The 2016 Brisbane International was a 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, 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.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

_{¹Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.}
_{*per team}

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Benjamin Mitchell (tennis), Ben Mitchell * James Duckworth (tennis), 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 (tennis), 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

*¹ Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * James Duckworth (tennis), James Duckworth / Chris Guccione (tennis), Chris Guccione * Matt Reid (tennis), Matt Reid / John-Patrick Smith

Withdrawals

;During the tournament * Grigor Dimitrov (shoulder soreness)

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of December 28, 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

*¹ Rankings as of December 28, 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)

Champions

Men's singles

* Milos Raonic def. Roger Federer, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

* Victoria Azarenka def. Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

* Henri Kontinen / John Peers def. James Duckworth (tennis), James Duckworth / Chris Guccione (tennis), Chris Guccione, 7–6^(7–4), 6–1

Women's doubles

* Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza def. Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic, 7–5, 6–1

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.

References

External links

* {{2016 in tennis 2016 Brisbane International, Brisbane International, 2016