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Find sources: "2012 Brisbane International" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Tennis tournament 2012 Brisbane International Date 1–8 January Edition 4th Surface Hard / outdoors Location Brisbane, Australia Venue Queensland Tennis Centre Champions Men's singles Andy Murray Women's singles Kaia Kanepi Men's doubles Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor Women's doubles Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja ← 2011 · Brisbane International · 2013 → The **2012 Brisbane International** was a joint [2012 ATP World Tour](/source/2012_ATP_World_Tour) and [2012 WTA Tour](/source/2012_WTA_Tour) [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament, played on outdoor [hard courts](/source/Hard_court) in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Queensland](/source/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](/source/Queensland_Tennis_Centre) in [Tennyson](/source/Tennyson%2C_Queensland). 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](/source/Andy_Murray) and [Kaia Kanepi](/source/Kaia_Kanepi) won the singles titles. ## Finals ### Men's singles Main article: [2012 Brisbane International – Men's singles](/source/2012_Brisbane_International_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles) [Andy Murray](/source/Andy_Murray) defeated [Alexandr Dolgopolov](/source/Alexandr_Dolgopolov), 6–1, 6–3 - It was Murray's 1st title of the year and 22nd of his career.[1] ### Women's singles Main article: [2012 Brisbane International – Women's singles](/source/2012_Brisbane_International_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles) [Kaia Kanepi](/source/Kaia_Kanepi) defeated [Daniela Hantuchová](/source/Daniela_Hantuchov%C3%A1), 6–2, 6–1 - It was Kanepi's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. ### Men's doubles Main article: [2012 Brisbane International – Men's doubles](/source/2012_Brisbane_International_%E2%80%93_Men's_doubles) [Max Mirnyi](/source/Max_Mirnyi) / [Daniel Nestor](/source/Daniel_Nestor) defeated [Jürgen Melzer](/source/J%C3%BCrgen_Melzer) / [Philipp Petzschner](/source/Philipp_Petzschner), 6–1, 6–2 ### Women's doubles Main article: [2012 Brisbane International – Women's doubles](/source/2012_Brisbane_International_%E2%80%93_Women's_doubles) [Nuria Llagostera Vives](/source/Nuria_Llagostera_Vives) / [Arantxa Parra Santonja](/source/Arantxa_Parra_Santonja) defeated [Raquel Kops-Jones](/source/Raquel_Kops-Jones) / [Abigail Spears](/source/Abigail_Spears), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2) ## ATP singles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Rank Seed GBR Andy Murray 4 1 FRA Gilles Simon 12 2 UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 15 3 GER Florian Mayer 23 4 JPN Kei Nishikori 25 5 CZE Radek Štěpánek 28 6 AUT Jürgen Melzer 33 7 AUS Bernard Tomic 42 8 - 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011 ### Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: - [James Duckworth](/source/James_Duckworth_(tennis)) - [Marinko Matosevic](/source/Marinko_Matosevic) - [Ben Mitchell](/source/Benjamin_Mitchell_(tennis)) The following players received entry from the [qualifying draw](/source/Qualifying_draw_(tennis)): - [Jesse Levine](/source/Jesse_Levine) - [Igor Andreev](/source/Igor_Andreev) - [Tatsuma Ito](/source/Tatsuma_Ito) - [John Millman](/source/John_Millman) ### Withdrawals - [Kevin Anderson](/source/Kevin_Anderson_(tennis)) (knee injury) - [James Blake](/source/James_Blake_(tennis)) (personal reasons) - [Tommy Haas](/source/Tommy_Haas) (calf injury) - [Donald Young](/source/Donald_Young_(tennis)) (personal reasons) ### Retirements - [Florian Mayer](/source/Florian_Mayer) (groin injury) ## ATP doubles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed BLR Max Mirnyi CAN Daniel Nestor 4 1 AUT Jürgen Melzer GER Philipp Petzschner 12 2 SWE Robert Lindstedt ROU Horia Tecău 14 3 PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi CUR Jean-Julien Rojer 16 4 - 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011 ### Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: - [Matthew Ebden](/source/Matthew_Ebden) / [Chris Guccione](/source/Chris_Guccione_(tennis)) - [Greg Jones](/source/Greg_Jones_(tennis)) / [Marinko Matosevic](/source/Marinko_Matosevic) ### Withdrawals - [Tommy Haas](/source/Tommy_Haas) (calf injury) ## WTA singles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Rank Seed AUS Samantha Stosur 6 1 GER Andrea Petkovic 10 2 ITA Francesca Schiavone 11 3 USA Serena Williams 12 4 BEL Kim Clijsters 13 5 SRB Jelena Janković 14 6 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 16 7 SVK Dominika Cibulková 18 8 - 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011 ### Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: - [Casey Dellacqua](/source/Casey_Dellacqua) - [Olivia Rogowska](/source/Olivia_Rogowska) The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: - [Vania King](/source/Vania_King) - [Nina Bratchikova](/source/Nina_Bratchikova) - [Vera Dushevina](/source/Vera_Dushevina) - [Alexandra Panova](/source/Alexandra_Panova) ### Withdrawals - [Maria Sharapova](/source/Maria_Sharapova) (ankle injury) ### Retirements - [Kim Clijsters](/source/Kim_Clijsters) (left hip injury) - [Polona Hercog](/source/Polona_Hercog) (low back injury) - [Ksenia Pervak](/source/Ksenia_Pervak) (migraine) - [Serena Williams](/source/Serena_Williams) (left ankle sprain) ## WTA doubles main-draw entrants ### Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed RSA Natalie Grandin CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová 47 1 CZE Iveta Benešová CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 51 2 TPE Hsieh Su-wei KAZ Galina Voskoboeva 66 3 ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja 66 4 - 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011 ### Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: - [Ashleigh Barty](/source/Ashleigh_Barty) / [Casey Dellacqua](/source/Casey_Dellacqua) - [Dominika Cibulková](/source/Dominika_Cibulkov%C3%A1) / [Janette Husárová](/source/Janette_Hus%C3%A1rov%C3%A1) - [Jelena Janković](/source/Jelena_Jankovi%C4%87) / [Andrea Petkovic](/source/Andrea_Petkovic) The following pair received entry as alternates: - [Nina Bratchikova](/source/Nina_Bratchikova) / [Kristina Mladenovic](/source/Kristina_Mladenovic) ### Withdrawals - [Polona Hercog](/source/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](/source/7Two). In previous years, the event was broadcast only on certain days and often on significant delay on [Channel Seven](/source/Prime7). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Andy Murray cruises to Brisbane title and pays tribute to sense of humour and work ethic of new coach Ivan Lendl"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9000543/Andy-Murray-cruises-to-Brisbane-title-and-pays-tribute-to-sense-of-humour-and-work-ethic-of-new-coach-Ivan-Lendl.html). *The Daily Telegraph*. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/) - [WTA tournament draws](https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2012/800.pdf) v t e Brisbane tournaments 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2024 2025 2026 v t e 2012 ATP World Tour « 2011 2013 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Paris (S, D) ATP World Tour 500 series Rotterdam (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Valencia (S, D) Basel (S, D) ATP World Tour 250 series Brisbane (S, D) Chennai (S, D) Doha (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Montpellier (S, D) Zagreb (S, D) Viña del Mar (S, D) San Jose (S, D) São Paulo (S, D) Buenos Aires (S, D) Marseille (S, D) Delray Beach (S, D) Casablanca (S, D) Houston (S, D) Bucharest (S, D) Munich (S, D) Belgrade (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Nice (S, D) London (S, D) Halle (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Newport (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Umag (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Gstaad (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) Winston-Salem (S, D) Metz (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Bangkok (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Team events Davis Cup World Group + play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa World Team Cup Summer Olympic Games, London (S, D, X) ATP World Tour Finals, London (S, D) v t e 2012 WTA Tour « 2011 2013 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D) WTA Premier 5 tournaments Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) WTA Premier tournaments Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Brussels (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) Carlsbad (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Moscow (S, D) WTA International tournaments Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) Fes (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Bad Gastein (S, D) Baku (S, D) Washington D.C. 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