2017 Brisbane International
27°31′30″S 153°0′26″E / 27.52500°S 153.00722°E
| 2017 Brisbane International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 – 8 January |
| Edition | 9th |
| Prize money | $461,330 (men) $1,000,000 (women) |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Grigor Dimitrov | |
| Women's singles | |
 Karolína Plíšková | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Thanasi Kokkinakis / Jordan Thompson | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Sania Mirza | |
The 2017 Brisbane International will be a tournament of the 2017 ATP World Tour and 2017 WTA Tour. It will be played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It will be the ninth edition of the tournament and will take place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It will be held from 1 to 8 January 2017 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
It was announced on 24 August 2016 that 14-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will play at the event for the first time.[1]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $72,000 | $37,900 | $20,545 | $11,705 | $6,900 | $4,085 | $1,840 | $920 | — |
| Men's Doubles * | $21,850 | $11,500 | $6,230 | $3,570 | $2,090 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's Singles | $191,418 | $102,887 | $54,793 | $22,877 | $12,289 | $6,703 | $3,494 | $1,862 | $1,043 |
| Women's Doubles * | $46,796 | $24,950 | $13,654 | $6,951 | $3,767 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CAN
|
Milos Raonic | 3 | 1 |
 SUI
|
Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 2 |
 JPN
|
Kei Nishikori | 5 | 3 |
 AUT
|
Dominic Thiem | 8 | 4 |
 ESP
|
Rafael Nadal | 9 | 5 |
 FRA
|
Lucas Pouille | 15 | 6 |
| BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 17 | 7 |
| ESP
|
David Ferrer | 21 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Kevin Anderson →replaced by Pierre-Hugues Herbert
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 3 | 1 |
 FIN
|
Henri Kontinen | AUS
|
John Peers | 16 | 2 |
| RSA
|
Raven Klaasen | USA
|
Rajeev Ram | 26 | 3 |
| CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | FRA
|
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 32 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 1 | 1 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 5 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 3 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 7 | 4 |
 RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 9 | 5 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 14 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 16 | 7 |
 ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 18 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Carla Suárez Navarro (Shoulder injury) →replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
- Lesia Tsurenko →replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | IND
|
Sania Mirza | 6 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 14 | 2 |
| USA
|
Abigail Spears |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 48 | 3 |
| SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 71 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Men's Singles
- Grigor Dimitrov"" def. Kei Nishikori 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Women's Singles
- Karolína Plíšková def. Alizé Cornet 6–0, 6–3
- It was Karolína Plíšková's seventh career title.
Men's Doubles
/ vs. /
Women's Doubles
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza def. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–3
Broadcast
Selected matches will air in Australia on 7Two, with live coverage of both day and night sessions.
References
- ^ "Rafael Nadal to play Brisbane International". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.