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INFORMATION
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL
WHEN: January 4 – 10 ‘10
WHERE: Queensland Tennis Centre, Brisbane
HOST: JOHANNA GRIGGS
COMMENTATORS: JOHN ALEXANDER, JOHN FITZGERALD,
ROGER RASHEED, SAM SMITH and TODD WOODBRIDGE
REPORTER: PETER COLQUHOUN
DESCRIPTION
Four Grand Slam winners, five former No.1s, an additional
10 former top 10 players and crowd favourites headline the
second Brisbane International. The women’s draw includes
Grand Slam champions Kim Clijsters, Ana Ivanovic and
Justine Henin and Australia’s own Jelena Dokic. US Open
Champion, 2009 Wimbledon finalist and world No.7 Andy
Roddick leads the men and is joined by reigning champion
Radek Stepanek, fellow Czech Tomas Berdych, Frenchmen
Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet and crowd favourites
James Blake and Marcos Baghdatis. Peter Luczak represents
Australia in the men’s draw.
RECENT WINNERS
Radek Stepanek, Victoria Azarenka
MEDIBANK INTERNATIONAL
WHEN: January 10 – 16 ‘10
WHERE: Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
DAY (AND MEN’S FINAL) HOST: JOHANNA GRIGGS
NIGHT HOST: TODD WOODBRIDGE
COMMENTATORS: JOHN ALEXANDER, KERRYN PRATT,
SAM SMITH, ALLAN STONE, GARRY WILKINSON and TODD
WOODBRIDGE
DESCRIPTION
This event has grown since 1885 to be one of a handful of
tournaments on the entire circuit that highlights the top men
and women competing in the same week. Played at one of
the world’s smartest tennis facilities at Sydney Olympic Park,
past champions have included Rod Laver, John Newcombe,
Pete Sampras, Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley,
Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Four former world No.
1s, eight of the world’s top 10 women and three Grand Slam
Champions headline this year’s event. Leading the women’s
field is world No. 1 and 11-time Grand Slam champion Serena
Williams and world No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova. Representing
Australia is world No. 13 Samantha Stosur. The men’s draw
includes French showman and world No. 13 Gael Monfils,
Davis Cup finalist Tomas Berdych, Stanislas Wawrinka, Sam
Querrey and local hero Lleyton Hewitt.
RECENT WINNERS
David Nalbandian, Dmitry Tursunov, Elena Dementieva,
Justine Henin