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 separate rain delays, lasting eight hours.

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

Main article: 2018 Hobart International

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	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

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

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

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw