The 2016 Brisbane International was a tennis 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.
Finals
Men's singles
Milos Raonic defeated Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles
Victoria Azarenka defeated Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1
Men's doubles
Henri Kontinen / John Peers defeated James Duckworth / Chris Guccione, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza defeated Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic, 7–5, 6–1
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Men's singles250150904520012600 Men's doubles 0 Women's singles4703051851005512518131 Women's doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1Men's singles$72,000$37,900$20,545$11,705$6,900$4,085$1,840$920 Men's doubles *$21,850$11,500$6,230$3,570$2,090 Women's singles$193,210$103,850$55,306$22,483$12,077$6,587$3,435$1,830$1,025Women's doubles *$45,990$24,518$13,419$6,830$3,702 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedRoger Federer31Kei Nishikori82Marin Čilić133Milos Raonic144Gilles Simon155David Goffin166Bernard Tomic187Dominic Thiem208 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.
Other entrants 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
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 SeedPierre-Hugues HerbertNicolas Mahut261Henri KontinenJohn Peers392Łukasz KubotMarcin Matkowski453Dominic InglotRobert Lindstedt494 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: James Duckworth / Chris Guccione Matt Reid / John-Patrick Smith
Withdrawals During the tournament Grigor Dimitrov (shoulder soreness)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedSimona Halep21Garbiñe Muguruza32Maria Sharapova43Angelique Kerber104Timea Bacsinszky125Carla Suárez Navarro136Belinda Bencic147Roberta Vinci158 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.
Other entrants 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
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 SeedMartina HingisSania Mirza31Chan Hao-chingChan Yung-jan192Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaElena Vesnina353Andreja KlepačAlla Kudryavtseva544 1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.
Other entrants 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
Withdrawals Before the tournament Ajla Tomljanović (abdominal injury)
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.
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