2017 Burnie International Explained

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
Champms: Omar Jasika
Champmd: Brydan Klein / Dane Propoggia
Champws: Asia Muhammad
Champwd: Riko Sawayanagi / Barbora Štefková
Main Name:Burnie International
Before Year:2015
Before Name:McDonald's Burnie International
After Year:2018

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

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
JapanGo Soeda1391
Jason Jung1632
AustraliaAndrew Whittington1943
EgyptMohamed Safwat1964
AustraliaMatthew Barton1975
United StatesNoah Rubin2006
KazakhstanAlexander Bublik2077
JapanAkira Santillan2118

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Women's singles entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
ChinaHan Xinyun1111
United StatesTaylor Townsend1302
Russian FederationElizaveta Kulichkova1453
United StatesAsia Muhammad1514
Russian FederationAnastasia Pivovarova1595
Tamara Zidanšek1606
Czech RepublicBarbora Štefková1637
AustraliaArina Rodionova1788

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

See main article: 2017 Burnie International – Men's singles.

Women's singles

See main article: 2017 Burnie International – Women's singles.

Men's doubles

See main article: 2017 Burnie International – Men's doubles.

Women's doubles

See main article: 2017 Burnie International – Women's doubles.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Burnie International back. 16 June 2016.