Every local has come up short in Australian Open qualifying, completing an unfortunate whitewash at Melbourne Park.
Each of the four Australians in action on Sunday lost their third-round ties, meaning 17 locals will contest the men's and women's singles draws at the Open in 2018.
John-Patrick Smith and Bradley Mousley failed to win through on Sunday morning, with Bernard Tomic and Priscilla Hon following suit after lunch.
Smith was defeated by Kevin King of USA 6-4 7-6 (8-6) in 1 hour and 29 minutes.
He had the chance to serve out the second set at 6-5 but lost the game and a subsequent tiebreak in his effort to reach a second main draw at the Australian Open.
Mousley, 22, will have to a wait a little longer to make his debut at a grand slam after falling in 70 minutes to Spaniard Jaime Munar.
Hon stunned former US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer in the second round but found her final opponent -- 15th seeded American Irini Falconi -- a class above.
The 19-year-old Queenslander lost 6-2 6-1 in 68 minutes.
Tomic jumped off the canvas to force a third set against impressive Italian Lorenzo Sonego but fell 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 in an hour and 51 minutes.
Heavy rain over the past three days delayed qualifying to the Sunday on the eve of the tournament, usually left as a rest day.
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