Tournament Facts

Australian Open 2010

Venue: Melbourne Park
Surface: Plexicushion
Official Ball: Wilson
Host Broadcasters: Seven Network & Fox Sports
Tournament Director: Craig Tiley
Tournament Referee: Wayne McKewen

Field sizes
Men’s singles
128 (104 direct entries based on rankings, 16 qualifiers, up to eight wildcards).
Women’s singles
128 (108 direct entries, 12 qualifiers, up to eight wildcards).
Men’s doubles
64 pairs, including up to seven wildcards.
Women’s doubles
64 pairs, including up to seven wildcards.
Mixed doubles
32 pairs, including up to seven wildcards.

Computer rankings are used as a basis for the seeding of 32 players in the singles championships. The first and second seeds are placed, respectively, at the top and bottom of the draw. All remaining seeds are then placed by ballot in designated positions in the draw, followed by the remainder of the field, which is randomly drawn from top to bottom of the draw by IBM computer technology.

Trophies
Men’s Singles
The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup
Singles Championship of Australia
Presented by the State Lawn Tennis Associations and the friends of Mr Norman E. Brookes

Women’s Singles
Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup
Australian Women's Singles Championship
Donated by the NSW Lawn Tennis Association