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Turin, Italy, 2 November 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler have certified for the ATP Finals in doubles.
The reigning Australian Open champions, who memorably captured a Grand Slam doubles title of their first match collectively, will likely be amongst eight groups vying for the distinguished season-ending championships title.
Hijikata started the 12 months ranked No.278 in doubles. The 22-year-old from Sydney now sits at a career-high No.23 after a breakout season.
The 30-year-old Kubler additionally soared to a brand new career-high throughout 2023, rising from world No.165 in January to peak at No.27 in Might.
The duo received 9 of their 15 matches collectively for the season and earned 2180 rankings factors.
Though they present sit in seventeenth place within the ATP Doubles Race to Turin, as Grand Slam champions ending between eighth and twentieth, they qualify for one of many coveted eight positions within the discipline.
Hijikata and Kubler are solely the third all-Australian group to qualify for the ATP Finals prior to now 20 years. The opposite Aussie duos to realize this feat have been Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley in 2005, then Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios final 12 months.
| ATP Finals – Doubles Australian qualifiers in previous 20 years |
|
| Participant | Yr |
| Todd Woodbridge | 2004 |
| Wayne Arthurs | 2005 |
| Paul Hanley | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Stephen Huss | 2005 |
| John Friends | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 |
| Thanasi Kokkinakis | 2022 |
| Nick Kyrgios | 2022 |
| Matt Ebden | 2023 |
| Rinky Hijikata | 2023 |
| Jason Kubler | 2023 |
With Matt Ebden additionally qualifying alongside Indian associate Rohan Bopanna, it marks the primary time since 2005 that three Australian doubles gamers will compete on the ATP Finals.
The ATP Finals are in Turin, Italy from 12-19 November.
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