2016 Brisbane International – Women's singles

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Women's singles
2016 Brisbane International
Final
Champion Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Score6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2015  · Brisbane International ·  2017  

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew before her first match due to a wrist injury.

Contents

Victoria Azarenka won her first title in almost 3 years, beating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

Seeds

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (withdrew due to a leg injury)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza (second round, retired due to a left foot injury)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to a wrist injury)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber (final)
  5. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky (first round)
  6. Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic (second round)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford 0 3
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 66
4 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 3 1
4 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 66
6 Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro 2 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Bonaventure 3 2  
Q Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 2 0 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 66 
  Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 66 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Y Wickmayer 64 4 8 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 1 2  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 3 66  Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 1 1
  Flag of Serbia.svg J Janković 62 4 8 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 66
8 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 3 66 Flag of Belarus.svg V Azarenka 66
LL Flag of Russia.svg M Gasparyan 4 63 Q Flag of the United States.svg S Crawford 0 3
  Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 62 6 Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 5 4  
Flag of Brazil.svg T Pereira 1 2   Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 76 
  Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 66  Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 3 0
Q Flag of the United States.svg S Crawford 66 Q Flag of the United States.svg S Crawford 66
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Hon 4 4  Q Flag of the United States.svg S Crawford 77 
Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 1 2  7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg B Bencic 5 5  
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg B Bencic 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg T Bacsinszky 2 1  
Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 66  Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 61 6
  Flag of France.svg A Cornet 66  Flag of France.svg A Cornet 2 64
  Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 3 4 Flag of Russia.svg A Pavlyuchenkova 4 4  
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg K Bondarenko 4 64 4 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle 64 6  Flag of the United States.svg M Brengle 3 0  
  Flag of Italy.svg C Giorgi 73 0 4 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 66 
4 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 5 664 Flag of Germany.svg A Kerber 66 
6 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 666 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 2 3  
WC Flag of Croatia.svg A Tomljanović 1 2 6 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 6636
Q Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová 4 64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 1 774
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stosur 63 66 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 4 67
Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 66  Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 64 5
  Flag of Slovakia.svg AK Schmiedlová 2 1   Flag of the United States.svg V Lepchenko 7111  
2 Flag of Spain.svg G Muguruza 690r 

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova (first round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
  4. Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
  5. Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
  6. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sesil Karatantcheva (first round)
  7. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  8. Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova 614  
  Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford 776 
Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford 66 
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kimberly Birrell 3 4  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kimberly Birrell 6466
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun 771 4
Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford 64 6
  Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin 4 63
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sara Tomic 2 73
  Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin 65 6
  Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin 76 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 5 1  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 66 
6 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sesil Karatantcheva 1 2  

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan 66 
  Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo 1 3  
2 Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan 776 
  Flag of Croatia.svg Jana Fett 632  
  Flag of Croatia.svg Jana Fett 76 
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova 5 4  
2 Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan 1 4  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová 66 
  Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er 1 1  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 2 3  
  Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 66 
5 Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3 4  

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová 1 62
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 64 6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 3 66
  Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió 64 0
  Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió 66 
Alt Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter 3 1  
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ysaline Bonaventure 5 5  
7 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 77 
  Flag of France.svg Mathilde Johansson 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez 1 3  
  Flag of France.svg Mathilde Johansson 4 64
7 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 64 6
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tammi Patterson 2 2  
7 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 66 

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko 63 77
  Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 3 665
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko 72  
  Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi 5 2r
  Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano 4 771
  Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi 6646
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko 794 6
Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 6764
Flag of France.svg Alizé Lim 7126
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Naiktha Bains 6104
  Flag of France.svg Alizé Lim 1 2  
Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 66 
8 Flag of France.svg Pauline Parmentier 3 3  

27°31′30″S153°0′26″E / 27.52500°S 153.00722°E / -27.52500; 153.00722 (Queensland Tennis Centre)

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