The 2015 Brisbane International was a tournament of the 2015 ATP World Tour and 2015 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 4 to 11 January 2015. It was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
It was announced on 1 September 2014 that Roger Federer had again committed to the event.Roger Federer makes good on promise to play in Brisbane. The Courier Mail. 1 September 2014. Federer and Sharapova won the singles titles.
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Men's singles250150904520012600 Men's doubles 0 Women's singles4703051851005512518131 Women's doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q3Q2Q1Men's singles$82,040$43,210$23,405$13,335$7,860$4,655$750$360 Men's doubles *$24,920$13,100$7,100$4,060$2,380 Women's singles$195,026$104,014$55,827$22,141$11,874$6,477$3,327$1,770$1,003Women's doubles *$45,576$23,987$13,194$6,716$3,640 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedRoger Federer21Kei Nishikori52Milos Raonic83Grigor Dimitrov114Kevin Anderson165Gilles Simon216Alexandr Dolgopolov237Julien Benneteau258 1 Rankings as of December 29, 2014.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: James Duckworth Thanasi Kokkinakis John Millman
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: Jürgen Melzer
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Łukasz Kubot Denis Kudla Marius Copil Rhyne Williams
Withdrawals Before the tournament Marin Čilić → replaced by Andrey Golubev Donald Young → replaced by Marinko Matosevic Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Sam Groth
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedJean-Julien RojerHoria Tecău321Rohan BopannaDaniel Nestor342Robert LindstedtMarcin Matkowski403Eric ButoracSam Groth514 1 Rankings as of December 29, 2014.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Grigor Dimitrov / Thanasi Kokkinakis James Duckworth / Marinko Matosevic
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedMaria Sharapova21Ana Ivanovic72Angelique Kerber93Dominika Cibulková114Andrea Petkovic135Jelena Janković166Carla Suárez Navarro177Garbiñe Muguruza208 1 Rankings as of January 5, 2015.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Jarmila Gajdošová Ajla Tomljanović
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: Bethanie Mattek-Sands
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Madison Brengle Daria Gavrilova Yaroslava Shvedova Lesia Tsurenko
The following player received entry as lucky loser: Alla Kudryavtseva
Withdrawals Before the tournament Camila Giorgi (mouth injury) → replaced by Bethanie Mattek-Sands Garbiñe Muguruza (ankle injury) → replaced by Alla Kudryavtseva
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedHsieh Su-weiSania Mirza111Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears242Chan Hao-chingKvěta Peschke363Caroline GarciaKatarina Srebotnik364 1 Rankings as of December 29, 2014.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Ana Ivanovic / Angelique Kerber Mirjana Lučić-Baroni / Lisa Raymond Daria Gavrilova / Storm Sanders
Withdrawals During the tournament Ana Ivanovic (abdominal injury)
Champions
Men's singles
Roger Federer def. Milos Raonic, 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–4.
Women's singles
Maria Sharapova def. Ana Ivanovic, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3.
Men's doubles
Jamie Murray / John Peers def. Alexandr Dolgopolov / Kei Nishikori, 6–3, 7–6(7–4).
Women's doubles
Martina Hingis / Sabine Lisicki def. Caroline Garcia / Katarina Srebotnik, 6–2, 7–5.
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