DATE: 1 January 2016 - 8 January 2016
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $437,380
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Milos Raonic
Seeds:
1. Milos Raonic
2. Stan Wawrinka
3. Kei Nishikori
4. Dominic Thiem
5. Rafael Nadal
6. David Ferrer
7. Lucas Pouille
8. Gilles Simon
The Tournament:
The Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, held 1-8 January 2017, is located at the Queensland Tennis Centre in close proximity to the Brisbane CBD. The tournament has built a reputation for delivering world-class entertainment, both on and off the court. One year on from finishing runner-up in 2014, Roger Federer claimed the 2015 title and his 1000th match win.
Milos Raonic won the 2016 competition and returns to defend his title.
About Brisbane
Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia (after Sydney and Melbourne) with a population of 2.3 million. It is the state capital of Queensland.
One of the oldest cities in Australia, Brisbane was founded upon the ancient homelands of the aboriginal Turrbal and Jagera people. The Central Business District is on the Brisbane River with the popular South Bank cultural precinct flanking the other side.
The South Bank area includes the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), which is located at South Bank, consists of the Lyric Theatre, a Concert Hall, Cremorne Theatre and the Playhouse Theatre and is home to the Queensland Ballet, Opera Queensland, Queensland Theatre Company,
Brisbane hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games and the 1988 World Expo. The two events laid the foundations that saw Brisbane transform from a regional country town into an international city.
Brisbane has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and dry warm winters.
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $437,380
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Milos Raonic
Seeds:
1. Milos Raonic
2. Stan Wawrinka
3. Kei Nishikori
4. Dominic Thiem
5. Rafael Nadal
6. David Ferrer
7. Lucas Pouille
8. Gilles Simon
The Tournament:
The Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, held 1-8 January 2017, is located at the Queensland Tennis Centre in close proximity to the Brisbane CBD. The tournament has built a reputation for delivering world-class entertainment, both on and off the court. One year on from finishing runner-up in 2014, Roger Federer claimed the 2015 title and his 1000th match win.
Milos Raonic won the 2016 competition and returns to defend his title.
About Brisbane
Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia (after Sydney and Melbourne) with a population of 2.3 million. It is the state capital of Queensland.
One of the oldest cities in Australia, Brisbane was founded upon the ancient homelands of the aboriginal Turrbal and Jagera people. The Central Business District is on the Brisbane River with the popular South Bank cultural precinct flanking the other side.
The South Bank area includes the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), which is located at South Bank, consists of the Lyric Theatre, a Concert Hall, Cremorne Theatre and the Playhouse Theatre and is home to the Queensland Ballet, Opera Queensland, Queensland Theatre Company,
Brisbane hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games and the 1988 World Expo. The two events laid the foundations that saw Brisbane transform from a regional country town into an international city.
Brisbane has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and dry warm winters.
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