2020_Launceston_International
2020 Launceston International
Tennis tournament
The 2020 Launceston International was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixth (men) and ninth (women) editions of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2020 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia between 3 and 9 February 2020.
| 2020 Launceston International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 3–9 February 2020 | |||
| Edition | 6th (men) 9th (women) | |||
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour ITF Women's World Tennis Tour | |||
| Prize money | $54,160+H (men) $25,000 (women) | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Mohamed Safwat | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Asia Muhammad | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
Evan King /  Benjamin Lock | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Alison Bai / Jaimee Fourlis | ||||
| ||||
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
Marc Polmans | 133 | 1 |
| AUS |
Alex Bolt | 140 | 2 |
 JPN |
Tatsuma Ito | 146 | 3 |
 ITA |
Lorenzo Giustino | 150 | 4 |
 GBR |
Jay Clarke | 155 | 5 |
 BEL |
Kimmer Coppejans | 158 | 6 |
| AUS |
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 GER |
Yannick Hanfmann | 167 | 8 |
| EGY |
Mohamed Safwat | 173 | 9 |
| AUS |
Max Purcell | 216 | 10 |
 TPE |
Wu Tung-lin | 232 | 11 |
 KOR |
Lee Duck-hee | 236 | 12 |
| GBR |
Liam Broady | 237 | 13 |
| GER |
Julian Lenz | 239 | 14 |
 CRO |
Viktor Galović | 249 | 15 |
| AUS |
Akira Santillan | 252 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 20 January 2020.[1]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Alexander Crnokrak- Blake Ellis
- Matthew Romios
- Tristan Schoolkate
- Dane Sweeny
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
- Calum Puttergill
Ryota Tanuma
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP |
Paula Badosa | 97 | 1 |
| USA |
Sachia Vickery | 150 | 2 |
| USA |
Asia Muhammad | 216 | 3 |
| AUS |
Jaimee Fourlis | 256 | 4 |
| AUS |
Destanee Aiava | 266 | 5 |
| JPN |
Ayano Shimizu | 286 | 6 |
| AUS |
Belinda Woolcock | 295 | 7 |
| AUS |
Abbie Myers | 325 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 20 January 2020.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Laura Ashley
- Amber Marshall
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Zara Brankovic
Park So-hyun
Lisa Pigato- Himari Sato
- Olivia Symons
Tian Fangran
Men's singles
Mohamed Safwat def. Alex Bolt 7–6(7–5), 6–1.
Women's singles
Asia Muhammad def. Destanee Aiava, 6–4, 6–3
Men's doubles
- Evan King /
Benjamin Lock def. 
Kimmer Coppejans / 
Sergio Martos Gornés 3–6, 6–3, [10–8].
Women's doubles
- Alison Bai / Jaimee Fourlis def. Alicia Smith /
Abigail Tere-Apisah, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
- "Rankings | Singles | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- Official website Archived 2020-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
- 2020 Launceston International at ITFtennis.com