2018 Brisbane International
27°31′30″S 153°0′26″E / 27.52500°S 153.00722°E
| 2018 Brisbane International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 December 2017–7 January 2018 |
| Edition | 10th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
| 2017 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Grigor Dimitrov | |
| Women's singles | |
 Karolína Plíšková | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Thanasi Kokkinakis / Jordan Thompson | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Sania Mirza | |
The 2018 Brisbane International is a tournament on the 2018 ATP World Tour and 2018 WTA Tour. It will be played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It will be the tenth edition of the tournament and will take place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson. It will be 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. Andy Murray will start his 2018 season at the tournament. [2] [3] On 5 October 2017, defending champions Grigor Dimitrov and Karolína Plíšková announced they would also compete. [4]
Points and prize money
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUL
|
Grigor Dimitrov | 3 | 1 |
 GBR |
|||
| 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:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Andy Murray →replaced by 
Yannick Hanfmann
Rafael Nadal →replaced by 
Matthew Ebden
Kei Nishikori →replaced by 
Frances Tiafoe
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:
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:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
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
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:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Champions
Men's Singles
vs.
Women's Singles
- vs.
Men's Doubles
- / vs. /
Women's Doubles
- / vs. /
References
- ^ Provisional Schedule, Brisbane International
- ^ "MURRAY TO START NEW YEAR IN BRISBANE". Tennis Australia. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Two-time champion Andy Murray will join World No.1 Rafael Nadal at 2018 Brisbane International". The Courier-Mail. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Defending champions Grigor Dimitrov and Karolina Pliskova return to Brisbane". Brisbane International Tennis. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Aiava and Tomljanovic awarded Brisbane wildcards - Brisbane International Tennis". Brisbane International Tennis. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.