The Canberra International (sponsored by Richard Luton Properties) was a women's
tennis
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tournament held in
Canberra
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, Australia. The event was affiliated with the
Women's Tennis Association
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(WTA), and was classed variously as a Tier III (2001), a Tier V (2002–2005), and a Tier IV (2006) on the
WTA Tour
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. It was competed on outdoor
hardcourt
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s. The event was intended to be one of the build-up tournaments to the first
Grand Slam event of the year, the
Australian Open
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.
The tournament was held at the National Sports Club in the Northern Canberra suburb of
Lyneham and was played on
Rebound Ace hardcourt
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s. A singles and doubles competition was held each year. The singles prize winner received US$16,000 and 95 tournament points.
Justine Henin
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and
Ana Ivanovic
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, both of whom went on to win Grand Slam titles and become world No. 1, were amongst the singles champions.
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
See also
*
List of tennis tournaments
List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments.
Criteria for inclusion:
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External links
Official website
{{WTA Tier V tournaments
Sports competitions in Canberra
WTA Tour
Recurring sporting events established in 2001
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2006