2013 Melbourne Challenger

The 2013 Melbourne Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourt. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Melbourne, Australia between 21 and 27 October 2013.^[1]

2013 Melbourne Challenger
Date	21–27 October
Edition	1st
Location	Melbourne, Australia
Champions
Singles
Matthew Ebden
Doubles
Thanasi Kokkinakis / Benjamin Mitchell

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
AUS	Matthew Ebden	110	1
FRA	Stéphane Robert	118	2
USA	Bradley Klahn	130	3
JPN	Yūichi Sugita	144	4
AUS	James Duckworth	147	5
JPN	Tatsuma Ito	171	6
AUS	Nick Kyrgios	180	7
GBR	James Ward	183	8

• Rankings are as of October 14, 2013.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Thanasi Kokkinakis
• Luke Saville
• Jordan Thompson
• Andrew Whittington

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Maverick Banes
• Blake Mott
• Kento Takeuchi
• James Lemke

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2013 Melbourne Challenger – Singles

• Matthew Ebden def. Tatsuma Ito 6–3, 5–7, 6–3^[2]

Doubles

Main article: 2013 Melbourne Challenger – Doubles

• Thanasi Kokkinakis / Benjamin Mitchell def. Alex Bolt / Andrew Whittington 6–3, 6–2