Former Launceston International winner and rising Australian tennis cult hero Marc Polmans is among the players confirmed for this year's tournament.
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With the event getting underway on Monday, February 3, the 22-year-old, who is well-known for his revival of the legionnaires hat, comes in off a doubles quarterfinal at the Australian Open and is ranked No. 133.
Returning to the event he won in 2018, Polmans was knocked out in the second round of his tournament defence but having just won his first Grand Slam match, will be primed for a long run.
This year he will be joined at the Launceston Regional Tennis Centre by the likes of Tasmanian Harry Bourchier and countrymen Jason Kubler, Andrew Harris and Alex Bolt, who pushed world No. 5 Dominic Thiem at the Australian Open.
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The Australian cavalry will tested by overseas talent Tatsuma Ito (ranked 144), Lorenzo Guistino (149), Jay Clarke (158), Yannick Hanfmann (167) and Mohamed Safwat (172).
An international star who won't be gracing the Apple Isle with his presence is last year's champion South Africa's Lloyd Harris, who has propelled up the rankings to No. 72 after making his first ATP tournament final at the Adelaide International.
Starting out as a female-only tournament back in 2012, the men's event was added in 2015 with former Australian Open semi-finalist Hyeon Chung taking part.
Recovering from a long-term injury, the 23-year-old is yet to be ruled out of this year's event.
Harris isn't the only defending champion who has used the Launceston International to propel them to bigger and better things with women's winner Elena Rybakina not returning in 2020.
The 20-year-old Moscow-born Kazakh produced the Tasmanian double by taking out this year's Hobart International, her second top-level tournament victory.
This year Spaniard world No. 95 Paula Badosa heads to the tournament as the sole member of the world's top 100.
Gracing Rod Laver Arena last Wednesday in a competitive 7-5 7-5 loss to Petra Kvitova, Badosa - like many other players in both draws - is warming up for Launceston at the Burnie International as the second seed.
Her closest competition looks set to come from United States duo Sachia Vickery (ranked 151) and Asia Muhammad (214) while Australian quartet Jaimee Fourlis (257), Destanee Aiava (266), Belinda Woolcock (295) and Abbie Myers (323) will be out for glory.
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