Kerber then competed at Apia International Sydney where she received a first round bye but proceeded to lose her opening match to Russian teenager Daria Kasatkina.
Kerberová potom hrala na Apia International Sydney, kde mala voľný žreb v prvom kole. ale potom prehrala svoj otvárací zápas s ruskou tínedžerkou Dariou Kasatkinovou.