2016 Brisbane International – Women's singles

August 2019 2016 Brisbane International BLR Victoria Azarenka GER Angelique Kerber 6–3, 6–1 30 8 2016 Brisbane International Maria Sharapova was the defending champion,https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-10/sharapova-wins-brisbane-international/6010662 Brisbane International: Maria Sharapova beats Ana Ivanovic to take home maiden Brisbane title Australian Broadcasting Corporation 6 August 2025 but withdrew before her first match due to a forearm injury.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/05/maria-sharapova-simona-halep-withdraw-brisbane Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep withdraw from Brisbane International The Guardian 6 August 2025 Unseeded Victoria Azarenka won her first title in almost three years, beating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35271953 Victoria Azarenka wins Brisbane International - first title since 2013 BBC Sport 6 August 2025https://www.si.com/tennis/2016/01/10/brisbane-international-victoria-azarenka-roger-federer-australian-open-warmup Victoria Azarenka wins Brisbane International to end WTA title drought Sports Illustrated 6 August 2025 Seeds The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em ROU Simona Halep (withdrew due to a leg injury) ESP Garbiñe Muguruza (second round, retired due to a left foot injury) RUS Maria Sharapova (withdrew due to a wrist injury) GER Angelique Kerber (final) SUI Timea Bacsinszky (first round) ESP Carla Suárez Navarro (semifinals) SUI Belinda Bencic (second round) ITA Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 BLR Victoria Azarenka 6 6 Q USA Samantha Crawford 0 3 4 GER Angelique Kerber 6 6 6 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 2 3 BLR Victoria Azarenka 6 6 4 GER Angelique Kerber 3 1 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Q RUS E Vesnina 2 0   BLR V Azarenka 6 6   BEL Y Wickmayer 6 4 4   SVK D Cibulková 3 6 6   SRB J Janković 6 2 4 8 ITA R Vinci 3 6 6 LL RUS M Gasparyan 4 6 3   RUS E Makarova 6 2 6 BRA T Pereira 1 2     GER A Petkovic 6 6   Q USA S Crawford 6 6   WC AUS P Hon 4 4   ITA S Errani 1 2   7 SUI B Bencic 6 6   LL BEL Y Bonaventure 3 2   BLR V Azarenka 6 6     SVK D Cibulková 1 1 8 ITA R Vinci 6 6 RUS E Makarova 5 4   GER A Petkovic 7 6   Q USA S Crawford 7 7   7 SUI B Bencic 5 5   BLR V Azarenka 6 6   8 ITA R Vinci 1 2   GER A Petkovic 3 0 Q USA S Crawford 6 6 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 Q USA S Crawford 0 3 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 SUI T Bacsinszky 2 1   RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6     FRA A Cornet 6 6   FRA K Mladenovic 3 4 Q UKR K Bondarenko 4 6 4   USA M Brengle 6 4 6   ITA C Giorgi 7 3 0 4 GER A Kerber 5 6 6 6 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 6 WC CRO A Tomljanović 1 2 Q SVK J Čepelová 4 6 4 AUS S Stosur 6 3 6 USA V Lepchenko 6 6     SVK AK Schmiedlová 2 1   RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 1 6   FRA A Cornet 2 6 4   USA M Brengle 3 0   4 GER A Kerber 6 6   6 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 63 6 AUS S Stosur 1 77 4 USA V Lepchenko 711 1   2 ESP G Muguruza 69 0r   RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 4 4   4 GER A Kerber 6 6   6 ESP C Suárez Navarro 4 6 7 USA V Lepchenko 6 4 5 4 GER A Kerber 6 6   6 ESP C Suárez Navarro 2 3   Qualifying Seeds 30em BUL Tsvetana Pironkova (first round) RUS Margarita Gasparyan (qualifying competition, lucky loser) SVK Daniela Hantuchová (first round) UKR Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified) BLR Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round) BUL Sesil Karatantcheva (first round) RUS Elena Vesnina (qualified) FRA Pauline Parmentier (first round) Qualifiers 30em USA Samantha Crawford SVK Jana Čepelová RUS Elena Vesnina UKR Kateryna Bondarenko Lucky losers 30em RUS Margarita Gasparyan BEL Ysaline Bonaventure Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 BUL Tsvetana Pironkova 61 4     USA Samantha Crawford 77 6   WC AUS Kimberly Birrell 64 6 6   CHN Han Xinyun 77 1 4 WC AUS Sara Tomic 2 7 3   FRA Océane Dodin 6 5 6   UKR Olga Savchuk 6 6   6 BUL Sesil Karatantcheva 1 2   USA Samantha Crawford 6 6   WC AUS Kimberly Birrell 3 4     FRA Océane Dodin 7 6     UKR Olga Savchuk 5 1   USA Samantha Crawford 6 4 6   FRA Océane Dodin 4 6 3 Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 2 RUS Margarita Gasparyan 6 6     ESP Sara Sorribes Tormo 1 3     CRO Jana Fett 7 6   RUS Alexandra Panova 5 4     ISR Shahar Pe'er 1 1     SVK Jana Čepelová 6 6     SVK Kristína Kučová 6 6   5 BLR Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3 4   2 RUS Margarita Gasparyan 77 6     CRO Jana Fett 63 2     SVK Jana Čepelová 6 6     SVK Kristína Kučová 2 3   2 RUS Margarita Gasparyan 1 4     SVK Jana Čepelová 6 6   Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 1 6 2   BEL Ysaline Bonaventure 6 4 6   ESP Laura Pous Tió 6 6   Alt POL Katarzyna Piter 3 1     FRA Mathilde Johansson 6 6     USA Maria Sanchez 1 3   WC AUS Tammi Patterson 2 2   7 RUS Elena Vesnina 6 6   BEL Ysaline Bonaventure 3 6 6   ESP Laura Pous Tió 6 4 0   FRA Mathilde Johansson 4 6 4 7 RUS Elena Vesnina 6 4 6 BEL Ysaline Bonaventure 5 5   7 RUS Elena Vesnina 7 7   Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 6 3 77   GRE Maria Sakkari 3 6 65   FRA Virginie Razzano 4 77 1   EST Kaia Kanepi 6 64 6 FRA Alizé Lim 712 6 WC AUS Naiktha Bains 610 4   JPN Naomi Osaka 6 6   8 FRA Pauline Parmentier 3 3   4 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 7 2     EST Kaia Kanepi 5 2r   FRA Alizé Lim 1 2   JPN Naomi Osaka 6 6   4 UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 79 4 6 JPN Naomi Osaka 67 6 4 References External links Main draw Qualifying draw 27 31 30 S 153 0 26 E type:landmark_region:AU-QLD Queensland Tennis Centre title Brisbane International - Singles Women's Singles