Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to award two Americans AO berths

The new year will kick off on a high note for two USTA Pro Circuit players who'll earn wild cards to compete in the main draw of the 2023 Australian Open.

For the eighth year, American players competing on the USTA Pro Circuit this fall have the opportunity to earn a berth in the men's and women's singles draws of the year's first Grand Slam via the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge. The Challenge began in the lead-up to the 2015 Australian Open, and has been held in all but one year since; in 2021, the Challenge was not held as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Challenge, which utilizes indoor and outdoor hard-court pro tournaments, kicks off this week for the women and runs through the week of Oct. 24, while the corresponding men's Challenge begins the week of Oct. 24 and runs through the week of Nov. 14. 

The USTA and Tennis Australia have a reciprocal agreement in which main-draw wild cards for the 2023 Australian Open and US Open will be exchanged.

The men's wild card will be awarded to the American with the most ranking points earned from a maximum of three events during the aforementioned four-week window, while the women's wild card will be awarded to the player who earns the same at three events in a five-week window.