The Burnie International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts . It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit . It is a $75k level tournament for the Challenger Tour and a $60,000 level tournament for the Women's Circuit, although it was previously a $25k level tournament before it was upgraded in 2014. It was held annually in Burnie between 2003 and 2015, but didn't take place in 2016 due to a need for court upgrades.[1]
Burnie International Event name Burnie International Founded 2002 Location Burnie , AustraliaVenue Burnie Tennis Club Surface Hard Website Official website
Prior to 2016, the event was also known as the McDonald's Burnie International. From 2017 to 2019 it was known as the Caterpillar Burnie International.[2] While the tournament was planned to be hosted in 2021 and 2022, neither event happened due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[3]
Lu Yen-hsun , competing for Chinese Taipei , won the singles once in 2004, and the doubles twice in 2004 and 2006Year Champion Runner-up Score 2002 Jaymon Crabb Rik De Voest 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 2003 (1) Satoshi Iwabuchi Paul Baccanello 6–2, 6–3 2003 (2) Dudi Sela Paul Baccanello 4–3 ret. 2004 (1) Vasilis Mazarakis Andrew Derer6–3, 6–2 2004 (2) Lu Yen-hsun Robert Lindstedt 6–3, 6–0 2005 Chris Guccione Gouichi Motomura 6–3, 7–5 2006 Konstantinos Economidis Alun Jones 6–4, 6–2 2007 (1) Nathan Healey Greg Jones 7–5, 6–4 2007 (2) Alun Jones Rameez Junaid 6–0, 6–1 2008 not held 2009 Brydan Klein Grega Žemlja 6–3, 6–3 2010 Bernard Tomic Greg Jones 6–4, 6–2 2011 Flavio Cipolla Chris Guccione w/o 2012 Danai Udomchoke Samuel Groth 7–6(7–5) , 6–3 2013 John Millman Stéphane Robert 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 2014 Matt Reid Hiroki Moriya 6–3, 6-2 2015 Chung Hyeon Alex Bolt 6–2, 7–5 2016 not held 2017 Omar Jasika Blake Mott 6–2, 6–2 2018 Stéphane Robert Daniel Altmaier 6–1, 6–2 2019 Steven Diez Maverick Banes 7–5, 6–1 2020 Taro Daniel Yannick Hanfmann 6–2, 6–2 2020–2022 Not held 2023 Rinky Hijikata James Duckworth 6–3, 6–3 2024 (1) Omar Jasika Alex Bolt 6–2, 6–7(2–7) , 6–3 2024 (2) Adam Walton Dane Sweeny 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
South African Rik de Voest was Lu's partner to the title in doubles in 2004Year Champions Runners-up Score 2002 Jaymon Crabb Joseph Sirianni Paul Baccanello Dejan Petrović 2–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–1 2003 (1) Federico Browne Rogier Wassen Raphael Durek Alun Jones 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 2003 (2) Raphael Durek Alun Jones Luka Gregorc Paul Logtens 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(4–7) , [10–7] 2004 (1) Juan-Pablo Brzezicki Louis Vosloo Jaymon Crabb Peter Luczak 3–6, 6–1, [16–14] 2004 (2) Rik de Voest Lu Yen-hsun Leonardo Azzaro Oliver Marach 6–3, 1–6, 7–5 2005 Luke Bourgeois Chris Guccione Alexander Hartman Scott Lipsky 6–4, 6–3 2006 Luke Bourgeois (2) Lu Yen-hsun (2) Raphael Durek Alun Jones 6–3, 6–2 2007 (1) Nathan Healey Robert Smeets Rameez Junaid Joseph Sirianni 7–6(9–7) , 6–4 2007 (2) Samuel Groth Joseph Sirianni Nima Roshan Jose Statham 6–3, 1–6, [10–4] 2008 Not held 2009 Miles Armstrong Sadik Kadir Peter Luczak Robert Smeets 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] 2010 Matthew Ebden Samuel Groth (2) James Lemke Dane Propoggia 6–7(8–10) , 7–6(7–4) , [10–8] 2011 Philip Bester Peter Polansky Marinko Matosevic Rubin Jose Statham 