2018 Hobart International – Singles

Singles
2018 Hobart International
Champion	Elise Mertens
Runner-up	Mihaela Buzărnescu
Final score	6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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]

Seeds[]

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[]

Qualifiers[]

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[]

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw