Reigning Australian Open champion and US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, world No.4 Jessica Pegula and men’s stars Holger Rune and Frances Tiafoe are the first four players confirmed for the Brisbane International in 2025.
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World No.2 Sabalenka finished runner-up to Elena Rybakina in this year’s singles final before winning her second consecutive Australian Open title in Melbourne.
The 26-year-old will be vying to win the Brisbane title for the first time.
“I’m really looking forward to returning to Brisbane again,” Sabalenka said.
“I had a great time this year and enjoyed playing in front of the Queensland crowds. Hopefully I can go one better in 2025.”
Sabalenka boasts a 54-12 win-loss record this season and recently won her third Grand Slam title at the US Open in September.
Pegula, 30, will join Sabalenka in the women’s singles draw – her first appearance in Queensland – following a career-best season.
In her best Grand Slam result, Pegula finished runner-up to Sabalenka in the US Open singles final and won the WTA 1000 in Toronto and WTA 500 in Berlin earlier this year.
“I’m so excited to be coming back down under, it’s such a great place to start the year,” Pegula said.
“I’m looking forward to making my debut at the Brisbane International tournament. I hope to see you there.”
In the men’s competition, 21-year-old Rune has confirmed he will start his tennis season in Brisbane.
Like Sabalenka, the 2024 Brisbane International men’s finalist will be looking to go one better.
“I have great memories from Brisbane and reaching the final in my first event,” Rune said, who peaked at world No.4 in August 2023.
“I look forward to getting out to Australia and starting the year fresh in Brisbane.”
And Tiafoe, affectionately known as ‘Big Foe’, will light up the courts in Brisbane for the first time since 2018.
“We’re delighted to welcome Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula, two of the world’s top five women, to Brisbane in 2025,” Brisbane International Tournament Director Cam Pearson said.
“Sabalenka, the two-time Australian Open champion, has achieved so much success here in Australia and we’re thrilled she will start the new season with us.
