The 2013 Melbourne Challenger was a professional

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tournament played on outdoor hard court. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

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, Australia between 21 and 27 October 2013.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of October 14, 2013.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Jordan Thompson * Andrew Whittington The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Maverick Banes * Blake Mott *

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* James Lemke

Champions

Singles

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6–3, 5–7, 6–3

Doubles

/ Benjamin Mitchell def.

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/ Andrew Whittington 6–3, 6–2

External links

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