Canberra International

The Richard Luton Properties Canberra International 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.

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 Ivanović, both of whom went on to win Grand Slam titles, were amongst the singles champions.

Contents

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
Canberra International
2001 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 Suárez 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

See also

External links

1988 Rome · Zürich · 1988–1989 Hamburg · Mahwah · Newport · San Antonio · San Diego · Sydney · Tampa · Taipei  · 1988–1993 San Juan/Dorado · 1990 Wichita · 1990–1991 Albuquerque · Nashville
1990–1992 Birmingham · Brisbane · Geneva/Lucerne · Indianapolis · Oklahoma City · Paris · Strasbourg · Tokyo · 1990–1992/1994–1998 Kitzbühel/Styria/Maria Lankowitz · 1990/1994 Singapore/Kallang
1990–2000/2005–2008 Palermo 1990/2007–2008 Barcelona · 1991–1992 Bayonne · 1992–1993 Kuala Lumpur · 1992–1997/2005–2008 Prague/Karlovy Vary · 1992–1994 Taiwan · 1993 Hong Kong · San Marino · Sapporo
1993–1994 Taranto · 1993–1994/1997 Jakarta · 1993/1999–2000 Curitba/Sao Paulo · 1993/1999–2000/2002 Liege/Anvers/Brussels · 1993–2000/2001–2008 Auckland · 1993–2000/2005–2008 Pattaya · 1994 Melbourne
1994–1996/2000–2002 Shanghai/Peking · 1994–1997 Surabaya · 1994–2000/2006–2008 Hobart · 1995 Bournemouth · Nagoya · 1996–1997 Cardiff · 1996–1999 Bol · 1996–2000/2005–2006 Budapest · 1998 Istanbul · Sopot
1998–2000 Bogota · Bratislava · 1999 Prostějov · Vienna · 1999–2000 Warsaw · 1999–2001 Knokke-Zoute · 1999–2003/2005–2008 Estoril · 1999–2008 Tashkent · 2001 Basel · 2001–2002 Porto · Waikoloa · 2002–2003 Sarasota
2002–2008 Espoo/Stockholm · 2003–2005 Hyderabad · 2004–2008 Seoul · 2005 Modena · 2005–2008 Forest Hills · Portoroz · Rabat/Fes · 2006 Canberra