The 2017 Brisbane International was a tennis tournament of the 2017 ATP World Tour and 2017 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 1 to 8 January 2017 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
It was announced on 24 August 2016 that 14-times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal would play at the event for the first time.
Finals
Men's singles
Grigor Dimitrov defeated Kei Nishikori, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 It was Grigor Dimitrov's fifth career title.
Women's singles
Karolína Plíšková defeated Alizé Cornet, 6–0, 6–3 It was Karolína Plíšková's seventh career title.
Men's doubles
Thanasi Kokkinakis / Jordan Thompson defeated Gilles Müller / Sam Querrey, 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Women's doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza defeated Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–3
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$72,000$37,900$20,545$11,705$6,900$4,085$1,840$920 Men's doubles *$21,850$11,500$6,230$3,570$2,090 Women's singles$191,418$102,887$54,793$22,877$12,289$6,703$3,494$1,862$1,043Women's doubles *$46,796$24,950$13,654$6,951$3,767 1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1SeedMilos Raonic31Stan Wawrinka42Kei Nishikori53Dominic Thiem84Rafael Nadal95Lucas Pouille156Grigor Dimitrov177David Ferrer218 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Sam Groth Jordan Thompson Elias Ymer
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Alex de Minaur Ernesto Escobedo Yoshihito Nishioka Jared Donaldson
Withdrawals Before the tournament Kevin Anderson → replaced by Pierre-Hugues Herbert
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedPierre-Hugues HerbertNicolas Mahut31Henri KontinenJohn Peers162Raven KlaasenRajeev Ram263Daniel NestorÉdouard Roger-Vasselin324 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2016.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Sam Groth / Chris Guccione Thanasi Kokkinakis / Jordan Thompson
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds CountryPlayerRank1Seed Angelique Kerber11Dominika Cibulková52Karolína Plíšková63 Garbiñe Muguruza74Svetlana Kuznetsova95Elina Svitolina146Elena Vesnina167Roberta Vinci188 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2016.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Ashleigh Barty Donna Vekić
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Destanee Aiava Aleksandra Krunić Bethanie Mattek-Sands Asia Muhammad
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Kateryna Bondarenko
Withdrawals Before the tournament Carla Suárez Navarro (Shoulder injury) → replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedBethanie Mattek-SandsSania Mirza61Ekaterina MakarovaElena Vesnina142Abigail SpearsKatarina Srebotnik483Andreja KlepačMaría José Martínez Sánchez714 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2016.
Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua
Broadcast Selected matches were aired in Australia on 7Two, with live coverage of both day and night sessions.
See also 2017 Australian Open Series
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