2018_Hobart_International
2018 Hobart International
Tennis tournament
Main article: Hobart International
Quick Facts Date, Edition ...
| 2018 Hobart International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 7–13 January 2018 | |||
| Edition | 25th | |||
| Category | WTA International tournaments | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $250,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Hobart, Australia | |||
| Venue | Hobart International Tennis Centre | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Elise Mertens | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
Elise Mertens /  Demi Schuurs | ||||
| ||||
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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.
Singles
Main article: 2018 Hobart International – Singles
Elise Mertens defeated 
Mihaela Buzărnescu, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Doubles
Main article: 2018 Hobart International – Doubles
- Elise Mertens /
Demi Schuurs defeated 
Lyudmyla Kichenok / 
Makoto Ninomiya, 6–2, 6–2
Point distribution
More information Singles, Doubles ...
| Event | 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 | — | — | — | — |
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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 | — | $1,020 | $600 |
| Doubles | $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.[1]
Seeds
More information Country, Player ...
| 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 |
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- 1 Rankings as of 1 January 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
Shelby Rogers → replaced by 
Beatriz Haddad Maia
- During the tournament
Seeds
More information Country, Player ...
| 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 |
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- 1 Rankings as of 1 January 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
- "WTA: All about rankings". Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "Bouchard joins 2018 field as wildcard - Hobart International Tennis". Hobart International Tennis. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Rising star Fourlis awarded wildcard – Hobart International Tennis". Hobart International Tennis. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.