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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.
See main article: 2018 Hobart International – Singles.
Elise Mertens defeated 
Mihaela Buzărnescu, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3See main article: 2018 Hobart International – Doubles.
Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs defeated 
Lyudmyla Kichenok / 
Makoto Ninomiya, 6–2, 6–2| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 | ||||
| Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | |||||||
| Doubles prize money per team | ||||||||||||
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.[1]
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | Zhang Shuai | 35 | 1 | |
| Belgium | Elise Mertens | 36 | 2 | |
| Romania | Sorana Cîrstea | 37 | 3 | |
 France | Alizé Cornet | 38 | 4 | |
| Ukraine | Lesia Tsurenko | 42 | 5 | |
| Romania | Irina-Camelia Begu | 43 | 6 | |
| Tatjana Maria | 46 | 7 | ||
 Czech Republic | Kateřina Siniaková | 47 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Shelby Rogers → replaced by 
Beatriz Haddad Maia| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | Raluca Olaru | Ukraine | Olga Savchuk | 69 | 1 | |
| Belgium | Kirsten Flipkens | Nicole Melichar | 80 | 2 | ||
| Belgium | Elise Mertens | Demi Schuurs | 89 | 3 | ||
| Ukraine | Lyudmyla Kichenok | Japan | Makoto Ninomiya | 99 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
