2012 Brisbane International

January 2012 June 2020 September 2020 2012 Brisbane International 1–8 January 4th Hard / outdoors Brisbane, Australia Queensland Tennis Centre GBR Andy Murray EST Kaia Kanepi BLR Max Mirnyi / CAN Daniel Nestor ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives / ESP 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. Finals Men's singles 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.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9000543/Andy-Murray-cruises-to-Brisbane-title-and-pays-tribute-to-sense-of-humour-and-work-ethic-of-new-coach-Ivan-Lendl.html Andy Murray cruises to Brisbane title and pays tribute to sense of humour and work ethic of new coach Ivan Lendl 9 January 2012 The Daily Telegraph 9 January 2012 Women's singles 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 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 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) ATP singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country PlayerRankSeedGBRAndy Murray41FRAGilles Simon122UKRAlexandr Dolgopolov153GERFlorian Mayer234JPNKei Nishikori255CZERadek Štěpánek286AUTJürgen Melzer337AUSBernard Tomic428 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 SeedBLRMax MirnyiCANDaniel Nestor41AUT Jürgen MelzerGER Philipp Petzschner122SWERobert LindstedtROU Horia Tecău143PAKAisam-ul-Haq QureshiCUR Jean-Julien Rojer164 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 CountryPlayerRankSeedAUSSamantha Stosur61GERAndrea Petkovic102ITAFrancesca Schiavone113USASerena Williams124BELKim Clijsters135SRBJelena Janković146RUSAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova167SVKDominika Cibulková188 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 SeedRSANatalie GrandinCZEVladimíra Uhlířová471CZEIveta BenešováCZEBarbora Záhlavová-Strýcová512TPEHsieh Su-weiKAZGalina Voskoboeva663ESPNuria Llagostera VivesESPArantxa Parra Santonja664 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) 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 External links Official website WTA tournament draws 27 31 30 S 153 0 26 E type:landmark_region:AU-QLD Queensland Tennis Centre title Category:2012 ATP World Tour Category:2012 WTA Tour 2012 Category:2012 in Australian tennis Category:January 2012 sports events in Australia fr:Open de Brisbane 2012 (ATP) nl:ATP-toernooi van Brisbane 2012