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Adelaide International tennis 2025: Dates, players, tickets, how to watch tournament | Sporting News Australia

Adelaide International tennis 2025: Dates, players, tickets, how to watch tournament | Sporting News Australia

The popular Adelaide International returns for 2025 as part of the Australian summer of tennis.

A mixture of elite international talent and local favourites will be in action at The Drive during the six-day tournament.

The Sporting News takes you through the key details.

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When is the Adelaide International 2025? Dates, schedule

The Adelaide International will begin on Monday, January 6 and finish on Saturday, January 11.

Both the women’s and men’s singles finals will be played on Saturday.

Where will the Adelaide International be played?

The tournament will be held at the Memorial Drive Tennis Club, known as ‘The Drive’.

It is adjacent to Adelaide Oval, situated north of the city’s CBD. 

Regarded as the home of South Australian tennis, the venue features a 5,000-seat capacity centre court, along with the ‘Sunken Showcourt’ and several outside courts.

What events will be played at the Adelaide International?

WTA 500

Adelaide will host a WTA 500 event – the third-highest tournament tier behind a grand slam and WTA 1000.

A strong 32-player field will be on hand to compete for the singles crown.

Jelena Ostapenko is the reigning champion, with past winners including Ash Barty and Iga Swiatek.

ATP 250

A fourth-tier men’s tournament will be also held at the Brisbane International, with 28 players to compete in the main draw.

Jiri Lehecka took out the last edition, marking his first career ATP title.

Other notable past winners include Gael Monfils and Jannik Sinner.

Adelaide International field, players

Women’s singles field

Reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has confirmed her participation in Adelaide.

She will be signed by fellow top-10 players Jasmine Paolini, Emma Navarro and Jessica Pegula.

The full WTA field is set to be revealed in due course.

Men’s singles field

Felix Auger-Aliassime will headline the men’s singles contingent at The Drive.

Local favourite and 2022 champion Thanasi Kokkinakis will also be in action, alongside Americans Tommy Paul and Sebastian Korda.

The full ATP field will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

How to watch the Adelaide International: TV channel, live stream

As the 2025 Australian summer of tennis rights holders, the Nine Network will show the tournament in Australia.

Specific broadcast details are yet to be confirmed, although selected sessions are set to be shown on the network’s secondary channels – either 9Go! or 9Gem.

Fans are also likely to be able to stream the action for free on 9Now or via paid subscription service Stan Sport.

How to buy Adelaide International tickets

Tickets for the Adelaide International are currently available through Ticketmaster.

Reserved seating tickets start at $10 for adults.

Australian summer of tennis schedule for 2025

Date Event Location
Dec. 27 – Jan. 5 United Cup Perth, Sydney
Dec. 29 – Jan. 5 Brisbane International Brisbane
Dec. 29 – Jan. 4 Canberra International Canberra
Jan. 6 – Jan. 11 Adelaide International  Adelaide
Jan. 6 – Jan. 11 Hobart International Hobart
Jan. 6 – Jan. 11 Australian Open qualifying Melbourne
Jan. 12 – Jan. 26 Australian Open Melbourne