Singles
2018 Hobart International
Final
Champion	Elise Mertens
Runner-up	Mihaela Buzărnescu
Score	6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	32 (6 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Elise Mertens was the defending champion heading into the tournament. She successfully defended the title after defeating unseeded Romanian, Mihaela Buzărnescu in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to become the first two-time champion at the Hobart International. The final saw four separate rain delays, lasting eight hours.^[1]

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Lesia Tsurenko	2	2
		Mihaela Buzărnescu	6	6
									Mihaela Buzărnescu	1	6	3
								2	Elise Mertens	6	4	6
	Q	Heather Watson	4	6	2
	2	Elise Mertens	6	1	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Zhang	7	6
		M Linette	5	3				1	S Zhang	63	4
	WC	E Bouchard	4	3					A Sabalenka	77	6
		A Sabalenka	6	6												A Sabalenka	1	1
		Y Putintseva	6	6											5	L Tsurenko	6	6
		N Osaka	3	3					Y Putintseva	3	2
		T Babos	62	2				5	L Tsurenko	6	6
	5	L Tsurenko	77	6																		5	L Tsurenko	2	2
	4	A Cornet	2	4																			M Buzărnescu	6	6
		M Buzărnescu	6	6					M Buzărnescu	7	6
	Q	A Van Uytvanck	6	64	4			PR	A-L Friedsam	5	4
	PR	A-L Friedsam	4	77	6											M Buzărnescu	77	6
	Q	K Flipkens	5	7	6											A Riske	65	1
		Kr Plíšková	7	5	3			Q	K Flipkens
		A Riske	2	6	7				A Riske	w/o
	8	K Siniaková	6	3	5

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	T Maria	4	2
		D Vekić	6	6					D Vekić	6	6
		M Vondroušová	6	6					M Vondroušová	4	4
		N Vikhlyantseva	4	3												D Vekić	0	4
	WC	J Fourlis	7	711											Q	H Watson	6	6
	Q	N Stojanović	5	69				WC	J Fourlis	2	2
	Q	H Watson	7	6				Q	H Watson	6	6
	3	S Cîrstea	5	3																		Q	H Watson	4	6	2
	6	I-C Begu	3	2																		2	E Mertens	6	1	6
	Q	M Niculescu	6	6				Q	M Niculescu	6	6
		V Lepchenko	6	77					V Lepchenko	4	2
		M Barthel	0	64											Q	M Niculescu
		B Haddad Maia	6	6											2	E Mertens	w/o
	WC	L Cabrera	3	2					B Haddad Maia	4	4
	Q	K Nara	0	4				2	E Mertens	6	6
	2	E Mertens	6	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Heather Watson	6	6
		Kimberly Birrell	3	2
								1	Heather Watson	4	7	6
								7	Nao Hibino	6	5	3
		Jennifer Elie	4	77	3
	7	Nao Hibino	6	64	6

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kirsten Flipkens	64	6	6
	WC	Masa Jovanovic	77	1	0
								2	Kirsten Flipkens	6	6
									Naiktha Bains	4	2
		Naiktha Bains	77	78
	10	Ana Bogdan	64	66

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Alison Van Uytvanck	6	7
	WC	Jessica Moore	3	5
								3	Alison Van Uytvanck	6	4	7
									Jana Čepelová	3	6	5
		Jana Čepelová	4	6	6
	9	Jana Fett	6	0	4

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Monica Niculescu	6	6
	WC	Alison Bai	2	0
								4	Monica Niculescu	6	6
									Alla Kudryavtseva	0	4
		Alla Kudryavtseva	77	6
	11	Richèl Hogenkamp	62	3

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Pauline Parmentier	2	1
		Julia Glushko	6	6
									Julia Glushko	1	4
									Nina Stojanović	6	6
		Nina Stojanović	6	6
	12	Mariana Duque Mariño	4	1

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Madison Brengle	6	6
		Veronika Kudermetova	3	4
								6	Madison Brengle	3	4
								8	Kurumi Nara	6	6
	WC	Astra Sharma	0	1
	8	Kurumi Nara	6	6

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw