WTA Brisbane 2016 Draw, Results & Schedule

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

Champion
Victoria Azarenka
def. Angelique Kerber , 6-3 6-1
Dates
Jan 3 — Jan 9
Location
Brisbane, Australia
Category
WTA 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$885,500
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 9, 2016* F Victoria Azarenka #22 6-3 6-1 Angelique Kerber #10 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jan 8, 2016* SF Angelique Kerber #10 6-2 6-3 Carla Suárez Navarro #13 H2H Match data
Jan 8, 2016* SF Victoria Azarenka #22 6-0 6-3 Samantha Crawford #142 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 8, 2016* QF 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 #22 6-1 6-2 Roberta Vinci #15 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 7, 2016* R16 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 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 Roberta Vinci #15 6-1 6-1 Dominika Cibulkova #38 H2H Match data
Jan 7, 2016* R16 Victoria Azarenka #22 6-3 6-2 Ysaline Bonaventure #170 H2H Match data
R32 (14)
Jan 6, 2016* R32 Angelique Kerber #10 5-7 6-3 6-0 Camila Giorgi #35 H2H Match data
Jan 6, 2016* R32 Victoria Azarenka #22 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
Q4 Q (4)
Jan 3, 2016 Q4 Q 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
Q2 Q (8)
Jan 2, 2016 Q2 Q 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 Kaia Kanepi #122 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
Q1 Q (16)
Jan 1, 2016 Q1 Q 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 #122 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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Brisbane held?
Brisbane is held in Brisbane, Australia.
Who won the most recent Brisbane?
The 2026 Brisbane was won by Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-3.
Who has won the most Brisbane titles?
Evonne Goolagong has won 3 Brisbane titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Brisbane played?
The first edition of Brisbane was held in 1968.
What surface is Brisbane played on?
Brisbane is played on hard courts.