2018 Hobart International – Singles
# 2018 Hobart International – Singles

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.

## Seeds

* Zhang Shuai (second round)
* Elise Mertens (champion)
* Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
* Alizé Cornet (first round)
* Lesia Tsurenko (semifinals)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
* Tatjana Maria (first round)
* Kateřina Siniaková (first round)

## Draw

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Lesia Tsurenko | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | S Zhang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 5 | 3 | | 1 | S Zhang | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Bouchard | 4 | 3 | | | A Sabalenka | $7^7$ | 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 | $6^2$ | 2 | | 5 | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Tsurenko | $7^7$ | 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 | $6^4$ | 4 | PR | A-L Friedsam | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A-L Friedsam | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | M Buzărnescu | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Flipkens | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | A Riske | $6^5$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | Q | H Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | N Stojanović | 5 | $6^9$ | 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 | $7^7$ | | V Lepchenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 0 | $6^4$ | | | | | 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

* Heather Watson (qualified)
* Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
* Alison Van Uytvanck (qualified)
* Monica Niculescu (qualified)
* Pauline Parmentier (first round)
* Madison Brengle (qualifying competition)
* Nao Hibino (qualifying competition)
* Kurumi Nara (qualified)
* Jana Fett (first round)
* Ana Bogdan (first round)
* Richèl Hogenkamp (first round)
* Mariana Duque Mariño (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Heather Watson
* Kirsten Flipkens
* Alison Van Uytvanck
* Monica Niculescu
* Nina Stojanović
* Kurumi Nara

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Kimberly Birrell | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Kimberly Birrell | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Heather Watson | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | Jennifer Elie | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | 7 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Nao Hibino | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Kirsten Flipkens | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Masa Jovanovic | $7^7$ | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Masa Jovanovic | $7^7$ | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Naiktha Bains | 4 | 2 |
| | Naiktha Bains | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | Naiktha Bains | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Ana Bogdan | $6^4$ | $6^6$ | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| WC | Jessica Moore | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
| WC | Jessica Moore | 3 | 5 | | 3 | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Jana Čepelová | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | Jana Čepelová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Jana Čepelová | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | Jana Fett | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Alison Bai | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Alison Bai | 2 | 0 | 4 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 0 | 4 |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | $7^7$ | 6 | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Richèl Hogenkamp | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Pauline Parmentier | 2 | 1 | | | |
| | Julia Glushko | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Julia Glushko | 6 | 6 | Julia Glushko | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | Nina Stojanović | 6 | 6 |
| | Nina Stojanović | 6 | 6 | Nina Stojanović | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Mariana Duque Mariño | 4 | 1 | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Veronika Kudermetova | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Veronika Kudermetova | 3 | 4 | 6 | Madison Brengle | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Astra Sharma | 0 | 1 | 8 | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | |
