2020 Brisbane International Explained

The 2020 Brisbane International was a professional tennis tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This was the twelfth edition of the tournament, which took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson from 6 to 12 January 2020[1] as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. The ATP Tour edition of the event was replaced this year by the first edition of the ATP Cup.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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Singles4703051851005512518131
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321width=85Q3width=85Q2width=85Q1
Singles$266,000$142,000$75,050$40,600$22,050$12,000$6,500$3,400$1,900
Doubles *$84,000$44,800$25,000$12,900$7,000
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

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AustraliaAshleigh Barty11
Czech RepublicKarolína Plíšková22
JapanNaomi Osaka33
UkraineElina Svitolina64
Czech RepublicPetra Kvitová75
Kiki Bertens96
United KingdomJohanna Konta127
Madison Keys138

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Hsieh Su-weiBarbora Strýcová51
Nicole MelicharXu Yifan282
Chan Hao-chingLatisha Chan303
Květa PeschkeDemi Schuurs354

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Champions

Singles

See main article: 2020 Brisbane International – Singles.

Doubles

See main article: 2020 Brisbane International – Doubles.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/schedules/provisional-schedule/ Provisional Schedule
  2. Web site: Australia's Hon receives Brisbane wildcard. www.centralwesterndaily.com.au.
  3. Web site: Maria Sharapova accepts wild card ahead of Australian Open 2020 . Essentially Sports . 30 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Venus Williams joins strongest ever Brisbane International field. www.brisbaneinternational.com.au.