2018 Brisbane International
The 2018 Brisbane International was a tournament on the 2018 ATP World Tour and 2018 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 31 December 2017 to 7 January 2018[1] as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray were about to start their 2018 seasons at the tournament, but both withdrew due to continuous injuries.[2][3] On 5 October 2017, defending champions Grigor Dimitrov and Karolína Plíšková announced they would also compete.[4]
| 2018 Brisbane International | |
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| Date | 31 December 2017 – 7 January 2018 |
| Edition | 10th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
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| Women's Singles | |
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| Men's Doubles | |
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| Women's Doubles | |
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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 | N/A |
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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 | $83,650 | $44,055 | $23,865 | $13,595 | $8,010 | $4,745 | $2,135 | $1,070 | N/A |
| Men's Doubles * | $25,410 | $13,360 | $7,240 | $4,140 | $2,430 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Women's Singles | $190,732 | $101,475 | $54,200 | $23,265 | $12,477 | $6,813 | $3,560 | $1,890 | $1,050 |
| Women's Doubles * | $47,545 | $25,410 | $13,880 | $7,062 | $3,839 | 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 |
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Grigor Dimitrov | 3 | 1 |
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Nick Kyrgios | 21 | 3 |
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Milos Raonic | 24 | 4 |
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Gilles Müller | 25 | 5 |
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Diego Schwartzman | 26 | 6 |
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Damir Džumhur | 30 | 7 |
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Mischa Zverev | 33 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 December 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Retirements
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Henri Kontinen | |
John Peers | 7 | 1 |
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Marcelo Demoliner |  |
Michael Venus | 49 | 2 |
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Santiago González |  |
Julio Peralta | 57 | 3 |
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Marcus Daniell | |
Dominic Inglot | 88 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 December 2017.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Garbiñe Muguruza | 2 | 1 |
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Karolína Plíšková | 4 | 2 |
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Elina Svitolina | 6 | 3 |
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Caroline Garcia | 8 | 4 |
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Johanna Konta | 9 | 5 |
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Kristina Mladenovic | 11 | 6 |
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Anastasija Sevastova | 16 | 7 |
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Ashleigh Barty | 17 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 December 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Retirements
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Latisha Chan | |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 6 | 1 |
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Ashleigh Barty | |
Casey Dellacqua | 21 | 2 |
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Gabriela Dabrowski |  |
Xu Yifan | 34 | 3 |
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Andreja Klepač | |
María José Martínez Sánchez | 48 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 25 December 2017.
Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as an alternate:
Champions
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
References
- Provisional Schedule, Brisbane International
- "MURRAY TO START NEW YEAR IN BRISBANE". Tennis Australia. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- "Two-time champion Andy Murray will join World No.1 Rafael Nadal at 2018 Brisbane International". The Courier-Mail. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- "Defending champions Grigor Dimitrov and Karolina Pliskova return to Brisbane". Brisbane International Tennis. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- "Aiava and Tomljanovic awarded Brisbane wildcards - Brisbane International Tennis". Brisbane International Tennis. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.