2012 Brisbane International
| 2012 Brisbane International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1–8 January |
| Edition | 4th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoors |
| Location | Brisbane, Australia |
| Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Andy Murray | |
| Women's singles | |
 Kaia Kanepi | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja | |
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:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
Kevin Anderson (knee injury)
James Blake (personal reasons)
Tommy Haas (calf injury)- Donald Young (personal reasons)
Retirements
- 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:
Withdrawals
- 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:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
Maria Sharapova (ankle injury)
Retirements
Kim Clijsters (left hip injury)
Polona Hercog (low back injury)
Ksenia Pervak (migraine)- 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:
Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua
Dominika Cibulková / Janette Husárová
Jelena Janković / Andrea Petkovic
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Polona Hercog (low back injury)
Finals
Men's singles
Andy Murray defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov, 6–1, 6–3
- It was Murray's 1st title of the year and 22nd of his career.[1]
Women's singles
Kaia Kanepi defeated Daniela Hantuchová, 6–2, 6–1
- It was Kanepi's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
Men's doubles
Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor defeated Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner, 6–1, 6–2
Women's doubles
Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja defeated Raquel Kops-Jones / 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
- ^ "Andy Murray cruises to Brisbane title and pays tribute to sense of humour and work ethic of new coach Ivan Lendl". The Daily Telegraph. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.