The 2020 Canberra Challenger was a professional tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was a part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bendigo, Australia between 6 and 12 January 2020. The tournament was relocated to Bendigo due to the hazardous air quality in Canberra from the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.[1]
2020 Canberra Challenger | |
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Date | 6–12 January 2020 |
Edition | 5th |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Draw | 48S / 16D |
Surface | Hard |
Location | Bendigo, Australia |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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![]() | Ugo Humbert | 57 | 1 |
![]() | Andreas Seppi | 72 | 2 |
![]() | Jannik Sinner | 78 | 3 |
![]() | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 79 | 4 |
![]() | Steve Johnson | 85 | 5 |
![]() | Jaume Munar | 86 | 6 |
![]() | Kwon Soon-woo | 88 | 7 |
![]() | Dominik Koepfer | 94 | 8 |
![]() | Marcos Giron | 102 | 9 |
![]() | Henri Laaksonen | 104 | 10 |
![]() | Brayden Schnur | 106 | 11 |
![]() | Norbert Gombos | 109 | 12 |
![]() | Taro Daniel | 110 | 13 |
![]() | Evgeny Donskoy | 112 | 14 |
![]() | Denis Kudla | 113 | 15 |
![]() | Peter Gojowczyk | 117 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of December 30, 2019.[2]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Matthew Ebden
- Jason Kubler
- Max Purcell
- Akira Santillan
- Aleksandar Vukic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Harry Bourchier
- Daniel Elahi Galán
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
- Li Zhe
Champions
Singles
- Philipp Kohlschreiber def. Emil Ruusuvuori 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3.
Doubles
- Max Purcell / Luke Saville def. Jonathan Erlich / Andrei Vasilevski 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3).
References
- ^ "Apis Canberra International Relocates to Bendigo". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.