2016 Brisbane International

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{coord|27|31|30|S|153|0|26|E|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Queensland Tennis Centre|display=title}} {{TennisEventInfo|2016|Brisbane International| | date= 3–10 January 2016 | edition=8th | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=[[Tennyson, Queensland|Tennyson]], [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia | venue=[[Queensland Tennis Centre]] | prize_money=$461,330 (men) $1,000,000 (women) | champms={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Milos Raonic]] | champws={{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] | champmd={{flagicon|FIN}} [[Henri Kontinen]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Peers]] | champwd={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]] }}

The '''2016 Brisbane International''' was a tennis tournament of the [[2016 ATP World Tour]] and [[2016 WTA Tour]]. It was played on outdoor [[hard court]]s in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and took place at the [[Queensland Tennis Centre]] in [[Tennyson, Queensland|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.{{fact|date=February 2026}}

== Finals ==

=== Men's singles === {{main|2016 Brisbane International – Men's singles}} * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Milos Raonic]] defeated {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]], 6–4, 6–4

=== Women's singles === {{main|2016 Brisbane International – Women's singles}} * {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]] 6–3, 6–1

=== Men's doubles === {{main|2016 Brisbane International – Men's doubles}} * {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Henri Kontinen]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Peers]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Duckworth (tennis)|James Duckworth]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Guccione (tennis)|Chris Guccione]], 7–6(7–4), 6–1

=== Women's doubles === {{main|2016 Brisbane International – Women's doubles}} * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]] defeated {{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]] / {{flagicon|GER}} [[Andrea Petkovic]], 7–5, 6–1

== Points and prize money ==

=== Point distribution === {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q |width=85 |Q3 |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Men's singles |rowspan=2|250 |rowspan=2|150 |rowspan=2|90 |rowspan=2|45 |20 |0 |12 |6 |0 |0 |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Men's doubles | 0 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Women's singles |rowspan=2|470 |rowspan=2|305 |rowspan=2|185 |rowspan=2|100 |55 |1 |25 |18 |13 |1 |- ! style="background:#ededed;"| Women's doubles | 1 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |}

=== Prize money === {|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |- | style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Event''' | style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W''' | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="background:#afeeee;"|Round of 321 |width=85|Q3 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |- | style="background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Men's singles''' |$72,000 |$37,900 |$20,545 |$11,705 |$6,900 |$4,085 |$1,840 |$920 | {{n/a}} |- | style="background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Men's doubles *''' |$21,850 |$11,500 |$6,230 |$3,570 |$2,090 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |- | style="background:#dfe2e9;"|'''Women's singles''' |$193,210 |$103,850 |$55,306 |$22,483 |$12,077 |$6,587 |$3,435 |$1,830 |$1,025 |- | style="background:#dfe2e9;"|'''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 === {|class="sortable wikitable" !width=70|Country !width=175|Player !Rank1 !Seed<ref name="mITF">{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100033803|title=Men's - 2015 Brisbane|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]]|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513001327/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100033803|url-status=dead}}</ref> |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Roger Federer]] |3 |1 |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Kei Nishikori]] |8 |2 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Marin Čilić]] |13 |3 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|CAN}} |[[Milos Raonic]] |14 |4 |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Gilles Simon]] |15 |5 |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[David Goffin]] |16 |6 |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Bernard Tomic]] |18 |7 |- |{{flag|AUT}} |[[Dominic Thiem]] |20 |8 |} *1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

=== Other entrants === The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Benjamin Mitchell (tennis)|Ben Mitchell]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/2015/12/mitchell-earns-late-call-up-to-elite-field|title=Ben Mitchell earns late call up to elite field|publisher=www.brisbaneinternational.com.au|date=December 2015|access-date=28 December 2015|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106091921/http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/2015/12/mitchell-earns-late-call-up-to-elite-field|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Duckworth (tennis)|James Duckworth]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/james-duckworth-to-stay-in-queensland-ahead-of-brisbane-international/story-e6frf4mu-1227684972777|title= James Duckworth to stay in Queensland ahead of Brisbane International|publisher=www.foxsports.com.au|date=21 December 2015|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John-Patrick Smith]]

