The first four players have been confirmed to compete at the 2025 Brisbane International, as the event returns for a second straight year.
Headlined by three-time Grand Slam winner Aryna Sabalenka along with Jessica Pegula, Holger Rune and Frances Tiafoe, locals will be in for a treat.
Sabalenka, the 2024 runner-up and reigning Australian Open champion, can't wait to commence her season in Queensland.
"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.”
America's Jessica Pegula, ranked fourth in the world, will look to carry her good form in Brisbane after reaching her maiden Grand Slam final in New York last month.
"I’m so excited to be coming back down under, it’s such a great place to start the year,” she said.
"I’m looking forward to making my debut at the Brisbane International tournament. I hope to see you there."
Despite an inconsistent 2024 season, former world No.4 Holger Rune is one of the confirmed big names to enter the men's singles draw in Brisbane next year.
Having finished runner-up to Grigor Dimitrov in the last Brisbane International instalment, the Dane is looking forward to going one better.
"I have great memories from Brisbane and reaching the final in my first event," said the 21-year-old.
"I look forward to getting out to Australia and starting the year fresh in Brisbane."
World No.15 and two-time US Open semi-finalist Frances Tiafoe will also make the trip to Brisbane in preparation for the year's first major.
"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.
"It’s fantastic to be able to welcome Pegula to the Brisbane International for the first time who will finish the year in career-best form.
"We are also pleased to confirm Holger Rune and Frances Tiafoe will return to Brisbane. Rune, our 2024 men’s finalist, will be hungry for more and for Tiafoe, it will be his first trip back to Queensland in seven years."
City Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is confident that the tournament will attract fans to flood through the gates and offer a brilliant spectacle.
"Brisbane is Australia’s lifestyle capital and we are thrilled to host another world-class event that brings more to see and do to the suburbs," Schrinner said.
"The energy these top-tier players will bring guarantees an unforgettable experience for tennis fans, making the Brisbane International a highlight of Australia’s thrilling summer of tennis.
"Across the eight days of competition, the tournament is expected to inject millions into Brisbane’s economy through visitation to our vibrant entertainment precincts, hotels and local businesses."
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