The 2020 Brisbane International was a professional tennis tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This was the twelfth edition of the tournament, which took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson from 6 to 12 January 2020[1] as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year. The ATP Tour edition of the event was replaced this year by the first edition of the ATP Cup.
| 2020 Brisbane International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–12 January 2020 |
| Edition | 12th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Prize money | $1,500,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Tennyson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Venue | Queensland Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Karolína Plíšková | |
| Doubles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $266,000 | $142,000 | $75,050 | $40,600 | $22,050 | $12,000 | $6,500 | $3,400 | $1,900 |
| Doubles * | $84,000 | $44,800 | $25,000 | $12,900 | $7,000 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 2 | 2 |
 JPN
|
Naomi Osaka | 3 | 3 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 6 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 7 | 5 |
 NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 9 | 6 |
 GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 12 | 7 |
 USA
|
Madison Keys | 13 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 30 December 2019.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 5 | 1 |
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar |  CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 28 | 2 |
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Latisha Chan | 30 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Květa Peschke | NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 35 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 30 December 2019.
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- During the tournament
Kristina Mladenovic (viral illness)
Champions
editSingles
edit
Karolína Plíšková def. 
Madison Keys 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Doubles
edit
Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová def. 
Ashleigh Barty / 
Kiki Bertens 3–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–8]
References
edit- ^ Provisional Schedule, Brisbane International
- ^ "Australia's Hon receives Brisbane wildcard". www.centralwesterndaily.com.au.
- ^ "Maria Sharapova accepts wild card ahead of Australian Open 2020". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Venus Williams joins strongest ever Brisbane International field". www.brisbaneinternational.com.au.