DATE: 15 January - 28 January 2018
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: A27,500,000
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Serena Williams
Seeds:
1. Simona Halep (ROU)
2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
4. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
5. Venus Williams (USA)
6. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
7. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
8. Caroline Garcia (FRA)
9. Johanna Konta (GBR)
10. Coco Vandeweghe (USA)
11. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
12. Julia Goerges (GER)
13. Sloane Stephens (USA)
14. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
16. Elena Vesnina (RUS)
17. Madison Keys (USA)
18. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
19. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
20. Barbora Strycova (CZE)
21. Angelique Kerber (GER)
22. Daria Kasatkina (RUS)
23. Daria Gavrilova (AUS)
24. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
25. Shuai Zhang (CHN)
26. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
27. Petra Kvitova (CZE)28. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)
29. Lucie Safarova (CZE)
30. Kiki Bertens (NED)
31. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
32. Anett Kontaveit (EST)
The Tournament:
The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year and has been staged since 1905. Prior to 1988 the tournament was played on grass. Since 1988 two types of hardcourt surfaces have been used at Melbourne Park (formely known as Flinders Park) - Rebound Ace to 2007 and then Plexicushion.
Attendances at the Australian Open are second only to the US Open and the showcourts are the Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and the refurbished Margaret Court Arena. All are equipped with retractable roofs.
About Melbourne:
Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria in Queensland and regularly features in the top ranks of the "most livable" cities in the world. It is the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney) with a population of just over 4.5 million.
Founded in 1835, The metropolis is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley.
At the city's centre is the modern Federation Square development, with plazas, bars, and restaurants by the Yarra River. In the Southbank area, the Melbourne Arts Precinct is the site of Arts Centre Melbourne – a performing arts complex – and the National Gallery of Victoria, with Australian and indigenous art.
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: A27,500,000
FIELD SIZE: 128
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Serena Williams
Seeds:
1. Simona Halep (ROU)
2. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP)
4. Elina Svitolina (UKR)
5. Venus Williams (USA)
6. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
7. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
8. Caroline Garcia (FRA)
9. Johanna Konta (GBR)
10. Coco Vandeweghe (USA)
11. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
12. Julia Goerges (GER)
13. Sloane Stephens (USA)
14. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
15. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)
16. Elena Vesnina (RUS)
17. Madison Keys (USA)
18. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
19. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)
20. Barbora Strycova (CZE)
21. Angelique Kerber (GER)
22. Daria Kasatkina (RUS)
23. Daria Gavrilova (AUS)
24. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)
25. Shuai Zhang (CHN)
26. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
27. Petra Kvitova (CZE)28. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)
29. Lucie Safarova (CZE)
30. Kiki Bertens (NED)
31. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
32. Anett Kontaveit (EST)
The Tournament:
The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year and has been staged since 1905. Prior to 1988 the tournament was played on grass. Since 1988 two types of hardcourt surfaces have been used at Melbourne Park (formely known as Flinders Park) - Rebound Ace to 2007 and then Plexicushion.
Attendances at the Australian Open are second only to the US Open and the showcourts are the Rod Laver Arena, Hisense Arena and the refurbished Margaret Court Arena. All are equipped with retractable roofs.
About Melbourne:
Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria in Queensland and regularly features in the top ranks of the "most livable" cities in the world. It is the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney) with a population of just over 4.5 million.
Founded in 1835, The metropolis is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley.
At the city's centre is the modern Federation Square development, with plazas, bars, and restaurants by the Yarra River. In the Southbank area, the Melbourne Arts Precinct is the site of Arts Centre Melbourne – a performing arts complex – and the National Gallery of Victoria, with Australian and indigenous art.
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