27°31′30″S 153°0′26″E / 27.52500°S 153.00722°E
| 2016 Brisbane International | |
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| Date | 3 – 10 January 2015 |
| Edition | 8th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
| 2015 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
 Maria Sharapova | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Jamie Murray /  John Peers | |
| Women's doubles | |
Martina Hingis /  Sabine Lisicki | |
The 2016 Brisbane International will be a tournament of the 2016 ATP World Tour and 2016 WTA Tour. It will be played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It will be the eighth edition of the tournament and will take place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It will be held from 3 to 10 January 2016. It will be part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
It was announced on 27 August 2015 that defending champions Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova have again committed to the event.[1] On 15 October, Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic, Grigor Dimitrov and Garbiñe Muguruza were all announced as participants.[2]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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| Men's Doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | $82,040 | $43,210 | $23,405 | $13,335 | $7,860 | $4,655 | $750 | $360 | — |
| Men's Doubles * | $24,920 | $13,100 | $7,100 | $4,060 | $2,380 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's Singles | $195,026 | $104,014 | $55,827 | $22,141 | $11,874 | $6,477 | $3,327 | $1,770 | $1,003 |
| Women's Doubles * | $45,576 | $23,987 | $13,194 | $6,716 | $3,640 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[3] |
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Roger Federer | 2 | 1 |
 JPN
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Kei Nishikori | 4 | 2 |
 CAN
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Milos Raonic | 10 | 3 |
 CRO
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Marin Cilic | 12 | 4 |
 BUL
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Grigor Dimitrov | 22 | 5 |
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- 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
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- 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
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WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed[4] |
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| RUS
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Maria Sharapova | 3 | 1 |
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Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 2 |
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- 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
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Other entrants
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Champions
Men's Singles
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Women's Singles
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Men's Doubles
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Women's Doubles
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References
- ^ "Federer, Sharapova to defend Brisbane titles". Yahoo!7. AFP. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "CILIC, RAONIC, DIMITROV AND MUGURUZA JOIN BATTLE FOR BRISBANE TITLES". www.tennis.com.au. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Men's - 2015 Brisbane". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Women's - 2015 Brisbane International". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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