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Amateur players are getting the chance to earn A$1m when they compete against elite players - headed by leading player the Spanish champion - in a one-point battle before January's Australian Open

Event planners of the year's first Grand Slam have announced the Million Dollar One Point Slam, which will pit 10 amateur players against 22 professionals in a elimination competition at the tournament grounds

How the Tournament Functions

Competitors are set to play 'the decision-making game' to determine who gets to serve or return, and the competitor securing the point will progress to the following stage

The victor of the event will take home a significant cash prize

For comparison, players who made it to the penultimate round of the men's or women's singles in the 2025 Australian Open won over a million Australian dollars

Earlier Similar Events

The American Grand Slam staged a revamped, standalone mixed doubles tournament in August which motivated top singles players to compete, with the champions receiving one million US dollars

The Melbourne tournament held its first-ever quick-fire event this year, but the total purse was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it had limited exposure

One top competitor was the sole elite competitor involved, and his run concluded when he directed the one and only serve permitted failing to clear the net in his last eight match

Tournament Details

Planners have not specified precisely how the event will operate, but it is projected to follow a comparable structure to this year's edition

The top competitors will be permitted to serve once and the everyday players twice - as is the norm in standard play

While it is not certain how the bracket will work, there will be several competitive phases and the site will be the Rod Laver Arena rather than the secondary venue

The last matches will take place in a night session instead of 1pm local time

Entry Information

Local players - or foreign participants who have enrolled with the national federation - can compete in 'quick-match event' tournaments at their local tennis clubs

The winners of the grassroots tournaments will then go into a selection process, with a single non-professional from every region and area chosen to participate in the 'grand finale' in a night session on the specified date

There will also be a qualifying draw in December which everyday players, lower ranked pros, well-known figures and sport stars can participate in

It starts on Monday, 12 January and the pair of champions will go into Wednesday's 'final showdown' with the remaining non-professionals and top-ranked athletes

"Regardless of your skill level, the ultimate winner will receive the prize. Applications will start imminently at clubs nationwide"

Competition planners mentioned there were "further celebrities to be revealed shortly", while the tournament site indicated "celebrities" would be involved