2013 Brisbane International Explained

The 2013 Brisbane International was a joint 2013 ATP World Tour and 2013 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. It was the 5th edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 30 December 2012 to 6 January 2013. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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Men's singles250150904520012600
Men's doubles0
Women's singles470320200120601201281
Women's doubles1

Prize money

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Men's singles$78,800$41,540$22,500$12,810$7,550$4,470$720$345
Men's doubles *$23,950$12,590$6,820$3,900$2,290
Women's singles$162,987$87,021$46,487$24,944$13,393$7,299$3,812$2,027$1,134
Women's doubles *$51,022$27,212$14,881$7,582$4,110

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

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United KingdomAndy Murray[1] 31
CanadaMilos Raonic132
FranceGilles Simon163
UkraineAlexandr Dolgopolov184
JapanKei Nishikori195
Florian Mayer286
AustriaJürgen Melzer297
SlovakiaMartin Kližan308

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 lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Eric Butorac AustraliaPaul Hanley771
United KingdomColin Fleming United KingdomJamie Murray1022
ColombiaJuan Sebastián Cabal ColombiaRobert Farah1103
Russian FederationMikhail Elgin UzbekistanDenis Istomin1164

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Retirements

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

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BelarusVictoria Azarenka11
Russian FederationMaria Sharapova22
Serena Williams33
Angelique Kerber54
ItalySara Errani65
Czech RepublicPetra Kvitová86
AustraliaSamantha Stosur97
Caroline Wozniacki108

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 lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
ItalySara Errani ItalyRoberta Vinci31
Liezel Huber SpainMaría José Martínez Sánchez232
Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears273
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Czech RepublicKvěta Peschke354

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: −

Champions

Men's singles

See main article: 2013 Brisbane International – Men's singles.

Women's singles

See main article: 2013 Brisbane International – Women's singles.

Men's doubles

See main article: 2013 Brisbane International – Men's doubles.

Women's doubles

See main article: 2013 Brisbane International – Women's doubles.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Andy Murray set for Brisbane return . 21 Aug 2012. Brisbane International . 21 Aug 2012.