2013 Australian Open
The 2013 Australian Open is a tennis tournament that will take place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from January 14 to January 27, 2013.[1] It will be the 101st edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. The tournament will consist of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchair players will compete in singles and doubles tournaments.
Tournament
The 2013 Australian Open will take place at Melbourne Park between the 14th and 27th of January, and will be the 101st edition of the tournament. Novak Djokovic will return to defend his men's singles title a third time, and Victoria Azarenka is the defending champion in women's singles.
Point and Prize Money
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Seniors points
| Stage | Men's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Singles | Women's Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 2000 | |||
| Runner up | 1200 | 1400 | ||
| Semifinals | 720 | 900 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 360 | 500 | ||
| Round of 16 | 180 | 280 | ||
| Round of 32 | 90 | 160 | ||
| Round of 64 | 45 | 0 | 100 | 5 |
| Round of 128 | 10 | – | 5 | – |
| Qualifier | 25 | 60 | ||
| Qualifying 3rd round | 16 | 50 | ||
| Qualifying 2nd round | 8 | 40 | ||
| Qualifying 1st round | 0 | 2 | ||
Junior points
| Stage | Boys Singles | Boys Doubles | Girls Singles | Girls Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 500 | 360 | 500 | 360 |
| Runner up | 180 | 120 | 180 | 120 |
| Semifinals | 120 | 80 | 120 | 80 |
| Quarterfinals | 80 | 50 | 80 | 50 |
| Round of 16 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
| Round of 32 | 30 | – | 30 | – |
| Qualifier who loses in first round | 25 | – | 25 | – |
| Qualifying Final Round | 20 | – | 20 | – |
Wheelchair points
| Stage | Men's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Singles | Women's Doubles | Quad Singles | Quad Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 800 | |||||
| Runner up | 500 | 100 | ||||
| Semifinals/3rd | 375 | 100 | 375 | 100 | 375 | – |
| Quarterfinals/4th | 100 | – | 100 | – | 100 | – |
Prize money
The 2013 Australian Open will feature a significant increase in prize money in comparison with previous years, with all players competing for a share of AUD$30 million, becoming the highest paying tournament of all time. This is the result of an ATP players' meeting, primarily focussing on the money received by players who exit the competition in the earlier rounds.[2]
Players
Seniors
Singles Seeds
Seeds and Rankings are as of 7 January 2013 and Points are as of 14 January 2013, and final seedings will be decided following warmup events in Brisbane and Sydney.
Main Draw Wildcard Entries
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Women's Singles
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References
- ^ "Australian Open Tickets". Ticketliquidator.com. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- ^ "Tennis: Australian Open offer record prize money to avert strike". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ "Main Australian Open berth for China's Wu Di". Australianopen.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ^ "Chinese qualifier wins women's Asian wildcard". Australianopen.com. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
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