2016 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew before her first match due to a wrist injury.

Women's singles
2016 Brisbane International
Final
ChampionBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Runner-upGermany Angelique Kerber
Score6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw30
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Victoria Azarenka won her first title in almost 3 years, beating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

Seeds

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The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Simona Halep (withdrew due to a leg injury)
  2.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round, retired due to a left foot injury)
  3.   Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to a wrist injury)
  4.   Angelique Kerber (final)
  5.   Timea Bacsinszky (first round)
  6.   Carla Suárez Navarro (semifinals)
  7.   Belinda Bencic (second round)
  8.   Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
  Victoria Azarenka 6 6
Q   Samantha Crawford 0 3
  Victoria Azarenka 6 6
4   Angelique Kerber 3 1
4   Angelique Kerber 6 6
6   Carla Suárez Navarro 2 3

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL   Y Bonaventure 3 2  
Q   E Vesnina 2 0   V Azarenka 6 6  
    V Azarenka 6 6   V Azarenka 6 6  
    Y Wickmayer 6 4 4 8   R Vinci 1 2  
    D Cibulková 3 6 6     D Cibulková 1 1
    J Janković 6 2 4 8   R Vinci 6 6
8   R Vinci 3 6 6   V Azarenka 6 6
LL   M Gasparyan 4 6 3 Q   S Crawford 0 3
    E Makarova 6 2 6   E Makarova 5 4  
  T Pereira 1 2     A Petkovic 7 6  
    A Petkovic 6 6     A Petkovic 3 0
Q   S Crawford 6 6   Q   S Crawford 6 6
WC   P Hon 4 4   Q   S Crawford 7 7  
  S Errani 1 2   7   B Bencic 5 5  
7   B Bencic 6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   T Bacsinszky 2 1  
  A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6     A Pavlyuchenkova 6 1 6
    A Cornet 6 6     A Cornet 2 6 4
    K Mladenovic 3 4   A Pavlyuchenkova 4 4  
Q   K Bondarenko 4 6 4 4   A Kerber 6 6  
    M Brengle 6 4 6     M Brengle 3 0  
    C Giorgi 7 3 0 4   A Kerber 6 6  
4   A Kerber 5 6 6 4   A Kerber 6 6  
6   C Suárez Navarro 6 6 6   C Suárez Navarro 2 3  
WC   A Tomljanović 1 2 6   C Suárez Navarro 6 63 6
Q   J Čepelová 4 6 4   S Stosur 1 77 4
  S Stosur 6 3 6 6   C Suárez Navarro 4 6 7
  V Lepchenko 6 6     V Lepchenko 6 4 5
    AK Schmiedlová 2 1     V Lepchenko 711 1  
2   G Muguruza 69 0r  

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Tsvetana Pironkova (first round)
  2.   Margarita Gasparyan (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3.   Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
  4.   Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
  5.   Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
  6.   Sesil Karatantcheva (first round)
  7.   Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  8.   Pauline Parmentier (first round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Tsvetana Pironkova 61 4  
    Samantha Crawford 77 6  
  Samantha Crawford 6 6  
WC   Kimberly Birrell 3 4  
WC   Kimberly Birrell 64 6 6
    Han Xinyun 77 1 4
  Samantha Crawford 6 4 6
    Océane Dodin 4 6 3
WC   Sara Tomic 2 7 3
    Océane Dodin 6 5 6
    Océane Dodin 7 6  
    Olga Savchuk 5 1  
    Olga Savchuk 6 6  
6   Sesil Karatantcheva 1 2  

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2   Margarita Gasparyan 6 6  
    Sara Sorribes Tormo 1 3  
2   Margarita Gasparyan 77 6  
    Jana Fett 63 2  
    Jana Fett 7 6  
  Alexandra Panova 5 4  
2   Margarita Gasparyan 1 4  
    Jana Čepelová 6 6  
    Shahar Pe'er 1 1  
    Jana Čepelová 6 6  
    Jana Čepelová 6 6  
    Kristína Kučová 2 3  
    Kristína Kučová 6 6  
5   Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3 4  

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Daniela Hantuchová 1 6 2
    Ysaline Bonaventure 6 4 6
  Ysaline Bonaventure 3 6 6
    Laura Pous Tió 6 4 0
    Laura Pous Tió 6 6  
Alt   Katarzyna Piter 3 1  
  Ysaline Bonaventure 5 5  
7   Elena Vesnina 7 7  
    Mathilde Johansson 6 6  
    Maria Sanchez 1 3  
    Mathilde Johansson 4 6 4
7   Elena Vesnina 6 4 6
WC   Tammi Patterson 2 2  
7   Elena Vesnina 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Kateryna Bondarenko 6 3 77
    Maria Sakkari 3 6 65
4   Kateryna Bondarenko 7 2  
    Kaia Kanepi 5 2r
    Virginie Razzano 4 77 1
    Kaia Kanepi 6 64 6
4   Kateryna Bondarenko 79 4 6
  Naomi Osaka 67 6 4
  Alizé Lim 712 6
WC   Naiktha Bains 610 4
    Alizé Lim 1 2  
  Naomi Osaka 6 6  
    Naomi Osaka 6 6  
8   Pauline Parmentier 3 3  
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