Brisbane International

Coordinates: 27°31′30.12″S 153°0′26.06″E / 27.5250333°S 153.0072389°E / -27.5250333; 153.0072389
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27°31′30.12″S 153°0′26.06″E / 27.5250333°S 153.0072389°E / -27.5250333; 153.0072389

Brisbane International
WTA 500
Draw48S / 24Q / 24D
Prize moneyUS$ 1,736,763 (2024)
ATP 250 tournament
.

The tournament is held annually in January at the Queensland Tennis Centre just before the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open (part of the Australian Open Series). It is owned by Tennis Australia.

History

In 1997, the

Gold Coast Classic was added to the three preexisting tournaments of Auckland, Sydney and Hobart, and became one of the two events held in the first week of the women's calendar, parallel to the men's Adelaide tournament. Various players, among which Ai Sugiyama, Justine Henin, Patty Schnyder or Venus Williams found success over the years at the low tier tune-up event for the Australian Open. The Gold Coast Classic became the Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts in 1998, took the sponsorship of Uncle Tobys in 2003, becoming Uncle Tobys Hardcourts, and changed names again in 2006 to Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts.[2]

Meanwhile, the

Chennai Open
in India.

As both the men's and the women's tour calendars were to undergo important changes from 2008 to 2009, with the WTA inaugurating its new roadmap of

Patrick Rafter-named Centre Court – in January 2009.[4][5] In time for the 2012 event the tournament was promoted to a premier event on the WTA tour.[6]

Following the 2019 edition, the tournament was no longer recognised as an ATP event, due to the creation of the ATP Cup (played at the same venue). The tournament continued as WTA-sanctioned event for female tennis players.[7]

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Brisbane International did not proceed, with the WTA Premier Event moved to Adelaide for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons.

The Brisbane International returned in 2024, expanding to 48 players in WTA singles draw, 32 players in the ATP singles draw, and 24 pairs in both men's and women's doubles.[8]

Past finals

In the men's singles Andy Murray (2012–13) holds the record for most titles with two and Murray concurrently holds the record for most consecutive titles. In the women's singles, Karolína Plíšková (2017, 2019–20) owns the record for most titles with three.

Women's singles

Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
Brisbane 2009 Belarus Victoria Azarenka France Marion Bartoli 6–3, 6–1
2010 Belgium Kim Clijsters Belgium Justine Henin 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
2011 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Germany Andrea Petkovic 6–1, 6–3
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2012 Estonia Kaia Kanepi Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 6–2, 6–1
2013 United States Serena Williams Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–1
2014 United States Serena Williams (2) Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6–4, 7–5
2015 Russia Maria Sharapova Serbia Ana Ivanovic 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
2016 Belarus Victoria Azarenka (2) Germany Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1
2017 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková France Alizé Cornet 6–0, 6–3
2018 Ukraine Elina Svitolina Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–2, 6–1
2019 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (2) Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2020 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (3) United States Madison Keys 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
2021–2023 Not held
2024 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina Aryna Sabalenka 6–0, 6–3

Men's singles

Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
Brisbane 2009 Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek Spain Fernando Verdasco 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2010 United States Andy Roddick Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 7–6(7–2), 7–6(9–7)
2011 Sweden Robin Söderling United States Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5
2012 United Kingdom Andy Murray Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–1, 6–3
2013 United Kingdom Andy Murray (2) Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 7–6(7–0), 6–4
2014 Australia Lleyton Hewitt Switzerland Roger Federer 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
2015 Switzerland Roger Federer Canada Milos Raonic 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4
2016 Canada Milos Raonic Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4
2017 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov Japan Kei Nishikori 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
2018 Australia Nick Kyrgios United States Ryan Harrison 6–4, 6–2
2019 Japan Kei Nishikori Russia Daniil Medvedev 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2020–2023 Not held
2024 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov (2) Denmark Holger Rune 7–6 (7–5), 6–4

Women's doubles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Brisbane 2009 Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
United States Vania King
Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 7–5, [10–5]
2010
Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Hungary Melinda Czink
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
2011 Russia Alisa Kleybanova
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Klaudia Jans
Poland Alicja Rosolska
6–3, 7–5
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2012 Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
2013 United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
India Sania Mirza
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2014 Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
France Kristina Mladenovic
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
6–3, 6–1
2015 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Germany Sabine Lisicki
France Caroline Garcia
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 7–5
2016 Switzerland Martina Hingis (2)
India Sania Mirza (2)
Germany Angelique Kerber
Germany Andrea Petkovic
7–5, 6–1
2017 United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2)
India Sania Mirza (3)
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–3
2018 Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
7–5, 6–2
2019
Nicole Melichar
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-Ching
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
6–1, 6–1
2020 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
2021–2023 Not held
2024 Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Belgium Greet Minnen
United Kingdom Heather Watson
7–5, 6–2

Men's doubles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Brisbane 2009 France Marc Gicquel
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Germany Mischa Zverev
6–4, 6–3
2010 France Jérémy Chardy
France Marc Gicquel
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2011 Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Australia Paul Hanley
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
6–4, Ret.
2012 Belarus Max Mirnyi
Canada Daniel Nestor
Austria Jürgen Melzer
Germany Philipp Petzschner
6–1, 6–2
2013 Brazil Marcelo Melo
Spain Tommy Robredo
United States Eric Butorac
Australia Paul Hanley
4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
2014 Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Canada Daniel Nestor (2)
Robert Farah
6-7(4–7), 6–4, [10–7]
2015 United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers
Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Japan Kei Nishikori
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2016 Finland Henri Kontinen
Australia John Peers (2)
Australia James Duckworth
Australia Chris Guccione
7–6(7–4), 6–1
2017 Australia Thanasi Kokkinakis
Australia Jordan Thompson
Luxembourg Gilles Müller
United States Sam Querrey
7–6(9–7), 6–4
2018 Finland Henri Kontinen (2)
Australia John Peers (3)
Argentina Leonardo Mayer
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 6–3, [10–2]
2019 New Zealand Marcus Daniell
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2020–2023 Not held
2024 United Kingdom Lloyd Glasspool
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Tim Pütz
7–6(7–3), 5–7, [12–10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Pearce, Linda (8 July 2006). "Adelaide event shifts to Brisbane – Tennis – Sport – theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "WTA Finals - 2014 to 1971" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b Pearce, Linda (8 July 2006). "Adelaide event shifts to Brisbane". theage.com.au. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  4. ^ "atpworldtour.com Brisbane International profile". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  5. ^ "sonyericssonwtatour.com Brisbane International profile". sonyericssonwtatour.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Wozniacki takes Brussels, Petkovic wins Strasbourg and Almagro victory in Nice – Mondays with Bob Greene". 23 May 2011.
  7. ^ "ATP confirms big names set to kick off season at inaugural ATP Cup draw in Sydney". ABC News. 17 September 2019. The ATP Cup will replace the male competition at the Brisbane International. The Brisbane tournament will continue as a women's only event, while the Sydney International comes off the tennis calendar.
  8. ^ "Brisbane International returns in 2024". Brisbane International Tennis. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

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