2018 Brisbane International

Coordinates: 27°31′30″S 153°0′26″E / 27.52500°S 153.00722°E / -27.52500; 153.00722 (Queensland Tennis Centre)

2018 Brisbane International
Date	31 December 2017 – 7 January 2018
Edition	10th
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Venue	Queensland Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Nick Kyrgios
Women's singles
Elina Svitolina
Men's doubles
Henri Kontinen / John Peers
Women's doubles
Kiki Bertens / Demi Schuurs
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The 2018 Brisbane International was a tournament on the 2018 ATP World Tour and 2018 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 31 December 2017 to 7 January 2018^[1] as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray were about to start their 2018 seasons at the tournament, but both withdrew due to continuous injuries.^[2][3] On 5 October 2017, defending champions Grigor Dimitrov and Karolína Plíšková announced they would also compete.^[4]

Points and prize money[]

Point distribution[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's Singles	250	150	90	45	20	0	12	6	0	N/A
Men's Doubles					0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Women's Singles	470	305	185	100	55	1	25	18	13	1
Women's Doubles					1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Prize money[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's Singles	$83,650	$44,055	$23,865	$13,595	$8,010	$4,745	$2,135	$1,070	N/A
Men's Doubles *	$25,410	$13,360	$7,240	$4,140	$2,430	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Women's Singles	$190,732	$101,475	$54,200	$23,265	$12,477	$6,813	$3,560	$1,890	$1,050
Women's Doubles *	$47,545	$25,410	$13,880	$7,062	$3,839	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

_{¹Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team}

ATP singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
BUL	Grigor Dimitrov	3	1
GBR	Andy Murray	16	2
AUS	Nick Kyrgios	21	3
CAN	Milos Raonic	24	4
LUX	Gilles Müller	25	5
ARG	Diego Schwartzman	26	6
BIH	Damir Džumhur	30	7
GER	Mischa Zverev	33	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 25 December 2017.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Alex De Minaur
• John Millman
• Jordan Thompson

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ernesto Escobedo
• Michael Mmoh
• Peter Polansky
• John-Patrick Smith

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Yannick Hanfmann

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Andy Murray → replaced by Yannick Hanfmann
• Rafael Nadal → replaced by Matthew Ebden
• Kei Nishikori → replaced by Frances Tiafoe

Retirements[]

• Denis Istomin

ATP doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
FIN	Henri Kontinen	AUS	John Peers	7	1
BRA	Marcelo Demoliner	NZL	Michael Venus	49	2
MEX	Santiago González	CHI	Julio Peralta	57	3
NZL	Marcus Daniell	GBR	Dominic Inglot	88	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of 25 December 2017.

Other entrants[]

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

• Lleyton Hewitt / Jordan Thompson

Withdrawals[]

During the tournament

• Ryan Harrison

WTA singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ESP	Garbiñe Muguruza	2	1
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	4	2
UKR	Elina Svitolina	6	3
FRA	Caroline Garcia	8	4
GBR	Johanna Konta	9	5
FRA	Kristina Mladenovic	11	6
LAT	Anastasija Sevastova	16	7
AUS	Ashleigh Barty	17	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 25 December 2017.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Destanee Aiava^[5]
• Ajla Tomljanović^[5]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Kateryna Bondarenko
• Jennifer Brady
• Kaia Kanepi
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Heather Watson

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Petra Kvitová → replaced by Heather Watson
• Magdaléna Rybáriková → replaced by Catherine Bellis
• Sloane Stephens (knee injury) → replaced by Ana Konjuh
• Elena Vesnina → replaced by Tatjana Maria

Retirements[]

• Caroline Garcia
• Johanna Konta
• Garbiñe Muguruza

WTA doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
TPE	Latisha Chan	CZE	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková	6	1
AUS	Ashleigh Barty	AUS	Casey Dellacqua	21	2
CAN	Gabriela Dabrowski	CHN	Xu Yifan	34	3
SLO	Andreja Klepač	ESP	María José Martínez Sánchez	48	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of 25 December 2017.

Other entrants[]

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

• Priscilla Hon / Ajla Tomljanović
• Madison Keys / Heather Watson

The following pair received entry as an alternate:

• Sorana Cîrstea / Anastasija Sevastova

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Carla Suárez Navarro

Champions[]

Men's singles[]

• Nick Kyrgios def. Ryan Harrison, 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles[]

• Elina Svitolina def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6–2, 6–1

Men's doubles[]

• Henri Kontinen / John Peers def. Leonardo Mayer / Horacio Zeballos, 3–6, 6–3, [10–2]

Women's doubles[]

• Kiki Bertens / Demi Schuurs def. Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez, 7–5, 6–2

References[]

External links[]

• Official website