Aryna Sabalenka started the 2025 season with a title as she won the women's singles title at the Brisbane International. The Belarusian put in a fine performance to beat qualifier Polina Kudermetova, who put up a strong fight in the final.
Sabalenka reached her second successive final at the WTA 500 event following straight-set wins over Renata Zarazua, 15th seed Yulia Putintseva, Marie Bouzkova, and eighth seed Mirra Andreeva. Here, she was up against 21-year-old Polina Kudermetova, who previously beat third seed Daria Kasatkina and 13th seed Liudmila Samsonova.
Aryna Sabalenka found herself a set down in the final after Kudermetova took the opening set 6-4. However, the 26-year-old bounced back by taking the second set 6-3 thanks to two service breaks. The Belarusian took the match to a decider and cruised to a 5-1 lead in the final set. Kudermetova showed some resistance by pulling one break back but Sabalenka was not to be denied, and she eventually registered a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win to clinch her 18th WTA singles title.
The total prize pool at the Brisbane International is $1,520,600, and the World No. 1's exploits will fetch her a prize money of $192,475 while Kudermetova will receive $120,375. Mirra Andreeva and Anhelina Kalinina were both eliminated in the semifinals, and will each pocket $69,650.
Ons Jabeur, Marie Bouzkova and the other two players who lost in the quarterfinals, will each fetch $35,000. The women who lost in the second round of the Brisbane International will each earn $17,750 while those who were out in the first round of the tournament will fetch $12,300 each.
Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider won the women's doubles title at Brisbane International 2025
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The unseeded pair of Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider won the women's doubles title at the Brisbane International. The Russian duo beat Priscilla Hon and Anna Kalinskaya 7-6(6), 7-5 in the final. Interestingly, they did not beat a single seeded pair en route to their triumph.
Andreeva and Shnaider will receive a prize money of $75,820 for their exploits while Kalinskaya and Hon will pocket $48,590 for their runner-up finish. Teams who lost in the semifinals of the WTA 500 event will each fetch $26,830 while those who were ousted in the quarterfinals will each receive $14,000.
The pairs who were out in the opening round will each pocket a prize money of $9,530.