Question: Recently Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza won the 2017 Brisbane International women’s doubles title with-
a) Martina Hingis
b) Bethanie Mattek-Sands
c) Simona Halep
d) Jelena Jankovic
Ans: (b)
Related facts:
- The 2017 Brisbane International was a tournament of the 2017 ATP World Tour and 2017 WTA Tour.
- It was played on outdoor hard courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- It was the ninth edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson.
- It was held from 1 to 8 January 2017 as part of the Australian Open Series.
- Men’s Singles:
- Winner : Grigor Dimitrov(Bulgaria)
- Runner Up: Kei Nishikori(Japan)
- Women’s Singles:
- Winner : Karolína Plíšková(Czech Republic)
- Runner Up: Alizé Cornet(France)
- Men’s Doubles
- Winner : Thanasi Kokkinakis and Jordan Thompson(Both are of Australia)
- Runner Up: Gilles Müller(Luxembourg) and Sam Querrey( United States )
- Women’s Doubles
- Winner : Bethanie Mattek-Sands(United States) and Sania Mirza(India)
- Runner Up: Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (Both are of Russia)
Reference:
http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/draws
http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/2017/01/dimitrov-clinches-maiden-brisbane-crown
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/video/dimitrov-captures-brisbane-2017-crown