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2012 Brisbane International
The 2012 Brisbane International was a joint 2012 ATP World Tour and 2012 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland. Because of its ongoing success, the WTA decided in 2011 to upgrade the event to a Premier event. It was the 4th edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It was held from 1 to 8 January 2012 and was part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. Andy Murray and Kaia Kanepi won the singles titles.
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | Andy Murray | 4 | 1 |
| FRA | Gilles Simon | 12 | 2 |
| UKR | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 15 | 3 |
| GER | Florian Mayer | 23 | 4 |
| JPN | Kei Nishikori | 25 | 5 |
| CZE | Radek Štěpánek | 28 | 6 |
| AUT | Jürgen Melzer | 33 | 7 |
| AUS | Bernard Tomic | 42 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- AUS James Duckworth
- AUS Marinko Matosevic
- AUS Ben Mitchell
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- USA Jesse Levine
- RUS Igor Andreev
- JPN Tatsuma Ito
- AUS John Millman
Withdrawals
- RSA Kevin Anderson (knee injury)
- USA James Blake (personal reasons)
- GER Tommy Haas (calf injury)
- USA Donald Young (personal reasons)
Retirements
- GER Florian Mayer (groin injury)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLR | Max Mirnyi | CAN | Daniel Nestor | 4 | 1 |
| AUT | Jürgen Melzer | GER | Philipp Petzschner | 12 | 2 |
| SWE | Robert Lindstedt | ROU | Horia Tecău | 14 | 3 |
| PAK | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | CUR | Jean-Julien Rojer | 16 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- AUS Matthew Ebden / AUS Chris Guccione
- AUS Greg Jones / AUS Marinko Matosevic
Withdrawals
- GER Tommy Haas (calf injury)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 1 |
| GER | Andrea Petkovic | 10 | 2 |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 11 | 3 |
| USA | Serena Williams | 12 | 4 |
| BEL | Kim Clijsters | 13 | 5 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 14 | 6 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 16 | 7 |
| SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 18 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- AUS Casey Dellacqua
- AUS Olivia Rogowska
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- USA Vania King
- RUS Nina Bratchikova
- RUS Vera Dushevina
- RUS Alexandra Panova
Withdrawals
- RUS Maria Sharapova (ankle injury)
Retirements
- BEL Kim Clijsters (left hip injury)
- SLO Polona Hercog (low back injury)
- KAZ Ksenia Pervak (migraine)
- USA Serena Williams (left ankle sprain)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSA | Natalie Grandin | CZE | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 47 | 1 |
| CZE | Iveta Benešová | CZE | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 51 | 2 |
| TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | KAZ | Galina Voskoboeva | 66 | 3 |
| ESP | Nuria Llagostera Vives | ESP | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 66 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- AUS Ashleigh Barty / AUS Casey Dellacqua
- SVK Dominika Cibulková / SVK Janette Husárová
- SRB Jelena Janković / GER Andrea Petkovic The following pair received entry as alternates:
- RUS Nina Bratchikova / FRA Kristina Mladenovic
Withdrawals
- SLO Polona Hercog (low back injury)
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 2012 Brisbane International – Men's singles
GBR Andy Murray defeated UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov, 6–1, 6–3
- It was Murray's 1st title of the year and 22nd of his career.
Women's singles
Main article: 2012 Brisbane International – Women's singles
EST Kaia Kanepi defeated SVK Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 6–1
- It was Kanepi's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
Men's doubles
Main article: 2012 Brisbane International – Men's doubles
BLR Max Mirnyi / CAN Daniel Nestor defeated AUT Jürgen Melzer / GER Philipp Petzschner, 6–1, 6–2
Women's doubles
Main article: 2012 Brisbane International – Women's doubles
ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives / ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja defeated USA Raquel Kops-Jones / USA Abigail Spears, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
Broadcast
The 2012 Brisbane International was, for the first time, broadcast live and in full to most states in Australia on digital channel 7Two. In previous years, the event was broadcast only on certain days and often on significant delay on Channel Seven.
References
References
- (9 January 2012). "Andy Murray cruises to Brisbane title and pays tribute to sense of humour and work ethic of new coach Ivan Lendl". The Daily Telegraph.
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