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Var · Futures level

Potential GB women in Aus Open qualifying

Andy Parker · Club Coach

Venus has got the final wildcard, so no change for Mimi.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Brady has withdrawn, so Mimi is in.

newby · Junior player

Where do you find updated quali lists?

Lambda · Masters Series Champion

The pdfs linked in the original news article on the official website are being regularly updated

https://ausopen.com/articles/news/qualifying-entry-lists-released-australian-open-2026

paulisi · Tennis legend

newby wrote:
Where do you find updated quali lists?

I spotted that info on a twitter account

seagull · Tennis legend

Katie now 2nd alt for main draw with Zheng pulling out

DF · Tennis legend

Katie now 1st alt with Veronika Kudermetova pulling out.

Var · Futures level

When is the deadline for withdrawals for the AO?

Lambda · Masters Series Champion

They can withdraw whenever they like. If what you're asking is when will players stop moving into the main draw that is when qualifying starts.

( Technically the withdrawal deadline is the same as the entry deadline.)

Var · Futures level

Lambda wrote:
They can withdraw whenever they like. If what you're asking is when will players stop moving into the main draw that is when qualifying starts.

( Technically the withdrawal deadline is the same as the entry deadline.)

Ok thank you. That is what I was thinking re Katie Bs chances of making the main draw.

SuperT · Futures level

At this late stage I don't think it would be such a bad thing for Katie to play qualiess as a warm up tournament. If she does make the main draw it will be too late for her to get in anywhere else and surely she could do with a few matches under her belt?

Andy Parker · Club Coach

Lambda wrote:
They can withdraw whenever they like. If what you're asking is when will players stop moving into the main draw that is when qualifying starts.

( Technically the withdrawal deadline is the same as the entry deadline.)

I think it is slightly different actually, though i stand to be corrected.

Once the Aussies have made the qualifying draw (probably sometime on Saturday or maybe Sunday Aussie time), if someone then withdraws from the main draw, they don't then bump someone up from the qualifying draw (ie the qualifying number one seed), but instead allocate the extra place to a lucky loser. That means Katie is very dependent on someone withdrawing from the main draw in the next few hours, if she is to get a slot in the main draw.

Much debated on here I know, but I don't subscribe to the view that she is better to come through qualifying. I would far rather someone withdraws in the next few hours and Katie to then have a week's rest.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, I agrees, main draw please. I am sure Katie would agree too.

Andy Parker · Club Coach

No info anywhere on when the Aussie Open Qualifying Draw will take place. I am guessing that the lack of publicity regarding this means it will just happen and then be posted on their official website afterwards.

Any info on when it will take place will be much appreciated, but I did quite a long internet search and found no useful info. It does appear that qualifying is scheduled from Monday to Thursday. so perhaps it will be a draw on Sunday and not Saturday, though part of me thinks that whoever is playing on Monday will need a reasonable notice of the draw and start times, so perhaps a Saturday draw is more likely. Katie B will be so unlucky if she misses the main draw by one place.