The 2018 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 7 through 13 January 2018.
Finals
Singles
Elise Mertens defeated Mihaela Buzărnescu, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Doubles
Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs defeated Lyudmyla Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya, 6–2, 6–2
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1 Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 322QQ2Q1Singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100 $1,020$600Doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960 Doubles prize money per team
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedZhang Shuai351Elise Mertens362Sorana Cîrstea373Alizé Cornet384Lesia Tsurenko425Irina-Camelia Begu436Tatjana Maria467Kateřina Siniaková478 1 Rankings as of 1 January 2018.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Eugenie Bouchard Lizette Cabrera Jaimee Fourlis
The following players received entry using a protected ranking: Anna-Lena Friedsam
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Kirsten Flipkens Kurumi Nara Monica Niculescu Nina Stojanović Alison Van Uytvanck Heather Watson
Withdrawals Before the tournament Shelby Rogers → replaced by Beatriz Haddad Maia
During the tournament Kirsten Flipkens Monica Niculescu
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedRaluca OlaruOlga Savchuk691Kirsten FlipkensNicole Melichar802Elise MertensDemi Schuurs893Lyudmyla KichenokMakoto Ninomiya994 1 Rankings as of 1 January 2018.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Alison Bai / Lizette Cabrera Jaimee Fourlis / Jessica Moore
Withdrawals During the tournament Kirsten Flipkens
References
External links Official website