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2020 Hobart International
Date	13–18 January 2020
Edition	27th
Category	WTA International tournaments
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$275,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Hobart, Australia
Venue	Hobart International Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Elena Rybakina
Doubles
Nadiia Kichenok / Sania Mirza
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The 2020 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the Hobart International and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 13 to 18 January 2020.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Points per the WTA.
Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
BEL	Elise Mertens	17	1
ESP	Garbiñe Muguruza	35	2
KAZ	Elena Rybakina	36	3
CHN	Zhang Shuai	38	4
RUS	Veronika Kudermetova	42	5
POL	Magda Linette	43	6
SWE	Rebecca Peterson	44	7
FRA	Caroline Garcia	46	8

• Rankings as of 6 January 2020.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Lizette Cabrera
• Garbiñe Muguruza
• Astra Sharma
• Samantha Stosur

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

• Catherine Bellis

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Sorana Cîrstea (withdrew)
• Ons Jabeur
• Kateryna Kozlova
• Christina McHale
• Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Heather Watson

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Nina Stojanović

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
TPE	Chan Hao-ching	TPE	Latisha Chan	30	1
CHN	Peng Shuai	CHN	Zhang Shuai	60	2
JPN	Makoto Ninomiya	CZE	Renata Voráčová	115	3
ESP	Georgina García Pérez	ESP	Sara Sorribes Tormo	133	4

• Rankings as of 6 January 2020

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Lizette Cabrera / Samantha Stosur
• Jessica Moore / Astra Sharma

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:

• Kateryna Bondarenko / Sharon Fichman
• Nadiia Kichenok / Sania Mirza

Champions

Singles

• Elena Rybakina def. Zhang Shuai 7–6, 6–3

Doubles

• Nadiia Kichenok / Sania Mirza def. Peng Shuai / Zhang Shuai 6–4, 6–4

References

1. "Hobart International Overview". wtatennis.com.
2. "WTA: All about rankings". Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
3. ^ "Australian duo Astra Sharma and Lizette Cabrera receive wildcards". www.hobartinternational.com.au. 9 January 2020.
4. "Garbine Muguruza to make Hobart International return in 2020". www.hobartinternational.com.au. 27 December 2019.
5. "Sam Stosur to make Hobart International return". www.hobartinternational.com.au. 21 November 2019.
6. "Impressive doubles field confirmed for 2020". www.hobartinternational.com.au. 2 January 2020.
7. "India's Mirza set for tennis comeback in Hobart". www.france24.com. 28 November 2019.

External links

• Official website

• 2020 Hobart International
• 2020 WTA Tour
• 2020 in Australian tennis
• Hobart International
• January 2020 sports events in Australia