2017_Brisbane_International
2017 Brisbane International
Tennis tournament
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| 2017 Brisbane International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 1–8 January 2017 | |||
| Edition | 9th | |||
| Prize money | $461,330 (men) $1,000,000 (women) | |||
| Surface | Hard / outdoor | |||
| Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Grigor Dimitrov | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Karolína Plíšková | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Thanasi Kokkinakis / Jordan Thompson | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Sania Mirza | ||||
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The 2017 Brisbane International was a tournament of the 2017 ATP World Tour and 2017 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 1 to 8 January 2017 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
It was announced on 24 August 2016 that 14-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal would play at the event for the first time.[1]
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $72,000 | $37,900 | $20,545 | $11,705 | $6,900 | $4,085 | $1,840 | $920 | — |
| Men's doubles * | $21,850 | $11,500 | $6,230 | $3,570 | $2,090 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $191,418 | $102,887 | $54,793 | $22,877 | $12,289 | $6,703 | $3,494 | $1,862 | $1,043 |
| Women's doubles * | $46,796 | $24,950 | $13,654 | $6,951 | $3,767 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CAN |
Milos Raonic | 3 | 1 |
 SUI |
Stan Wawrinka | 4 | 2 |
 JPN |
Kei Nishikori | 5 | 3 |
 AUT |
Dominic Thiem | 8 | 4 |
 ESP |
Rafael Nadal | 9 | 5 |
 FRA |
Lucas Pouille | 15 | 6 |
| BUL |
Grigor Dimitrov | 17 | 7 |
| ESP |
David Ferrer | 21 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Kevin Anderson → replaced by 
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA |
Nicolas Mahut | 3 | 1 |
 FIN |
Henri Kontinen | AUS |
John Peers | 16 | 2 |
 RSA |
Raven Klaasen | USA |
Rajeev Ram | 26 | 3 |
| CAN |
Daniel Nestor | FRA |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 32 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER |
Angelique Kerber | 1 | 1 |
 SVK |
Dominika Cibulková | 5 | 2 |
| CZE |
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 3 |
| ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 7 | 4 |
 RUS |
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 9 | 5 |
 UKR |
Elina Svitolina | 14 | 6 |
| RUS |
Elena Vesnina | 16 | 7 |
 ITA |
Roberta Vinci | 18 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Carla Suárez Navarro (Shoulder injury) → replaced by 
Kateryna Bondarenko
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | IND |
Sania Mirza | 6 | 1 |
| RUS |
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS |
Elena Vesnina | 14 | 2 |
| USA |
Abigail Spears |  SLO |
Katarina Srebotnik | 48 | 3 |
| SLO |
Andreja Klepač | ESP |
María José Martínez Sánchez | 71 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Men's singles
Grigor Dimitrov def. 
Kei Nishikori, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3- It was Grigor Dimitrov's fifth career title.
Women's singles
Karolína Plíšková def. Alizé Cornet, 6–0, 6–3- It was Karolína Plíšková's seventh career title.
Men's doubles
Thanasi Kokkinakis / Jordan Thompson def. 
Gilles Müller / 
Sam Querrey, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Women's doubles
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands /
Sania Mirza def. 
Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–3
Selected matches were aired in Australia on 7Two, with live coverage of both day and night sessions.
- "Rafael Nadal to play Brisbane International". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.