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Recreational competitors are being offered the chance to earn one million Australian dollars when they compete against world-class athletes - featuring top-ranked the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown leading up to the year's first major

Organizers of the Melbourne major have announced the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will pair 10 amateur players against 22 professionals in a elimination competition at the tournament grounds

The Unique Tournament Functions

Participants must play 'the classic hand game' to determine who serves or receives, and the competitor securing the point will move forward to the next round

The champion of the event will take home £490,000

Contextually, players who made it to the semi-finals of the men's or women's singles in the 2025 Australian Open won over a million Australian dollars

Past Comparable Tournaments

The New York major organized a redesigned, independent mixed doubles tournament in the eighth month which prompted top singles players to participate, with the victors receiving $1m

The year's first major held its debut single-point competition in the current season, but the prize fund was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it had limited exposure

The Russian player was the single high-ranked athlete involved, and his run finished when he sent the sole serving chance allowed failing to clear the net in his last eight match

Competition Details

Organizers have not specified precisely how the event will operate, but it is projected to follow a akin setup to the most recent iteration

The elite players will be granted to have a single serve and the non-professionals on two occasions - as is the usual procedure in standard play

While it is uncertain how the pairings will work, there will be multiple elimination stages and the location will be the primary court rather than the secondary venue

The last matches will be held in a night session instead of 1pm local time

Competitor Information

Domestic competitors - or overseas competitors who have enrolled with Tennis Australia - can participate in 'One Point Slam' competitions at their local tennis clubs

The champions of the community events will then go into a selection process, with an everyday competitor from every geographic division picked to participate in the 'final competition' in a night session on mid-January

There will also be a entry tournament in late year which non-professionals, aspiring competitors, famous personalities and athletic celebrities can compete in

It begins on the starting date and the two winners will qualify for the midweek 'final showdown' with the other eight amateurs and 10 professionals

"Regardless of your skill level, the ultimate winner will claim the reward. Entries will start imminently at clubs throughout the nation"

Competition planners mentioned there were "additional stars to be unveiled imminently", while the event portal indicated "celebrities" would be involved