2017 Burnie International
Tennis tournament
| 2017 Burnie International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 28 January–4 February | |||
| Edition | 14th (men) 8th (women) | |||
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour (men) ITF Women's Circuit (women) | |||
| Prize money | $75,000 / $60,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |||
| Venue | Burnie Tennis Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Omar Jasika | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Asia Muhammad | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Brydan Klein / Dane Propoggia | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Riko Sawayanagi /  Barbora Štefková | ||||
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The 2017 Caterpillar Burnie International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts as part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money for men and $60,000 for women. It was the fourteenth (for men) and eighth (for women) edition of the tournament, which returned to the tennis calendar after missing 2016 due to difficulty acquiring funds.[1] It took place in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, on 28 January–4 February 2017.
Men's singles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | Go Soeda | 139 | 1 |
 TPE | Jason Jung | 163 | 2 |
| AUS | Andrew Whittington | 194 | 3 |
 EGY | Mohamed Safwat | 196 | 4 |
| AUS | Matthew Barton | 197 | 5 |
| USA | Noah Rubin | 200 | 6 |
 KAZ | Alexander Bublik | 207 | 7 |
| JPN | Akira Santillan | 211 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 16 January 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Maverick Banes- James Frawley
- Greg Jones
- Dayne Kelly
Women's singles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CHN | Han Xinyun | 111 | 1 |
| USA | Taylor Townsend | 130 | 2 |
 RUS | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 145 | 3 |
| USA | Asia Muhammad | 151 | 4 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pivovarova | 159 | 5 |
 SLO | Tamara Zidanšek | 160 | 6 |
| CZE | Barbora Štefková | 163 | 7 |
| AUS | Arina Rodionova | 178 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 16 January 2017
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions
Men's singles
- Omar Jasika def. Blake Mott 6–2, 6–2.
Women's singles
Asia Muhammad def. Arina Rodionova 6–2, 6–1.
Men's doubles
Brydan Klein / Dane Propoggia def. Steven de Waard / Luke Saville 6–3, 6–4.
Women's doubles
Riko Sawayanagi / 
Barbora Štefková def. Alison Bai / 
Varatchaya Wongteanchai, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–7].
External links
- 2017 Caterpillar Burnie International at Tennis Australia
- Official website
References
- ^ "Burnie International back". 16 June 2016.
