sabalenka |
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Felix Auger-Aliassime |
CAN |
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Maria Sakkari |
GRE |
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Daniil Medvedev |
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Coco Gauff |
USA |
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Andrey Rublev |
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Daria Kasatkina |
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Taylor Fritz |
USA |
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Veronika Kudermetova |
10 |
Hubert Hurkacz |
POL |
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11 |
Madison Keys |
USA |
11 |
Holger Rune |
DEN |
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12 |
Belinda Bencic |
SUI |
12 |
Alexander Zverev |
GER |
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13 |
Paula Badosa |
ESP |
13 |
Pablo Carreno Busta |
ESP |
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14 |
Danielle Collins |
USA |
14 |
Cameron Norrie |
GBR |
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15 |
Beatriz Haddad Maia |
BRA |
15 |
Jannik Sinner |
ITA |
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16 |
Petra Kvitova |
CZE |
16 |
Matteo Berrettini |
ITA |
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17 |
Anett Kontaveit |
EST |
17 |
Marin Cilic |
CRO |
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18 |
Jelena Ostapenko |
LAT |
18 |
Denis Shapovalov |
CAN |
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19 |
Ekaterina Alexandrova |
19 |
Frances Tiafoe |
USA |
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20 |
Liudmila Samsonova |
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Karen Khachanov |
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21 |
Barbora Krejcikova |
CZE |
21 |
Roberto Bautista Agut |
ESP |
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21SR |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
22 |
Nick Kyrgios |
AUS |
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22 |
Elena Rybakina |
KAZ |
22PR |
Stan Wawrinka |
SUI |
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22SR |
Karolina Muchova |
CZE |
23 |
Lorenzo Musetti |
ITA |
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23 |
Amanda Anisimova |
USA |
24 |
Alex de Minaur |
AUS |
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24 |
Shuai Zhang |
CHN |
25 |
Diego Schwartzman |
ARG |
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25 |
Marie Bouzkova |
CZE |
26 |
Borna Coric |
CRO |
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26 |
Victoria Azarenka |
27 |
Daniel Evans |
GBR |
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27 |
Qinwen Zheng |
CHN |
28 |
Grigor Dimitrov |
BUL |
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28 |
Martina Trevisan |
ITA |
29 |
Miomir Kecmanovic |
SRB |
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29 |
Elise Mertens |
BEL |
30 |
Francisco Cerundolo |
ARG |
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30 |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
31 |
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |
ESP |
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31 |
Karolina Pliskova |
CZE |
32 |
Tommy Paul |
USA |
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32 |
Kaia Kanepi |
EST |
33 |
Sebastian Korda |
USA |
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32SR |
Marketa Vondrousova |
CZE |
34 |
Maxime Cressy |
USA |
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33 |
Ajla Tomljanovic |
AUS |
35 |
Botic van de Zandschulp |
NED |
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34 |
Irina-Camelia Begu |
ROU |
36 |
Yoshihito Nishioka |
JPN |
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35 |
Jil Teichmann |
SUI |
37 |
Alexander Bublik |
KAZ |
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36 |
Alizé Cornet |
FRA |
38 |
Reilly Opelka |
USA |
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37 |
Sloane Stephens |
USA |
39 |
Albert Ramos-Vinolas |
ESP |
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38 |
Sorana Cirstea |
ROU |
40 |
Emil Ruusuvuori |
FIN |
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39 |
Petra Martic |
CRO |
41 |
John Isner |
USA |
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39SR |
Nadia Podoroska |
ARG |
42 |
Jack Draper |
GBR |
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40 |
Leylah Fernandez |
CAN |
43 |
Sebastian Baez |
ARG |
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41 |
Alison Riske-Amritraj |
USA |
44 |
Arthur Rinderknech |
FRA |
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42 |
Naomi Osaka |
JPN |
45 |
Lorenzo Sonego |
ITA |
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43 |
Anastasia Potapova |
46 |
Adrian Mannarino |
FRA |
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Bernarda Pera |
USA |
47PR |
Lloyd Harris |
RSA |
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45 |
Bianca Andreescu |
CAN |
47 |
Brandon Nakashima |
USA |
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46 |
Shelby Rogers |
USA |
48 |
Jenson Brooksby |
USA |
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47 |
Katerina Siniakova |
CZE |
48PR |
Kyle Edmund |
GBR |
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48 |
Ana Bogdan |
ROU |
49 |
Andy Murray |
GBR |
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49 |
Magda Linette |
POL |
50 |
Alex Molcan |
SVK |
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50 |
Xiyu Wang |
CHN |
51 |
Corentin Moutet |