6–3, 4–6, [14–12] 2012 John Peers John-Patrick Smith Divij Sharan Vishnu Vardhan 6–2, 6–4 2013 Ruan Roelofse John-Patrick Smith (2) Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia 6–2, 6–2 2014 Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith (3) Toshihide Matsui Danai Udomchoke 6–4, 6–2 2015 Carsten Ball Matt Reid (2) Radu Albot Matthew Ebden 7–5, 6–4 2016 Not held 2017 Brydan Klein Dane Propoggia Steven de Waard Luke Saville 6–3, 6–4 2018 Gerard Granollers Marcel Granollers Evan King Max Schnur 7–6(10–8) , 6–2 2019 Lloyd Harris Dudi Sela Mirza Bašić Tomislav Brkić 6–3, 6–7(3–7) , [10–8] 2020 Harri Heliövaara Sem Verbeek Luca Margaroli Andrea Vavassori 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–4) 2021–2022 Not held 2023 Marc Polmans Max Purcell Luke Saville Tristan Schoolkate 7–6(7–4) , 6–4 2024 (1) Alex Bolt Luke Saville Tristan Schoolkate Adam Walton 5–7, 6–3, [12–10] 2024 (2) Benjamin Lock Yuta Shimizu Blake Bayldon Kody Pearson6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Olivia Rogowska of Australia was the two time singles champion having won the event in 2012 and 2013Year Champion Runner-up Score 2009 Abigail Spears Lu Jingjing 6–4, 6–2 2010 Arina Rodionova Jarmila Groth 6–1, 6–0 2011 Eugenie Bouchard Zheng Saisai 6–4, 6–3 2012 Olivia Rogowska Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 6–3 2013 Olivia Rogowska (2) Monique Adamczak 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(7–9) , 6–4 2014 Misa Eguchi Elizaveta Kulichkova 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 2015 Daria Gavrilova Irina Falconi 7–5, 7–5 2016 not held 2017 Asia Muhammad Arina Rodionova 6–2, 6–1 2018 Marta Kostyuk Viktorija Golubic 6–4, 6–3 2019 Belinda Woolcock Paula Badosa 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(7–4) 2020 Maddison Inglis Sachia Vickery 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 2021–2022 Not held 2023 (1) Storm Hunter Olivia Gadecki 6–4, 6–3 2023 (2) Jaimee Fourlis Olivia Gadecki 6–4, 6–3 2024 (1) Priscilla Hon Sara Saito 6–3, 6–0 2024 (2) Maya Joint Aoi Ito 1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Year Champions Runners-up Score 2009 Monique Adamczak Abigail Spears Xu Yifan Zhou Yimiao 6–2, 6–4 2010 Jessica Moore Arina Rodionova Tímea Babos Anna Arina Marenko 6–2, 6–4 2011 Natsumi Hamamura Erika Takao Sally Peers Olivia Rogowska 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] 2012 Arina Rodionova (2) Melanie South Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood 6–2, 6–2 2013 Shuko Aoyama Erika Sema Bojana Bobusic Jessica Moore w/o 2014 Jarmila Gajdošová Storm Sanders Eri Hozumi Miki Miyamura 6–4, 6–4 2015 Irina Falconi Petra Martić Han Xinyun Junri Namigata 6–2, 6–4 2016 not held 2017 Riko Sawayanagi Barbora Štefková Alison Bai Varatchaya Wongteanchai 7–6(8–6) , 4–6, [10–7] 2018 Vania King Laura Robson Momoko Kobori Chihiro Muramatsu 7–6(7–3) , 6–1 2019 Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova Irina Khromacheva Maryna Zanevska 6–4, 6–3 2020 Ellen Perez Storm Sanders Desirae Krawczyk Asia Muhammad 6–3, 6–2 2020–2022 Not held 2023 (1) Mai Hontama Eri Hozumi Arina Rodionova Ena Shibahara 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] 2023 (2) Destanee Aiava Naiktha Bains Lily Fairclough Olivia Gadecki 6–3, 7–5 2024 (1) Paige Hourigan Erin Routliffe Kyōka Okamura Ayano Shimizu 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 2024 (2) Tang Qianhui You Xiaodi Ma Yexin Alana Parnaby 6–4, 7–5