2016 Brisbane International

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. 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.

Prize money
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
 * per team

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Ben Mitchell
 * 🇦🇺 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:
 * 🇦🇺 Oliver Anderson
 * Ivan Dodig
 * 🇩🇪 Tobias Kamke
 * 🇯🇵 Yoshihito Nishioka

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇵🇱 Jerzy Janowicz → replaced by 🇷🇸 Dušan Lajović
 * 🇺🇸 Sam Querrey → replaced by 🇫🇷 Lucas Pouille

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 James Duckworth / 🇦🇺 Chris Guccione
 * 🇦🇺 Matt Reid / 🇦🇺 John-Patrick Smith

Withdrawals

 * During the tournament
 * 🇧🇬 Grigor Dimitrov (shoulder soreness)

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)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The following pair received entry as alternates:
 * 🇦🇺 Priscilla Hon / Ajla Tomljanović
 * 🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber / 🇩🇪 Andrea Petkovic
 * 🇮🇱 Shahar Pe'er / 🇺🇸 Maria Sanchez

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * Ajla Tomljanović (abdominal injury)

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 / 🇦🇺 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 streamed live through a free 7Tennis mobile app.