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Recreational competitors will have an opportunity to claim one million Australian dollars when they face world-class athletes - headed by world number one the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown leading up to the Australian Grand Slam

Tournament officials of the Australian Open have announced the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will match everyday competitors against top-ranked players in a single-elimination format at the Australian Open venue

This Innovative Competition Operates

Players will play 'the classic hand game' to determine who serves or receives, and whoever wins the point will progress to the subsequent phase

The winner of the event will earn £490,000

By comparison, players who made it to the final four of the men's or women's singles in the 2025 Australian Open won over a million Australian dollars

Earlier Comparable Tournaments

The New York major staged a redesigned, independent mixed doubles tournament in August which prompted top singles players to compete, with the winners receiving one million US dollars

The year's first major held its first-ever single-point competition in the current season, but the total purse was A$60,000 and it generated little publicity

Andrey Rublev was the only top-10 player competing, and his campaign finished when he directed the one and only serve granted into the mesh in his penultimate round

Competition Information

Organizers have not specified precisely how the event will work, but it is projected to mirror a similar format to this year's edition

The top competitors will be granted to make one service and the non-professionals on two occasions - as is the standard practice in standard play

While it is unclear how the draw will work, there will be multiple elimination stages and the location will be the main stadium rather than the smaller Kia Arena

The concluding rounds will occur in a night session instead of early afternoon

Entry Information

Domestic competitors - or overseas competitors who have registered with the governing body - can enter 'One Point Slam' events at their local tennis clubs

The victors of the community events will then go into a draw, with one amateur player from every state and territory picked to take part in the 'final competition' in a evening match on Wednesday, 14 January

There will also be a qualifying draw in December which non-professionals, developing professionals, famous personalities and sports personalities can enter

It starts on early January and the two winners will qualify for Wednesday's 'grand finale' with the additional everyday players and elite competitors

"No matter your experience, the overall victor will walk away with the reward. Registrations will begin shortly at venues nationwide"

Event organizers said there were "more big names to be announced soon", while the tournament site said "well-known figures" would be participating