The Adelaide International is a professional

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tournament played on outdoor

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s in

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at the

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. The tournament is held in January or February, and forms part of the WTA and

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tours. The event is part of the lead-up to the first

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tournament of the season, the

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History

The establishment of the

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in 2009 saw the city of

miss out on continuing to host an ATP or WTA lead-up event to the Australian Open. Over the next ten years Adelaide hosted the

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, an exhibition event played featuring past players. The unveiling of the multi-city

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competition, held around the same time, resulted in the abolition of the

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and the condensing of other tournaments, thereby allowing sufficient room in the calendar for the Adelaide International. In February 2019, the

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announced it would invest $10 million to construct a canopy-roof structure over the

, after securing a five-year deal with

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to host the new event at the upgraded facility. The new tournament was launched later that year, with then-world number four and two-time Grand-Slam champion

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being confirmed as the first player to play in the 2020 Adelaide International. The new international tournament was a combined WTA Premier and ATP 250 event. In 2021, a WTA-only tournament was held after the Australian Open, from February 22–27. In 2022, there were two back-to-back Adelaide Internationals from January 1st to January 14th. The events were combined ATP 250 and WTA 250 tournaments with Gaël Monfils and Ashleigh Barty winning the men's and women's singles in the first tournament, and Thanasi Kokkinakis and Madison Keys winning the men's and women's singles in the second tournament.

Finals

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

References

External links

Official website
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