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2016 Brisbane International


2016 Brisbane International
3–10 January 2016
8th
$461,330 (men) $1,000,000 (women)
Hard / outdoor
Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Queensland Tennis Centre
Milos Raonic
Victoria Azarenka
Henri Kontinen / John Peers
Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza

The 2016 Brisbane International was a tournament of the 2016 ATP World Tour and 2016 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 3 to 10 January 2016 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.

  • Milos Raonic defeated Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4

  • Victoria Azarenka defeated Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1

  • Henri Kontinen / John Peers defeated James Duckworth / Chris Guccione, 7–6(7–4), 6–1

  • Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza defeated Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic, 7–5, 6–1

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8Column 9Column 10
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1
Men's singles$72,000$37,900$20,545$11,705$6,900$4,085$1,840$920—N/a
Men's doubles *$21,850$11,500$6,230$3,570$2,090—N/a—N/a—N/a—N/a
Women's singles$193,210$103,850$55,306$22,483$12,077$6,587$3,435$1,830$1,025
Women's doubles *$45,990$24,518$13,419$6,830$3,702—N/a—N/a—N/a—N/a

1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.

*per team

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
SUIRoger Federer31
JPNKei Nishikori82
CROMarin Čilić133
CANMilos Raonic144
FRAGilles Simon155
BELDavid Goffin166
AUSBernard Tomic187
AUTDominic Thiem208
  • 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Ben Mitchell
  • James Duckworth
  • John-Patrick Smith

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

  • Radek Štěpánek

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Oliver Anderson
  • Ivan Dodig
  • Tobias Kamke
  • Yoshihito Nishioka

Before the tournament

  • Jerzy Janowicz → replaced by Dušan Lajović
  • Sam Querrey → replaced by Lucas Pouille
CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
FRAPierre-Hugues HerbertFRANicolas Mahut261
FINHenri KontinenAUSJohn Peers392
POLŁukasz KubotPOLMarcin Matkowski453
GBRDominic InglotSWERobert Lindstedt494
  • 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • James Duckworth / Chris Guccione
  • Matt Reid / John-Patrick Smith

During the tournament

  • Grigor Dimitrov (shoulder soreness)
CountryPlayerRank1Seed
ROUSimona Halep21
ESPGarbiñe Muguruza32
RUSMaria Sharapova43
GERAngelique Kerber104
SUITimea Bacsinszky125
ESPCarla Suárez Navarro136
SUIBelinda Bencic147
ITARoberta Vinci158
  • 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Priscilla Hon
  • Ajla Tomljanović

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Kateryna Bondarenko
  • Jana Čepelová
  • Samantha Crawford
  • Elena Vesnina

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

  • Ysaline Bonaventure
  • Margarita Gasparyan

Before the tournament

  • Simona Halep (Left leg injury) → replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure

  • Maria Sharapova (Left forearm injury) → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan

  • Garbiñe Muguruza (Left foot injury)

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
SUIMartina HingisINDSania Mirza31
TPEChan Hao-chingTPEChan Yung-jan192
RUSAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaRUSElena Vesnina353
SLOAndreja KlepačRUSAlla Kudryavtseva544
  • 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • Priscilla Hon / Ajla Tomljanović
  • Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic

The following pair received entry as alternates:

  • Shahar Pe'er / Maria Sanchez

Before the tournament

  • Ajla Tomljanović (abdominal injury)

Selected matches aired in Australia on 7Two, with live coverage of both day and night sessions. Every match was also available to be streamed live through a free 7Tennis mobile app.

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