FRA |
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51 |
Yulia Putintseva |
KAZ |
53 |
David Goffin |
BEL |
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52 |
Mayar Sherif |
EGY |
54 |
Filip Krajinovic |
SRB |
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53 |
Anhelina Kalinina |
UKR |
55 |
Fabio Fognini |
ITA |
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55 |
Alison Van Uytvanck |
BEL |
56 |
Marc-Andrea Huesler |
SUI |
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56 |
Garbiñe Muguruza |
ESP |
57 |
Pedro Cauchin |
ARG |
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57 |
Danka Kovinic |
MNE |
58 |
Jaume Munar |
ESP |
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57SR |
Laura Siegemund |
GER |
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Aslan Karatsev |
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Lucia Bronzetti |
ITA |
60 |
Benjamin Bonzi |
FRA |
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59 |
Madison Brengle |
USA |
61 |
Marcos Giron |
USA |
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60 |
Anna Kalinskaya |
62 |
Pedro Martinez |
ESP |
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Claire Liu |
USA |
63 |
Mackenzie McDonald |
USA |
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62 |
Sara Sorribes Tormo |
ESP |
64 |
Quentin Halys |
FRA |
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63 |
Jasmine Paolini |
ITA |
65 |
Constant Lestienne |
FRA |
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64 |
Lin Zhu |
CHN |
66 |
J.J. Wolf |
USA |
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65 |
Rebecca Marino |
CAN |
67 |
Daniel Elahi Galan |
COL |
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65SR |
Jaqueline Cristian |
ROU |
68 |
Richard Gasquet |
FRA |
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65SR |
Patricia Maria Tig |
ROU |
69 |
Mikael Ymer |
SWE |
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66 |
Elisabetta Cocciaretto |
ITA |
70 |
Laslo Djere |
SRB |
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67 |
Julie Niemeier |
GER |
71 |
Thiago Monteiro |
BRA |
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68 |
Camila Giorgi |
ITA |
72 |
Bernabe Zapata Miralles |
ESP |
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69 |
Donna Vekic |
CRO |
73PR |
Hugo Dellien |
BOL |
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70 |
Tatjana Maria |
GER |
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Ilya Ivashka |
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Marta Kostyuk |
UKR |
74 |
Roberto Carballes Baena |
ESP |
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72 |
Nuria Parrizas Diaz |
ESP |
75 |
Federico Coria |
ARG |
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73 |
Tereza Martincova |
CZE |
75PR |
Guido Pella |
ARG |
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73SR |
Evgeniya Rodina |
76 |
Oscar Otte |
GER |
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74 |
Tamara Korpatsch |
GER |
77 |
Kamil Majchrzak |
POL |
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75 |
Emma Raducanu |
GBR |
78 |
Christopher O’Connell |
AUS |
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76 |
Viktorija Golubic |
SUI |
79 |
Tomas Martin Etcheverry |
ARG |
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77 |
Linda Fruhvirtova |
CZE |
80 |
Dusan Lajovic |
SRB |
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78 |
Yue Yuan |
CHN |
81 |
Jiri Lehecka |
CZE |
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79 |
Anna Bondar |
HUN |
82 |
Joao Sousa |
POR |
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80 |
Anna Blinkova |
83 |
Soonwoo Kwon |
KOR |
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81 |
Camila Osorio |
COL |
84 |
Jordan Thompson |
AUS |
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82 |
Maryna Zanevska |
BEL |
85 |
Cristian Garin |
CHI |
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83 |
Julia Grabher |
AUT |
86 |
Ugo Humbert |
FRA |
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84 |
Dalma Galfi |
HUN |
87 |
Chun-Hsin Tseng |
TPE |
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85 |
Tamara Zidansek |
SLO |
88PR |
Jeremy Chardy |
FRA |
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86 |
Xinyu Wang |
CHN |
88 |
Marton Fucsovics |
HUN |
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87 |
Lauren Davis |
USA |
89 |
Roman Safiullin |
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88 |
Panna Udvardy |
HUN |
90 |
Facundo Bagnis |
ARG |
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89 |
Kaja Juvan |
SLO |
91 |
Gregoire Barrere |
FRA |
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89SR |
Saisai Zheng |
CHN |
92 |
Nikoloz Basilashvili |
GEO |
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90 |
Viktoriya Tomova |
BUL |
93 |
Taro Daniel |
JPN |
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90SR |
Kristina Kucova |
SVK |
94 |
Thanasi Kokkinakis |
AUS |
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91 |
Qiang Wang |
CHN |
95 |
Daniel Altmaier |
GER |
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92 |
Kamilla Rakhimova |
96 |
Tallon Griekspoor |
NED |
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93 |
Catherine McNally |
USA |
97 |
Ben Shelton |
USA |
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94 |
Varvara Gracheva |
98 |
Tomas Machac |
CZE |
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95 |
Ysaline Bonaventure |
BEL |
99 |
Nuno Borges |
POR |
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