# 2015 Brisbane International – Men's singles

Lleyton Hewitt was the defending champion, but lost to compatriot Sam Groth in the first round.
Roger Federer won the title, defeating Milos Raonic in the final, 6–4, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–4, and in the process recorded his 1,000th match victory on the professional tour.

## Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Roger Federer (champion)
    02. Kei Nishikori (semifinals)
    03. Milos Raonic (final)
    04. Grigor Dimitrov (semifinals)
    05. Kevin Anderson (first round)
    06. Gilles Simon (first round)
    07. Alexandr Dolgopolov (second round)
    08. Julien Benneteau (first round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Grigor Dimitrov | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Grigor Dimitrov | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Milos Raonic | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| 3 | Milos Raonic | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | Milos Raonic | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| 2 | Kei Nishikori | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Williams | 3 | 1 | | WC | J Millman | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Kudla | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | WC | J Duckworth | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Nieminen | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Duckworth | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Simon | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 3 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | J Chardy | 6 | 4 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Golubev | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 6$^5$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | M Kližan | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| PR | J Melzer | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 1 | | M Kližan | 1 | 7$^8$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C Berlocq | 2 | 3 | | 7 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | K Anderson | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ł Kubot | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | Ł Kubot | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Groth | 6 | 6 | | | S Groth | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hewitt | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Groth | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Copil | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Kukushkin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | J Benneteau | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Nishikori | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6$^4$ |
| WC | T Kokkinakis | 6 | 6 | | WC | T Kokkinakis | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | B Tomic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | B Tomic | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M Matosevic | 6 | 6$^0$ | 5 | | | | | | 2 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | S Johnson | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | S Johnson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | K Nishikori | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

    01. Tobias Kamke (second round)
    02. Viktor Troicki (qualifying competition)
    03. Marsel İlhan (qualifying competition)
    04. Pierre-Hugues Herbert (second round)
    05. Tim Smyczek (second round)
    06. Denis Kudla (qualified)
    07. Norbert Gombos (second round)
    08. Lucas Pouille (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Łukasz Kubot
* Denis Kudla
* Marius Copil
* Rhyne Williams

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Tobias Kamke | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Blake Mott | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Blake Mott | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Tobias Kamke | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Frank Dancevic | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Harry Bourchier | 6$^3$ | 6 | 1 | | Frank Dancevic | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Frank Dancevic | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Dancevic | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Frank Dancevic | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 |
| | Alex Kuznetsov | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 |
| | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6 | | | Łukasz Kubot | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | |
| | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 6 | 6 | | | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | |
| 8 | Lucas Pouille | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Viktor Troicki | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Maverick Banes | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Maverick Banes | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 2 | Viktor Troicki | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Miloslav Mečíř Jr. | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | |
| | Miloslav Mečíř Jr. | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Miloslav Mečíř Jr. | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | |
| | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michał Przysiężny | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | Viktor Troicki | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 |
| | Taro Daniel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 |
| | Antonio Veić | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Veić | 4 | 3 | | | Taro Daniel | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Dane Propoggia | 2 | 4 | | 6 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Marsel İlhan | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jozef Kovalík | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jozef Kovalík | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jan Mertl | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Roberto Marcora | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 5 | | Jan Mertl | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Jan Mertl | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Mertl | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 7 | | | | | | 3 | Marsel İlhan | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Marius Copil | 6 | 6 |
| | Marius Copil | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Marius Copil | 6 | 6 |
| | Andrea Arnaboldi | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrea Arnaboldi | 6 | 3 | 2 | | Marius Copil | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Tim Smyczek | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Robby Ginepri | 1 | 1 | | 5 | Tim Smyczek | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Tim Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexander Zverev | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexander Zverev | 6$^2$ | 4 | | 4 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rhyne Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jan Hernych | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | Rhyne Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Rhyne Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rhyne Williams | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Rhyne Williams | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Matt Reid | 3 | 4 |
| | Hans Podlipnik Castillo | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | Matt Reid | 3 | 4 |
| | Matt Reid | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Matt Reid | 3 | 7$^{13}$ | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Norbert Gombos | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 6$^3$ | | | |
| | Enrique López Pérez | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | 7 | Norbert Gombos | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 6$^3$ | | | |
| 7 | Norbert Gombos | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |