| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2009 Brisbane International | |
| Champion |  Victoria Azarenka |
| Runner-up |  Marion Bartoli |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
This was the first edition of the event.
Victoria Azarenka won the title, defeating Marion Bartoli in the final 6–3, 6–1.
Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals) Victoria Azarenka (champion) Marion Bartoli (final)
Daniela Hantuchová (first round) Amélie Mauresmo (semifinals, retired due to a left thigh strain)
Kaia Kanepi (first round)
Maria Kirilenko (withdrew due to viral illness)
Francesca Schiavone (first round)
Ai Sugiyama (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Amélie Mauresmo | 0r | |||||||||||
| 3 | Marion Bartoli | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Marion Bartoli | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Sara Errani | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Kvitová | 4 | 2 | 1 | A Ivanovic | 64 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 3 | 1 | Q | R Vinci | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Vinci | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Ivanovic | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LL | J Coin | 7 | 65 | 7 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Y Wickmayer | 5 | 7 | 63 | LL | J Coin | 7 | 2 | 611 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  J Dokić | 69 | 65 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | A Mauresmo | 7 | 7 | 5 | A Mauresmo | 0r | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | 3 | M Bartoli | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Wejnert | 1 | 2 | 3 | M Bartoli | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Czink | 7 | 6 | Q | M Czink | 7 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 A Bondarenko | 63 | 1 | 3 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Garbin | 6 | 6 | T Garbin | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Arvidsson | 2 | 3 | T Garbin | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kleybanova | 6 | 6 | A Kleybanova | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | K Kanepi | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | F Schiavone | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O Govortsova | 7 | 6 | O Govortsova | 6 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| I Benešová | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q |  S Karatantcheva | 0 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Karatantcheva | 1 | 6 | 6 | O Govortsova | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Pironkova | 62 | 6 | 6 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Niculescu | 7 | 4 | 4 | T Pironkova | 7 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Errani | 61 | 6 | 6 | S Errani | 63 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | D Hantuchová | 7 | 4 | 0 | S Errani | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | A Sugiyama | 2 | 3 | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Stosur | 6 | 6 | S Stosur | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | I Holland | 4 | 3 | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | L Šafářová | 65 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Peng | 4 | 2 | 2 | V Azarenka | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | J Gajdošová | 64 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Bondarenko | 0 | 2 | 2 | V Azarenka | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (qualified) Karin Knapp (first round)
Akgul Amanmuradova (first round) Roberta Vinci (qualified) Camille Pin (first round)
Yaroslava Shvedova (first round) Galina Voskoboeva (first round)
Rossana de los Ríos (second round)| First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Viktoriya Kutuzova | 1 | 4 | 1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6 | 63 | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Julia Görges | 6 | 6 | Julia Görges | 3 | 77 | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| WC | Emelyn Starr | 4 | 3 | 1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Melanie South | 3 | 4 | Julie Coin | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 | Ekaterina Bychkova | 2 | 62 | |||||||||||||||
| Julie Coin | 6 | 6 | Julie Coin | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Karin Knapp | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | Evgeniya Rodina | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Séverine Brémond | 6 | 2 | 1 |  Catalina Castaño | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Catalina Castaño | 2 | 6 | 6 | Evgeniya Rodina | 1 | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| Julia Schruff | 4 | 6 | 4 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||
| Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 0 | 6 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
 Vania King | 2 | 7 | 7 | Vania King | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Camille Pin | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Melinda Czink | 6 | 6 | Melinda Czink | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| WC | Sophie Ferguson | 4 | 77 | 6 | WC | Sophie Ferguson | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 61 | 4 | Melinda Czink | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Yan Zi | 6 | 6 | Yan Zi | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| WC | Monique Adamczak | 4 | 3 | Yan Zi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| WC | Marija Mirkovic | 2 | 2 | 8 | Rossana de los Ríos | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Rossana de los Ríos | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jessica Moore | 2 | 0 | 4 | Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Jelena Pandžić | 5 | 1 | Yuliana Fedak | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Yuliana Fedak | 7 | 6 | 4 | Roberta Vinci | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Mariana Duque Mariño | 62 | 3 | Karolina Šprem | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Yuan Meng | 77 | 6 | Yuan Meng | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Karolina Šprem | 6 | 6 | Karolina Šprem | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Galina Voskoboeva | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 27°31′30″S153°0′26″E / 27.52500°S 153.00722°E
Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final, 6–1, 2–0 ret., to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2006 Australian Open. Henin was suffering from stomach cramps resulting from the accidental misuse of anti-inflammatories for a chronic shoulder injury. This was Mauresmo's third match of the tournament where her opponent retired. Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne would have a rematch in the final of Wimbledon later that year, where Mauresmo would win in three sets.
Dinara Safina and Ágnes Szávay were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year.
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Vania King were the defending champions, but they lost to Timea Bacsinszky and Tathiana Garbin in the first round.
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but decided not to compete this year.
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, having defeated Melinda Czink and Arantxa Parra Santonja in the 2010 final, but they lost to the number 1 seeds, Cara Black and Anastasia Rodionova, in the quarterfinals.
Alisa Kleybanova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won this year's edition. They defeated Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in the final.
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Flavia Pennetta.
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but chose to compete at the BGL Luxembourg Open instead.
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but she decided to play at the Hopman Cup instead.
Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Ana Ivanovic.
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but lost to Marion Bartoli in the quarterfinals, which ended Azarenka's 26-match winning streak to start the 2012 season.
Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja were the defending champions but they decided not to participate together.
Llagostera Vives partnered Dominika Cibulková and Parra Santonja partnered up with Alicja Rosolska. Both of them were beaten in the first round.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sania Mirza won the title against Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Květa Peschke after defeating them 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] in the final.
World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka successfully defended her title, beating world no. 2 Serena Williams in the final, 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3.
Serena Williams successfully defended her title by defeating Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–1, 6–4.
Li Na was the defending women's singles tournament champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals.
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew before her first match due to a wrist injury.
Yuliya Beygelzimer and Tatiana Poutchek were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Poutchek teamed up with Darya Kustova and lost in the first round to Adriana Serra Zanetti and Antonella Serra Zanetti, while Beygelzimer teamed up with Silvija Talaja and lost in semifinals to Marion Bartoli and Mara Santangelo.