Canberra Challenger

Canberra Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameApis Canberra International (2020), East Hotel Canberra Challenger (2019)
LocationBendigo (2020), Canberra, Australia
VenueCanberra Tennis Centre
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceHard / Outdoors
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$130,000
WebsiteWebsite

The Apis Canberra International was a tennis tournament held in Canberra, Australia since 2016 until 2020 when it was relocated to Bendigo.[1][2] The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on outdoor hardcourts.[3]

In January 2019, Tennis ACT announced that the Canberra Challenger would continue despite the introduction of the ATP Cup the following summer.[4]

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2016Italy Paolo LorenziCroatia Ivan Dodig6–2, 6–4
2017Israel Dudi SelaGermany Jan-Lennard Struff3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2018Italy Andreas SeppiHungary Márton Fucsovics5–7, 6–4, 6–3
2019Poland Hubert HurkaczBelarus Ilya Ivashka6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2020Germany Philipp KohlschreiberFinland Emil Ruusuvuori7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2016Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Mexico Santiago González
Australia Maverick Banes
Australia Jarryd Chaplin
7–6(7–3), 6–3
2017Germany Andre Begemann
Germany Jan-Lennard Struff
Argentina Carlos Berlocq
Argentina Andrés Molteni
6–3, 6–4
2018Israel Jonathan Erlich
India Divij Sharan
Chile Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Belarus Andrei Vasilevski
7–6(7–1), 6–2
2019Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
France Hugo Nys
Sweden André Göransson
Netherlands Sem Verbeek
3–6, 6–4, [10–3]
2020Australia Max Purcell
Australia Luke Saville
Israel Jonathan Erlich
Belarus Andrei Vasilevski
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)

References

  1. ↑ "Apis Canberra International Relocates to Bendigo". Tennis Australia. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Apis Canberra International (Bendigo) set to begin". 5 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Australian Pro Tour 2020".
  4. ↑ Tieman, Eamonn (14 January 2019). "Canberra Challenger to continue despite ATP Cup launch". The Canberra Times. ProQuest 2166494437. Retrieved 17 November 2024.