Canberra International

{{Short description|Tennis tournament held in Australia}}

{{Infobox tennis tournament

| name = Canberra International

| type = defunct

| tour = WTA Tour

| sponsor = Richard Luton Properties

| founded = 2001

| abolished = 2006

| editions = 6

| location = Canberra, Australia

| venue = National Sports Club

| category = Tier III (2001)
Tier V (2002–2005)
Tier IV (2006)

| surface = Hard / outdoor (Rebound Ace)

| draw = 32S / 16D / 32QS / 4QD

| prize money = $145,000

}}

The Canberra International (sponsored by Richard Luton Properties) was a women's tennis tournament held in Canberra, Australia. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was classed variously as a Tier III (2001), a Tier V (2002–2005), and a Tier IV (2006) on the WTA Tour. It was competed on outdoor hardcourts. The event was intended to be one of the build-up tournaments to the first Grand Slam event of the year, the Australian Open.

The tournament was held at the National Sports Club in the Northern Canberra suburb of Lyneham and was played on Rebound Ace hardcourts. A singles and doubles competition was held each year. The singles prize winner received US$16,000 and 95 tournament points. Justine Henin and Ana Ivanovic, both of whom went on to win Grand Slam titles and become world No. 1, were amongst the singles champions.

Past finals

=Singles=

class="wikitable"
Year

!width="220"|Champion

!width="220"|Runner-up

!width="115"|Score

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|colspan=4 align=center|Canberra International

2001{{flagicon|BEL}} Justine Henin{{flagicon|FRA}} Sandrine Testud6–2, 6–2
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|colspan=4 align=center|Canberra Women's Classic

2002{{flagicon|ISR}} Anna Smashnova{{flagicon|THA}} Tamarine Tanasugarn7–5, 7–6(7–2)
2003{{flagicon|USA}} Meghann Shaughnessy{{flagicon|ITA|2003}} Francesca Schiavone6–1, 6–1
2004{{flagicon|ARG}} Paola Suárez{{flagicon|ITA|2003}} Silvia Farina Elia3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
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|colspan=4 align=center|Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic

2005{{flagicon|SCG}} Ana Ivanovic{{flagicon|HUN}} Melinda Czink7–5, 6–1
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|colspan=4 align=center|Richard Luton Properties Canberra International

2006{{flagicon|ESP}} Anabel Medina Garrigues{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Yoon-jeong6–4, 0–6, 6–4

=Doubles=

class="wikitable"
Year

!width="220"|Champions

!width="220"|Runners-up

!width="115"|Score

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|colspan=4 align=center|Canberra International

2001{{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Arendt
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama
{{flagicon|RSA}} Nannie de Villiers
{{flagicon|AUS}} Annabel Ellwood
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
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|colspan=4 align=center|Canberra Women's Classic

2002{{flagicon|RSA}} Nannie de Villiers
{{flagicon|KAZ}} Irina Selyutina
{{flagicon|USA}} Samantha Reeves
{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriana Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
2003{{flagicon|ITA|2003}} Tathiana Garbin
{{flagicon|FRA}} Émilie Loit
{{flagicon|CZE}} Dája Bedáňová
{{flagicon|RUS}} Dinara Safina
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
2004{{flagicon|CRO}} Jelena Kostanić
{{flagicon|LUX}} Claudine Schaul
{{flagicon|FRA}} Caroline Dhenin
{{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa McShea
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
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|colspan=4 align=center|Richard Luton Properties Canberra Women's Classic

2005{{flagicon|ITA|2003}} Tathiana Garbin
{{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Križan
{{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Navrátilová
{{flagicon|CZE}} Michaela Paštiková
7–5, 1–6, 6–4
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|colspan=4 align=center|Richard Luton Properties Canberra International

2006{{flagicon|POL}} Marta Domachowska
{{flagicon|ITA|2003}} Roberta Vinci
{{flagicon|GBR}} Claire Curran
{{flagicon|LAT}} Līga Dekmeijere
7–6(7–5), 6–3

See also