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Everyday tennis enthusiasts will have an opportunity to earn a seven-figure prize when they face tennis' top professionals - including top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz - in a one-point battle prior to the Australian Grand Slam

Organizers of the Australian Open have revealed the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will pair everyday competitors against 22 professionals in a elimination competition at Melbourne Park

This Innovative Tournament Functions

Players will play 'the decision-making game' to determine who gets to serve or return, and whoever wins the point will advance to the following stage

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

Contextually, players who reached the semi-finals of the men's or women's singles in the 2025 Australian Open won A$1.1m

Past Similar Events

The New York major staged a revamped, separate combined gender tournament in the eighth month which encouraged top singles players to compete, with the victors receiving one million US dollars

The Australian Open held its debut One Point Slam this year, but the cash prize was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it received minimal attention

Andrey Rublev was the single high-ranked athlete competing, and his progress concluded when he directed the single service opportunity permitted into the net in his last eight match

Tournament Details

Organizers have not detailed exactly how the event will work, but it is projected to mirror a comparable structure to the previous version

The professionals will be permitted to serve once and the everyday players twice - as is the usual procedure in conventional tennis

While it is not certain how the draw will work, there will be multiple elimination stages and the venue will be the Rod Laver Arena rather than the alternative court

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

Entry Details

Any Australians - or overseas competitors who have signed up with the national federation - can enter 'single-point competition' tournaments at their neighborhood facilities

The winners of the local competitions will then go into a selection process, with a single non-professional from every geographic division chosen to compete in the 'championship round' in a night session on mid-January

There will also be a entry tournament in December which amateurs, lower ranked pros, well-known figures and sport stars can enter

It begins on the starting date and the successful competitors will advance to the following day's 'grand finale' with the remaining non-professionals and top-ranked athletes

"No matter your experience, the overall victor will claim the prize. Registrations will start imminently at clubs throughout the nation"

Competition planners mentioned there were "more big names to be unveiled imminently", while the tournament site said "famous personalities" would be involved