2017 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles ==US Wildcard Challenge==

The US awarded a wildcard to the man and woman that earned the most ranking points across a group of three Challenger/ITF hardcourt events in the United States in October and November 2016. For the men, it was the Charlottesville, Knoxville and Champaign Challengers and for the women, it was Macon, Scottsdale and Waco. Only the best two results from the three challengers were taken into account with the winners being teenagers Michael Mmoh and Kayla Day. These players were announced on 18 November 2016. Men's standings Women's standings ==Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff==

The Asia-Pacific Australian Open Wildcard Play-off featured 16-players in the men's and women's singles draws and took place from 28 November to 4 December 2016 at Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai, China. Men's singles Seeds Denis Istomin (winner) Lee Duck-hee (final) Wu Di (semifinals) Li Zhe (first round) Prajnesh Gunneswaran (semifinals) Kwon Soon-woo (first round) Gao Xin (first round) Vijay Sundar Prashanth (quarterfinals) Draw Women's singles Seeds Hsieh Su-wei (quarterfinals, withdrew) Chang Kai-chen (final) Luksika Kumkhum (winner) Sabina Sharipova (first round) Junri Namigata (semifinals) Lu Jingjing (quarterfinals) Kyōka Okamura (first round) Ankita Raina (quarterfinals) Draw Men's doubles Seeds Zhe Li / Yi Chu-huan (semifinals) Peng Hsien-yin / Di Wu (quarterfinals) Hsieh Cheng-peng / Yang Tsung-hua (winners) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (final) Draw Women's doubles Seeds Peangtarn Plipuech / Varatchaya Wongteanchai (semifinals) Lu Jingjing / You Xiaodi (semifinals) Chang Kai-chen / Hsu Ching-wen (final) Ankita Raina / Sabina Sharipova (quarterfinals) Draw ==Australian Wildcard Playoff==

The December Showdown is held annually for two weeks in December. The Showdown includes age championships for 12/u, 14/u, 16/u and 18/u age categories. It also hosts the 2017 Australian Wildcard Playoff which will be held from 12–18 December 2016 at Melbourne Park. For the first time, a women's doubles playoff will be contested, with the winner receiving a main draw wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open women's doubles. For the second time in a row, the winner of the girls' 18/u championship will be given a main draw wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open. Men's singles Seeds Draw Women's singles Seeds Draw Women's doubles Seeds Draw Boys' singles Seeds Draw Girls' singles Seeds Draw ==References==