2019 Hobart International

The 2019 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Hobart International and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 7 to 12 January 2019.

The singles was won by unseeded American Sofia Kenin who took home her first WTA title after defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová from Slovakia in straight sets. In the doubles it was Taiwanese pair in Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan who won in three sets over their opponents in Kirsten Flipkens and Johanna Larsson.

Singles

 * 🇺🇸 Sofia Kenin defeated 🇸🇰 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 6–3, 6–0

Doubles

 * Chan Hao-ching / Latisha Chan defeated 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens / 🇸🇪 Johanna Larsson, 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]

Prize money
1 Points per the WTA. 2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 31 December 2018.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia
 * 🇦🇺 Zoe Hives
 * 🇦🇺 Ellen Perez

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Alison Bai
 * 🇷🇺 Anna Blinkova
 * 🇵🇱 Magda Linette
 * 🇧🇪 Greet Minnen
 * 🇩🇪 Laura Siegemund
 * 🇬🇧 Heather Watson

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇺🇸 Madison Brengle
 * 🇺🇦 Kateryna Kozlova

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇨🇦 Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by 🇸🇰 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
 * 🇸🇪 Rebecca Peterson → replaced by 🇷🇴 Ana Bogdan
 * 🇺🇸 Alison Riske → replaced by 🇺🇸 Madison Brengle
 * 🇸🇰 Magdaléna Rybáriková → replaced by 🇷🇺 Evgeniya Rodina
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Yafan → replaced by 🇺🇦 Kateryna Kozlova

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 31 December 2018

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Alison Bai / 🇦🇺 Annerly Poulos
 * 🇦🇺 Zoe Hives / 🇦🇺 Ellen Perez

Withdrawals

 * During the tournament
 * Dalila Jakupović (viral illness)