The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. The tournament was founded in 1994 as the Tasmanian International Open, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour and is classed as a WTA 250 tournament (previously International and Tier IV). It is played on outdoor hardcourts, and is held in the run-up to the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, the Australian Open as part of the Australian Open Series.

The tournament is held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre. It was previously sponsored by Moorilla Wines, ANZ and Schweppes. The tournament has played host to a number of top players in the past, such as World #1's Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin and Serena Williams. Other top players who have participated in the event include Australian Open and Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie, and former Top 10 players Jelena Dokić, Alicia Molik, Flavia Pennetta, Chanda Rubin, Patty Schnyder, Samantha Stosur and Vera Zvonareva.

History In 1893, the Tasmanian Lawn Tennis Championships were established as a combined men's and women's international tennis tournament. In 1969 that tournament's name was changed to the Tasmanian Open Championships, becoming the Tasmanian Open played in Hobart on hard courts in 1978. That tournament ended in 1980. In 1994 this successor event for former women's tournament was revived as the Tasmanian International Open and remained branded under that name until 2003 when the tournament name was changed to the Moorilla Hobart International. In 2014 the tournament was rebranded again as the Hobart International.

Redevelopment Prior to the Australian Open changing its court surface, the tournament was played on Rebound Ace. When the Australian Open changed to Plexicushion in 2008, all Australian Open Series tournaments were required to change their court surfaces to Plexicushion. The Moorilla Hobart International, however, retained Rebound Ace. Tennis Australia announced that in order for Hobart to keep its tournament, it was required to make significant improvements to the facility, including resurfacing the courts to Plexicushion and improving the seating facilities. The Domain Tennis Centre resurfaced its hardcourts to Plexicushion in late 2008, in time for the 2009 tournament.

Midway through 2009, the Tasmanian Government announced a $2.25 million to fund redevelopments to the Domain Tennis Centre over 2009–10. This announcement was to ensure that the Moorilla Hobart International tournament was retained. Prior to the 2010 singles final, representatives from Tennis Australia, along with tournament director Michael Roberts, announced that the future of the tournament would be secured through to 2013.

In 2009, the Domain Tennis Centre began a series of redevelopments in order to ensure the tournament's future. The first stage of these redevelopments included the demolition of the northern seating to make way for a permanent Corporate Stand and also a new Media Stand at the southern end of the Centre Court. This was completed prior to the 2010 tournament. The second stage of the redevelopment is to construct new permanent grandstands at the eastern and western ends of the court, increasing seating from around 1000 spectators to 2800. The redevelopment was completed by the 2011 tournament.

Past finals

Singles YearChampionRunner-upScore↓ Tier IV ↓1994 Mana Endo Rachel McQuillan 6–1, 6–7 (1–7), 6–41995 Leila Meskhi Li Fang 6–2, 6–31996 Julie Halard-Decugis Mana Endo 6–1, 6–21997 Dominique van Roost 6–3, 6–31998 Patty Schnyder Dominique van Roost 6–3, 6–21999 Chanda Rubin Rita Grande 6–2, 6–32000 Kim Clijsters Chanda Rubin 2–6, 6–2, 6–2↓ Tier V ↓2001 Rita Grande Jennifer Hopkins 0–6, 6–3, 6–32002 Martina Suchá Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–6 (9–7), 6–12003 Alicia Molik Amy Frazier 6–2, 4–6, 6–42004 Amy Frazier Shinobu Asagoe 6–3, 6–32005 Zheng Jie Gisela Dulko 6–2, 6–0↓ Tier IV ↓2006 Michaëlla Krajicek Iveta Benešová 6–2, 6–12007 Anna Chakvetadze Vasilisa Bardina 6–3, 7–6 (7–3)2008 Eleni Daniilidou Vera Zvonareva walkover↓ International ↓2009 Petra Kvitová Iveta Benešová 7–5, 6–12010 Alona Bondarenko Shahar Pe'er 6–2, 6–42011 Jarmila Groth Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–4, 6–32012 Mona Barthel Yanina Wickmayer 6–1, 6–22013 Elena Vesnina Mona Barthel 6–3, 6–42014 Garbiñe Muguruza Klára Zakopalová 6–4, 6–02015 Heather Watson Madison Brengle 6–3, 6–42016 Alizé Cornet Eugenie Bouchard 6–1, 6–22017 Elise Mertens Monica Niculescu 6–3, 6–12018 Elise Mertens (2) Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–1, 4–6, 6–32019 Sofia Kenin 6–3, 6–02020 Elena Rybakina Zhang Shuai 7–6(9–7), 6–32021 rowspan="2" colspan="3" 2022↓ WTA 250 ↓2023 Lauren Davis Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7–6(7–0), 6–22024 Emma Navarro Elise Mertens 6–1, 4–6, 7–52025 McCartney Kessler Elise Mertens 6–4, 3–6, 6–02026 Elisabetta Cocciaretto Iva Jovic 6–4, 6–4

Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1994 Linda Wild Chanda Rubin Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–1)1995 Kyōko Nagatsuka Ai Sugiyama Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland 2–6, 6–4, 6–21996 Yayuk Basuki Kyōko Nagatsuka (2) Kerry-Anne Guse Park Sung-hee 7–6(9–7), 6–31997 Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi Barbara Rittner Dominique Monami 6–3, 6–11998 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová 7–6(8–6), 6–31999 Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Émilie Loit 6–2, 6–22000 Rita Grande Émilie Loit Kim Clijsters Alicia Molik 6–2, 2–6, 6–32001 Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva Ruxandra Dragomir Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–4, 6–12002 Tathiana Garbin Rita Grande (2) Catherine Barclay-Reitz Christina Wheeler 6–2, 7–6(7–3)2003 Cara Black (2) Elena Likhovtseva (2) Barbara Schett Patricia Wartusch 7–5, 7–6(7–1)2004 Shinobu Asagoe Seiko Okamoto Els Callens Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–32005 Yan Zi Zheng Jie Anabel Medina Garrigues Dinara Safina 6–4, 7–52006 Émilie Loit (2) Nicole Pratt Jill Craybas Jelena Kostanić 6–2, 6–12007 Elena Likhovtseva (3) Elena Vesnina Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual 2–6, 6–1, 6–22008 (2) Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr 6–2, 6–42009 Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko 6–2, 7–6(7–4)2010 Chuang Chia-jung Květa Peschke Chan Yung-jan Monica Niculescu 3–6, 6–3, [10–7]2011 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci Kateryna Bondarenko Līga Dekmeijere 6–3, 7–52012 Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu Chuang Chia-jung Marina Erakovic 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–5]2013 Garbiñe Muguruza María Teresa Torró Flor Tímea Babos Mandy Minella 6–3, 7–6(7–5)2014 Monica Niculescu (2) Klára Zakopalová Lisa Raymond Zhang Shuai 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]2015 Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson Vitalia Diatchenko Monica Niculescu 7–5, 6–32016 Han Xinyun Christina McHale Kimberly Birrell Jarmila Wolfe 6–3, 6–02017 Raluca Olaru Olga Savchuk Gabriela Dabrowski Yang Zhaoxuan 0–6, 6–4, [10–5]2018 Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya 6–2, 6–22019 Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]2020 Nadiia Kichenok Sania Mirza Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai 6–4, 6–42021 rowspan="2" colspan="3" 20222023 Kirsten Flipkens Laura Siegemund Viktorija Golubic Panna Udvardy 6–4, 7–52024 Chan Hao-ching (2) Giuliana Olmos Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu 6–3, 6–32025 Jiang Xinyu Wu Fang-hsien Monica Niculescu Fanny Stollár 6–1, 7–6(8–6)2026 Katarzyna Piter Janice Tjen Magali Kempen Anna Sisková 6–2, 6–2

See also List of events in Tasmania List of tennis tournaments

References

External links Hobart Overview WTA Tour Tennis Official website