WTA Brisbane International 2016 Draw & Results

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Victoria Azarenka won the 2016 Brisbane International, defeating Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played January 3–9 on hard courts in Brisbane, Australia.

The Brisbane International is the ATP and WTA event staged at the Queensland Tennis Centre during Australia's opening hard-court swing.

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Champion
def. Angelique Kerber , 6-3 6-1
Dates
Jan 3 — Jan 9
Location
Brisbane, Australia
Category
Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$885,500

Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

57 recorded singles results

Brisbane International 2016 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Victoria Azarenka #22CH 6-3 6-1 Angelique Kerber #10 H2H Match data Jan 9, 2016* F
SF (2)
Angelique Kerber #10 6-2 6-3 Carla Suárez Navarro #13 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2016* SF
Victoria Azarenka #22CH 6-0 6-3 Samantha Crawford #142 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2016* SF
QF (4)
Angelique Kerber #10 6-4 6-4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #28 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2016* QF
Samantha Crawford #142 6-3 6-0 Andrea Petkovic #24 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2016* QF
Carla Suárez Navarro #13 4-6 6-4 7-5 Varvara Lepchenko #47 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2016* QF
Victoria Azarenka #22CH 6-1 6-2 Roberta Vinci #15 H2H Match data Jan 8, 2016* QF
R16 (8)
Carla Suárez Navarro #13 6-1 6-7(3) 6-4 Samantha Stosur #27 H2H Match data Jan 7, 2016* R16
Andrea Petkovic #24 7-5 6-4 Ekaterina Makarova #23 H2H Match data Jan 7, 2016* R16
Angelique Kerber #10 6-3 6-0 Madison Brengle #40 H2H Match data Jan 7, 2016* R16
Samantha Crawford #142 7-5 7-5 Belinda Bencic #14 H2H Match data Jan 7, 2016* R16 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #28 6-2 1-6 6-4 Alizé Cornet #43 H2H Match data Jan 7, 2016* R16
Varvara Lepchenko #47 7-6(9) 1-0 (ret.) Garbiñe Muguruza #3 H2H Match data Jan 7, 2016* R16 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Roberta Vinci #15 6-1 6-1 Dominika Cibulkova #38 H2H Match data Jan 7, 2016* R16
Victoria Azarenka #22CH 6-3 6-2 Ysaline Bonaventure #170 H2H Match data Jan 7, 2016* R16
R32 (14)
Angelique Kerber #10 5-7 6-3 6-0 Camila Giorgi #35 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Victoria Azarenka #22CH 6-2 6-0 Elena Vesnina #115 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Andrea Petkovic #24 6-1 6-2 Teliana Pereira #46 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Samantha Crawford #142 6-4 6-4 Priscilla Hon #336 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Ekaterina Makarova #23 6-4 2-6 6-3 Margarita Gasparyan #61 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Dominika Cibulkova #38 3-6 6-4 6-4 Yanina Wickmayer #41 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Roberta Vinci #15 3-6 6-2 6-4 Jelena Jankovic #21 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Belinda Bencic #14 6-1 6-2 Sara Errani #20 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Alizé Cornet #43 6-3 6-4 Kristina Mladenovic #29 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Varvara Lepchenko #47 6-2 6-1 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #26 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Samantha Stosur #27 6-4 3-6 6-4 Jana Cepelova #147 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #28 6-2 6-1 Timea Bacsinszky #12 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Madison Brengle #40 6-4 4-6 6-4 Kateryna Volodko #89 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Carla Suárez Navarro #13 6-1 6-2 Ajla Tomljanovic #65 H2H Match data Jan 6, 2016* R32
Q4 Q (4)
Elena Vesnina #115 7-5 7-5 Ysaline Bonaventure #170 H2H Match data Jan 3, 2016 Q4 Q
Kateryna Volodko #89 7-6(7) 4-6 6-4 Naomi Osaka #144 H2H Match data Jan 3, 2016 Q4 Q
Jana Cepelova #147 6-1 6-4 Margarita Gasparyan #61 H2H Match data Jan 3, 2016 Q4 Q
