2018 Hobart International

The 2018 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 7 through 13 January 2018.

Singles

 * 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens defeated 🇷🇴 Mihaela Buzărnescu, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles

 * 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs defeated 🇺🇦 Lyudmyla Kichenok / 🇯🇵 Makoto Ninomiya, 6–2, 6–2

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

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 1 January 2018.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇨🇦 Eugenie Bouchard
 * 🇦🇺 Lizette Cabrera
 * 🇦🇺 Jaimee Fourlis

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
 * 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Friedsam

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens
 * 🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara
 * 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu
 * 🇷🇸 Nina Stojanović
 * 🇧🇪 Alison Van Uytvanck
 * 🇬🇧 Heather Watson

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇺🇸 Shelby Rogers → replaced by 🇧🇷 Beatriz Haddad Maia


 * During the tournament
 * 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens
 * 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 1 January 2018.

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Alison Bai / 🇦🇺 Lizette Cabrera
 * 🇦🇺 Jaimee Fourlis / 🇦🇺 Jessica Moore

Withdrawals

 * During the tournament
 * 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens