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{{TennisEventInfo|2020|Hobart International|
| date=13–18 January 2020
| edition=27th
| category=[[WTA International tournaments]]
| draw=32S / 16D
| prize_money=$275,000
| surface=[[Hardcourt|Hard]]
| location=[[Hobart]], Australia
| venue=[[Hobart International Tennis Centre]]
| champs={{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Elena Rybakina]]
| champd={{flagicon|UKR}} [[Nadiia Kichenok]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]]
| after_year=2023
}}

The '''2020 Hobart International''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hard court]]s. 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hobart International Overview|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1050/hobart|website=wtatennis.com}}</ref>

==Points and prize money==
===Point distribution===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
|  style="width:130px; background:#eaeaea;"|'''Event<sup>1</sup>'''
|  style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W'''
|  style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F
|  style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF
|  style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|  style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16
|  style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32
|width=85 |Q
|width=85 |Q2
|width=85 |Q1
|-
! style="background:#f3f3f3;"| Singles
|rowspan=2|280
|rowspan=2|180
|rowspan=2|110
|rowspan=2|60
|30
|1
|18
|12
|1
|-
! style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Doubles
|1
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|}

===Prize money===
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
|  style="width:130px; background:#eaeaea;"|'''Event'''
|  style="width:80px; background:lime;"|'''W'''
|  style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F
|  style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF
|  style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF
|  style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16
|  style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32<sup>2</sup>
|width=85|Q
|width=85|Q2
|width=85|Q1
|-
| style="background:#f3f3f3;"|'''Singles'''
|$75,000
|$50,400
|$20,600
|$6,275
|$3,600
|$2,300
| {{n/a}}
|$1,685
|$1,100
|-
| style="background:#f3f3f3;"|'''Doubles'''
|$13,580
|$7,200
|$4,000
|$2,300
|$1,520
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|colspan=9|Doubles prize money per team
|}

<sup>1</sup> Points per the WTA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings |title=WTA: All about rankings |accessdate=4 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214232116/http://www.wtatennis.com/all-about-rankings |archivedate=14 December 2012 }}</ref><br>
<sup>2</sup> Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.

==Singles main-draw entrants==
===Seeds===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player
! Rank<sup>1</sup>
! Seed
|-
|{{flag|BEL}}
|[[Elise Mertens]]
|17
|1
|-
|{{flag|ESP}}
|[[Garbiñe Muguruza]]
|35
|2
|-style="background:#cfc;"
|{{flag|KAZ}}
|[[Elena Rybakina]]
|36
|3
|-style="background:#fcc;"
|{{flag|CHN}}
|[[Zhang Shuai]]
|38
|4
|-
|{{flag|RUS}}
|[[Veronika Kudermetova]]
|42
|5
|-
|{{flag|POL}}
|[[Magda Linette]]
|43
|6
|-
|{{flag|SWE}}
|[[Rebecca Peterson]]
|44
|7
|-
|{{flag|FRA}}
|[[Caroline Garcia]]
|46
|8
|}
*<sup>1</sup> Rankings as of 6 January 2020.

===Other entrants===
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lizette Cabrera]]<ref name="Cabrera, Sharma WC">{{cite web|url=https://www.hobartinternational.com.au/2020/01/australian-duo-astra-sharma-and-lizette-cabrera-receive-wildcards/|title=Australian duo Astra Sharma and Lizette Cabrera receive wildcards|website=www.hobartinternational.com.au|date=9 January 2020 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Garbiñe Muguruza]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hobartinternational.com.au/2019/12/garbine-muguruza-to-make-hobart-international-return/|title=Garbine Muguruza to make Hobart International return in 2020|website=www.hobartinternational.com.au|date=27 December 2019 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Astra Sharma]]<ref name="Cabrera, Sharma WC"/>
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hobartinternational.com.au/2019/11/sam-stosur-to-make-hobart-international-return/|title=Sam Stosur to make Hobart International return|website=www.hobartinternational.com.au|date=21 November 2019 }}</ref>

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Catherine Bellis]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Sorana Cîrstea|<s>Sorana Cîrstea</s>]] ''(withdrew)''
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Ons Jabeur]]
* {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Kozlova]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Christina McHale]] 
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sara Sorribes Tormo]]
* {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Heather Watson]]

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
* {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nina Stojanović]]

== WTA doubles main-draw entrants ==

=== Seeds ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player
! width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player
! Rank<sup>1</sup> 
! Seed
|-
|{{flag|TPE}}
|[[Chan Hao-ching]]
|{{flag|TPE}}
|[[Latisha Chan]]
|30
|1
|-style="background:#fcc;"
|{{flag|CHN}}
|[[Peng Shuai]]
|{{flag|CHN}}
|[[Zhang Shuai]]
|60
|2
|-
|{{flag|JPN}}
|[[Makoto Ninomiya]]
|{{flag|CZE}}
|[[Renata Voráčová]]
|115
|3
|-
|{{flag|ESP}}
|[[Georgina García Pérez]]
|{{flag|ESP}}
|[[Sara Sorribes Tormo]]
|133
|4
|}
*<sup>1</sup> Rankings as of 6 January 2020

=== Other entrants ===
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lizette Cabrera]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]] 
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jessica Moore (tennis)|Jessica Moore]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Astra Sharma]]

The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:
* {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kateryna Bondarenko]] / {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sharon Fichman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hobartinternational.com.au/2020/01/impressive-doubles-field-confirmed-for-2020|title=Impressive doubles field confirmed for 2020|website=www.hobartinternational.com.au|date=2 January 2020 }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Nadiia Kichenok]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sania Mirza]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20191128-india-s-mirza-set-for-tennis-comeback-in-hobart|title=India's Mirza set for tennis comeback in Hobart|website=www.france24.com|date=28 November 2019 }}</ref>

==Champions==
===Singles===
{{main|2020 Hobart International – Singles}}
* {{flagicon|KAZ}} '''[[Elena Rybakina]]''' def. {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Shuai]] 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>, 6–3

===Doubles===
{{main|2020 Hobart International – Doubles}}
* {{flagicon|UKR}} '''[[Nadiia Kichenok]]''' / {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Sania Mirza]]''' def. {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]] / {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Shuai]] 6–4, 6–4

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hobartinternational.com.au/ Official website]

{{Moorilla Hobart International tournaments}}
{{2020 WTA Tour}}

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