The Russians were shown on the Australian Open grid with the abbreviation RUS, despite the sanctions.

According to the decisions of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Russians and Belarusians are allowed to participate in individual competitions without any restrictions, but with a neutral status. – without country and flag. Of all the Grand Slam tournaments held since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, only the organizers of Wimbledon 2022, under pressure from the British government, did not allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to participate in their competitions.