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2018 Hobart International – Singles

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Singles
2018 Hobart International
Final
ChampionBelgium Elise Mertens
Runner-upRomania Mihaela Buzărnescu
Score6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.[1]

Seeds

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  1. China Zhang Shuai (second round)
  2. Belgium Elise Mertens (champion)
  3. Romania Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
  4. France Alizé Cornet (first round)
  5. Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko (semifinals)
  6. Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
  7. Germany Tatjana Maria (first round)
  8. Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
5 Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 2 2
  Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 6 6
  Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 1 6 3
2 Belgium Elise Mertens 6 4 6
Q United Kingdom Heather Watson 4 6 2
2 Belgium Elise Mertens 6 1 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 China S Zhang 7 6
Poland M Linette 5 3 1 China S Zhang 63 4
WC Canada E Bouchard 4 3 Belarus A Sabalenka 77 6
Belarus A Sabalenka 6 6 Belarus A Sabalenka 1 1
Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 6 5 Ukraine L Tsurenko 6 6
Japan N Osaka 3 3 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 3 2
Hungary T Babos 62 2 5 Ukraine L Tsurenko 6 6
5 Ukraine L Tsurenko 77 6 5 Ukraine L Tsurenko 2 2
4 France A Cornet 2 4 Romania M Buzărnescu 6 6
Romania M Buzărnescu 6 6 Romania M Buzărnescu 7 6
Q Belgium A Van Uytvanck 6 64 4 PR Germany A-L Friedsam 5 4
PR Germany A-L Friedsam 4 77 6 Romania M Buzărnescu 77 6
Q Belgium K Flipkens 5 7 6 United States A Riske 65 1
Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 7 5 3 Q Belgium K Flipkens
United States A Riske 2 6 7 United States A Riske w/o
8 Czech Republic K Siniaková 6 3 5

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Germany T Maria 4 2
Croatia D Vekić 6 6 Croatia D Vekić 6 6
Czech Republic M Vondroušová 6 6 Czech Republic M Vondroušová 4 4
Russia N Vikhlyantseva 4 3 Croatia D Vekić 0 4
WC Australia J Fourlis 7 711 Q United Kingdom H Watson 6 6
Q Serbia N Stojanović 5 69 WC Australia J Fourlis 2 2
Q United Kingdom H Watson 7 6 Q United Kingdom H Watson 6 6
3 Romania S Cîrstea 5 3 Q United Kingdom H Watson 4 6 2
6 Romania I-C Begu 3 2 2 Belgium E Mertens 6 1 6
Q Romania M Niculescu 6 6 Q Romania M Niculescu 6 6
United States V Lepchenko 6 77 United States V Lepchenko 4 2
Germany M Barthel 0 64 Q Romania M Niculescu
Brazil B Haddad Maia 6 6 2 Belgium E Mertens w/o
WC Australia L Cabrera 3 2 Brazil B Haddad Maia 4 4
Q Japan K Nara 0 4 2 Belgium E Mertens 6 6
2 Belgium E Mertens 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1. United Kingdom Heather Watson (qualified)
  2. Belgium Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
  3. Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck (qualified)
  4. Romania Monica Niculescu (qualified)
  5. France Pauline Parmentier (first round)
  6. United States Madison Brengle (qualifying competition)
  7. Japan Nao Hibino (qualifying competition)
  8. Japan Kurumi Nara (qualified)
  9. Croatia Jana Fett (first round)
  10. Romania Ana Bogdan (first round)
  11. Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp (first round)
  12. Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño (first round)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1 United Kingdom Heather Watson 6 6
  Australia Kimberly Birrell 3 2
1 United Kingdom Heather Watson 4 7 6
7 Japan Nao Hibino 6 5 3
  United States Jennifer Elie 4 77 3
7 Japan Nao Hibino 6 64 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Belgium Kirsten Flipkens 64 6 6
WC Australia Masa Jovanovic 77 1 0
2 Belgium Kirsten Flipkens 6 6
  Australia Naiktha Bains 4 2
  Australia Naiktha Bains 77 78
10 Romania Ana Bogdan 64 66

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 6 7
WC Australia Jessica Moore 3 5
3 Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 6 4 7
  Slovakia Jana Čepelová 3 6 5
  Slovakia Jana Čepelová 4 6 6
9 Croatia Jana Fett 6 0 4

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Romania Monica Niculescu 6 6
WC Australia Alison Bai 2 0
4 Romania Monica Niculescu 6 6
  Russia Alla Kudryavtseva 0 4
  Russia Alla Kudryavtseva 77 6
11 Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp 62 3

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5 France Pauline Parmentier 2 1
  Israel Julia Glushko 6 6
  Israel Julia Glushko 1 4
  Serbia Nina Stojanović 6 6
  Serbia Nina Stojanović 6 6
12 Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño 4 1

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6 United States Madison Brengle 6 6
  Russia Veronika Kudermetova 3 4
6 United States Madison Brengle 3 4
8 Japan Kurumi Nara 6 6
WC Australia Astra Sharma 0 1
8 Japan Kurumi Nara 6 6

References

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