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BRISBANE, Aus. – The main draw begins on the women’s side in Brisbane with no seeds in action – it’s a 48 draw, so the 16 seeds have a first-round bye – but plenty of quality.

Sloane Stephens, Mirra Andreeva, Camila Giorgi and Marta Kostyuk are among those featured.

In Auckland, the qualfying wraps up.

And in Sydney, the Canadian team leaps into the United Cup fray – but without Félix Auger-Aliassime in singles.

Steven Diez, who wasn’t even on the original list (Canada was one of just two teams that only listed four players, and the other man is captain/retired doubles specialist Adil Shamasdin), has an opportunity to make some money.

ATP Tour – Sunday, Dec. 31, final results

(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

Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023
Final results

Singles, first round

Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def Diana Schnaider (RUS) 62 63
Cristina Bucsa (ESP) def Greet Minnen (BEL) 57 63 61
Camila Giorgi (ITA) def Peyton Stearns (USA) 57 62 63
Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def Bernarda Pera (USA) 62 61
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. Ana Bogdan (ROU) 46 63 63
[WC] Arina Rodionova (AUS) def Martina Trevisan (ITA) 63 62
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) def. Caroline Dolehide (USA) 36 64 62
Sloane Stephens (USA) def. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 75 63

Doubles, first round

[WC] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) / Daria Saville (AUS) def Lidziya Marozava (BLR) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) 62 64
Anastasia Potapova / Yana Sizikova (RUS) def [WC] Talia Gibson / Priscilla Hon (AUS) 76 (2) 76 (2)
Danielle Collins (USA) / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) def Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 62 64

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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

Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023
Final results

CAN 2, CHI 1 (Final)

1. Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def. Daniela Seguel (CHI) 62 63
2. Nicolas Jarry (CHI) def Steven Diez (CAN) 75 64
3. Leylah Fernandez / Steven Diez (CAN) def Daniela Seguel / Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI) 75 46 [10-8]

USA 2, GBR 1 (Final)

1. Katie Boulter (GBR) def Jessica Pegula (USA) 57 64 64
2. Taylor Fritz (USA) def Cameron Norrie (GBR) 76 (5) 64
3. Jessica Pegula / Taylor Fritz (USA) def. Katie Boulter / Neil Skupski (GBR) 16 76 (4) [10-7]

CHN 1, SRB 2 (Final)

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) def Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) 63 62
2. Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def. Olga Danilovic (SRB) 64 62
3. Olga Danilovic / Novak Djokovic (SRB) def Zheng Qinwen / Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) 64 16 [10-6]

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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

Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023
Final results
Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[1] Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def [8] Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) 64 62 (Anna Blinkova)
McCartney Kessler (USA) def [11] Yang Ya Yi (TPE) 75 64 ([Q] Lulu Sun)
[6] Tereza Martincova (CZE) def [9] Carole Monnet (FRA) 75 62 ([8] Varvara Gracheva)
[2] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def [7] Jule Niemeier (GER) 60 36 63 (Emma Raducanu)
Lulu Sun (SUI) def [4] Viktoria Hruncakova (SVK) 76 (1) 76 (4) ([Q] McCartney Kessler)
[5] Sachia Vickery (USA) def [12] Suzan Lamens (NED) 60 61 ([3] Lesia Tsurenko)