2026 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

The 2026 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying is a series of tennis matches that took place from 12 to 15 January 2026 to determine the sixteen qualifiers into the main draw of the men's singles tournament.

Men's singles qualifying
2026 Australian Open
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad boys girls
WC Doubles men women quad boys girls
Qualification
Singles men women
 2025 ·
· 2027 

Only 16 out of the 128 qualifiers who compete in this knock-out tournament, secure a main draw place.[1][2][3][4]

Seeds

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All seeds are per ATP rankings as of 5 January 2026. The entry list was based on the ATP rankings for the week of 17 November 2025, rather than the usual cutoff date of 22 December 2025.

  1. Germany Yannick Hanfmann (moved to main draw)
  2. Argentina Román Andrés Burruchaga (second round)
  3. Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili (first round)
  4. Chile Tomás Barrios Vera (second round)
  5. United States Brandon Holt (second round)
  6. United States Mackenzie McDonald (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Belgium Alexander Blockx (qualifying competition, retired, lucky loser)
  8. Japan Yoshihito Nishioka (second round, retired)
  9. Denmark Elmer Møller (second round)
  10. Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin (first round)
  11. United Kingdom Jan Choinski (first round)
  12. Finland Otto Virtanen (first round)
  13. Serbia Dušan Lajović (qualifying competition)
  14. Croatia Dino Prižmić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  15. United Kingdom Billy Harris (first round)
  16. Spain Roberto Carballés Baena (second round)
  17. Lithuania Vilius Gaubas (second round)
  18. Argentina Marco Trungelliti (qualifying competition)
  19. Austria Sebastian Ofner (second round)
  20. Canada Liam Draxl (qualified)
  21. Chile Nicolás Jarry (first round)
  22. Tunisia Moez Echargui (first round)
  23. Norway Nicolai Budkov Kjær (qualified)
  24. Italy Francesco Maestrelli (qualified)
  25. Bolivia Hugo Dellien (first round)
  26. Italy Andrea Pellegrino (first round)
  27. Italy Francesco Passaro (second round)
  28. Slovakia Lukáš Klein (qualifying competition)
  29. United States Zachary Svajda (qualified)
  30. Paraguay Daniel Vallejo (qualifying competition)
  31. France Ugo Blanchet (first round)
  32. United States Colton Smith (second round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Draw

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Key

First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
Alt Croatia Matej Dodig 7 3 2
Lebanon Benjamin Hassan 5 6 6
  Lebanon Benjamin Hassan 3 4
Portugal Jaime Faria 6 6
Portugal Jaime Faria 77 7
Croatia Luka Mikrut 62 5
  Portugal Jaime Faria 77 6
18 Argentina Marco Trungelliti 65 3
Brazil João Lucas Reis da Silva 2 4
Portugal Henrique Rocha 6 6
Portugal Henrique Rocha 5 6 3
18 Argentina Marco Trungelliti 7 4 6
WC Australia Philip Sekulic 2 6 1
18 Argentina Marco Trungelliti 6 1 6

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Argentina Román Andrés Burruchaga 6 6
United Kingdom Ryan Peniston 1 1
2 Argentina Román Andrés Burruchaga 2 3
France Arthur Géa 6 6
Czech Republic Zdeněk Kolář 2 3
France Arthur Géa 6 6
  France Arthur Géa 6 6
30 Paraguay Daniel Vallejo 2 2
South Africa Lloyd Harris 4 77 3
Italy Federico Cinà 6 64 6
Italy Federico Cinà 6 2 3
30 Paraguay Daniel Vallejo 4 6 6
Mexico Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez 1 2
30 Paraguay Daniel Vallejo 6 6

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili 1 65
Peru Gonzalo Bueno 6 77
  Peru Gonzalo Bueno 5 2
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7 6
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3 6 6
Netherlands Guy den Ouden 6 3 2
  France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 2 3
23 Norway Nicolai Budkov Kjær 6 6
WC Australia Pavle Marinkov 2 65
Australia James McCabe 6 77
Australia James McCabe 6 3 66
23 Norway Nicolai Budkov Kjær 4 6 710
Japan Yosuke Watanuki 77 5 4
23 Norway Nicolai Budkov Kjær 65 7 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Chile Tomás Barrios Vera 6 78
France Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg 2 66
4 Chile Tomás Barrios Vera 4 77 2
United States Michael Zheng 6 64 6
WC Australia Cruz Hewitt 3 3
United States Michael Zheng 6 6
  United States Michael Zheng 4 6 712
28 Slovakia Lukáš Klein 6 3 610
United Kingdom Oliver Crawford 3 6 3
Spain Daniel Mérida 6 2 6
Spain Daniel Mérida 3 77 4
28 Slovakia Lukáš Klein 6 62 6
Hungary Zsombor Piros 4 4
28 Slovakia Lukáš Klein 6 6

