:2016 Brisbane International

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{{TennisEventInfo|2016|Brisbane International|

| date= 3–10 January 2016

| edition=8th

| surface=Hard / outdoor

| location=Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

| venue=Queensland Tennis Centre

| prize_money=$461,330 (men)
$1,000,000 (women)

| champms={{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic

| champws={{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka

| champmd={{flagicon|FIN}} Henri Kontinen / {{flagicon|AUS}} John Peers

| champwd={{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis / {{flagicon|IND}} 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.

Points and prize money

= Point distribution =

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"\|Event \| style="width:80px; background:lime;"\|W \| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"\|F \| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"\|SF \| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 16 \| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 32 \|width=85 \|Q \|width=85 \|Q3 \|width=85 \|Q2 \|width=85 \|Q1
style="background:#ededed;"\| Men's singles \|rowspan=2\|250 \|rowspan=2\|150 \|rowspan=2\|90 \|rowspan=2\|45 \|20 \|0 \|12 \|6 \|0 \|0
style="background:#ededed;"\| Men's doubles \| 0 \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}}
style="background:#ededed;"\| Women's singles \|rowspan=2\|470 \|rowspan=2\|305 \|rowspan=2\|185 \|rowspan=2\|100 \|55 \|1 \|25 \|18 \|13 \|1
style="background:#ededed;"\| Women's doubles \| 1 \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event

| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F

| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF

| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

|width=85 |Q

|width=85 |Q3

|width=85 |Q2

|width=85 |Q1

style="background:#ededed;"| Men's singles

|rowspan=2|250

|rowspan=2|150

|rowspan=2|90

|rowspan=2|45

|20

|12

style="background:#ededed;"| Men's doubles

| 0

| {{n/a}}

style="background:#ededed;"| Women's singles

|rowspan=2|470

|rowspan=2|305

|rowspan=2|185

|rowspan=2|100

|55

|25

|18

|13

style="background:#ededed;"| Women's doubles

| 1

| {{n/a}}

= Prize money =

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event

| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F

| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF

| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

| style="background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32¹

|width=85|Q3

|width=85|Q2

|width=85|Q1

style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Men's singles

|$72,000

|$37,900

|$20,545

|$11,705

|$6,900

|$4,085

|$1,840

|$920

| {{n/a}}

style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Men's doubles *

|$21,850

|$11,500

|$6,230

|$3,570

|$2,090

| {{n/a}}

style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Women's singles

|$193,210

|$103,850

|$55,306

|$22,483

|$12,077

|$6,587

|$3,435

|$1,830

|$1,025

style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Women's doubles *

|$45,990

|$24,518

|$13,419

|$6,830

|$3,702

| {{n/a}}

_{¹Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.}

_{*per team}

ATP singles main-draw entrants

= Seeds =

class="sortable wikitable"

!width=70|Country

!width=175|Player

!Rank¹

!Seed{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100033803|title=Men's - 2015 Brisbane|publisher=International Tennis Federation|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513001327/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100033803|url-status=dead}}

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag|SUI}}

|Roger Federer

|Kei Nishikori

|Marin Čilić

|13

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag|CAN}}

|14

|15

|16

|18

|20

¹ Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

= Other entrants =

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

{{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Mitchell{{Cite web|url=http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/2015/12/mitchell-earns-late-call-up-to-elite-field|title= Ben Mitchell earns late call up to elite field|publisher=www.brisbaneinternational.com.au|date=December 2015|access-date=28 December 2015}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} James Duckworth{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/james-duckworth-to-stay-in-queensland-ahead-of-brisbane-international/story-e6frf4mu-1227684972777|title= James Duckworth to stay in Queensland ahead of Brisbane International|publisher=www.foxsports.com.au|date=21 December 2015|access-date=22 December 2015}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} John-Patrick Smith

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

{{flagicon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|AUS}} Oliver Anderson
{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Dodig
{{flagicon|GER}} Tobias Kamke
{{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshihito Nishioka

=Withdrawals=

;Before the tournament

{{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Janowicz → replaced by {{flagicon|SRB}} Dušan Lajović
{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Querrey → replaced by {{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Pouille

