Hobart International, Tasmania, Australia, WTA International

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DATE: Jan 8 - Jan 14, 2016
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $226,750
FIELD SIZE: 32
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Alizé Cornet

Seeds:

1 BERTENS, Kiki
2 SEVASTOVA, Anastasija
3 NICULESCU, Monica
4 RISKE, Alison - Withdrawal
5 DOI, Misaki
6 CORNET, Alizé
7 MLADENOVIC, Kristina
8 KONJUH, Ana - Withdrawal

The Tournament:

Many of the WTA's stars venture to Australia for the Hobart International to get their games in gear the week before the start of the season's first Grand Slam - the Australian Open.

Launched in 1994, the tournament has produced a different winner every year. Src: WTA

The Players:

Kiki Bertens and Anastasija Sevastona head the seeds and are joined by defending champion Alizé Cornet. Alison Riske and Ana Konjuh are two late withdrawals from the tournament.

About Hobart

Hobart, capital and most populated city of Australia's island state of Tasmania, sits on the River Derwent. At its fashionable Salamanca Place, old sandstone warehouses host galleries and cafes. Nearby is Battery Point, a historic district with narrow lanes and colonial-era cottages. The city's backdrop is 1,270m-high Mount Wellington, with sweeping views, plus hiking and cycling trails.
Population: 221,000

Tourism Guide:

 

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The Draw:

 

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Results from the Hobart International Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Sunday

3-Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 6-2 6-3
Lizette Cabrera (Australia) beat 5-Misaki Doi (Japan) 6-4 5-7 7-5
Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) beat Pauline Parmentier (France) 6-4 6-3
Shelby Rogers (U.S.) beat 2-Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) 6-2 1-6 6-4

Shelby Rogers is one of the in-form players right now, getting rid of No.2 seed Anastasija Sevastova.

 

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Results from the Hobart International Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday

1-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) beat Annika Beck (Germany) 6-1 6-2
Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) beat Jaimee Fourlis (Australia) 7-6(10) 6-4
11-Johanna Larsson (Sweden) beat Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1
Elise Mertens (Belgium) beat 7-Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-1 6-2
Risa Ozaki (Japan) beat Kurumi Nara (Japan) 0-6 7-5 6-3
Sachia Vickery (U.S.) beat Teliana Pereira (Brazil) 6-3 7-6(5)
Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) beat Silvia Soler Espinosa (Spain) 6-2 6-3
Andrea Petkovic (Germany) beat Nicole Gibbs (U.S.) 6-4 6-0
Jana Fett (Croatia) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-3 6-2
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Spain) beat Mandy Minella (Luxembourg) 4-6 6-2 6-3
Veronica Cepede Royg (Paraguay) beat Cindy Burger (Netherlands) 6-0 3-6 6-3
Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) 6-3 6-4

 

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Results from the Hobart International Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Tuesday

3-Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 6-3 6-2
Elise Mertens (Belgium) beat Sachia Vickery (U.S.) 0-1 (Vickery retired)
Veronica Cepede Royg (Paraguay) beat Andrea Petkovic (Germany) 6-3 0-6 6-4

 

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Results from the Hobart International Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday

Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) beat 11-Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 6-4 6-4
1-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) beat Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) 6-1 6-4
Risa Ozaki (Japan) beat Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) 2-6 6-3 7-5

 

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Results from the Hobart International Women's Singles Quarterfinal matches on Thursday

3-Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Risa Ozaki (Japan) 6-4 6-4
Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) beat Shelby Rogers (U.S.) 4-6 6-4 6-3
Jana Fett (Croatia) beat Veronica Cepede Royg (Paraguay) 6-1 6-4
Elise Mertens (Belgium) beat 1-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 6-2 7-5

Curtains for #1 seed Kiki Bertens.

 

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Results from the Hobart International Women's Singles Semifinal matches on Friday

Elise Mertens (Belgium) beat Jana Fett (Croatia) 6-4 6-0
3-Monica Niculescu (Romania) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) walkover

 

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Hobart Final

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Monica Niculescu (3) v Elise Mertens

H2H: First Meeting

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Hobart Final

[Q] Elise Mertens (BEL) d [3] Monica Niculescu (ROU) | 6 - 3 | 6 - 1 |



Mertens was a qualifier here, so excellent result for her.