Richard Luton Properties Canberra International
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The Richard Luton Properties Canberra International is a tennis tournament held in Canberra, Australia. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event is a Tier IV-tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts. It's a preparation tournament for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year: the Australian Open.
The tournament is held at the National Sports Club in the Northern Canberra suburb of Lyneham and played on Rebound Ace hardcourts. There are singles and doubles competitions. The singles prize is US$16,000 and 95 tournament points.
It was announced that the Canberra International would not take place in 2007
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[edit] Past finals
[edit] Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra International | |||
| 2001 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Justine Henin |
 Sandrine Testud |
6-2, 6-2 |
| Canberra Women's Classic | |||
| 2002 |  Anna Smashnova |
 Tamarine Tanasugarn |
7-5, 7-6(2) |
| 2003 |  Meghann Shaughnessy |
 Francesca Schiavone |
6-1, 6-1 |
| 2004 |  Paola Suarez |
Silvia Farina Elia |
3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) |
| Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic | |||
| 2005 |  Ana Ivanović |
 Melinda Czink |
7-5, 6-1 |
| Richard Luton Properties Canberra International | |||
| 2006 |  Anabel Medina Garrigues |
 Yoon Jeong Cho |
6-4, 0-6, 6-4 |
| 2007 | |||
