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, Australia, held from 1 January to 7 January 2007.

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level tournament. This was the first tournament of the season (alongside

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) that implemented a 24-player round robin tournament for the singles competition, as part of the round-robin trials proposed during this season.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of 25 December 2006.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Chris Guccione * Alun Jones *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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The following player received entry as a lucky loser: *

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Withdrawals

;During the tournament *

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Retirements

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(illness) *

(adductor injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings are as of 25 December 2006.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw: * Wayne Arthurs / Chris Guccione *

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Retirements

* Jan Hájek (dizziness)

Finals

Singles

defeated Chris Guccione, 6–3, 6–7^(6–8), 6–4 * It was Djokovic's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career.

Doubles

/ Todd Perry defeated

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, 6–4, 3–6, 5–13* It was 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career for Moodie; 1st title of the year and the 5th of his career for Perry. * Both players have won their 1st of a total of 2 titles as a team, with the other one being Valencia at the same year.

References

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