Women's singles
2016 Brisbane International
Final
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Score	6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw	30
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew before her first match due to a wrist injury.

Victoria Azarenka won her first title in almost 3 years, beating Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
		Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	Q	Samantha Crawford	0	3
									Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								4	Angelique Kerber	3	1
	4	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	6	Carla Suárez Navarro	2	3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								LL	Y Bonaventure	3	2
	Q	E Vesnina	2	0					V Azarenka	6	6
		V Azarenka	6	6												V Azarenka	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	6	4	4										8	R Vinci	1	2
		D Cibulková	3	6	6				D Cibulková	1	1
		J Janković	6	2	4			8	R Vinci	6	6
	8	R Vinci	3	6	6																		V Azarenka	6	6
	LL	M Gasparyan	4	6	3																	Q	S Crawford	0	3
		E Makarova	6	2	6				E Makarova	5	4
		T Pereira	1	2					A Petkovic	7	6
		A Petkovic	6	6												A Petkovic	3	0
	Q	S Crawford	6	6											Q	S Crawford	6	6
	WC	P Hon	4	4				Q	S Crawford	7	7
		S Errani	1	2				7	B Bencic	5	5
	7	B Bencic	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	T Bacsinszky	2	1
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6					A Pavlyuchenkova	6	1	6
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	2	6	4
		K Mladenovic	3	4												A Pavlyuchenkova	4	4
	Q	K Bondarenko	4	6	4										4	A Kerber	6	6
		M Brengle	6	4	6				M Brengle	3	0
		C Giorgi	7	3	0			4	A Kerber	6	6
	4	A Kerber	5	6	6																	4	A Kerber	6	6
	6	C Suárez Navarro	6	6																		6	C Suárez Navarro	2	3
	WC	A Tomljanović	1	2				6	C Suárez Navarro	6	63	6
	Q	J Čepelová	4	6	4				S Stosur	1	77	4
		S Stosur	6	3	6										6	C Suárez Navarro	4	6	7
		V Lepchenko	6	6												V Lepchenko	6	4	5
		AK Schmiedlová	2	1					V Lepchenko	711	1
								2	G Muguruza	69	0r

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tsvetana Pironkova	61	4
		Samantha Crawford	77	6
									Samantha Crawford	6	6
								WC	Kimberly Birrell	3	4
	WC	Kimberly Birrell	64	6	6
		Han Xinyun	77	1	4
																Samantha Crawford	6	4	6
																Océane Dodin	4	6	3
	WC	Sara Tomic	2	7	3
		Océane Dodin	6	5	6
									Océane Dodin	7	6
									Olga Savchuk	5	1
		Olga Savchuk	6	6
	6	Sesil Karatantcheva	1	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Margarita Gasparyan	6	6
		Sara Sorribes Tormo	1	3
								2	Margarita Gasparyan	77	6
									Jana Fett	63	2
		Jana Fett	7	6
		Alexandra Panova	5	4
															2	Margarita Gasparyan	1	4
																Jana Čepelová	6	6
		Shahar Pe'er	1	1
		Jana Čepelová	6	6
									Jana Čepelová	6	6
									Kristína Kučová	2	3
		Kristína Kučová	6	6
	5	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	3	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Daniela Hantuchová	1	6	2
		Ysaline Bonaventure	6	4	6
									Ysaline Bonaventure	3	6	6
									Laura Pous Tió	6	4	0
		Laura Pous Tió	6	6
	Alt	Katarzyna Piter	3	1
																Ysaline Bonaventure	5	5
															7	Elena Vesnina	7	7
		Mathilde Johansson	6	6
		Maria Sanchez	1	3
									Mathilde Johansson	4	6	4
								7	Elena Vesnina	6	4	6
	WC	Tammi Patterson	2	2
	7	Elena Vesnina	6	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	3	77
		Maria Sakkari	3	6	65
								4	Kateryna Bondarenko	7	2
									Kaia Kanepi	5	2r
		Virginie Razzano	4	77	1
		Kaia Kanepi	6	64	6
															4	Kateryna Bondarenko	79	4	6
																Naomi Osaka	67	6	4
		Alizé Lim	712	6
	WC	Naiktha Bains	610	4
									Alizé Lim	1	2
									Naomi Osaka	6	6
		Naomi Osaka	6	6
	8	Pauline Parmentier	3	3

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw

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