Ten girls and 6 males will fly the Aussie flag of their bid to succeed in the primary draw at Flushing Meadows this week.
New York, USA, 18 August 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Sixteen Australians are set to compete in US Open qualifying, which begins on Tuesday morning (AEST).
Priscilla Hon and James Duckworth headline the group aiming to increase Australia’s main-draw contingent past 14.
Hon arrives in New York hoping to proceed her Grand Slam kind. In June, the 27-year-old certified for Wimbledon for the primary time in seven makes an attempt.
The Queenslander saved 5 match factors within the closing spherical of qualifying towards Canadian Open champion Victoria Mboko to advance. Hon targets US Open qualification for the second straight yr.
She is one in every of 10 Australian girls who will characteristic in qualifying. Destanee Aiava and Daria Saville search to duplicate their 2024 qualifying efforts, whereas Storm Hunter competes in US Open qualifying for the primary time since 2013.
Olivia Gadecki, Astra Sharma, Maddison Inglis, Emerson Jones, Lizette Cabrera, and Arina Rodionova will even characteristic.
In males’s qualifying, Duckworth arrives because the No.5 seed following his spectacular North American hardcourt swing.
Since he pushed Felix Auger-Aliassime to 5 units within the opening spherical at Wimbledon, the 33-year-old progressed to his first ATP quarterfinal of 2025 in Los Cabos and reached the Canadian Open second spherical. Duckworth goals to compete in his sixth consecutive US Open.
James McCabe, Bernard Tomic, Jason Kubler, Omar Jasika and Alex Bolt are additionally in main-draw rivalry.
Tomic makes his first look at Flushing Meadows in seven years this week after robust performances at Challenger stage. The 32-year-old superior to finals in Lexington, Kentucky and Barranquilla, Colombia.
In the meantime, Kubler competes in his first event since Wimbledon qualifying in June.
On the ATP Tour this week, Chris O’Connell, Adam Walton and Aleksandar Vukic compete within the Winston-Salem foremost attract North Carolina.
On the WTA Tour, Maya Joint, Kimberly Birrell and Talia Gibson compete in Cleveland, whereas Ajla Tomljanovic flies the flag in Monterrey, Mexico.
AUSSIES IN ACTION – US OPEN QUALIFYING
Aussies in males’s qualifying: James Duckworth (World No.99), James McCabe (World No.167), Bernard Tomic (World No.184), Jason Kubler (World No.197), Omar Jasika (World No.207), Alex Bolt (World No.228)
Aussies in girls’s qualifying: Olivia Gadecki (World No.123), Priscilla Hon (World No.132), Astra Sharma (World No.146), Maddison Inglis (World No.154), Daria Saville (World No.159), Destanee Aiava (World No.170), Emerson Jones (World No.200), Lizette Cabrera (World No.204), Arina Rodionova (World No.217), Storm Hunter (World No.1351)
*Rankings as at 11 August 2025
