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| 2019 Hobart International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7–12 January 2019 |
| Edition | 26th |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Hobart, Australia |
| Venue | Hobart International Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Sofia Kenin | |
| Doubles | |
 Chan Hao-ching /Latisha Chan | |
The2019 Hobart International was a women'stennis tournament played on outdoorhard courts. It was the 26th edition of theHobart International and was part of theWTA International tournaments of the2019 WTA Tour. It took place at theHobart International Tennis Centre inHobart, Australia from 7 to 12 January 2019.
The singles was won by unseeded AmericanSofia Kenin who took home her first WTA title after defeatingAnna Karolína Schmiedlová from Slovakia in straight sets. In the doubles it was Taiwanese pair inChan Hao-ching andLatisha Chan who won in three sets over their opponents inKirsten Flipkens andJohanna Larsson.
Sofia Kenin defeated
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 6–3, 6–0Chan Hao-ching /Latisha Chan defeated
Kirsten Flipkens /
Johanna Larsson, 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]| Event1 | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | N/a | $1,020 | $600 |
| Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
1 Points per the WTA.[1]
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA | Caroline Garcia | 19 | 1 |
 ROU | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 24 | 2 |
 CHN | Zhang Shuai | 40 | 3 |
 GRE | Maria Sakkari | 41 | 4 |
 RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 42 | 5 |
| FRA | Alizé Cornet | 45 | 6 |
| BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | 47 | 7 |
| BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 49 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Eugenie Bouchard → replaced byAnna Karolína SchmiedlováRebecca Peterson → replaced byAna BogdanAlison Riske → replaced byMadison BrengleMagdaléna Rybáriková → replaced byEvgeniya RodinaWang Yafan → replaced by
Kateryna Kozlova| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Latisha Chan | 45 | 1 |
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | ROU | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 48 | 2 |
| ROU | Monica Niculescu | CHN | Yang Zhaoxuan | 73 | 3 |
| BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 74 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Dalila Jakupović (viral illness)
