# 2016 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew before her first match due to a wrist injury.
Victoria Azarenka won her first title in almost 3 years, beating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

## Seeds

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Simona Halep (withdrew due to a leg injury)
* Garbiñe Muguruza (second round, retired due to a left foot injury)
* Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to a wrist injury)
* Angelique Kerber (final)
* Timea Bacsinszky (first round)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (semifinals)
* Belinda Bencic (second round)
* Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Samantha Crawford | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | Samantha Crawford | 0 | 3 | | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Angelique Kerber | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6 | 4 | Angelique Kerber | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 2 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | LL | Y Bonaventure | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E Vesnina | 2 | 0 | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 8 | R Vinci | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Cibulková | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Vinci | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| LL | M Gasparyan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Q | S Crawford | 0 | 3 |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | E Makarova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pereira | 1 | 2 | | | A Petkovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Petkovic | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | S Crawford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | S Crawford | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | P Hon | 4 | 4 | | Q | S Crawford | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 1 | 2 | | 7 | B Bencic | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | B Bencic | 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 |
| 5 | T Bacsinszky | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | A Cornet | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Brengle | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Kerber | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 3 |
| WC | A Tomljanović | 1 | 2 | | 6 | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Čepelová | 4 | 6 | 4 | | S Stosur | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Lepchenko | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 2 | 1 | | | V Lepchenko | 7$^{11}$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Muguruza | 6$^9$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Tsvetana Pironkova (first round)
* Margarita Gasparyan (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
* Sesil Karatantcheva (first round)
* Elena Vesnina (qualified)
* Pauline Parmentier (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Samantha Crawford
* Jana Čepelová
* Elena Vesnina
* Kateryna Bondarenko

### Lucky losers

* Margarita Gasparyan
* Ysaline Bonaventure

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samantha Crawford | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samantha Crawford | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Samantha Crawford | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Kimberly Birrell | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Kimberly Birrell | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | WC | Kimberly Birrell | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | Samantha Crawford | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Océane Dodin | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| WC | Sara Tomic | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Océane Dodin | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Océane Dodin | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Océane Dodin | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Océane Dodin | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Olga Savchuk | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Olga Savchuk | 6 | 6 | | | Olga Savchuk | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| 6 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Margarita Gasparyan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 3 | 2 | Margarita Gasparyan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jana Fett | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Jana Fett | 7 | 6 | | Jana Fett | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Panova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Panova | 5 | 4 | | | | | 2 | Margarita Gasparyan | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 6 |
| | Shahar Pe'er | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 6 |
| | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Kristína Kučová | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 | | Kristína Kučová | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Daniela Hantuchová | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ysaline Bonaventure | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ysaline Bonaventure | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Ysaline Bonaventure | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 6 | | | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| Alt | Katarzyna Piter | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Katarzyna Piter | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | Ysaline Bonaventure | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Elena Vesnina | 7 | 7 |
| | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Elena Vesnina | 7 | 7 |
| | Maria Sanchez | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Sanchez | 1 | 3 | | | Mathilde Johansson | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Tammi Patterson | 2 | 2 | | 7 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Elena Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Sakkari | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Sakkari | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kaia Kanepi | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Virginie Razzano | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | Kaia Kanepi | 5 | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | 4 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Naomi Osaka | 6$^7$ | 6 | 4 |
| | Alizé Lim | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Naomi Osaka | 6$^7$ | 6 | 4 |
| WC | Naiktha Bains | 6$^{10}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Naiktha Bains | 6$^{10}$ | 4 | | | Alizé Lim | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Naomi Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Naomi Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | Naomi Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Pauline Parmentier | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |