2018 Hobart International
Coordinates: 42°52′24″S 147°19′47″E / 42.87333°S 147.32972°E
2018 Hobart International | |
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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 |
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.
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:
- Eugenie Bouchard[2]
- Lizette Cabrera
- Jaimee Fourlis[3]
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 | 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:
- Alison Bai / Lizette Cabrera
- Jaimee Fourlis / Jessica Moore
Withdrawals[]
- During the tournament
- Kirsten Flipkens
Champions[]
Singles[]
- Elise Mertens def. Mihaela Buzărnescu, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Doubles[]
- Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs def. Lyudmyla Kichenok / Makoto Ninomiya, 6–2, 6–2
References[]
- ^ "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. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ "Rising star Fourlis awarded wildcard - Hobart International Tennis". Hobart International Tennis. 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
Categories:
- 2018 Hobart International
- 2018 WTA Tour
- 2018 in Australian tennis
- Hobart International
- January 2018 sports events in Australia