Fifth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 United States Brandon Holt 4 6 6
Austria Lukas Neumayer 6 2 3
5 United States Brandon Holt 77 5 4
Italy Giulio Zeppieri 64 7 6
Italy Giulio Zeppieri 6 6
France Dan Added 3 3
  Italy Giulio Zeppieri 2 2
Japan Rei Sakamoto 6 6
Japan Rei Sakamoto 6 6
United Kingdom Dan Evans 1 2
Japan Rei Sakamoto 6 6
32 United States Colton Smith 4 4
France Luka Pavlovic 64 1
32 United States Colton Smith 77 6

Sixth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 United States Mackenzie McDonald 64 6 7
Kazakhstan Dmitry Popko 77 4 5
6 United States Mackenzie McDonald 77 6
France Hugo Grenier 64 1
Colombia Daniel Elahi Galán 69 0r
France Hugo Grenier 711 1
6 United States Mackenzie McDonald 6 62 2
20 Canada Liam Draxl 3 77 6
Ukraine Vitaliy Sachko 6 77
Alt Norway Viktor Durasovic 3 61
Ukraine Vitaliy Sachko 3 7 67
20 Canada Liam Draxl 6 5 710
WC Australia Moerani Bouzige 63 3
20 Canada Liam Draxl 77 6

Seventh qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 Belgium Alexander Blockx 6 6
Italy Marco Cecchinato 3 4
7 Belgium Alexander Blockx 6 6
Slovakia Alex Molčan 1 1
Japan Sho Shimabukuro 4 6 3
Slovakia Alex Molčan 6 4 6
7 Belgium Alexander Blockx 6 3 0r
Australia Jason Kubler 3 6 1
Australia Jason Kubler 6 6
France Harold Mayot 3 4
Australia Jason Kubler 7 6
17 Lithuania Vilius Gaubas 5 2
PR United States Nicolas Moreno de Alboran 5 3
17 Lithuania Vilius Gaubas 7 6

Eighth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Japan Yoshihito Nishioka 6 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nerman Fatić 1 2
8 Japan Yoshihito Nishioka 3 1r
United Kingdom George Loffhagen 6 3
Germany Justin Engel 64 62
United Kingdom George Loffhagen 77 77
  United Kingdom George Loffhagen 7 4 4
United States Nishesh Basavareddy 5 6 6
Canada Alexis Galarneau 4 2
United States Nishesh Basavareddy 6 6
United States Nishesh Basavareddy 4 6 713
19 Austria Sebastian Ofner 6 4 611
Denmark August Holmgren 4 4
19 Austria Sebastian Ofner 6 6

Ninth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9 Denmark Elmer Møller 6 78
WC Australia Marc Polmans 4 66
9 Denmark Elmer Møller 6 4 5
Sweden Elias Ymer 4 6 7
Australia Alex Bolt 64 65
Sweden Elias Ymer 77 77
  Sweden Elias Ymer 77 4 6
Hong Kong Coleman Wong 64 6 3
Spain Pablo Llamas Ruiz 3 6 710
WC Switzerland Henry Bernet 6 3 63
Spain Pablo Llamas Ruiz 67 0
Hong Kong Coleman Wong 79 6
Hong Kong Coleman Wong 6 78
31 France Ugo Blanchet 3 66

Tenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
10 Chinese Taipei Tseng Chun-hsin 5 3
Spain Martín Landaluce 7 6
  Spain Martín Landaluce 6 1 4
Italy Stefano Travaglia 4 6 6
WC Australia Blake Ellis 3 6 1
Italy Stefano Travaglia 6 4 6
  Italy Stefano Travaglia 65 63
Australia Dane Sweeny 77 77
Switzerland Jérôme Kym 6 6
Bolivia Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo 3 0
Switzerland Jérôme Kym 4 4
Australia Dane Sweeny 6 6
Australia Dane Sweeny 6 4 6
26 Italy Andrea Pellegrino 2 6 3

Eleventh qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
11 United Kingdom Jan Choinski 3 4
Switzerland Leandro Riedi 6 6
  Switzerland Leandro Riedi 6 3 4
Belgium Kimmer Coppejans 3 6 6
Belgium Kimmer Coppejans 77 6
Alt Australia Omar Jasika 62 0
  Belgium Kimmer Coppejans 65 2
29 United States Zachary Svajda 77 6
Argentina Juan Pablo Ficovich 5 3
Austria Jurij Rodionov 7 6
Austria Jurij Rodionov 1 4
29 United States Zachary Svajda 6 6
Lebanon Hady Habib 1 3
29 United States Zachary Svajda 6 6

Twelfth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
12 Finland Otto Virtanen 3 6 4
Colombia Nicolás Mejía 6 3 6
  Colombia Nicolás Mejía 4 4
China Wu Yibing 6 6
China Wu Yibing 7 6
United States Mitchell Krueger 5 4
  China Wu Yibing 6 6
United States Tristan Boyer 3 2
United States Tristan Boyer 6 64 6
Argentina Alex Barrena 2 77 2
United States Tristan Boyer 64 6 6
27 Italy Francesco Passaro 77 4 2
Estonia Mark Lajal 64 4
27 Italy Francesco Passaro 77 6

Thirteenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
13 Serbia Dušan Lajović 77 5 710
Argentina Facundo Díaz Acosta 63 7 63
13 Serbia Dušan Lajović 7 6
United States Murphy Cassone 5 3
United States Murphy Cassone 3 6 6
Chinese Taipei Hsu Yu-hsiou 6 3 4
13 Serbia Dušan Lajović 6 4 3
24 Italy Francesco Maestrelli 4 6 6
Ecuador Álvaro Guillén Meza 5 3
Brazil Thiago Seyboth Wild 7 6
Brazil Thiago Seyboth Wild 62 4
24 Italy Francesco Maestrelli 77 6
Italy Lorenzo Giustino 64 1
24 Italy Francesco Maestrelli 77 6

Fourteenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
14 Croatia Dino Prižmić 6 6
Argentina Genaro Alberto Olivieri 1 4
14 Croatia Dino Prižmić 7 6
PR Brazil Gustavo Heide 5 2
PR Brazil Gustavo Heide 6 6
United Kingdom Jay Clarke 3 3
14 Croatia Dino Prižmić 4 1
United Kingdom Arthur Fery 6 6
United Kingdom Arthur Fery 6 6
WC Australia Edward Winter 2 4
United Kingdom Arthur Fery 6 6
Australia Bernard Tomic 4 2
Australia Bernard Tomic 6 6
25 Bolivia Hugo Dellien 3 3

Fifteenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
15 United Kingdom Billy Harris 3 4
Luxembourg Chris Rodesch 6 6
  Luxembourg Chris Rodesch 610 3
Spain Rafael Jódar 712 6
WC Australia Li Tu 2 1
Spain Rafael Jódar 6 6
  Spain Rafael Jódar 6 0 6
France Luca Van Assche 3 6 1
Estonia Daniil Glinka 5 6 6
France Clément Tabur 7 3 4
Estonia Daniil Glinka 3 0
France Luca Van Assche 6 6
France Luca Van Assche 6 6
22 Tunisia Moez Echargui 4 2

Sixteenth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
16 Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 6 6
France Arthur Bouquier 2 2
16 Spain Roberto Carballés Baena 64 77 2
Belgium Gilles-Arnaud Bailly 77 63 6
United Kingdom Jack Pinnington Jones 4 4
Belgium Gilles-Arnaud Bailly 6 6
  Belgium Gilles-Arnaud Bailly 5 5
United States Martin Damm 7 7
United States Martin Damm 6 3 6
Belgium Gauthier Onclin 3 6 4
United States Martin Damm 6 6
France Titouan Droguet 4 3
France Titouan Droguet 6 6
21 Chile Nicolás Jarry 4 3

References

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  1. Hadlich, Gui. "How Do Tennis Players Qualify For Grand Slams?". My Tennis HQ. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  2. "What is a Qualifier in Tennis?". The Stadium Reviews. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  3. Simonsson, Fred (2023-04-24). "How Tennis Players Qualify For Grand Slams". TennisPredict.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  4. "Lucky Loser: Explaining The Greatest Term In Tennis". ATP Tour. 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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