Wimbledon 2022: Singles draws unveiled
Find out who our Aussie players face in the opening round at Wimbledon 2022 ...
London, UK, 24 June 2022 | Leigh Rogers
The gentlemen’s and ladies’ singles draws are set for Wimbledon 2022.
Three Australian players – Nick Kyrgios, James Duckworth and qualifier Jason Kubler – begin their campaigns against British hopes in the gentlemen’s singles competition.
Kyrgios plays local wildcard Paul Jubb in the opening round, Duckworth meets two-time champion Andy Murray and Kubler faces off against world No.33 Dan Evans.
Alex de Minaur, Australia’s top-ranked man, is the No.19 seed and has been pitted against Bolivian Hugo Dellien in the first round.
Wimbledon 2022 Gentlemen’s singles, first round |
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Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
[19] Alex de Minaur (AUS) | 24 | v | Hugo Dellien (BOL) | 81 |
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) | 45 | v | [WC] Paul Jubb (GBR) | 219 |
Jordan Thompson (AUS) | 68 | v | Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) | 87 |
James Duckworth (AUS) | 77 | v | Andy Murray (GBR) | 51 |
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) | 82 | v | Kamil Majchrzak (POL) | 91 |
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) | 83 | v | Hugo Gaston (FRA) | 65 |
John Millman (AUS) | 86 | v | [26] Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) | 30 |
[Q] Jason Kubler (AUS) | 98 | v | [29] Dan Evans (GBR) | 33 |
[Q] Max Purcell (AUS) | 156 | v | Adrian Mannarino (FRA) | 73 |
> VIEW: Full Wimbledon 2022 gentlemen’s singles draw
Australia’s top-ranked woman Ajla Tomljanovic, a Wimbledon quarterfinalist last year, begins her campaign against world No.23 Jil Teichmann. It is the third consecutive major tournament that world No.45 Tomljanovic has drawn a seeded opponent in the opening round.
Qualifiers Maddison Inglis, Jaimee Fourlis and Zoe Hives have all been handed difficult first-round assignments in their main draw debuts.
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The 24-year-old Inglis faces Hungarian Dalma Galfi, who won an ITF grass-court tournament last week, while 22-year-old Fourlis has drawn former world No.13 and Wimbledon 2013 semifinalist Kirsten Flipkens. Hives, a 25-year-old returning from a two-year illness lay-off, meets world No.5 Maria Sakkari.
Wimbledon 2022 Ladies’ singles, first round |
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Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) | 45 | v | [18] Jil Teichmann (SUI) | 23 |
[WC] Daria Saville (AUS) | 96 | v | Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) | 128 |
[Q] Maddison Inglis (AUS) | 129 | v | Dalma Galfi (HUN) | 81 |
[Q] Astra Sharma (AUS) | 136 | v | Tatjana Maria (GER) | 106 |
[Q] Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) | 153 | v | Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) | 257 |
[Q] Zoe Hives (AUS) | 572 | v | [5] Maria Sakkari (GRE) | 5 |
> VIEW: Full Wimbledon 2022 ladies’ singles draw
Main draw action at Wimbledon begins on Monday 27 June.
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