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
Round of 32
Victoria Azarenka #22 6-2 6-0
Elena Vesnina #115
Ysaline Bonaventure #170
BYE
Roberta Vinci #15 3-6 6-2 6-4
Jelena Jankovic #21
Dominika Cibulkova #38 3-6 6-4 6-4
Yanina Wickmayer #41
Samantha Crawford #142 6-4 6-4
Priscilla Hon #336
Belinda Bencic #14 6-1 6-2
Sara Errani #20
Andrea Petkovic #24 6-1 6-2
Teliana Pereira #46
Ekaterina Makarova #23 6-4 2-6 6-3
Margarita Gasparyan #61
Angelique Kerber #10 5-7 6-3 6-0
Camila Giorgi #35
Madison Brengle #40 6-4 4-6 6-4
Kateryna Volodko #89
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #28 6-2 6-1
Timea Bacsinszky #12
Alizé Cornet #43 6-3 6-4
Kristina Mladenovic #29
Carla Suárez Navarro #13 6-1 6-2
Ajla Tomljanovic #65
Samantha Stosur #27 6-4 3-6 6-4
Jana Cepelova #147
Varvara Lepchenko #47 6-2 6-1
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #26
Garbiñe Muguruza #3
BYE
Round of 16
Victoria Azarenka #22 6-3 6-2
Ysaline Bonaventure #170
Roberta Vinci #15 6-1 6-1
Dominika Cibulkova #38
Samantha Crawford #142 7-5 7-5
Belinda Bencic #14
Andrea Petkovic #24 7-5 6-4
Ekaterina Makarova #23
Angelique Kerber #10 6-3 6-0
Madison Brengle #40
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #28 6-2 1-6 6-4
Alizé Cornet #43
Carla Suárez Navarro #13 6-1 6-7(3) 6-4
Samantha Stosur #27
Varvara Lepchenko #47 7-6(9) 1-0 (ret.)
Garbiñe Muguruza #3
Quarterfinals
Victoria Azarenka #22 6-1 6-2
Roberta Vinci #15
Samantha Crawford #142 6-3 6-0
Andrea Petkovic #24
Angelique Kerber #10 6-4 6-4
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #28
Carla Suárez Navarro #13 4-6 6-4 7-5
Varvara Lepchenko #47
Semifinals
Victoria Azarenka #22 6-0 6-3
Samantha Crawford #142
Angelique Kerber #10 6-2 6-3
Carla Suárez Navarro #13
Final
Victoria Azarenka #22 6-3 6-1
Angelique Kerber #10

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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.