2012 Brisbane International


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

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

  • 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

Retirements

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

  • 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

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.

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, 7–6

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.