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Amateur players will have the possibility to win A$1m when they compete against world-class athletes - featuring leading player the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown before January's Australian Open

Organizers of the Melbourne major have unveiled the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will pit 10 amateur players against 22 professionals in a elimination competition at Melbourne Park

The Unique Tournament Functions

Competitors are set to play 'rock, paper, scissors' to establish who gets to serve or return, and the player who wins the point will move forward to the subsequent phase

The victor of the event will take home a significant cash prize

Contextually, players who reached the penultimate round of the primary tournaments in the 2025 Australian Open won over a million Australian dollars

Past Comparable Tournaments

The American Grand Slam staged a revamped, separate mixed doubles tournament in the eighth month which motivated top singles players to compete, with the champions receiving one million US dollars

The Melbourne tournament held its debut single-point competition in the current season, but the cash prize was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it had limited exposure

One top competitor was the single high-ranked athlete competing, and his campaign concluded when he sent the one and only serve granted failing to clear the net in his last eight match

Event Details

Planners have not detailed exactly how the event will function, but it is expected to emulate a akin setup to the most recent iteration

The top competitors will be granted to serve once and the non-professionals twice - as is the usual procedure in traditional tennis

While it is uncertain how the draw will work, there will be several competitive phases and the site will be the Rod Laver Arena rather than the smaller Kia Arena

The last matches will take place in a night session instead of midday timing

Entry Information

Domestic competitors - or international players who have registered with Tennis Australia - can compete in 'quick-match event' tournaments at their neighborhood facilities

The champions of the community events will then go into a random pairing, with a single non-professional from every region and area chosen to compete in the 'final competition' in a evening match on mid-January

There will also be a qualifying draw in the final month which non-professionals, aspiring competitors, famous personalities and sports personalities can compete in

It starts on early January and the pair of champions will advance to Wednesday's 'championship match' with the additional everyday players and 10 professionals

"No matter your experience, the final champion will claim the prize. Registrations will open soon at facilities across the country"

Event organizers mentioned there were "more big names to be announced soon", while the official website mentioned "celebrities" would be participating