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

= Seeds =

class="sortable wikitable"
width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank¹ ! Seed
{{flag\|FRA}} \|Pierre-Hugues Herbert \|{{flag\|FRA}} \|Nicolas Mahut \|26 \|1
style="background:#cfc;" \|{{flag\|FIN}} \|Henri Kontinen \|{{flag\|AUS}} \|John Peers \|39 \|2
{{flag\|POL}} \|Łukasz Kubot \|{{flag\|POL}} \|Marcin Matkowski \|45 \|3
{{flag\|GBR}} \|Dominic Inglot \|{{flag\|SWE}} \|Robert Lindstedt \|49 \|4

class="sortable wikitable"

width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

|Pierre-Hugues Herbert

|{{flag|FRA}}

|Nicolas Mahut

|26

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag|FIN}}

|{{flag|AUS}}

|39

|{{flag|POL}}

|45

|{{flag|SWE}}

|49

¹ Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

= Other entrants =

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

{{flagicon|AUS}} James Duckworth / {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Guccione
{{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Reid / {{flagicon|AUS}} John-Patrick Smith

= Withdrawals =

;During the tournament

{{flagicon|BUL}} Grigor Dimitrov (shoulder soreness)

WTA singles main-draw entrants

= Seeds =

class="sortable wikitable"

!width=70|Country

!width=175|Player

!Rank¹

!Seed{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100034091|title=Women's - 2015 Brisbane International|publisher=International Tennis Federation|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-date=7 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207100139/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100034091|url-status=dead}}

~~{{flag|ROU}}~~

|~~Simona Halep~~

|Garbiñe Muguruza

~~{{flag|RUS}}~~

|~~Maria Sharapova~~

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag|GER}}

|Angelique Kerber

|10

|Timea Bacsinszky

|12

|Carla Suárez Navarro

|13

|Belinda Bencic

|14

|Roberta Vinci

|15

¹ Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

= Other entrants =

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

{{flagicon|AUS}} Priscilla Hon{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/priscilla-hon-will-make-wta-tour-main-draw-debut-at-brisbane-international/story-e6frf4mu-1227687149170|title=Priscilla Hon will make WTA tour main draw debut at Brisbane International|publisher=www.foxsports.com.au|date=23 December 2015|access-date=24 December 2015}}
{{flagicon|CRO}} Ajla Tomljanović

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|UKR}} Kateryna Bondarenko
{{flagicon|SVK}} Jana Čepelová
{{flagicon|USA}} Samantha Crawford
{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Vesnina

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

{{flagicon|BEL}} Ysaline Bonaventure
{{flagicon|RUS}} Margarita Gasparyan

= Withdrawals =

;Before the tournament

{{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep (Left leg injury) → replaced by {{flagicon|BEL}} Ysaline Bonaventure
{{flagicon|RUS}} Maria Sharapova (Left forearm injury) → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} Margarita Gasparyan

= Retirements =

{{flagicon|ESP}} Garbiñe Muguruza (Left foot injury)

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

= Seeds =

class="sortable wikitable"
width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank¹ ! Seed
style="background:#cfc;" \|{{flag\|SUI}} \|Martina Hingis \|{{flag\|IND}} \|Sania Mirza \|3 \|1
{{flag\|TPE}} \|Chan Hao-ching \|{{flag\|TPE}} \|Chan Yung-jan \|19 \|2
{{flag\|RUS}} \|Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova \|{{flag\|RUS}} \|Elena Vesnina \|35 \|3
{{flag\|SLO}} \|Andreja Klepač \|{{flag\|RUS}} \|Alla Kudryavtseva \|54 \|4

class="sortable wikitable"

width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag|SUI}}

|{{flag|IND}}

|{{flag|TPE}}

|19

|Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

|{{flag|RUS}}

|Elena Vesnina

|35

|Andreja Klepač

|{{flag|RUS}}

|Alla Kudryavtseva

|54

¹ Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

= Other entrants =

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

{{flagicon|AUS}} Priscilla Hon / {{flagicon|CRO}} Ajla Tomljanović
{{flagicon|GER}} Angelique Kerber / {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic

The following pair received entry as alternates:

{{flagicon|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er / {{flagicon|USA}} Maria Sanchez

= Withdrawals =

;Before the tournament

{{flagicon|CRO}} Ajla Tomljanović (abdominal injury)

Champions

= Men's singles =

{{flagicon|CAN}} Milos Raonic def. {{flagicon|SUI}} Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4

= Women's singles =

{{flagicon|BLR}} Victoria Azarenka def. {{flagicon|GER}} Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1

= Men's doubles =

{{flagicon|FIN}} Henri Kontinen / {{flagicon|AUS}} John Peers def. {{flagicon|AUS}} James Duckworth / {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Guccione, 7–6^(7–4), 6–1

= Women's doubles =

{{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis / {{flagicon|IND}} Sania Mirza def. {{flagicon|GER}} Angelique Kerber / {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic, 7–5, 6–1

Broadcast

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.{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/12/seven-tennis-2016-summer-guide.html|title=Seven Tennis 2016: summer guide |date=17 December 2015|access-date=9 January 2016}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/}}

2016