Canberra Challenger

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Canberra Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
Location Canberra, Australia
VenueCanberra Tennis Centre
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Surface Hard / Outdoors
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$130,000
Website Website

The Canberra Challenger was a tennis tournament held in Canberra, Australia since 2016. The last edition was held in 2020 and was relocated to Bendigo. [1] The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on outdoor hardcourts.

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In January 2019, Tennis ACT announced that the Canberra Challenger would continue despite the introduction of the ATP Cup the following summer. [2]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2016 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Lorenzi Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig 6–2, 6–4
2017 Flag of Israel.svg Dudi Sela Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2018 Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Fucsovics 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
2019 Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2020 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber Flag of Finland.svg Emil Ruusuvuori 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2016 Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maverick Banes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarryd Chaplin
7–6(7–3), 6–3
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff
Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Berlocq
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Molteni
6–3, 6–4
2018 Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of India.svg Divij Sharan
Flag of Chile.svg Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Vasilevski
7–6(7–1), 6–2
2019 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of France.svg Hugo Nys
Flag of Sweden.svg André Göransson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Verbeek
3–6, 6–4, [10–3]
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville
Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Vasilevski
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)

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References

  1. "Australian Pro Tour 2020".
  2. Tieman, Eamonn (14 January 2019). "Canberra Challenger to continue despite ATP Cup launch". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024 via ProQuest.