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London, Great Britain, 24 June 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Arina Rodionova headlines a 10-strong Australian contingent in the Wimbledon 2024 women’s qualifying singles competition.
The world No.101 is aiming to qualify at the grass-court Grand Slam for a third time, having previously done so in 2017 and 2019. The seventh-seeded Rodionova begins her quest against British wildcard Amelia Rajecki.
The in-form Kimberly Birrell, a winner in eight of her past 10 grass-court matches, carries impressive momentum into her third Wimbledon qualifying campaign. The 26-year-old from the Gold Coast meets Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono in the opening round.
Olivia Gadecki has been handed one of the toughest opening-round draws, pitted against world No.100 Maria Timofeeva. The sixth-seeded Timofeeva advanced to the Australian Open fourth round as a qualifier earlier this year.
Astra Sharma also faces a challenging first-round assignment against former world No.19 Varvara Lepchenko.
Destanee Aiava, Priscilla Hon and Maddison Inglis feature in the field as well, alongside three rising stars of Australian tennis – 18-year-old Taylah Preston, 18-year-old Maya Joint and 20-year-old Talia Gibson, who are all making their Wimbledon qualifying debut.
| Wimbledon 2024 Women’s qualifying singles, first round |
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| Player | Rank | Player | Rank | |
| [7] Arina Rodionova (AUS) | No.101 | v | [WC] Amelia Rajecki (GBR) | No.740 |
| [27] Astra Sharma (AUS) | No.139 | v | Varvara Lepchenko (USA) | No.206 |
| [32] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) | No.132 | v | Arianne Hartono (NED) | No.158 |
| Taylah Preston (AUS) | No.146 | v | Natalija Stevanovic (SRB) | No.195 |
| Maya Joint (AUS) | No.172 | v | Andreea Mitu (ROU) | No.212 |
| Olivia Gadecki (AUS) | No.177 | v | [6] Maria Timofeeva | No.100 |
| Talia Gibson (AUS) | No.178 | v | [19] Jana Fett (CRO) | No.117 |
| Destanee Aiava (AUS) | No.193 | v | Anastasiya Soboleva (UKR) | No.228 |
| Priscilla Hon (AUS) | No.202 | v | [28] Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) | No.147 |
| [Alt] Maddison Inglis (AUS) | No.243 | v | [22] Sara Bejlek (CZE) | No.119 |
> VIEW: Wimbledon 2024 women’s qualifying singles draw
Players need to win three qualifying rounds, which are played at Roehampton in London, to earn a coveted main-draw spot at Wimbledon 2024.
The Aussie hopefuls are aiming to join compatriots Daria Saville and Ajla Tomljanovic in this year’s main draw.
> READ: Tomljanovic awarded final Wimbledon wildcard
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