2018 Hobart International

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.

Main article: Hobart International

2018 Hobart International
Date7 – 13 January 2018
Edition25th
CategoryWTA International tournaments
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard
LocationHobart, Australia
VenueHobart International Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Elise Mertens
Doubles
Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs

Points and prize money

Point distribution
Event1 W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q2 Q1
Singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 12 1
Doubles 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 322 Q Q2 Q1
Singles $43,000 $21,400 $11,500 $6,175 $3,400 $2,100 N/A $1,020 $600
Doubles * $12,300 $6,400 $3,435 $1,820 $960 N/A N/A N/A N/A

1 Points per the WTA.[1]
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 CHN Zhang Shuai 35 1
 BEL Elise Mertens 36 2
 ROU Sorana Cîrstea 37 3
 FRA Alizé Cornet 38 4
 UKR Lesia Tsurenko 42 5
 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 43 6
 GER Tatjana Maria 46 7
 CZE Kateřina Siniaková 47 8
  • 1 Rankings as of January 1, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
During the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ROU Raluca Olaru  UKR Olga Savchuk 69 1
 BEL Kirsten Flipkens  USA Nicole Melichar 80 2
 BEL Elise Mertens  NED Demi Schuurs 89 3
 UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok  JPN Makoto Ninomiya 99 4
  • 1 Rankings as of January 1, 2018.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals
During the tournament

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2018 Hobart International – Singles

Doubles
Main article: 2018 Hobart International – Doubles
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References
  1. "WTA: All about rankings". Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. "Bouchard joins 2018 field as wildcard - Hobart International Tennis". Hobart International Tennis. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. "Rising star Fourlis awarded wildcard - Hobart International Tennis". Hobart International Tennis. 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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