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Radek Štěpánek]]

The following players received entry from the [[qualifying draw (tennis)|qualifying draw]]: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Oliver Anderson]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Dodig]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Tobias Kamke]] * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yoshihito Nishioka]]

===Withdrawals=== ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Jerzy Janowicz]] → replaced by {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Dušan Lajović]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Querrey]] → replaced by {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lucas Pouille]]

== ATP doubles main-draw entrants ==

=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed<ref name="mITF"/> |- |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Pierre-Hugues Herbert]] |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Nicolas Mahut]] |26 |1 |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|FIN}} |[[Henri Kontinen]] |{{flag|AUS}} |[[John Peers]] |39 |2 |- |{{flag|POL}} |[[Łukasz Kubot]] |{{flag|POL}} |[[Marcin Matkowski]] |45 |3 |- |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Dominic Inglot]] |{{flag|SWE}} |[[Robert Lindstedt]] |49 |4 |} *1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

=== Other entrants === The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Duckworth (tennis)|James Duckworth]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Guccione (tennis)|Chris Guccione]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Reid (tennis)|Matt Reid]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John-Patrick Smith]]

=== Withdrawals === ;During the tournament * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Grigor Dimitrov]] (shoulder soreness)

== WTA singles main-draw entrants ==

=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" !width=70|Country !width=175|Player !Rank1 !Seed<ref name="wITF">{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100034091|title=Women's - 2015 Brisbane International|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]]|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-date=7 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207100139/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100034091|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |<s>{{flag|ROU}}</s> |<s>[[Simona Halep]]</s> |<s>2</s> |<s>1</s> |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[Garbiñe Muguruza]] |3 |2 |- |<s>{{flag|RUS}}</s> |<s>[[Maria Sharapova]]</s> |<s>4</s> |<s>3</s> |-style="background:#fcc;" |{{flag|GER}} |[[Angelique Kerber]] |10 |4 |- |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Timea Bacsinszky]] |12 |5 |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[Carla Suárez Navarro]] |13 |6 |- |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Belinda Bencic]] |14 |7 |- |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Roberta Vinci]] |15 |8 |} *1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

=== Other entrants === The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Priscilla Hon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/priscilla-hon-will-make-wta-tour-main-draw-debut-at-brisbane-international/story-e6frf4mu-1227687149170|title=Priscilla Hon will make WTA tour main draw debut at Brisbane International|publisher=www.foxsports.com.au|date=23 December 2015|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ajla Tomljanović]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Bondarenko]] * {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Jana Čepelová]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Samantha Crawford]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Vesnina]]

The following players received entry as lucky losers: * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ysaline Bonaventure]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Margarita Gasparyan]]

=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Simona Halep]] (Left leg injury) → replaced by {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ysaline Bonaventure]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]] (Left forearm injury) → replaced by {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Margarita Gasparyan]]

=== Retirements === * {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Garbiñe Muguruza]] (Left foot injury)

== WTA doubles main-draw entrants ==

=== Seeds === {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed<ref name="wITF"/> |-style="background:#cfc;" |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Martina Hingis]] |{{flag|IND}} |[[Sania Mirza]] |3 |1 |- |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Chan Hao-ching]] |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Chan Yung-jan]] |19 |2 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Elena Vesnina]] |35 |3 |- |{{flag|SLO}} |[[Andreja Klepač]] |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Alla Kudryavtseva]] |54 |4 |} *1 Rankings as of 28 December 2015.

=== Other entrants === The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Priscilla Hon]] / {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ajla Tomljanović]] * {{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]] / {{flagicon|GER}} [[Andrea Petkovic]] The following pair received entry as alternates: * {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Shahar Pe'er]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Maria Sanchez (tennis)|Maria Sanchez]]

=== Withdrawals === ;Before the tournament * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[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 [[Streaming media|streamed]] live through a free 7Tennis [[mobile app]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|first=David|last=Knox|url=https://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/12/seven-tennis-2016-summer-guide.html|title=Seven Tennis 2016: summer guide |date=17 December 2015|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist|30em}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/}}

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