Canberra International

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Canberra International
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour WTA Tour
SponsorRichard Luton Properties
Founded2001
Abolished2006
Editions6
Location Canberra, Australia
VenueNational Sports Club
Category Tier III (2001)
Tier V (2002–2005)
Tier IV (2006)
Surface Hard / outdoor (Rebound Ace)
Draw32S / 16D / 32QS / 4QD
Prize money$145,000

The Canberra International (sponsored by Richard Luton Properties) was a women's tennis tournament held in Canberra, Australia. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was classed variously as a Tier III (2001), a Tier V (2002–2005), and a Tier IV (2006) on the WTA Tour. It was competed on outdoor hardcourts. The event was intended to be one of the build-up tournaments to the first Grand Slam event of the year, the Australian Open.

Contents

The tournament was held at the National Sports Club in the Northern Canberra suburb of Lyneham and was played on Rebound Ace hardcourts. A singles and doubles competition was held each year. The singles prize winner received US$16,000 and 95 tournament points. Justine Henin and Ana Ivanovic, both of whom went on to win Grand Slam titles and become world No. 1, were amongst the singles champions.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
Canberra International
2001 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Justine Henin Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud 6–2, 6–2
Canberra Women's Classic
2002 Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Francesca Schiavone 6–1, 6–1
2004 Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Silvia Farina Elia 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic
2005 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Ana Ivanovic Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink 7–5, 6–1
Richard Luton Properties Canberra International
2006 Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong 6–4, 0–6, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
Canberra International
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Flag of South Africa.svg Nannie de Villiers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annabel Ellwood
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Canberra Women's Classic
2002 Flag of South Africa.svg Nannie de Villiers
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina
Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Reeves
Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
2003 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dája Bedáňová
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2004 Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Claudine Schaul
Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic
2005 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Navrátilová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michaela Paštiková
7–5, 1–6, 6–4
Richard Luton Properties Canberra International
2006 Flag of Poland.svg Marta Domachowska
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Claire Curran
Flag of Latvia.svg Līga Dekmeijere
7–6(7–5), 6–3

See also