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Everyday tennis enthusiasts will have the chance to claim a seven-figure prize when they take on world-class athletes - headed by leading player Carlos Alcaraz - in a one-point battle before January's Australian Open

Event planners of the Australian Open have announced the Million Dollar One Point Slam, which will pit 10 amateur players against elite athletes in a elimination competition at Melbourne Park

How the Event Will Work

Competitors are set to play 'rock, paper, scissors' to establish who takes the serve or return position, and whoever wins the point will progress to the next round

The champion of the event will take home approximately half a million pounds

By comparison, players who reached the penultimate round of the main draw competitions in the 2025 Australian Open won substantial prize money

Previous Related Competitions

The New York major hosted a restructured, separate mixed doubles tournament in late summer which prompted top singles players to participate, with the victors receiving a million-dollar prize

The year's first major held its debut One Point Slam earlier this year, but the prize fund was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it generated little publicity

The Russian player was the only top-10 player involved, and his campaign finished when he sent the sole serving chance permitted failing to clear the net in his quarter-final

Competition Details

Organizers have not specified precisely how the event will work, but it is anticipated to mirror a akin setup to the most recent iteration

The top competitors will be granted to have a single serve and the amateurs two times - as is the standard practice in conventional tennis

While it is unclear how the pairings will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the site will be the primary court rather than the alternative court

The last matches will be held in a evening slot instead of midday timing

Entry Details

Any Australians - or foreign participants who have registered with Tennis Australia - can enter 'single-point competition' tournaments at their local tennis clubs

The winners of the community events will then go into a draw, with an everyday competitor from every state and territory picked to participate in the 'final competition' in a nighttime event on the specified date

There will also be a preliminary competition in the final month which non-professionals, aspiring competitors, famous personalities and sports personalities can participate in

It commences on early January and the successful competitors will go into the midweek 'grand finale' with the remaining non-professionals and elite competitors

"No matter your experience, the final champion will walk away with the award. Entries will start imminently at facilities nationwide"

Tournament officials stated there were "additional stars to be unveiled imminently", while the tournament site said "famous personalities" would be participating