Samantha Crawford #142 6-4 4-6 6-3 Oceane Dodin #154 H2H Match data Jan 3, 2016 Q4 Q
Q2 Q (8)
Ysaline Bonaventure #170 3-6 6-4 6-0 Laura Pous-Tio #194 H2H Match data Jan 2, 2016 Q2 Q
Elena Vesnina #115 6-4 4-6 6-4 Mathilde Johansson #173 H2H Match data Jan 2, 2016 Q2 Q
Kateryna Volodko #89 7-5 2-2 (ret.) Kaia Kanepi #122CH H2H Match data Jan 2, 2016 Q2 Q
Naomi Osaka #144 6-1 6-2 Alizé Lim #167 H2H Match data Jan 2, 2016 Q2 Q
Jana Cepelova #147 6-2 6-3 Kristina Kucova #146 H2H Match data Jan 2, 2016 Q2 Q
Oceane Dodin #154 7-5 6-1 Olga Savchuk #196 H2H Match data Jan 2, 2016 Q2 Q
Margarita Gasparyan #61 7-6(3) 6-2 Jana Fett #149 H2H Match data Jan 2, 2016 Q2 Q
Samantha Crawford #142 6-3 6-4 Kimberly Birrell #366 H2H Match data Jan 2, 2016 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (16)
Mathilde Johansson #173 6-1 6-3 Maria Sanchez #193 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Kateryna Volodko #89 6-3 3-6 7-6(5) Maria Sakkari #169 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Naomi Osaka #144 6-3 6-3 Pauline Parmentier #120 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Elena Vesnina #115 6-2 6-2 Tammi Patterson #469 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Kaia Kanepi #122CH 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 Virginie Razzano #200 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Laura Pous-Tio #194 6-3 6-1 Katarzyna Piter #224 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Oceane Dodin #154 6-2 5-7 6-3 Sara Tomic H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Ysaline Bonaventure #170 6-1 4-6 6-2 Daniela Hantuchova #83 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Alizé Lim #167 7-6(10) 6-4 Naiktha Bains #609 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Jana Cepelova #147 6-1 6-1 Shahar Peer #177 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Olga Savchuk #196 6-1 6-2 Sesil Karatantcheva #112 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Kristina Kucova #146 6-3 6-4 Aliaksandra Sasnovich #106 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Kimberly Birrell #366 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 Xinyun Han #157 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Jana Fett #149 7-5 6-4 Alexandra Panova #133 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Samantha Crawford #142 7-6(1) 6-4 Tsvetana Pironkova #59 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q
Margarita Gasparyan #61 6-1 6-3 Sara Sorribes Tormo #181 H2H Match data Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Brisbane International.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Evonne Goolagong 3 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Pam Shriver 5 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Helena Sukova 26 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Wendy Turnbull 13 appearances

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Brisbane International finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Aryna Sabalenka #1 6-4 6-3 Marta Kostyuk #26 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #1 4-6 6-3 6-2 Polina Kudermetova #107 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Elena Rybakina #4 6-0 6-3 Aryna Sabalenka #2 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Karolina Pliskova #2 6-4 4-6 7-5 Madison Keys #13 H2H Match data 2020 Hard
Karolina Pliskova #8 4-6 7-5 6-2 Lesia Tsurenko #27 H2H Match data 2019 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Brisbane International held?
Brisbane International is held in Brisbane, Australia.
Who is the latest recorded Brisbane International winner?
The 2026 Brisbane International was won by Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-3.
Who has won the most Brisbane International titles?
Evonne Goolagong, Helena Sukova, and Karolina Pliskova are tied for the most Brisbane International titles, with 3 each.
What is the earliest recorded Brisbane International edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Brisbane International in TennisDB is 1968.
What surface is Brisbane International played on?
Brisbane International is played on hard courts.