(December 20, 2015) Top seed James Duckworth was awarded a wildcard into the men’s singles main draw of Australian Open 2016 following Benjamin Mitchell’s withdrawal, in the Australian Open Play-off final, due to the birth of his first child.
Maddison Inglis defeated Arina Rodionova 6-4, 6-2, to win her spot in the women’s singles main draw in January.
Bradley Mousley and Jess Moore defeated Canberra duo James Frawley and Alison Bai 4-1 , 4-0 at the Win a Wildcard final, earning themselves a place in the mixed doubles event.
Australian Open 2016 wildcards
| Men’s singles | Women’s singles | ||
| James Duckworth (NSW) | Australian Open Play-off | Maddison Inglis | Australian Open Play-off |
| Lleyton Hewitt (SA) | Discretionary wildcard | Priscilla Hon | 18/u Australian Championships |
| Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) | Asia Pacific Wildcard Play-off | Tammi Patterson | Australian Pro Tour |
| Noah Rubin (USA) | US Open Reciprocal | Han Xinyun (CHN) | Asia Pacific Wildcard Play-off |
| Roland Garros Reciprocal | Samantha Crawford (USA) | US Open Reciprocal | |
| Three discretionary wildcards TBC | Roland Garros Reciprocal | ||
| Two discretionary wildcards TBC | |||