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2023 City of Playford Tennis International | |||||||||
Tournament information | |||||||||
Event name | City of Playford Tennis International | ||||||||
Founded | 2018 | ||||||||
Location | City of Playford, Australia | ||||||||
Venue | Playford City Tennis Centre | ||||||||
Surface | Hard | ||||||||
Website | Website | ||||||||
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The City of Playford Tennis International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit. It is held annually at the Playford City Tennis Centre in Playford, Australia, since 2018. The men's event replaces the City of Onkaparinga ATP Challenger held from 2015 until 2017. [1]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2022 | Rinky Hijikata | Rio Noguchi | 6–1, 6–1 |
2020–21 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2019 (2) | James Duckworth | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
2019 (1) | Rogério Dutra Silva | Mats Moraing | 6–3, 6–2 |
2018 | Jason Kubler | Brayden Schnur | 6–4, 6–2 |
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2022 | Kimberly Birrell | Maddison Inglis | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
2020–21 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2019 (2) | Storm Sanders | Lizette Cabrera | 6–3, 6–4 |
2019 (1) | Anna Kalinskaya | Elena Rybakina | 6–4, 6–4 |
2018 | Zoe Hives | Alexandra Bozovic | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2022 | Jeremy Beale Calum Puttergill | Rio Noguchi Yusuke Takahashi | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
2020–21 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2019 (2) | Harri Heliövaara Patrik Niklas-Salminen | Ruben Gonzales Evan King | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–7] |
2019 (1) | Max Purcell Luke Saville | Ariel Behar Enrique López Pérez | 6–4, 7–5 |
2018 | Mackenzie McDonald Tommy Paul | Maverick Banes Jason Kubler | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2022 | Alexandra Bozovic Talia Gibson | Han Na-lae Priska Madelyn Nugroho | 7–5, 6–4 |
2020–21 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2019 (2) | Asia Muhammad Storm Sanders | Naiktha Bains Tereza Mihalíková | 6–3, 6–4 |
2019 (1) | Giulia Gatto-Monticone Anastasia Grymalska | Amber Marshall Lulu Sun | 6–2, 6–3 |
2018 | Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva | Junri Namigata Erika Sema | 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
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