2017 Hobart International

Main article: Hobart International

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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

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### Singles

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Main article: 2017 Hobart International – Singles

* Elise Mertens defeated  Monica Niculescu, 6–3, 6–1

### Doubles

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Main article: 2017 Hobart International – Doubles

* Raluca Olaru /  Olga Savchuk defeated  Gabriela Dabrowski /  Yang Zhaoxuan, 0–6, 6–4, [10–5]

## Points and prize money

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### Point distribution

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Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | Round of 16  | Round of 32  | Q  | Q3  | Q2  | Q1

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Singles  | 280  | 180  | 110  | 60  | 30  | 1  | 18  | 14  | 10  | 1
Doubles  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —

### Prize money

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Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | Round of 16  | Round of 322 | Q3  | Q2  | Q1

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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

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### Seeds

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Country  | Player  | Rank1 | Seed

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NED | Kiki Bertens | 22  | 1
LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 34  | 2
ROU | Monica Niculescu | 38  | 3
~~ USA~~ | ~~Alison Riske~~ | ~~39~~ | ~~4~~
JPN | Misaki Doi | 40  | 5
~~FRA~~ | ~~Alizé Cornet~~ | ~~41~~ | ~~6~~
FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 42  | 7
~~CRO~~ | ~~Ana Konjuh~~ | ~~47~~ | ~~8~~
~~JPN~~ | ~~Naomi Osaka~~ | ~~48~~ | ~~9~~
~~ITA~~ | ~~Sara Errani~~ | ~~49~~ | ~~10~~
SWE | Johanna Larsson | 50  | 11

* 1 Rankings as of 2 January 2017.

### Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[3]

* Lizette Cabrera
* Jaimee Fourlis
* Francesca Schiavone

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

* Galina Voskoboeva

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

* Jana Fett
* Elise Mertens
* Risa Ozaki
* Teliana Pereira

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

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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

* Lesia Tsurenko

### Retirements

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* Sachia Vickery

## Doubles main-draw entrants

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### Seeds

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Country  | Player  | Country  | Player  | Rank1 | Seed

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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

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

* Ashleigh Barty /  Casey Dellacqua
* Pauline Parmentier /  Francesca Schiavone

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

* Alison Bai /  Lizette Cabrera
* Jessica Moore /  Varatchaya Wongteanchai

### Withdrawals

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Before the tournament

* Ashleigh Barty
* Kurumi Nara

During the tournament

* Sara Errani
* Lyudmyla Kichenok
* Abigail Spears

## References

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1. ^ "Tournament dates". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
2. ^ "WTA: All about rankings". Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
3. ^ "In form field ready for Hobart International". Retrieved 4 January 2016.[permanent dead link]

## External links

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* Official website

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