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former British number one katie boulter I have missed a place in Australian Open Must go through qualifying to get into the main draw and possibly the first Grand Slam of the next season.
The 29-year-old was seeded 22nd at Melbourne Park in January, but a difficult season marred by injury and poor form saw her drop to 106th in the rankings.
Boulter is currently three places off the main draw places, with 104 players getting direct entry, including some with secure rankings. He will have to go through qualifying unless he has enough clearance before the tournament starts on January 18.
Six British players have secured direct entry jack draper, cameron nori And emma raducanu In line to be among the top-30 players. Jacob Fearnley, Sonne Kartel and Francesca Jones are the other Britons to have secured automatic places.
Notable absentees from the entry list are former Wimbledon Final Our Jabeurwho is pregnant, and injured male world number 15 Holger Rune.
Boulter recently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic, ending a three-year partnership that saw them win three WTA Tour titles, including two on home soil in Nottingham.
She last played in Hong Kong in October, retiring due to a hip injury in the first round against Alexandra Ella, and decided not to put too much strain on her body by chasing more ranking points before the cut-off. The women’s entry list for the Australian Open is based on the world rankings as of Monday 8 December.
Additional reporting by PA