No.1 on the men’s singles entry list is Japanese teen sensation Tokito Oda, who will arrive at AO 2026 as the reigning Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open champion.
Melbourne Park was the only Grand Slam venue at which he lost in 2025, with Hewett prevailing 6-4 6-4 in their third straight Australian Open final meeting.
It was Hewett’s fifth straight appearance in an AO singles final, and second title in the past three years.
He and Oda are joined in the field by 2025 US Open finalist and world No.3 Gustavo Fernandez, sixth-ranked Gordon Reid – who alongside Hewett has won the past six AO men’s doubles titles – and Australia’s Anderson Parker, one of two main-draw wildcards along with Sergei Lysov.
Like Hewett, Schroder has reached five consecutive AO singles finals and is the four-time defending champion in the quad singles event.
Fellow Dutchman Niels Vink heads the entry list as the world No.1 and seven-time Grand Slam singles champion searching for his first AO trophy. Victory at Melbourne Park would see Vink, the 2025 Wimbledon and US Open winner, complete the Career Grand Slam.
Also in the quad singles field are 2025 Roland Garros champion and world No.3 Guy Sasson, British veteran Andy Lapthorne, and top-10 Australian stars Jin Woodman and Heath Davidson. Main-draw wildcards Ben Wenzel and Finn Broadbent boost the local representation to four.