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BRISBANE, Aus. – The Brisbane draw will be out before the players playing their final round of qualifying even begin in Brisbane on Saturday (a 9 a.m. draw – this is … crack of dawn by tennis standards).

And on the United Cup side, there will be action both in Sydney and Perth.

The Polish dream team of Swiatek and Hurkacz gets Brazil. Czechia gets China, and Italy gets Germany, with Angelique Kerber’s first match since before her maternity leave.

Carol Zhao is the only Canadian in action, playing the Auckland qualifying.

(Perth is 13 hours ahead of EST; Brisbane is 15 hours ahead, Sydney 16 hours and Auckland 18 hours).

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Brisbane International
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Category: WTA Tour 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Dec. 29 – Jan. 7, 2024
Prize money: $1,736,763
Draws: S48 / D28

Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023
Final results
Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

Timea Babos (HUN) def [WC] Talia Gibson (AUS) 57 75 62 (Linda Noskova)
[6] Hailey Baptiste (USA) def Sofya Lansere (RUS) 63 75 (Danielle Collins)
[4] Olivia Gadecki (AUS) def [9] Valeria Savinykh (RUS) 63 62 ([WC] Kimberly Birrell)
[8] Julia Riera (ARG) def [3] Mai Hontama (JPN) 67 (3) 61 61 (Viktoriya Tomova)
Zeynep Sonmez (TUR) def [1] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 64 75 (Clara Burel)
[2] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) def [12] Yulia Starodubtsewa (UKR) 63 63 (Daria Saville)

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United Cup
Location: Perth and Sydney, Australia
Category: ATP/WTA Mixed event
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Dec. 29 – Jan. 8, 2024
Prize money: $15,000,000
Draws: RRs

Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023
Final results

NED 2, NOR 1 (Final)

Arantxa Rus (NED) def. Malene Helgo (NOR) 76 (4) 61
Casper Ruud (NOR) def Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 63 64
Demi Schuurs / Wesley Koolhof (NED) def. Ulrikke Eikeri / Casper Ruud (NOR) 76 (5) 75

CHN 3, CZE 0 (Final)

Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) def Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 57 63 64
Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 61 26 61
Zheng Qinwen / Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) def Marketa Vondrousova / Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 61 62

GER 2, ITA 1 (Final)

Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def Angelique Kerber (GER) 64 75
Alexander Zverev (GER) def Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 67 (5) 63 64
Angelique Kerber / Alexander Zverev (GER) def Angelica Moratelli / Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 63 60

POL 3, BRA 0 (Final)

Iga Swiatek (POL) def. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 62 62
Hubert Hurkacz (POL) def. Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) 67 (4) 62 63
Iga Swiatek / Hubert Hurkacz (POL) def. Beatriz Haddad Maia / Marcelo Melo (BRA) 64 63

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ASB Classic
Location: Auckland, NZ
Category: WTA Tour 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Jan. 1 – 7, 2024
Prize money: $267,082
Draws: S32 / D16

Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023
Final results
Qualifying, first round

[8] Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) def. Carol Zhao (CAN) 61 63

McCartney Kessler (USA) def [3] Jessika Ponchet (FRA) 62 67 (5) 63
Lulu Sun (SUI) def [10] Destanee Aiava (AUS) 62 62

[1] Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def. [WC] Elyse Tse (NZL) 61 75
[2] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def. Anna Danilina (KAZ) 63 63
[4] Viktoria Hruncakova (SVK) def. [WC] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 61 63
[5] Sachia Vickery (USA) def. Alexandra Bozovic (AUS) 60 63
[6] Tereza Martincova (CZE) def. Anna Siskova (CZE) 60 60
[7] Jule Niemeier (GER) def. Elysia Bolton (USA) 63 64
[9] Carole Monnet (FRA) def. [WC] Jade Otway (NZL) 63 63
[11] Yang Ya Yi (TPE) def. [WC] Valentia Ivanova (NZL) 63 63
[12] Suzan Lamens (NED) def. Harmony Tan (FRA) 36 60 30 retd

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