# 2016 Brisbane International

27°31′30″S 153°0′26″E﻿ / ﻿27.52500°S 153.00722°E﻿ / -27.52500; 153.00722﻿ (Queensland Tennis Centre)
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.

## 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 | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32$^1$ | 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 | $193,210 | $103,850 | $55,306 | $22,483 | $12,077 | $6,587 | $3,435 | $1,830 | $1,025 |
| Women's doubles * | $45,990 | $24,518 | $13,419 | $6,830 | $3,702 | — | — | — | — |
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## ATP singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| SUI | Roger Federer | 3 | 1 |
| JPN | Kei Nishikori | 8 | 2 |
| CRO | Marin Čilić | 13 | 3 |
| CAN | Milos Raonic | 14 | 4 |
| FRA | Gilles Simon | 15 | 5 |
| BEL | David Goffin | 16 | 6 |
| AUS | Bernard Tomic | 18 | 7 |
| AUT | Dominic Thiem | 20 | 8 |
* $^1$ 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

## ATP doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 26 | 1 |
| FIN | Henri Kontinen | AUS | John Peers | 39 | 2 |
| POL | Łukasz Kubot | POL | Marcin Matkowski | 45 | 3 |
| GBR | Dominic Inglot | SWE | Robert Lindstedt | 49 | 4 |
* $^1$ 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)

## WTA singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| ROU | Simona Halep | 2 | 1 |
| ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 2 |
| RUS | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 3 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 10 | 4 |
| SUI | Timea Bacsinszky | 12 | 5 |
| ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 13 | 6 |
| SUI | Belinda Bencic | 14 | 7 |
| ITA | Roberta Vinci | 15 | 8 |
* $^1$ 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)

## WTA doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| SUI | Martina Hingis | IND | Sania Mirza | 3 | 1 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 19 | 2 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | RUS | Elena Vesnina | 35 | 3 |
| SLO | Andreja Klepač | RUS | Alla Kudryavtseva | 54 | 4 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of December 28, 2015.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Priscilla Hon / Ajla Tomljanović
* Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic
The following pair received entry as alternates:
* Shahar Pe'er / Maria Sanchez

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Ajla Tomljanović (abdominal injury)

## Champions
### 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.