AUSTRALIA’S SUMMER OF TENNIS:
Hopman Cup, Perth Arena, Jan 4-10
Format: mixed teams’ exhibition (men’s singles, women’s singles, mixed doubles)
Prize money: $1 million
Drawcards: Andy Murray, Nick Kyrgios, Serena Williams, Eugenie Bouchard, Casey Dellacqua
2014 champions: France (Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Alize Cornet)
Brisbane International, Queensland Tennis Centre, Jan 4-11
Format: men’s and women’s singles and doubles
Prize money: $US1.5 million
Drawcards: Roger Federer, Marin Cilic, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic, Grigor Dimitrov, Lleyton Hewitt, Bernard Tomic, Juan Martin del Potro, Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, Samantha Stosur, Victoria Azarenka
2014 champions: Lleyton Hewitt and Serena Williams
Sydney International, Olympic Park, Jan 11-17
Format: men’s and women’s singles and doubles
Prize money: $US1.23 million
Drawcards: Nick Kyrgios, Bernard Tomic, Juan Martin del Potro, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Agnieszka Radwanska, Caroline Wozniacki, Samantha Stosur
2014 champions: Juan Martin del Potro and Tsvetana Pironkova
Hobart International, Domain Tennis Centre: Jan 11-17
Format: women’s singles and doubles
Prize money: $US250,000
Drawcards: Casey Dellacqua, Sloane Stephens, Heather Watson, Mona Barthel
2014 champion: Garbine Muguruza
World Tennis Challenge, Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Jan 13-15
Format: mixed teams (men’s singles, women’s singles, mixed doubles)
Drawcards: Marin Cilic, Marcos Baghdatis, John McEnroe, Goran Ivanisevic, Michael Chang
Kooyong Classic, Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Melbourne, Jan 13-16
Format: men’s exhibition singles
Drawcards: Kei Nishikori, Richard Gasquet, Gilles Simon, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Verdasco
2014 champion: Kei Nishikori
Australian Open, Melbourne Park, Jan 19-Feb 1
Format: men’s singles and doubles, women’s singles and doubles, mixed doubles
Prize money: $US36.3 million
Drawcards: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Stanislas Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori, Andy Murray, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep, Ana Ivanovic, Eugenie Bouchard
2014 champions: Novak Djokovic and Li Na
