College tennis players represented in the Australian Open

15 January, 2024 | Madescholarships news

Cameron Norrie at the 2024 Australian Open

Last weekend, the 2024 edition of the Australian Open began and also this year many (ex) college tennis players from around the globe are competing on the grand stage. The amount of college tennis players represented in the Australian Open draw is a testament that collegiate tennis is a great stepping stone for professional competition.

Marking the most collegiate representation in recent years, 27 players with college ties in 2024 is up from 21 players in 2022 and 22 players in 2023. This shows the continued growth of players from the college level, as the pathway from junior tennis to professional tennis continues to emphasize the value of adding time in college between the two.

Four players will be making their Grand Slam main draw debut at the Australian Open, Adam Walton (University of Tennessee), Yuliia Starodubtseva (Old Dominion university), McCartney Kessler (University of Florida), and Lulu Sun (University of Texas) while four former collegiate players enter the Australian Open as seeded players, Ben Shelton (16, University of Florida), Cameron Norrie (19,TCU), Francisco Cerundolo (22, University of South Carolina), and Emma Navarro (27, University of Virginia).

Below you will find the complete list of players with college ties competing in the Australian Open singles draws:


Men’s singles draw

PLAYER SCHOOL ATP RANK
Ben Shelton (16) Univeristy of Florida 16
Cameron Norrie (19) Texas Christian University 19
Francisco Cerundolo (22) University of South Carolina 22
Christopher Eubanks Georgia Tech University 34
Mackenzie McDonald UCLA 42
Yannick Hanfmann USC 49
JJ Wolf Ohio State University 54
Marcos Giron UCLA 60
Dominik Koepfer Tulane University 61
Aleksandar Vukic University of Illinois 63
Nuno Borges Mississippi State University 66
Rinky Hijikata North Carolina University 70
Borna Gojo Wake Forest University 91
Arthur Rinderknech Texas A&M University 97
Aleksandar Kovacevic (Q) University of Illinois 110
Adam Walton (WC) University of Tennessee 176
Patrick Kypson (WC) Texas A&M University 186


Women’s singles draw

PLAYER SCHOOLS WTA RANK
Emma Navarro (27) University of Virginia 31
Peyton Stearns University ofTexas 48
Danielle Collins University of Florida/Virgina 54
Mayar Sherif Fresno State/Pepperdine 58
Emina Bektas University of Michigan 88
Diana Shnaider North Carolina State University 95
Leolia Jeanjean (Q) Lynn/Baylor/Arkansas 154
Yuliia Starodubtseva (Q) Old Dominion University 156
McCartney Kessler (WC) University of Florida 207
Lulu Sun (Q) University of Texas 217

 

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