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17 January 2017 | Tennis West

Congratulations to the following WA towns on securing an Australian Open 2017 player to represent them during the Grand Slam.

Towns received eligibility to enter this competition by hosting a Free Tennis Day in 2016, with all eligible clubs going into a ballot for their chance to secure main draw players.

Remember, if you want to interact with this competition, tag Tennis Australia and Australian Open on social media using #GetCourtUp

Here is the most recent player and town allocation:

Player First Name Player Surname Country Town Club
Belinda Bencic SUI Albany Lawley Park Tennis Club
Dustin Brown GER Applecross Applecross Tennis Club
Roger Federer SUI Australind Australind Tennis Club
Johanna Konta GBR Bayswater Bayswater Tennis Club
Heather Watson GBR Boyup Brook Boyup Brook Tennis Club
Pablo Carreno Busta ESP Brunswick Brunswick Tennis Club
Nicolas Almagro ESP Bunbury Bunbury Tennis Club
Tommy Haas GER Donnybrook Donnybrook Tennis Club
Camila Giorgi ITA Duncraig Sorrento Tennis Club
Federico Delbonis ARG East Fremantle East Fremantle Lawn Tennis Club
Karen Khachanov RUS Fremantle Fremantle Lawn Tennis Club
Gilles Simon FRA Geraldton Geraldton Tennis Club
Madison Brengle USA Glen Forrest Glen Forrest Tennis Club
Michael Mmoh USA Greenwood Greenwood Tennis Club
Mandy Minella LUX Kalamunda Kalamunda Tennis Club
Jerzy Janowicz POL Kendenup Kendenup Tennis Club
Thanasi Kokkinakis AUS Manning Manning Tennis Club
Bernard Tomic AUS Merredin Merredin Districts Lawn Tennis Club
Madison Keys USA Mosman Park Mosman Park Tennis Club
Catherine Bellis USA Nabawa Chapman Valley Tennis Club
Johanna Larsson SWE Pingelly Pingelly Tennis Club
Elina Svitolina UKR Rockingham Rockingham Tennis Club
Kristina Mladenovic FRA South Perth South Perth Lawn Tennis Club
Nicolas Mahut FRA Spearwood Cockburn Tennis Club
Sara Errani ITA Victoria Park Higgins Park Tennis Club

PRIZES FOR TOWNS

The major prize will be $5,000 for both the Women’s and Men’s champions’ towns. If there is more than one club in that town eligible for the competition, the prizemoney will be split between the clubs.