The Australian summer of tennis is beginning to shape up, with five tournaments to begin proceedings at the end of the year before heading into a mammoth January.
One by one, the world's top players are diverging to Australia as they prepare for the first Grand Slam of the year.
The First Serve breaks down all you need to know for each event scheduled for the next few weeks.
United Cup:
Date: Group stage (Friday, December 27 2024 - Wednesday, January 1 2025)
Finals (Wednesday, January 1 2025 - Sunday, January 5 2025)
Venues: Perth — RAC Arena, Sydney — Ken Rosewall Arena
Category: ATP / WTA international mixed team competition
Countries participating: 18 (split across six groups of three)
Brisbane International:
Date: Sunday, December 29 2024 - Sunday, January 5 2025
Venue: Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane
Category: ATP 250, WTA 500
Draw size: ATP — 32 singles, 24 doubles; WTA — 48 singles, 24 doubles
Canberra International:
Date: Sunday, December 29 2024 — Saturday, January 4 2025
Venue: Canberra Tennis Centre, Canberra Category: ATP Challenger 125, WTA 125
Draw size: ATP — 32 singles, 16 doubles; WTA — 32 singles, 16 doubles
ASB Classic:
Date: Monday, December 30 2024 — Sunday, January 5 2025 (women)
Monday, January 6, 2025 — Saturday, January 11 2025 (men)
Venue: ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
Category: ATP 250, WTA 250
Draw size: ATP — 28 singles, 16 doubles; WTA — 32 singles, 16 doubles
Hong Kong Open:
Date: Monday, December 30 2024 — Sunday, January 5 2025
Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Stadium, Hong Kong
Category: ATP 250
Draw size: 28 singles, 16 doubles
Australian Padel Open:
Date: Thursday, January 2 2025 — Sunday, January 5 2025
Venue: Alexandria, Sydney
Category: FIP SILVER
Draw size: 30
Adelaide International:
Date: Monday, January 6 2025 - Saturday January 11 2025
Venue: The Drive, Adelaide
Category: ATP 250, WTA 500
Draw size: ATP — 28 singles, 24 doubles; WTA — 30 singles, 16 doubles
Hobart International:
Date: Monday, January 6 2025 — Saturday January 11 2025
Venue: Domain Tennis Centre, Hobart
Category: WTA 250
Draw size: 32 singles, 16 doubles
Australian Open Qualifying:
Date: Monday, January 6 2025 — Friday, January 10 2025
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne
Category: Grand Slam
Draw size: Q128 singles
Victorian Wheelchair Open:
Date: Monday, January 6 2025 — Friday, January 10 2025
Venue: Hume Tennis & Community Centre, Melbourne
Category: ITF1
Draw size: 32 singles (men), 32 singles (women); 16 doubles (men), 16 doubles (women) 24 quad singles, 12 quad doubles; 16 junior boys, 8 junior girls; 8 junior doubles
Melbourne Padel Open:
Date: Wednesday, January 8 2025 — Sunday, January 12 2025
Venue: Docklands, Melbourne
Category: FIP Silver
Draw size: 30 Men / 30 Women
Australian Open:
Date: Sunday, January 12 2025 — Sunday, January 26 2025
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne
Category: Grand Slam
Draw size: 128 singles, 64 doubles, 32 mixed doubles
Melbourne Wheelchair Open:
Date: Sunday, January 12 2025 — Friday, January 17 2025
Venue: Hume Tennis & Community Centre, Melbourne
Category: ITF Super Series
Draw size: 32 singles (men), 32 singles (women); 16 doubles (men), 16 doubles (women) 24 quad singles, 12 quad doubles; 16 junior boys, 8 junior girls; 8 junior doubles (boys) / 4 junior doubles (girls)
Australian Open Junior Championships:
Date: Saturday, January 18 2025 — Saturday, January 25 2025
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne
Category: Junior Grand Slam
Draw size: 64 singles, 32 doubles
Australian Open Wheelchair / Quad Wheelchair:
Date: Monday, January 20 2025 — Saturday, January 25 2025
Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne
Category: Wheelchair Grand Slam
Draw size: 16 singles, 8 doubles
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