World number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will face former US Open champion Sloane Stephens on the opening day of the 2025 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
Chinese player Zheng Qinwen, who lost to Sabalenka in last year’s final, will face Romanian qualifier Anca Todoni as the fifth seed.
In the men’s singles, second seed Alexander Zverev will face French wild card player Lucas Pouille.
Here is the full list of first-round schedule for day one of the 2025 Australian Open:
Rod Laver Arena
Women’s Singles – [Q] Anca Todoni(ROU) vs [5] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) – 6AM IST
Men’s Singles – [6] Caspar Rudd [NOR] vs. Jaume Munar (ESP)
Women’s Singles – [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Sloane Stephens (USA) – 1:30PM IST
Men’s Singles – [WC] Lucas Pouille (France) vs [2] Alexander Zverev (Germany)
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Margaret Court Arena
Men’s Singles-Otto Virtanen(FIN) vs. [20] Arthur Fiers (France) – 6 a.m. (IST)
Women’s Singles – Diane Parry (France) vs. [18] Donna Vickery (CRO)
Men’s Singles – [24] Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic) vs [WC] Li Tu (Closed) – 1:30 PM (IST)
Women’s Singles – Anna Blinkova vs Anna Blinkova [WC] Dalia Saville (Australia)
John Cain Arena
Women’s Singles – Marie Bouzkova(CZE) vs. [14] Mirra Andreeva – 5:30 AM (IST)
Men’s Singles- Kei Nishikori(JPN) vs. [Q] Thiago Monteiro (Brazil)
Women’s Singles – [11] Paola Badosa(Spain) vs Wang Xinyu(China) – 11:30AM IST
Men’s Singles – [14] Ugo Humbert (France) vs. [Q] Matteo Gigante (Italy)
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Women’s Singles – Yuliia Starodubtseva (GB) vs. [30] Leylah Fernandez (Canada) – 5:30 AM (IST)
Men’s Singles – [Q] Gauthier Onclin (Belgium) vs. Reilly Opelka (USA)
Men’s Singles – Damir Dzumhur (Bosnia and Herzegovina) vs Aleksandar Vukic (Australia) – Before 10am (IST)
Women’s Singles – [Q] Hibino Nao(JPN) vs [17] Marta Kostyuk (UK)
Chapter 1573 Arena
Women’s Singles – Bernarda Pera (USA) vs Tatjana Maria (Germany) – 5:30 AM (IST)
Women’s Singles- Clara Towson(DEN) vs. [29] Linda Noskova (Czech Republic)
Men’s Singles – Sumit Nagar(IND) vs [26] Thomas Mahak (Czech Republic)
Court 3
Men’s Singles – Hugo Gaston (France) vs. [WC] Omar Jasika (Australia) – 5:30 AM (IST)
Men’s Singles – Adam Walton (Australia) vs. Quentin Harris (France)
Women’s Singles – Cristina Bucsa (ESP) vs [WC] Chloe Paquet (France)
Women’s Singles – [27] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Yue Yuan (China) – No earlier than 11:30AM IST
Court 5
Women’s Singles – Sonay Kartal (UK) vs Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Spain) – 8:30 AM (IST)
Men’s Singles-Nishioka Yoshito(JPN) vs [Q] Aziz Dugaz (TUN)
Court 6
Women’s Singles – [Q] Veronika Erjavec (SLO) vs Suzan Lamens (NED) – 5:30AM IST
Men’s Singles – [Q] Hadi Habib(LBN) vs Unchao Kotb(CHN)
Men’s Singles – Shang Juncheng (China) vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spain)
Court 7
Men’s Singles – [Q] Jamie Faria (Poland) vs Pavel Kotov – 7:30AM IST
Women’s Singles – Jules Niemeyer (Germany) vs. [Q] Maja Chwalinska (Poland)
Courtroom 13
Women’s Singles – [Q] Tamara Zidansek (SLO) VS Anastasia Potapova
Men’s Singles – Pedro Martinez (Spain) vs Luciano Dadri (Italy)
