The Grampians Trophy was a new addition to the

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. This tournament was created for players who had originally intended to participate in the

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or the

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, but were forced to undergo strict quarantine measures upon arrival in Australia due to confirmed COVID-19 cases found on several of the chartered player flights to Australia. Due to a delayed schedule because of a COVID-19 case at a tournament quarantine hotel and the semifinals taking place just one day before the start of the

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, the final was not played. This meant that both the finalists

Anett Kontaveit Anett Kontaveit (; born 24 December 1995) is an Estonian former professional tennis player. She was WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which she first achieved on 6 June 2022 to become the highes ...

and Ann Li received the finalist's prize money of US$33,520 and the finalist's ranking points of 305 points, not "the prize money they would have pocketed from winning the title outright".

Seeds

Draw

Finals

''Final not played due to schedule delays. Both Kontaveit and Li received the finalist's points (305) and prize money (US$33,520).''Ann Li matches
at WTA

Top half

Bottom half

References

External links

Main Draw
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