Brisbane International is a **joint ATP–WTA professional tennis tournament** held on outdoor hard courts at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane, Australia, positioned as a key lead‑up event to the Australian Open as part of the **Australian Summer of Tennis**.[1][5][6] Owned and operated by **Tennis Australia**, it functions as both a major sporting spectacle and a commercial entertainment platform attracting global broadcast, sponsorship, and tourism interest.[1][6] Launched in **2009** by merging the Next Generation Adelaide International and the Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts into a single combined event, Brisbane International was designed to capitalise on calendar changes on both the ATP and WTA tours and to create a larger, more marketable tournament in a major capital city.[1] The inaugural edition was staged at the newly built Tennyson Tennis Centre (now Queensland Tennis Centre), featuring the Patrick Rafter Arena as its centre court.[1] On the women’s side, the tournament quickly grew in stature, being elevated to **WTA Premier** status (now WTA 500), making it one of the more prestigious non‑Grand Slam events for female players.[1] On the men’s side, it has been classified as an **ATP 250** event.[1][4] Notable champions over the years have included many top‑10 players, reinforcing Brisbane’s reputation as a high‑quality form guide for the Australian Open.[1][4] After 2019, Brisbane lost its ATP sanctioning when the new **ATP Cup** team event took over the same venue, and the women’s event was later temporarily relocated to Adelaide during the COVID‑19 reshaping of the calendar.[1] The tournament returned to Brisbane and to a joint format, with recent editions featuring **expanded draws** (for example, a 48‑player WTA singles draw and 32‑player ATP singles draw) to boost