2016 Brisbane International
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.
2016 Brisbane International | |
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Date | 3 – 10 January 2016 |
Edition | 8th |
Prize money | $461,330 (men) $1,000,000 (women) |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Women's Singles | |
Men's Doubles | |
Women's Doubles | |
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Men's Singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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Men's Doubles | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
Women's Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
Women's Doubles | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Prize money
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
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
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[1] |
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Roger Federer | 3 | 1 | |
Kei Nishikori | 8 | 2 | |
Marin Čilić | 13 | 3 | |
Milos Raonic | 14 | 4 | |
Gilles Simon | 15 | 5 | |
David Goffin | 16 | 6 | |
Bernard Tomic | 18 | 7 | |
Dominic Thiem | 20 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Jerzy Janowicz → replaced by Dušan Lajović Sam Querrey → replaced by Lucas Pouille
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[1] |
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Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Nicolas Mahut | 26 | 1 | ||
Henri Kontinen | John Peers | 39 | 2 | ||
Łukasz Kubot | Marcin Matkowski | 45 | 3 | ||
Dominic Inglot | Robert Lindstedt | 49 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[4] |
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Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 2 | |
Angelique Kerber | 10 | 4 | |
Timea Bacsinszky | 12 | 5 | |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 13 | 6 | |
Belinda Bencic | 14 | 7 | |
Roberta Vinci | 15 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Simona Halep (Left leg injury) → replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure Maria Sharapova (Left forearm injury) → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan
Retirements
Garbiñe Muguruza (Left foot injury)
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[4] |
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Martina Hingis | Sania Mirza | 3 | 1 | ||
Chan Hao-ching | Chan Yung-jan | 19 | 2 | ||
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Elena Vesnina | 35 | 3 | ||
Andreja Klepač | Alla Kudryavtseva | 54 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Champions
Men's Singles
Milos Raonic def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka def. Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1
Men's Doubles
Henri Kontinen / John Peers def. James Duckworth / Chris Guccione, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Women's Doubles
Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza def. Angelique Kerber / 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.[6]
References
- "Men's - 2015 Brisbane". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- "Ben Mitchell earns late call up to elite field". www.brisbaneinternational.com.au. December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- "James Duckworth to stay in Queensland ahead of Brisbane International". www.foxsports.com.au. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- "Women's - 2015 Brisbane International". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- "Priscilla Hon will make WTA tour main draw debut at Brisbane International". www.foxsports.com.au. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- Knox, David (17 December 2015). "Seven Tennis 2016: summer guide". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 January 2016.