Overview
- Organisers confirmed 99 of the top 100 men and 98 of the top 100 women have entered, with Holger Rune (Achilles), Danielle Collins (no stated reason) and Ons Jabeur (maternity leave) the headline absentees.
- World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz tops the men’s list with defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time winner Novak Djokovic in the field, while two-time champion Aryna Sabalenka heads a women’s draw that includes defending champion Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek.
- Men’s direct entries were based on the Nov. 17 year-end rankings and the women’s on Dec. 8, making Thiago Agustin Tirante (No.101) and Léolia Jeanjean (No.103) the last players straight into the main draws.
- Protected rankings secured places for Karolina Pliskova, Wang Yafan and Mananchaya Sawangkaew on the women’s side, and for Juncheng Shang, Zhang Zhizhen, Emil Ruusuvuori and Thanasi Kokkinakis among the men.
- Three singles wildcards per draw are confirmed (men: James Duckworth, Bu Yunchaokete, Patrick Kypson; women: Emerson Jones, Zarina Diyas, Elisabeth Mandlik), with Nick Kyrgios needing a wildcard and qualifying scheduled for mid-January.