2017 Hobart International

The 2017 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24nd edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 9 through 15 January 2017.

Singles

 * 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens defeated 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles

 * 🇷🇴 Raluca Olaru / 🇺🇦 Olga Savchuk defeated 🇨🇦 Gabriela Dabrowski / 🇨🇳 Yang Zhaoxuan, 0–6, 6–4, [10–5]

Prize money
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 2 January 2017.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Lizette Cabrera
 * 🇦🇺 Jaimee Fourlis
 * 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
 * 🇰🇿 Galina Voskoboeva

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * Jana Fett
 * 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens
 * 🇯🇵 Risa Ozaki
 * 🇧🇷 Teliana Pereira

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * Cindy Burger
 * Verónica Cepede Royg
 * 🇺🇸 Nicole Gibbs
 * 🇱🇺 Mandy Minella
 * 🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara
 * 🇪🇸 Sílvia Soler Espinosa
 * 🇺🇸 Sachia Vickery

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament:
 * 🇫🇷 Alizé Cornet (back injury) → replaced by Cindy Burger
 * 🇮🇹 Sara Errani (left thigh injury) → replaced by 🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara
 * 🇩🇪 Julia Görges (change in schedule) → replaced by Verónica Cepede Royg
 * Ana Konjuh (left toe injury) → replaced by 🇱🇺 Mandy Minella
 * 🇯🇵 Naomi Osaka (left wrist injury) → replaced by 🇺🇸 Nicole Gibbs
 * 🇺🇸 Alison Riske (change in schedule) → replaced by 🇪🇸 Sílvia Soler Espinosa
 * 🇨🇿 Kateřina Siniaková (change in schedule) → replaced by 🇺🇸 Sachia Vickery


 * During the tournament
 * 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko

Retirements

 * 🇺🇸 Sachia Vickery

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 2 January 2017.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Ashleigh Barty / 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua
 * 🇫🇷 Pauline Parmentier / 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone

The following pairs received entry as alternates:
 * 🇦🇺 Alison Bai / 🇦🇺 Lizette Cabrera
 * 🇦🇺 Jessica Moore / 🇹🇭 Varatchaya Wongteanchai

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇦🇺 Ashleigh Barty
 * 🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara


 * During the tournament
 * 🇮🇹 Sara Errani
 * 🇺🇦 Lyudmyla Kichenok
 * 🇺🇸 Abigail Spears