2019 Hobart International – Singles

Elise Mertens was the two-time defending champion but chose to compete in Sydney instead. Sofia Kenin won her first WTA Tour singles title without dropping a set. She defeated Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the final, 6–3, 6–0.

Seeds
• #🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia (first round)

• #🇷🇴 Mihaela Buzărnescu (first round)

• #🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai (first round)

• # Maria Sakkari (first round)

• #🇷🇺 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)

• #🇫🇷 Alizé Cornet (semifinals)

• #🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens (quarterfinals)

• #🇧🇪 Alison Van Uytvanck (second round)

Seeds
• # 🇩🇪 Mona Barthel (moved to main draw, withdrew)

• # Dalila Jakupović (moved to main draw)

• # 🇵🇱 Magda Linette (qualified)

• # 🇪🇸 Lara Arruabarrena (first round)

• # Polona Hercog (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 Sara Sorribes Tormo (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Madison Brengle (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇬🇧 Heather Watson (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Anastasia Potapova (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Anna Blinkova (qualified)

• # 🇬🇧 Katie Boulter (first round)

• # 🇺🇦 Kateryna Kozlova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers
• # 🇬🇧 Heather Watson

• # 🇩🇪 Laura Siegemund

• # 🇵🇱 Magda Linette

• # 🇷🇺 Anna Blinkova

• # 🇦🇺 Alison Bai

• # 🇧🇪 Greet Minnen

Lucky losers
• # 🇺🇦 Kateryna Kozlova

• # 🇺🇸 Madison Brengle