The 2012 Brisbane International was a joint 2012 ATP World Tour and 2012 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. Because of its ongoing success, the WTA decided in 2011 to upgrade the event to a Premier event. It was the 4th edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 1 to 8 January 2012 and was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Andy Murray and Kaia Kanepi won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles
Andy Murray defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov, 6–1, 6–3 It was Murray's 1st title of the year and 22nd of his career.
Women's singles
Kaia Kanepi defeated Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 6–1 It was Kanepi's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
Men's doubles
Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor defeated Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner, 6–1, 6–2
Women's doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja defeated Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country PlayerRankSeedAndy Murray41Gilles Simon122Alexandr Dolgopolov153Florian Mayer234Kei Nishikori255Radek Štěpánek286Jürgen Melzer337Bernard Tomic428 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: James Duckworth Marinko Matosevic Ben Mitchell
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jesse Levine Igor Andreev Tatsuma Ito John Millman
Withdrawals Kevin Anderson (knee injury) James Blake (personal reasons) Tommy Haas (calf injury) Donald Young (personal reasons)
Retirements Florian Mayer (groin injury)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMax MirnyiDaniel Nestor41 Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner122Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău143Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer164 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Matthew Ebden / Chris Guccione Greg Jones / Marinko Matosevic
Withdrawals Tommy Haas (calf injury)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRankSeedSamantha Stosur61Andrea Petkovic102Francesca Schiavone113Serena Williams124Kim Clijsters135Jelena Janković146Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova167Dominika Cibulková188 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Vania King Nina Bratchikova Vera Dushevina Alexandra Panova
Withdrawals Maria Sharapova (ankle injury)
Retirements Kim Clijsters (left hip injury) Polona Hercog (low back injury) Ksenia Pervak (migraine) Serena Williams (left ankle sprain)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedNatalie GrandinVladimíra Uhlířová471Iveta BenešováBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová512Hsieh Su-weiGalina Voskoboeva663Nuria Llagostera VivesArantxa Parra Santonja664 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua Dominika Cibulková / Janette Husárová Jelena Janković / Andrea Petkovic The following pair received entry as alternates: Nina Bratchikova / Kristina Mladenovic
Withdrawals Polona Hercog (low back injury)
Broadcast The 2012 Brisbane International was, for the first time, broadcast live and in full to most states in Australia on digital channel 7Two. In previous years, the event was broadcast only on certain days and often on significant delay on Channel Seven.
References
External links Official website WTA tournament draws
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