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.[1]

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

Seeds

1. Zhang Shuai (Second round)
2. Elise Mertens (Champion)
3. Sorana Cîrstea (First round)
4. Alizé Cornet (First round)
5. Lesia Tsurenko (Semifinals)
6. Irina-Camelia Begu (First round)
7. Tatjana Maria (First round)
8. Kateřina Siniaková (First round)

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	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							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	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

1. Heather Watson (Qualified)
2. Kirsten Flipkens (Qualified)
3. Alison Van Uytvanck (Qualified)
4. Monica Niculescu (Qualified)
5. Pauline Parmentier (First round)
6. Madison Brengle (Qualifying competition)
7. Nao Hibino (Qualifying competition)
8. Kurumi Nara (Qualified)
9. Jana Fett (First round)
10. Ana Bogdan (First round)
11. Richèl Hogenkamp (First round)
12. Mariana Duque Mariño (First round)

Qualifiers

1. Heather Watson
2. Kirsten Flipkens
3. Alison Van Uytvanck
4. Monica Niculescu
5. Nina Stojanović
6. Kurumi Nara

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	7^7	3
	7	Nao Hibino	6	6^4	6

Second qualifier

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

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	7^7	6
	11	Richèl Hogenkamp	6^2	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

1. "Hobart International 2018: The final serve". Hobart International. January 14, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw