The 2019 Brisbane International is a tournament on the 2019 ATP World Tour and 2019 WTA Tour. It will be played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the eleventh edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It will be held from 30 December 2018 to 6 January 2019[1] as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Rafael Nadal, Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray are about to start their 2019 seasons at the tournament.
2019 Brisbane International | |
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Date | 30 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 |
Edition | 11th |
Category | ATP World Tour 250 series / WTA Premier |
Surface | Hard |
Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
2018 Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Nick Kyrgios | |
Men's doubles | |
Henri Kontinen / John Peers | |
Champions | |
Women's singles | |
Karolína Plíšková | |
Women's doubles | |
Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke |
Points and prize money
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 | — |
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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 | $83,650 | $44,055 | $23,865 | $13,595 | $8,010 | $4,745 | $2,135 | $1,070 | — |
Men's Doubles * | $25,410 | $13,360 | $7,240 | $4,140 | $2,430 | — | — | — | — |
Women's Singles | $190,732 | $101,475 | $54,200 | $23,265 | $12,477 | $6,813 | $3,560 | $1,890 | $1,050 |
Women's Doubles * | $47,545 | $25,410 | $13,880 | $7,062 | $3,839 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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JPN | Kei Nishikori | 9 | 2 |
GBR | Kyle Edmund | 14 | 3 |
RUS | Daniil Medvedev | 16 | 4 |
CAN | Milos Raonic | 18 | 5 |
BUL | Grigor Dimitrov | 19 | 6 |
AUS | Alex de Minaur | 31 | 7 |
AUS | Nick Kyrgios | 35 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 24 December 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry by a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Rafael Nadal → replaced by Taro Daniel
- Mischa Zverev → replaced by Yoshihito Nishioka
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 15 | 1 |
JPN | Ben McLachlan | GER | Jan-Lennard Struff | 40 | 2 |
FIN | Henri Kontinen | AUS | John Peers | 49 | 3 |
USA | Rajeev Ram | GBR | Joe Salisbury | 51 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 24 December 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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UKR | Elina Svitolina | 4 | 1 |
JPN | Naomi Osaka | 5 | 2 |
USA | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 3 |
CZE | Petra Kvitová | 7 | 4 |
CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 8 | 5 |
NED | Kiki Bertens | 9 | 6 |
RUS | Daria Kasatkina | 10 | 7 |
LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 11 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 24 December 2018.
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
- Camila Giorgi → replaced by Ajla Tomljanović
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 2 | 1 |
CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN | Xu Yifan | 22 | 2 |
USA | Nicole Melichar | CZE | Květa Peschke | 28 | 3 |
TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Latisha Chan | 45 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 24 December 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Daria Gavrilova (right shoulder injury)
Champions
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
- Karolína Plíšková def. Lesia Tsurenko, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
- Nicole Melichar / Květa Peschke def. Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan, 6–1, 6–1
References
- ^ Provisional Schedule, Brisbane International
- ^ "Priscilla Hon and Jason Kubler are awarded Australian Open and Brisbane International wildcards". Tennis Australia. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.