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, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for men and $60,000 for women. It will take place in

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, Australia, on 4-12 February 2017.

Men's singles entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of January 30, 2017.

Other entrants

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

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* Daniel Nolan The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sebastian Fanselow *

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The following players received entry as lucky losers: *

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Women's singles entrants

Seeds

Other entrants

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

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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Champions

Men's singles

* Noah Rubin def.

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6–0, 6–1.

Women's singles

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def.

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, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3

Men's doubles

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def.

/ Andrew Whittington 6–2, 6–1.

Women's doubles

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def.

, 6–1, 6–2

External links

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