2017 Hobart International
42°52′24″S 147°19′47″E / 42.87333°S 147.32972°E / -42.87333; 147.32972
Tennis tournament
| 2017 Hobart International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 9–15 January 2017 | |||
| Edition | 24rd | |||
| Category | WTA International tournaments | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $250,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Hobart, Australia | |||
| Venue | Hobart International Tennis Centre | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Elise Mertens | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Raluca Olaru /  Olga Savchuk | ||||
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The 2017 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24nd edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 9 through 15 January 2017.[1]
Finals
Singles
Elise Mertens defeated 
Monica Niculescu, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles
- Raluca Olaru /
Olga Savchuk defeated 
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Yang Zhaoxuan, 0–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
| 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.[2]
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 NED | Kiki Bertens | 22 | 1 |
 LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 34 | 2 |
| ROU | Monica Niculescu | 38 | 3 |
 USA | |||
 JPN | Misaki Doi | 40 | 5 |
 FRA | |||
| FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 42 | 7 |
 CRO | |||
| JPN | |||
 ITA | |||
 SWE | Johanna Larsson | 50 | 11 |
- 1 Rankings as of 2 January 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[3]
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Cindy Burger
Verónica Cepede Royg
Nicole Gibbs
Mandy Minella
Kurumi Nara
Sílvia Soler Espinosa- Sachia Vickery
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Alizé Cornet (back injury) → replaced by Cindy Burger
Sara Errani (left thigh injury) → replaced by Kurumi Nara
Julia Görges (change in schedule) → replaced by Verónica Cepede Royg
Ana Konjuh (left toe injury) → replaced by Mandy Minella- Naomi Osaka (left wrist injury) → replaced by Nicole Gibbs
- Alison Riske (change in schedule) → replaced by Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Kateřina Siniaková (change in schedule) → replaced by Sachia Vickery
- During the tournament
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROU | Monica Niculescu | USA | Abigail Spears | 40 | 1 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | SWE | Johanna Larsson | 63 | 2 |
 CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski |  CHN | Yang Zhaoxuan | 99 | 3 |
 ARG | María Irigoyen | CHN | Liang Chen | 114 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 2 January 2017.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Alison Bai / Lizette Cabrera- Jessica Moore /
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- During the tournament
References
External links
- Official website
