Hobart International
Hobart International | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 1994 |
Location | Hobart Australia |
Venue | Hobart International Tennis Centre |
Category | International |
Surface | Hard (Plexicushion) – outdoors |
Draw | 32S / 24Q / 16D |
Prize money | US$275,000 (2020) |
Website | HobartInternational.com.au |
Current champions (2020) | |
Women's singles | Elena Rybakina |
Women's doubles | Nadiia Kichenok Sania Mirza |
The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour and is classed as an International tournament (previously Tier IV). It is competed on outdoor hardcourts, and is held in the run-up to the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the Australian Open as part of the Australian Open Series.
The tournament is held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre. It was previously sponsored by Moorilla Wines, ANZ and Schweppes. The tournament has played host to a number of top players in the past, such as World #1's Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin and Serena Williams. Other top players who have participated in the event include Australian Open and Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie, and current/former Top 10 players Jelena Dokić, Alicia Molik, Flavia Pennetta, Chanda Rubin, Patty Schnyder, Samantha Stosur and Vera Zvonareva.
Redevelopment[]
Prior to the Australian Open changing its court surface, the tournament was played on Rebound Ace. When the Australian Open changed to Plexicushion in 2008, all Australian Open Series tournaments were required to change their court surfaces to Plexicushion. The Moorilla Hobart International, however, retained Rebound Ace. Tennis Australia announced that in order for Hobart to keep its tournament, it was required to make significant improvements to the facility, including resurfacing the courts to Plexicushion and improving the seating facilities. The Domain Tennis Centre resurfaced its hardcourts to Plexicushion in late 2008, in time for the 2009 tournament.
Midway through 2009, the Tasmanian Government announced a $2.25 million to fund redevelopments to the Domain Tennis Centre over 2009–10.[1] This announcement was to ensure that the Moorilla Hobart International tournament was retained. Prior to the 2010 singles final, representatives from Tennis Australia, along with tournament director Michael Roberts, announced that the future of the tournament would be secured through to 2013.[2]
In 2009, the Domain Tennis Centre began a series of redevelopments in order to ensure the tournament's future.[3] The first stage of these redevelopments included the demolition of the northern seating to make way for a permanent Corporate Stand and also a new Media Stand at the southern end of the Centre Court. This was completed prior to the 2010 tournament. The second stage of the redevelopment is to construct new permanent grandstands at the eastern and western ends of the court, increasing seating from around 1000 spectators to 2800. The redevelopment was completed by the 2011 tournament.[4]
Past finals[]
Singles[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1994 | Mana Endo | Rachel McQuillan | 6–1, 6–7 (1–7), 6–4 |
1995 | Leila Meskhi | Li Fang | 6–2, 6–3 |
1996 | Julie Halard-Decugis | Mana Endo | 6–1, 6–2 |
1997 | Dominique van Roost | Marianne Werdel Witmeyer | 6–3, 6–3 |
1998 | Patty Schnyder | Dominique van Roost | 6–3, 6–2 |
1999 | Chanda Rubin | Rita Grande | 6–2, 6–3 |
2000 | Kim Clijsters | Chanda Rubin | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
2001 | Rita Grande | Jennifer Hopkins | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
2002 | Martina Suchá | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7–6 (9–7), 6–1 |
2003 | Alicia Molik | Amy Frazier | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
2004 | Amy Frazier | Shinobu Asagoe | 6–3, 6–3 |
2005 | Zheng Jie | Gisela Dulko | 6–2, 6–0 |
2006 | Michaëlla Krajicek | Iveta Benešová | 6–2, 6–1 |
2007 | Anna Chakvetadze | Vasilisa Bardina | 6–3, 7–6 (7–3) |
2008 | Eleni Daniilidou | Vera Zvonareva | walkover |
2009 | Petra Kvitová | Iveta Benešová | 7–5, 6–1 |
2010 | Alona Bondarenko | Shahar Pe'er | 6–2, 6–4 |
2011 | Jarmila Groth | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6–4, 6–3 |
2012 | Mona Barthel | Yanina Wickmayer | 6–1, 6–2 |
2013 | Elena Vesnina | Mona Barthel | 6–3, 6–4 |
2014 | Garbiñe Muguruza | Klára Zakopalová | 6–4, 6–0 |
2015 | Heather Watson | Madison Brengle | 6–3, 6–4 |
2016 | Alizé Cornet | Eugenie Bouchard | 6–1, 6–2 |
2017 | Elise Mertens | Monica Niculescu | 6–3, 6–1 |
2018 | Elise Mertens (2) | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
2019 | Sofia Kenin | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6–3, 6–0 |
2020 | Elena Rybakina | Zhang Shuai | 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Doubles[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1994 | Linda Wild Chanda Rubin |
Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan |
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–1) |
1995 | Kyōko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama |
Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland |
2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
1996 | Yayuk Basuki Kyōko Nagatsuka (2) |
Kerry-Anne Guse Park Sung-hee |
7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
1997 | Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi |
Barbara Rittner Dominique Monami |
6–3, 6–1 |
1998 | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
1999 | Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova |
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Émilie Loit |
6–2, 6–2 |
2000 | Rita Grande Émilie Loit |
Kim Clijsters Alicia Molik |
6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
2001 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva |
Ruxandra Dragomir Virginia Ruano Pascual |
6–4, 6–1 |
2002 | Tathiana Garbin Rita Grande (2) |
Catherine Barclay-Reitz Christina Wheeler |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
2003 | Cara Black (2) Elena Likhovtseva (2) |
Barbara Schett Patricia Wartusch |
7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
2004 | Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto |
Els Callens Barbara Schett |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
2005 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina |
6–4, 7–5 |
2006 | Émilie Loit (2) Nicole Pratt |
Jill Craybas Jelena Kostanić |
6–2, 6–1 |
2007 | Elena Likhovtseva (3) Elena Vesnina |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
2008 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual (2) |
Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr |
6–2, 6–4 |
2009 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta |
Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
2010 | Chuang Chia-jung Květa Peschke |
Chan Yung-jan Monica Niculescu |
3–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
2011 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
Kateryna Bondarenko Līga Dekmeijere |
6–3, 7–5 |
2012 | Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu |
Chuang Chia-jung Marina Erakovic |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–5] |
2013 | Garbiñe Muguruza María Teresa Torró Flor |
Tímea Babos Mandy Minella |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
2014 | Monica Niculescu (2) Klára Zakopalová |
Lisa Raymond Zhang Shuai |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
2015 | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson |
Vitalia Diatchenko Monica Niculescu |
7–5, 6–3 |
2016 | Han Xinyun Christina McHale |
Kimberly Birrell Jarmila Wolfe |
6–3, 6–0 |
2017 | Raluca Olaru Olga Savchuk |
Gabriela Dabrowski Yang Zhaoxuan |
0–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
2018 | Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs |
Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya |
6–2, 6–2 |
2019 | Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan |
Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson |
6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
2020 | Nadiia Kichenok Sania Mirza |
Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai |
6–4, 6–4 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "$6.5 Million for Sport and Recreation Infrastructure". tas.gov.au. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Event's future secured". themercury.com.au. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Development begins at the Domain Tennis Centre". hobartinternational.com.au. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Celebrating 25 years in Hobart". Hobart International. 31 December 2017.
External links[]
- Hobart International
- Hard court tennis tournaments
- WTA Tour
- Tennis tournaments in Australia
- Sport in Hobart