The 2023 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 28th edition of the

Hobart International The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour and is classed as an Interna ...

and part of the WTA 250 tournaments of the

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. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in

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, Australia from 9 to 14 January 2023. This was the first event since 2020, after a two-year absence following the 2021 and 2022 editions had been cancelled due to the

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Champions

Singles

* Lauren Davis def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7–6^(7–0), 6–2

Doubles

* Kirsten Flipkens / Laura Siegemund def.

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/ Panna Udvardy 6–4, 7–5

Points and prize money

Point distribution

¹ Points per the WTA.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of 2 January 2023.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Sloane Stephens The following player received entry using a special exempt: * Ysaline Bonaventure The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: *

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* Laura Siegemund *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Anna Blinkova * Lauren Davis * Tereza Martincová * Nuria Párrizas Díaz * Maryna Zanevska * Tamara Zidanšek The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Wang Xinyu

Withdrawals

* Danka Kovinić → replaced by Wang Xinyu * Wang Xiyu → replaced by Tatjana Maria

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of 2 January 2023.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Latisha Chan /

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Withdrawals

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References

External links

* {{2023 WTA Tour

Hobart International