2019 Hobart International – Singles
# 2019 Hobart International – Singles

Elise Mertens was the two-time defending champion but chose to compete in Sydney instead. Sofia Kenin won her first WTA Tour singles title without dropping a set. She defeated Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final, 6–3, 6–0.

## Seeds

* Caroline Garcia (first round)
* Mihaela Buzărnescu (first round)
* Zhang Shuai (first round)
* Maria Sakkari (first round)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
* Alizé Cornet (semifinals)
* Kirsten Flipkens (quarterfinals)
* Alison Van Uytvanck (second round)

## Draw

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Sofia Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Alizé Cornet | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Alizé Cornet | 2 | 4 | | Sofia Kenin | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 3 | 0 |
| | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 3 | 0 |
| | Belinda Bencic | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | C Garcia | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | S Kenin | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogdan | $6^8$ | 2 | | | O Jabeur | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | S Kenin | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | T Babos | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | K Flipkens | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | V Kužmová | 6 | 6 | | | V Kužmová | $7^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jakupović | 4 | 5 | | 7 | K Flipkens | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Flipkens | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Kenin | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | M Sakkari | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Cornet | 2 | 4 |
| Q | M Linette | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Linette | 1 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Minnen | 6 | 6 | | Q | G Minnen | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| LL | K Kozlova | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | Q | G Minnen | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | E Perez | 2 | 7 | 5 | | P Parmentier | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Bai | 4 | 2 | | 6 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | A Van Uytvanck | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Brengle | $6^5$ | 5 | | 8 | A Van Uytvanck | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 7 | $6^5$ | 6 | | AK Schmiedlová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 5 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | AK Schmiedlová | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | H Watson | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | I-C Begu | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Blinkova | 6 | 0 | 6 | Q | A Blinkova | 6 | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Zhang | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | AK Schmiedlová | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | B Bencic | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 |
| | V Lapko | 6 | 3 | 6 | | V Lapko | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Siegemund | 3 | 1 | | | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Yastremska | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| | J Larsson | $6^1$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | | B Bencic | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Z Hives | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | WC | Z Hives | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bencic | 4 | 6 | 7 | | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Mona Barthel (moved to main draw, withdrew)
* Dalila Jakupović (moved to main draw)
* Magda Linette (qualified)
* Lara Arruabarrena (first round)
* Polona Hercog (first round)
* Sara Sorribes Tormo (first round)
* Madison Brengle (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Heather Watson (qualified)
* Anastasia Potapova (first round)
* Anna Blinkova (qualified)
* Katie Boulter (first round)
* Kateryna Kozlova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Heather Watson
* Laura Siegemund
* Magda Linette
* Anna Blinkova
* Alison Bai
* Greet Minnen

### Lucky losers

* Kateryna Kozlova
* Madison Brengle

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | Sabrina Santamaria | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | Isabelle Wallace | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Isabelle Wallace | 6 | 6 | | Isabelle Wallace | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 |
| | Naiktha Bains | 5 | 3 | 8 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Heather Watson | 7 | 6 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | Alexandra Panova | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Laura Siegemund | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Laura Siegemund | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Laura Siegemund | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Madison Brengle | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 |
| WC | Belinda Woolcock | 1 | 5 | | 7 | Madison Brengle | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 |
| 7 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Seone Mendez | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Seone Mendez | 0 | 3 | 3 | Magda Linette | $7^9$ | $6^5$ | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Kateryna Kozlova | $6^7$ | $7^7$ | 4 |
| | Irina Ramialison | $6^3$ | 3 | 12 | Kateryna Kozlova | $6^7$ | $7^7$ | 4 |
| 12 | Kateryna Kozlova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Lara Arruabarrena | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kaylah McPhee | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kaylah McPhee | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Kaylah McPhee | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | 10 | Anna Blinkova | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Gabriella Da Silva-Fick | 4 | 2 | | 10 | Anna Blinkova | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Polona Hercog | $7^7$ | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Olivia Rogowska | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Olivia Rogowska | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | WC | Olivia Rogowska | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 |
| | | | | | | Alison Bai | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
| | Alison Bai | 6 | 6 | | | Alison Bai | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
| 9 | Anastasia Potapova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 3 | $7^8$ | 3 | | | |
| | Fiona Ferro | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | |
| | Fiona Ferro | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | Fiona Ferro | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | Greet Minnen | 6 | 6 |
| | Greet Minnen | 6 | 3 | 6 | Greet Minnen | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Katie Boulter | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | |
