Overview
- Organisers say 99 of the top 100 men and 98 of the top 100 women are entered for Melbourne Park.
- Holger Rune is out after Achilles surgery, Ons Jabeur is on maternity leave, and Danielle Collins has opted out with no reason provided by Tennis Australia.
- Protected‑ranking entries include Karolina Pliskova, Wang Yafan and Mananchaya Sawangkaew on the women’s side, and Thanasi Kokkinakis, Juncheng Shang, Zhizhen Zhang and Emil Ruusuvuori for the men.
- Three wildcards are already allocated in each draw: James Duckworth, Bu Yunchaokete and Patrick Kypson for the men; Emerson Jones, Zarina Diyas and Elisabeth Mandlik for the women.
- Nick Kyrgios is not on the direct list and would require a wildcard, with Thiago Agustin Tirante and Leolia Jeanjean the last direct acceptances as qualifiers and remaining wildcards complete the 128‑player fields.