Canberra Challenger

Canberra Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Apis Canberra International (2020), East Hotel Canberra Challenger (2019)
Location	Bendigo (2020), Canberra, Australia
Venue	Canberra Tennis Centre
Category	ATP Challenger Tour
Surface	Hard / Outdoors
Draw	32S/32Q/16D
Prize money	$130,000
Website	Website

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
2016	Paolo Lorenzi	Ivan Dodig	6–2, 6–4
2017	Dudi Sela	Jan-Lennard Struff	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2018	Andreas Seppi	Márton Fucsovics	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
2019	Hubert Hurkacz	Ilya Ivashka	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2020	Philipp Kohlschreiber	Emil Ruusuvuori	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 6–3

Doubles

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

External links

• Official website