2019 Brisbane International Explained

The 2019 Brisbane International was a tournament on the 2019 ATP Tour and 2019 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the eleventh edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was 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.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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Men's singles25015090452001260
Men's doubles0
Women's singles4703051851005512518131
Women's doubles1

Prize money

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Men's singles$90,990$49,205$27,175$15,435$8,880$5,320$2,575$1,285
Men's doubles *$29,860$15,300$8,290$4,740$2,780
Women's singles$188,280$100,580$53,665$23,685$12,705$6,940$3,625$1,925$1,065
Women's doubles *$48,330$25,820$14,110$7,180$3,900
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

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SpainRafael Nadal21
JapanKei Nishikori92
United KingdomKyle Edmund143
Russian FederationDaniil Medvedev164
CanadaMilos Raonic185
Grigor Dimitrov196
AustraliaAlex de Minaur317
AustraliaNick Kyrgios358

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

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Bob BryanMike Bryan151
JapanBen McLachlanJan-Lennard Struff402
FinlandHenri Kontinen AustraliaJohn Peers493
Rajeev Ram United KingdomJoe Salisbury514

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

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UkraineElina Svitolina41
JapanNaomi Osaka52
Sloane Stephens63
Czech RepublicPetra Kvitová74
Czech RepublicKarolína Plíšková85
Kiki Bertens96
Russian FederationDaria Kasatkina107
Anastasija Sevastova118

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

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Czech RepublicBarbora Krejčíková Czech RepublicKateřina Siniaková21
CanadaGabriela Dabrowski ChinaXu Yifan222
Nicole Melichar Czech RepublicKvěta Peschke283
Chan Hao-chingLatisha Chan454

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Champions

Men's singles

See main article: 2019 Brisbane International – Men's singles.

Women's singles

See main article: 2019 Brisbane International – Women's singles.

Men's doubles

See main article: 2019 Brisbane International – Men's doubles.

Women's doubles

See main article: 2019 Brisbane International – Women's doubles.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/schedules/provisional-schedule/ Provisional Schedule
  2. Web site: Priscilla Hon and Jason Kubler are awarded Australian Open and Brisbane International wildcards . Tennis Australia. 6 December 2018. 6 December 2018.