Tennis Australia has yet to reveal detailed plans on what countermeasures will be in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic at the Melbourne tournament.

However, the Victorian state Government introduced a vaccine requirement for authorised workers this month, which includes professional athletes.

"If I was an ATP or WTA player, I'd be getting vaccinated," Pakula told Melbourne radio station SEN.

"That will give them the best opportunity to play in the Australian Open with the more minimal restrictions that might be in place for those people."

Prior to the US Open at the end of August, around 50 per cent of players had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Victoria's vaccination mandate could rule world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic out of contention as he has previously stated he is opposed to getting inoculated.

Pakula said it was too early to say how Governments and tennis authorities dealt with unvaccinated tennis players from overseas.

"Whether or not unvaccinated people are allowed in at all, I don't know the answer to that yet," Pakula said, per SEN.

"That's going to be the subject, I suspect, of discussion at national cabinet and amongst the federal cabinet.

"As for the rules that might apply around the Australian Open, specifically, we're in discussions with Tennis Australia and the department of health about that."

Players were required to undertake two weeks quarantine ahead of the 2021 edition.

The 2022 Australian Open is set to take place from January 17 to 30.