WTA - Brisbane International
Now a key early stop on the WTA tour in the build-up tp the Australian Open, the tournament on the outdoor hard courts at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane has Premier Event status from 2012. It began in 1997 as the Gold Coast Classic but was renamed the Australian Women's Hardcourts Championship in 1998 before adopting its current guise when it moved to Brisbane in 2009.
Venues: 1997-2008 Gold Coast; 2009- Brisbane
Venues: 1997-2008 Gold Coast; 2009- Brisbane
| YEAR | WINNER |
| 1997 | ELENA LIKHOVTSEVA (Rus) |
| 1998 | AI SUGIYAMA (Jpn) |
| 1999 | PATTY SCHNYDER (Swi) |
| 2000 | SILVIJA TALAJA (Cro) |
| 2001 | JUSTINE HENIN (Bel) |
| 2002 | VENUS WILLIAMS (Usa) |
| 2003 | NATHALIE DECHY (Fra) |
| 2004 | AI SUGIYAMA (Jpn) |
| 2005 | PATTY SCHNYDER (Swi) |
| 2006 | LUCIE SAFAROVA (Rus) |
| 2007 | DINARA SAFINA (Rus) |
| 2008 | LI NA (Chn) |
| 2009 | VICTORIA AZERENKA (Bls) |
| 2010 | KIM CLIJSTERS (Bel) |
| 2011 | PETRA KVITOVA (Cze) |
| 2012 | KAIA KANEPI (Est) |
| 2013 | SERENA WILLIAMS (Usa) |
| 2014 | SERENA WILLIAMS (Usa) |
| 2015 | MARIA SHARAPOVA (Rus) |
| 2016 | VICTORIA AZERENKA (Bls) |
| 2017 | KAROLINA PLISKOVA (Cze) |
| 2018 | ELINA SVITOLINA (Ukr) |
| 2019 | KAROLINA PLISKOVA (Cze) |
| 2020 | KAROLINA PLISKOVA (Cze) |
| 2021-3 | Not held |
| 2024 | ELENA RYBAKINA (Kaz) |
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