Information: - A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. They are typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic material to seal the surface and mark the playing lines, while providing some cushioning. Historically, hardwood surfaces were also in use in indoor settings, similar to an indoor basketball court, but these are now rare. - Plexicushion is an acrylic-based hardcourt tennis surface and one of the surface types used on the professional Association of Tennis Professionals and Women's Tennis Association tours. It is manufactured and sold by sports surfaces division of California Products Corporation, a company based in Andover, Massachusetts. - Rebound Ace is a cushioned tennis hardcourt composed of polyurethane rubber, fiberglass, and other materials on top of an asphalt or reinforced concrete base. It is manufactured by California Products Corporation's Sports Surfaces division. - The Australian Open is a major tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia. First held in 1905, the tournament is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year the other three being the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's and mixed doubles and junior's championships; as well as wheelchair, legends and exhibition events. Prior to 1988 the tournament had been played on grass. Since 1988 two types of hardcourt surfaces have been used at Melbourne Park green Rebound Ace to 2007 and blue Plexicushion from 2008. - The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane , Queensland . It is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women 's Tennis Association ( WTA ) Tour . It is held annually in January at the Queensland Tennis Centre just before the first Grand Slam tournament of the season , the Australian Open as part of the Australian Open Series . It is owned by Tennis Australia . What is the relationship between 'brisbane international' and 'hardcourt'?
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