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Launceston International

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Launceston Tennis International
Current event 2020 Launceston International
Tournament information
LocationLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia
VenueLaunceston Regional Tennis Centre
WebsiteOfficial website
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S/17Q/16D
Prize money$75,000
WTA Tour
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$60,000

The Launceston Tennis International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is part of the ITF Women's Circuit and has been held in Launceston, Australia, since 2012. In 2014, it was upgraded to a $50k event. In 2018, it returned to a $25k category event, before upgrading to a $60k event in 2019.

From 2015, the Launceston Tennis International will add an ATP Challenger tournament to the ITF Pro Circuit women’s event.[1]

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2015 United States Bjorn Fratangelo South Korea Chung Hyeon 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
2016 Australia Blake Mott Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–2
2017 United States Noah Rubin United States Mitchell Krueger 6–0, 6–1
2018 Australia Marc Polmans Australia Bradley Mousley 6–2, 6–2
2019 South Africa Lloyd Harris Italy Lorenzo Giustino 6–2, 6–2
2020 Egypt Mohamed Safwat Australia Alex Bolt 7–6(7–5), 6–1

Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2015 Moldova Radu Albot
United States Mitchell Krueger
Australia Adam Hubble
New Zealand Jose Rubin Statham
3–6, 7–5, [11–9]
2016 Australia Luke Saville
Australia Jordan Thompson
Australia Dayne Kelly
Australia Matt Reid
1–6, 6–4, [13–11]
2017 Australia Bradley Mousley
Australia Luke Saville (2)
Australia Alex Bolt
Australia Andrew Whittington
6–2, 6–1
2018 Australia Alex Bolt
Australia Bradley Mousley
United States Sekou Bangoura
United States Nathan Pasha
7–6(8–6), 6–0
2019 Australia Max Purcell
Australia Luke Saville
Japan Hiroki Moriya
Egypt Mohamed Safwat
7–5, 6–4
2020 United States Evan King
Zimbabwe Benjamin Lock
Belgium Kimmer Coppejans
Spain Sergio Martos Gornés
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2012 Russia Yulia Putintseva Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove 6–1, 6–3
2013 Australia Storm Sanders Japan Shuko Aoyama 6–4, 6–4
2014 Australia Olivia Rogowska France Irena Pavlovic 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
2015 Russia Daria Gavrilova Croatia Tereza Mrdeža 6–1, 6–2
2016 China Han Xinyun Russia Alla Kudryavtseva 6–1, 6–1
2017 United States Jamie Loeb Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2018 United Kingdom Gabriella Taylor United States Asia Muhammad 6–3, 6–4
2019 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina Russia Irina Khromacheva 7–5, 3–3 ret.
2020 United States Asia Muhammad Australia Destanee Aiava 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2012 Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Kotomi Takahata
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying
China Zheng Saisai
6–4, 6–4
2013 Russia Ksenia Lykina
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
United States Allie Kiick
Canada Erin Routliffe
7–5, 6–3
2014 Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Olivia Rogowska
Thailand Kamonwan Buayam
Slovakia Zuzana Zlochová
6–2, 6–4
2015 China Han Xinyun
Japan Junri Namigata
China Wang Yafan
China Yang Zhaoxuan
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2016 China You Xiaodi
China Zhu Lin
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
2–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2017 Australia Monique Adamczak (2)
United States Nicole Melichar
Italy Georgia Brescia
Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
6–1, 6–2
2018 Australia Jessica Moore
Australia Ellen Perez
United Kingdom Laura Robson
Russia Valeria Savinykh
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2019 Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
Chinese Taipei Hsu Ching-wen
Australia Alexandra Bozovic
Australia Isabelle Wallace
6–2, 6–4
2020 Australia Alison Bai
Australia Jaimee Fourlis
Australia Alicia Smith
Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah
7–6(7–4), 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Launceston to host Elite ATP Challenger". Tennis Australia. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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