The 2023 edition of the Hobart International will be played out in January after a two-year gap because of the coronavirus pandemic. It can be watched live using the options mentioned below with all the details on how to watch the Hobart International live streaming and on TV below.
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It is a part of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour and is categorized as an International tournament. It is the final event in the buildup to the Australian Open, a part of the WTA 250 series and the victor here is awarded a total of 280 points.
Over the years, many prominent female athletes have participated in the WTA Hobart like Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic and Victoria Azarenka.
Since it is played in the week before the first Grand Slam of the season, many big players choose to opt out of this tournament and give their body the much-needed rest.
This leaves the field wide open for the young and emerging players, who are not just looking to make an impression on the tour but also tuning up to the Australian Open.
2023 WTA Hobart International Tennis Schedule & Dates
The 2023 WTA Hobart International Tennis will be played in the second week of the WTA season with the tournament starting out on Monday, January 9.
It will go on till Saturday, January 14 when the women’s singles final will be played as opposed to the Sunday that follows because of the Australian Open which kick-starts from Monday, January 16.
The qualifying rounds for the WTA Hobart International will begin over the weekend before the round one of matches.
Player List for 2023 WTA Hobart International Tennis
The player list for the 2023 Hobart International will be revealed soon, around a couple of weeks before the start of the tournament.
The last time the tournament was played in 2020, Elise Mertens led the draw with the Brisbane International semifinalist Garbine Muguruza was the second seeded. The remaining seeded players for the 2020 edition are mentioned below.
Women’s Singles
Elise Mertens, Garbine Muguruza, Elena Rybakina, Zhang Shuai, Veronika Kudermetova, Magda Linette, Rebecca Peterson, Caroline Garcia.
What Happened at the 2022 WTA Hobart International Tennis?
There was no Hobart International held in 2021 and 2022 because of the pandemic.
The 2020 edition of the WTA Hobart was won by Elena Rybakina, who defeated the fourth seeded Zhang Shuai in the final.
Earlier, the top seeded Mertens was stunned by British qualifier Heather Watson in the quarterfinal while second seeded Muguruza had to withdraw from her last eight match against Veronika Kudermetova.
Sofia Kenin began her excellent run in 2019 with a title win at the Hobart International. She was an unseeded player on account of being ranked 56th in the world at the start of the season but came back and finished the season ranked 14th in the world.
Kenin beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-3, 6-0 to win the title having overcome top seeded Caroline Garcia in the first round and Alize Cornet in the semifinals. Schmiedlova edged out Belinda Bencic in the other semifinal.
Two-time defending champion Elise Mertens did not participate in the tournament, featuring at the Sydney International instead.
Previous 10 Hobart International Tennis Title Winners
Women’s Singles:
2022: Not Held
2021: Not Held
2020: Elena Rybakina
2019: Sofia Kenin
2018: Elise Mertens
2017: Elise Mertens
2016: Alize Cornet
2015: Heather Watson
2014: Garbine Muguruza
2013: Elena Vesnina
2012: Mona Barthel
2011: Jarmila Groth
2010: Alona Bondarenko
2009: Petra Kvitova
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2023 Hobart International Live on TV
The Hobart International will be live on the Channel Nine network in Australia. The TV channel details for all the other countries where the Hobart International will be broadcast live will be updated once the tournament draws closer.