NATHAN Costello and Gail Watts were the first tennis fans in country Queensland to touch the Brisbane International Tennis trophies that were on show at the Australian Money Tournament in Warwick on Sunday.

International tournament administration co-ordinator Beth Smith and community tennis officer Travis Dragojlo were in Warwick with the trophies, along with former United States Open singles champion Mal Anderson.

The trophies can only be handled with white gloves and will be taken on tour to various South Queensland centres for the rest of the week. The perpetual trophies were unveiled by tournament organisers in October.

Warwick Tennis Association president Nathan Costello said it was good Tennis Queensland brought the trophies to regional Queensland.

"The players at the Australian Money Tournament were keen to view and hold the trophies, some of the younger players are hoping to one day play on the international circuit," Costello said.

"One 12-year-old at the tournament, Moerani Bouzige (Coomera), won the men's consolation final at the weekend and regularly beats players much older. He told his parents at the weekend he is going to win the Brisbane International one day.

"He held the trophy on Sunday in the tennis clubhouse."

Costello said some people were surprised they had to put gloves on to hold a trophy.

"They are perpetual trophies, so tournament officials don't want finger prints damaging the trophies," Costello said.

Warwick official Alma Pickering said the international trophies were lighter than they looked.

Anderson is upbeat about the future of Queensland tennis, now a new complex has been built at Tennyson (and repaired, following the January flood).

"The complex is great for the improvement of Queensland junior tennis, as it has three surfaces: hard court, grass and clay.

"Most of the top players in the world were brought up on clay," Anderson said.

"It makes them rally and work points out."

He has high hopes for Australian Davis Cup player Bernard Tomic.

"Bernard has to work on his second serve and dig a bit deeper when it gets tough. Sam Stosur has done fantastically well and the win in the United States Open has added to her confidence."

Anderson hoped the tour with the Brisbane International trophies would inspire some budding young players from the country, as the top four Queensland players through the years, all came from regional Queensland.

Pat Rafter was originally from Mt Isa, grand slam winner Rod Laver came from Rockhampton, Roy Emerson was from Blackbutt in the Brisbane Valley and Anderson from Theodore in Central Queensland.

Anderson won the United States Open in 1957, when there was no prize money.

"I was employed by Slazenger's (racket makers) at the time and we would play exhibition matches for Slazenger around the country, from the end of February to April," he said.

Stosur, Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters are four of the big guns already confirmed for the women's singles, with Tomic a certain starter in the men's.

Tickets for the Brisbane International (on January 1-8) are available on 1300888104 or online from Ticketek.

Costello said the association was not holding an Australian Money Tournament in 2012 but hoped to reintroduce the tournament in 2013.