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Main draw action wasting no time in Brisbane, with a loaded top half of the draw once the first-round matches create opponents for the 16 seeds.

In the “time flies” department, Russians Daria Kasatkina and Anastasia Potapova are now representing Australia and … Austria, respectively.

And Ajla Tomlanovic, the former Croat, also is representing Australia (has been for a long time).

Besties Paula Badosa and Aryna Sabalenka are getting their doubles band back together for this one; a year ago, Badosa played doubles with Ons Jabeur in Brisbane. Time flying there, too; Jabeur is expecting her first child.

ATP Tour – Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 final results

United Cup – Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 final results

(Brisbane is 15 hours ahead of EST, Auckland is 18 hours ahead)

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Brisbane International
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Category: WTA 500 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Dates: Jan. 4 – 11, 2025
Prize money: $1,206,446
Draws: S48 – D16

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026
Final results

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Singles, first round

Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) 64 63 

Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 63 61

Sofia Kenin (AUS) def [Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 64 46 63

McCartney Kessler (USA) def Emilana Arango (COL) 61 63

Anastasia Potapova (AUS) def Daria Kasatkina (AUS) 75 46 64

[WC] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) def Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 61 63

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Doubles, first round

[3] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def [WC] Kimberly Birrell / Talia Gibson (AUS) 62 60

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Ekaterina Alexandrova / Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Jiang Xinyu (CHN) 62 63

[WC] Priscilla Hon (AUS) / Karolina Muchova (CZE) def Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Fang-Hsien Wu (TPE) 64 60

Paula Badosa (ESP) / Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 76 (2) 76 (3)

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ASB Classic
Location: Auckland, NZ
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Category: WTA 250
Dates: Jan. 5 – 11, 2022
Prize money: $283,347
Draws: S32 – D16

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2025
Final results

Qualifying, final round

[11] Sofia Costoulas (BEL) def [2] Veronika Erjavec (SLO) 63 46 63  ([Q] Whitney Osuigwe)

[3] Sinja Kraus (AUT) def [WC] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 75 75 (Julia Grabher)

Gabriela Knutson (CZE) def [7] Maja Chwalinska (POL) 63 62 ([3] Iva Jovic)

[9] Whitney Osuigwe (USA) def. [1] Darja Semenistaja (LAT) 62 26 75 ([Q] Sofia Costoulas)

[6] Kaitlyn Quevedo (ESP) def Yeonwoo Ku (KOR) 16 64 61 ([8] Peyton Stearns)

[4] Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) def. [10] Lilli Tagger (AUT) 61 61 (Katie Boulter)

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United Cup – Saturday, Jan. 4, 2026 final results

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