Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Nicole Arendt and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 6 4, 7 6 (7 2) against Nannie de Villiers and Annabel Ellwood. The Richard Luton Properties Canberra International was a women's tennis tournament held in Canberra, Australia. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was classed variously as a Tier III (2001), a Tier V (2002 2005), and a Tier IV (2006) on the WTA Tour. It was competed on outdoor hardcourts. The event was intended to be one of the build-up tournaments to the first Grand Slam event of the year: the Australian Open.