New York, USA, 19 August 2024 | Leigh Rogers

A 12-strong Australian contingent will contest the women’s and men’s qualifying singles competitions at this year’s US Open.

Rising star Maya Joint will make her US Open debut as a seeded player in the women’s qualifying singles draw. The promising 18-year-old, who is the No.32 seed, begins her campaign against Poland’s Maja Chwalinska.

Joint has amassed 50 wins on the professional tour this season, helping the National Tennis Academy athlete’s ranking skyrocket up almost 550 places since January.

The experienced Arina Rodionova is the top-ranked Australian woman in the field at world No.119. The 16th seed faces France’s Elsa Jacquemot, the highest-ranked unseeded player in the draw, in her opening round.

The Australian contenders also include Astra Sharma and Olivia Gadecki, who have both previously completed successful qualifying campaigns at Flushing Meadows.

> VIEW: Full US Open 2024 women’s qualifying singles draw

Alex Bolt faces a tough task to repeat his Wimbledon qualifying heroics, pitted against world No.100 Damir Dzumhur in the opening round of the men’s qualifying singles competition. The fourth-seeded Bosnian has been ranked as high as world No.23.

The 31-year-old Bolt, who sensationally saved match points to complete a successful qualifying campaign at Wimbledon in June, is the top-ranked Australian man in the draw.

> VIEW: Full US Open 2024 men’s qualifying singles draw

The four-day qualifying competition begins in New York today.

To complete a successful qualifying campaign, players need to win three rounds. If they do so, they will join 14 Australians (11 men and three women) already in the singles main draws at the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.

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