2019 Hobart International
| 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 | |
| Doubles | |
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.
Points and prize money
    
    Point distribution
    
| 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 | — | — | — | — | 
Prize money
    
| 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 | — | $1,020 | $600 | 
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — | — | 
1 Points per the WTA.[1]
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Garcia | 19 | 1 | |
| Mihaela Buzărnescu | 24 | 2 | |
| Zhang Shuai | 40 | 3 | |
| Maria Sakkari | 41 | 4 | |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 42 | 5 | |
| Alizé Cornet | 45 | 6 | |
| Kirsten Flipkens | 47 | 7 | |
| Alison Van Uytvanck | 49 | 8 | 
- 1 Rankings as of 31 December 2018.
 
Other entrants
    
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:
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
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Hao-ching | Latisha Chan | 45 | 1 | ||
| Irina-Camelia Begu | Mihaela Buzărnescu | 48 | 2 | ||
| Monica Niculescu | Yang Zhaoxuan | 73 | 3 | ||
| Kirsten Flipkens | Johanna Larsson | 74 | 4 | 
- 1 Rankings as of 31 December 2018
 
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
    
    Singles
    
 Sofia Kenin def. 
 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 6–3, 6–0
Doubles
    
 Chan Hao-ching / 
 Latisha Chan def. 
 Kirsten Flipkens / 
 Johanna Larsson, 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
References
    
- "WTA: All about rankings". Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2016.