Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray will play the Sydney Tennis Classic at Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre from 9 to 15 January after being awarded a singles wildcard.
It will be the first time the former world No.1 has competed in the Harbour City.
“I’m looking forward to playing in Sydney for the first time and continuing my preparation for the Australian Open,” Murray said.
“I’ve heard great things about Sydney, it’s a pretty cool city.”
Murray will join the likes of Aslan Karatsev, fellow Brit Daniel Evans, David Goffin and Australians Alexei Popyrin and wildcard recipients Jordan Thompson and Nick Kyrgios in the men’s singles draw.
The women’s singles draw will feature 19 of the world’s top 30 including world No.1 Ash Barty, world No.3 Garbine Muguruza, world No.5 Barbora Krejcikova, former world No.1 Simona Halep, Roland Garros 2020 champion Iga Swiatek, Australian Open 2020 champion Sofia Kenin, reigning US Open women’s champion Emma Raducanu and finalist Leylah Fernandez. Australians Ajla Tomljanovic and Astra Sharma have been awarded singles wildcards.
The Sydney Tennis Classic is a new, one-off WTA 500 and ATP 250 tournament that will immediately follow the ATP Cup.
The draw will be conducted on Saturday 8 January at 4.30pm.
Qualifying begins on Sunday 9 January before the main draw on Monday 10 January.
Tickets to the Sydney Tennis Classic are on sale via australiansummeroftennis.com/Sydney.
Tickets start at $39 for adults, $29 for concessions and children 14 years of age and under are free.
Fans can sit in the shade at Ken Rosewall Arena after its new canopy roof was introduced in late 2019.
Sydney Tennis Classic – as of 7 January
WTA 500
Q: 9 Jan, MD: 10-15 Jan
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
|
1 |
Ashleigh Barty |
AUS |
|
3 |
Garbine Muguruza |
ESP |
|
5 |
Barbora Krejcikova |
CZE |
|
7 |
Anett Kontaveit |
EST |
|
8 |
Paula Badosa |
ESP |
|
9 |
Iga Swiatek |
POL |
|
10 |
Ons Jabeur |
TUN |
|
11 |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
RUS |
|
12 |
Sofia Kenin |
USA |
|
14 |
Elena Rybakina |
KAZ |
|
17 |
Petra Kvitova |
CZE |
|
18 |
Jessica Pegula |
USA |
|
19 |
Emma Raducanu |
GBR |
|
20 |
Simona Halep |
ROU |
|
21 |
Elise Mertens |
BEL |
|
23 |
Belinda Bencic |
SUI |
|
24 |
Leylah Fernandez |
CAN |
|
26 |
Daria Kasatkina |
RUS |
|
28 |
Jelena Ostapenko |
LAT |
|
WC 45 |
Ajla Tomljanovic |
AUS |
|
WC 98 |
Astra Sharma |
AUS |
ATP 250 - Singles
Q: 9 Jan, MD: 10-15 Jan
|
Rank |
Player |
Country |
|
18 |
Aslan Karatsev |
RUS |
|
22 |
Nikoloz Basilashvili |
GEO |
|
25 |
Daniel Evans |
GBR |
|
26 |
Reilly Opelka |
USA |
|
27 |
Lorenzo Sonego |
ITA |
|
33 |
Dusan Lajovic |
SRB |
|
37 |
Fabio Fognini |
ITA |
|
39 |
David Goffin |
BEL |
|
42 |
Filip Krajinovic |
SRB |
|
44 |
Federico Delbonis |
ARG |
|
45 |
Albert Ramos-Vinolas |
ESP |
|
50 |
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |
ESP |
|
60 |
Pedro Martinez |
ESP |
|
61 |
Alexei Popyrin |
AUS |
|
62 |
Gianluca Mager |
ITA |
|
63 |
Federico Coria |
ARG |
|
64 |
Benjamin Bonzi |
FRA |
|
66 |
Marcos Giron |
USA |
|
67 |
Hugo Gaston |
FRA |
|
WC 75 |
Jordan Thompson |
AUS |
|
WC 93 |
Nick Kyrgios |
AUS |
|
WC 134 |
Andy Murray |
GBR |
WTA 500 – Doubles
Starts 10 Jan
|
|
Players |
|
|
1 |
Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Ena Shibahara (JPN) |
|
|
2 |
Samantha Stosur (AUS) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) |
|
|
3 |
Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) |
|
|
4 |
Alexa Guarachi (CHI) / Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) |
|
|
5 |
Darija Jurak Schreiber (CRO) / Andreja Klepac (SLO) |
|
|
6 |
Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) |
|
|
7 |
Yifan Xu (CHN) / Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN) |
|
|
8 |
Natela Dzalamidze (RUS) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) |
|
|
9 |
Anna Bondar (HUN) / Arantxa Rus (NED) |
|
|
10 |
Vivian Heisen (GER) / Panna Udvardy (HUN) |
|
|
11 |
Alison Bai (AUS) / Alicia Smith (AUS) |
|
ATP 250 – Doubles
Starts 10 Jan
|
|
Players |
|
|
1 |
Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Mate Pavic (CRO) |
|
|
2 |
Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Robert Farah (COL) |
|
|
3 |
John Peers (AUS) / Filip Polasek (SVK) |
|
|
4 |
Tim Puetz (GER) / Michael Venus (NZL) |
|
|
5 |
Jamie Murray (GBR) / Bruno Soares (BRA) |
|
|
6 |
Kevin Krawietz (GER) / Andreas Mies (GER) |
|
|
7 |
Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) |
|
|
8 |
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) / Franko Skugor (CRO) |
|
|
9 |
Matwe Middelkoop (NED) / Philipp Oswald (AUT) |
|
|
10 |
Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) |
|
|
11 |
Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) / Harri Heliovaara (FIN) |
|
|
12 |
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) / Matt Reid (AUS) |
|
|
13 |
Pablo Andujar (ESP) / Pedro Martinez (ESP) |
|
|
14 |
Denys Molchanov (UKR) / Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) |
|
|
15 |
Nathaniel Lammons (USA) / Jackson Withrow (USA) |
|
|
16 |
Facundo Bagnis (ARG) / Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX) |
|
|
17 |
Jiri Vesely (CZE) / Szymon Walkow (POL) |
|
|
18 |
Hunter Reese (USA) / Sem Verbeek (NED) |
|
|
19 |
Alexander Erler (AUT) / Lucas Miedler (AUT) |
|
|
20 |
Jamie Cerretani (USA) / Fernando Romboli (BRA) |
|