2018 Hobart International – Singles

Elise Mertens was the defending champion heading into the tournament. She successfully defended the title after defeating unseeded Romanian, Mihaela Buzărnescu in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to become the first two-time champion at the Hobart International. The final saw four rain separate rain delays which saw the match be completed in eight hours.[1]

Singles
2018 Hobart International
Champion Elise Mertens
Runner-up Mihaela Buzărnescu
Final score6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Draw32 (6Q / 3WC)
Seeds8
Main article: 2018 Hobart International

Seeds
  1. Zhang Shuai (Second round)
  2. Elise Mertens (Champion)
  3. Sorana Cîrstea (First round)
  4. Alizé Cornet (First round)
  5. Lesia Tsurenko (Semifinals)
  6. Irina-Camelia Begu (First round)
  7. Tatjana Maria (First round)
  8. Kateřina Siniaková (First round)

Draw

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
5 Lesia Tsurenko 2 2
  Mihaela Buzărnescu 6 6
  Mihaela Buzărnescu 1 6 3
2 Elise Mertens 6 4 6
Q Heather Watson 4 6 2
2 Elise Mertens 6 1 6

Top half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 S Zhang 7 6
M Linette 5 3 1 S Zhang 63 4
WC E Bouchard 4 3 A Sabalenka 77 6
A Sabalenka 6 6 A Sabalenka 1 1
Y Putintseva 6 6 5 L Tsurenko 6 6
N Osaka 3 3 Y Putintseva 3 2
T Babos 62 2 5 L Tsurenko 6 6
5 L Tsurenko 77 6 5 L Tsurenko 2 2
4 A Cornet 2 4 M Buzărnescu 6 6
M Buzărnescu 6 6 M Buzărnescu 7 6
Q A Van Uytvanck 6 64 4 PR A-L Friedsam 5 4
PR A-L Friedsam 4 77 6 M Buzărnescu 77 6
Q K Flipkens 5 7 6 A Riske 65 1
Kr Plíšková 7 5 3 Q K Flipkens
A Riske 2 6 7 A Riske w/o
8 K Siniaková 6 3 5

Bottom half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 T Maria 4 2
D Vekić 6 6 D Vekić 6 6
M Vondroušová 6 6 M Vondroušová 4 4
N Vikhlyantseva 4 3 D Vekić 0 4
WC J Fourlis 7 711 Q H Watson 6 6
Q N Stojanović 5 69 WC J Fourlis 2 2
Q H Watson 7 6 Q H Watson 6 6
3 S Cîrstea 5 3 Q H Watson 4 6 2
6 I-C Begu 3 2 2 E Mertens 6 1 6
Q M Niculescu 6 6 Q M Niculescu 6 6
V Lepchenko 6 77 V Lepchenko 4 2
M Barthel 0 64 Q M Niculescu
B Haddad Maia 6 6 2 E Mertens w/o
WC L Cabrera 3 2 B Haddad Maia 4 4
Q K Nara 0 4 2 E Mertens 6 6
2 E Mertens 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Heather Watson (Qualified)
  2. Kirsten Flipkens (Qualified)
  3. Alison Van Uytvanck (Qualified)
  4. Monica Niculescu (Qualified)
  5. Pauline Parmentier (First round)
  6. Madison Brengle (Qualifying competition)
  7. Nao Hibino (Qualifying competition)
  8. Kurumi Nara (Qualified)
  9. Jana Fett (First round)
  10. Ana Bogdan (First round)
  11. Richèl Hogenkamp (First round)
  12. Mariana Duque Mariño (First round)

Qualifiers
  1. Heather Watson
  2. Kirsten Flipkens
  3. Alison Van Uytvanck
  4. Monica Niculescu
  5. Nina Stojanović
  6. Kurumi Nara

Qualifying draw

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Heather Watson 6 6
  Kimberly Birrell 3 2
1 Heather Watson 4 7 6
7 Nao Hibino 6 5 3
  Jennifer Elie 4 77 3
7 Nao Hibino 6 64 6

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Kirsten Flipkens 64 6 6
WC Masa Jovanovic 77 1 0
2 Kirsten Flipkens 6 6
  Naiktha Bains 4 2
  Naiktha Bains 77 78
10 Ana Bogdan 64 66

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Alison Van Uytvanck 6 7
WC Jessica Moore 3 5
3 Alison Van Uytvanck 6 4 7
  Jana Čepelová 3 6 5
  Jana Čepelová 4 6 6
9 Jana Fett 6 0 4

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Monica Niculescu 6 6
WC Alison Bai 2 0
4 Monica Niculescu 6 6
  Alla Kudryavtseva 0 4
  Alla Kudryavtseva 77 6
11 Richèl Hogenkamp 62 3

Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Pauline Parmentier 2 1
  Julia Glushko 6 6
  Julia Glushko 1 4
  Nina Stojanović 6 6
  Nina Stojanović 6 6
12 Mariana Duque Mariño 4 1

Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Madison Brengle 6 6
  Veronika Kudermetova 3 4
6 Madison Brengle 3 4
8 Kurumi Nara 6 6
WC Astra Sharma 0 1
8 Kurumi Nara 6 6

References
  1. "Hobart International 2018: The final serve". Hobart International. January 14, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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