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Caloundra International | |
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2012 Caloundra International | |
ATP Challenger Tour | |
Location | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Hard |
Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
Prize money | $50,000 |
Website | Official website |
The Caloundra International is a tennis tournament held in Caloundra, Australia. In 2004 it was held in November as the Uncle Tobys Challenger in Caloundra, then as the Kia International in Caloundra from 2005 to 2006, and the Caloundra ATP Challenger in 2007. The tournament returned in February 2011 as the Elite Tennis International.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2012 | Marinko Matosevic | Greg Jones | 6–0, 6–2 |
2011 | Grega Žemlja | Bernard Tomic | 7–6(4), 6–3 |
2007 | Joseph Sirianni | Todd Widom | 7–6(2), 7–6(5) |
2006 | Lu Yen-hsun | Peter Luczak | 6–3, 6–1 |
2005 | Peter Luczak | Alun Jones | 7–5, 7–6(1) |
2004 | Lu Yen-hsun | Takahiro Terachi | 6–0, 7–5 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2012 | John Peers John-Patrick Smith | John Paul Fruttero Raven Klaasen | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
2011 | Matthew Ebden Samuel Groth | Pavol Červenák Ivo Klec | 6–3, 3–6, [10–1] |
2007 | Chen Ti Jun Woong-sun | Ivan Cerović Vjekoslav Skenderović | 6–2, 6–3 |
2006 | Nathan Healey Robert Smeets | Carsten Ball Adam Feeney | 6–3, 6–2 |
2005 | Peter Luczak Shannon Nettle | Robert Smeets Alex Vlaški | 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–2 |
2004 | Luke Bourgeois Lu Yen-hsun | Mark Hlawaty Shannon Nettle | 7–6(2), 7–5 |
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