2017 Hobart International – Singles

Alizé Cornet was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began due to a back injury.

Singles
2017 Hobart International
Champion	Elise Mertens
Runner-up	Monica Niculescu
Final score	6–3, 6–1
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Elise Mertens won her first WTA singles title, defeating Monica Niculescu in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Mertens had come through the qualifying tournament and thus became only the third qualifier to win the Hobart International, following Mona Barthel in 2012 and Garbiñe Muguruza in 2014.

Seeds

1. Kiki Bertens (Quarterfinals)
2. Anastasija Sevastova (First round)
3. Monica Niculescu (Final)
4. Alison Riske (Withdrew)
5. Misaki Doi (First round)
6. Alizé Cornet (Withdrew)
7. Kristina Mladenovic (First round)
8. Ana Konjuh (Withdrew)
9. Naomi Osaka (Withdrew)
10. Sara Errani (Withdrew)
11. Johanna Larsson (Second round)

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Elise Mertens	6	6
	Q	Jana Fett	4	0
								Q	Elise Mertens	6	6
								3	Monica Niculescu	3	1
	3	Monica Niculescu	w/o
		Lesia Tsurenko

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	K Bertens	6	6
		A Beck	1	2				1	K Bertens	6	6
	PR	G Voskoboeva	6	6				PR	G Voskoboeva	1	4
		P Parmentier	4	3											1	K Bertens	2	5
	Q	T Pereira	3	6^5											Q	E Mertens	6	7
	LL	S Vickery	6	7^7				LL	S Vickery	1^r
	Q	E Mertens	6	6				Q	E Mertens	0
	7	K Mladenovic	1	2																		Q	E Mertens	6	6
	5	M Doi	4	7	5																	Q	J Fett	4	0
	WC	L Cabrera	6	5	7			WC	L Cabrera	1	3
	WC	F Schiavone	3	2				Q	J Fett	6	6
	Q	J Fett	6	6											Q	J Fett	6	6
	LL	C Burger	0	6	3										LL	V Cepede Royg	1	4
	LL	V Cepede Royg	6	3	6			LL	V Cepede Royg	6	0	6
		A Petkovic	6	6					A Petkovic	3	6	4
	LL	N Gibbs	4	0

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	LL	K Nara	6	5	3
	Q	R Ozaki	0	7	6			Q	R Ozaki	2	6	7
		V Golubic	3	4					L Šafářová	6	3	5
		L Šafářová	6	6											Q	R Ozaki	4	4
		K Flipkens	7^12	6											3	M Niculescu	6	6
	WC	J Fourlis	6^10	4					K Flipkens	3	2
		J Janković	2	3				3	M Niculescu	6	6
	3	M Niculescu	6	6																		3	M Niculescu	w/o
	11	J Larsson	6^5	6	6																		L Tsurenko
		Kr Plíšková	7^7	3	1			11	J Larsson	4	4
		L Tsurenko	6	6					L Tsurenko	6	6
	LL	S Soler Espinosa	2	3												L Tsurenko	4	6	6
		L Arruabarrena	4	6	6											S Rogers	6	4	3
	LL	M Minella	6	2	3				L Arruabarrena	2	2
		S Rogers	6	1	6				S Rogers	6	6
	2	A Sevastova	2	6	4

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Kurumi Nara (First round, Lucky loser)
2. Çağla Büyükakçay (First round)
3. Hsieh Su-wei (withdrew)
4. Nicole Gibbs (Second round, Lucky loser)
5. Nao Hibino (First round)
6. Risa Ozaki (Qualified)
7. Mandy Minella (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
8. Sara Sorribes Tormo (First round)

Qualifiers

1. Elise Mertens
2. Jana Fett
3. Teliana Pereira
4. Risa Ozaki

Lucky Losers

1. Mandy Minella
2. Verónica Cepede Royg
3. Sachia Vickery
4. Sílvia Soler Espinosa
5. Cindy Burger
6. Nicole Gibbs
7. Kurumi Nara

First qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Kurumi Nara	6	5	4
	WC	Olivia Rogowska	4	7	6
								WC	Olivia Rogowska	6^6	0
									Sachia Vickery	7^8	6
		Sachia Vickery	6	6
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	1	0
																Sachia Vickery	4	2
																Elise Mertens	6	6
		Tatjana Maria	0	3
		Dalma Gálfi	6	6
									Dalma Gálfi	1	1
									Elise Mertens	6	6
		Elise Mertens	6	6
	5	Nao Hibino	3	4

Second qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Çağla Büyükakçay	2	6	2
		Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	2	6
									Sílvia Soler Espinosa	3	3
								PR	Jana Fett	6	6
	PR	Jana Fett	6	6
		Tereza Smitková	0	1
															PR	Jana Fett	6	1	6
																Verónica Cepede Royg	4	6	4
		Anastasia Pivovarova	7	5	6^4
		Barbara Haas	5	7	7^7
									Barbara Haas	6^5	6	3
									Verónica Cepede Royg	7^7	2	6
		Verónica Cepede Royg	6	6
	8	Sara Sorribes Tormo	1	2

Third qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	Alt	Teliana Pereira	7	4	6
		Elitsa Kostova	5	6	3
								Alt	Teliana Pereira	6	6
									Cindy Burger	2	4
		Cindy Burger	6	6
		Myrtille Georges	3	3
															Alt	Teliana Pereira	7	6
															7	Mandy Minella	5	0
	WC	Storm Sanders	4	2
		Tereza Martincová	6	6
									Tereza Martincová	6^2	2
								7	Mandy Minella	7^7	6
		Julia Boserup	7^7	2	3
	7	Mandy Minella	6^1	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Nicole Gibbs	6	6
		Ana Bogdan	4	2
								4	Nicole Gibbs	6	6^4	4
								WC	Ashleigh Barty	4	7^7	6
	WC	Ashleigh Barty	6	2	6
		Jang Su-jeong	3	6	4
															WC	Ashleigh Barty
															6	Risa Ozaki	w/o
		Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	3	6
		Dalila Jakupović	4	6	4
									Ekaterina Alexandrova	0	2
								6	Risa Ozaki	6	6
	WC	Tammi Patterson	6	6^8	1
	6	Risa Ozaki	3	7^10	6

See also

• 2017 Australian Open Series

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw