The 2015 Australian Open starts on 19 January. Before then there is plenty of tennis to be played in Australia and New Zealand as players prepare for the year’s first Grand Slam.
Here’s a review of which notable male players are participating at each of the Australasian tournaments.
ATP rankings as at 29 December 2014, shown in brackets after players’ names.
Brisbane International – Brisbane, Australia
4-11 January 2015, ATP 250 Tournament
2014 Champion – Lleyton Hewitt
Playing in 2015
Five players from the ATP top twenty after the withdrawal of Marin Cilic.
- Roger Federer (2) – made the final in his debut at this event in 2014.
- Kei Nishikori (5)
- Milos Raonic (8)
- Grigor Dimitrov (11)- finalist in 2013.
- Kevin Anderson (16)
- Lleyton Hewitt (50)
Juan Martin del Potro was due to play Brisbane but recently withdrew due a wrist injury.
View the full men’s singles line up
Hewitt (taken at Kooyong in 2014)
Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia
4-10 January 2015, ITF Tournament
2014 Champion – France
Playing in 2015
- Andy Murray (6)
- John Isner (19)
- Fabio Fognini (20)
Read our 2015 Hopman Cup player line-up and how the Hopman Cup works.
Fognini (taken at AO2014)
Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand
12-17 January 2015, ATP 250 Tournament
2014 Champion – John Isner
Playing in 2015
Seven players currently in the ATP top twenty.
- David Ferrer (10) – three times champion (2011-2013)
- Ernests Gulbis (13)
- Roberto Bautista Agut (15)
- Kevin Anderson (16)
- Tommy Robredo (17)
- Gael Monfils (18)
- John Isner (19)
Ferrer (taken at AO2014)
Priceline Classic – Kooyong, Melbourne, Australia
13-16 January 2015
2014 Champion – Kei Nishikori
The eight man field playing in 2015 is made up of:
- Richard Gasquet
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
- Gilles Simon
- Kei Nishikori
- Alex Dolgopolov
- Fernando Verdasco
- Feliciano Lopez
- Jordan Thompson
Simon (taken at AO2014)
APIA International Sydney, Sydney, Australia
12-17 January 2015, ATP 250 Tournament
2014 Champion – Juan Martin del Potro
Playing in 2015
Seven players currently in the ATP top thirty.
- Fabio Fognini (20)
- David Goffin (22)
- Philipp Kohlschreiber (24)
- Julien Benneteau (25)
- Leonardo Mayer (28)
- Jeremy Chardy (29)
- Pablo Cuevas (30)
- Nick Kyrgios (52)
- Bernard Tomic (56) – 2013 champion and runner-up in 2014
- Juan Martin del Potro (137)
World Tennis Challenge, Adelaide, Australia
13-15 January 2015
Playing in 2015
Current Players
- Marin Cilic (9)
- Lleyton Hewitt (50)
- Marcos Baghdatis (85)
Legends
- John McEnroe
- Goran Ivanisevic
- Michael Chang
Visit the World Tennis Challenge website
Cilic and Ivanisevic
Until next time, enjoy the tennis!
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