2016 Hobart International
42°52′24″S 147°19′47″E / 42.87333°S 147.32972°E
| 2016 Hobart International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 – 16 January |
| Edition | 23rd |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Hobart, Australia |
| Venue | Hobart International Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Alizé Cornet | |
| Doubles | |
 Han Xinyun /  Christina McHale | |
The 2016 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 23nd edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 10 through 16 January 2016.[1]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event1 | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
| Doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — | — |
1 Points per the WTA.[2]
2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
|||
 ITA
|
Camila Giorgi | 35 | 2 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 38 | 3 |
 ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 39 | 4 |
| USA
|
Madison Brengle | 40 | 5 |
 CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 42 | 6 |
| FRA
|
Alizé Cornet | 43 | 7 |
 BEL
|
Alison Van Uytvanck | 44 | 8 |
 GER
|
Mona Barthel | 45 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016.
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:[3]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Petra Cetkovská →replaced by Carina Witthöft
Alison Riske (change of schedule) →replaced by Pauline Parmentier- Sloane Stephens (viral illness) →replaced by Verónica Cepede Royg
- During the tournament
Mona Barthel (back injury)
Retirements
- Madison Brengle (respiratory illness)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ESP
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues | ESP
|
Arantxa Parra Santonja | 69 | 1 |
 NED
|
Kiki Bertens |  SWE
|
Johanna Larsson | 74 | 2 |
 UKR
|
Lyudmyla Kichenok | UKR
|
Nadiia Kichenok | 113 | 3 |
 CRO
|
Darija Jurak | USA
|
Nicole Melichar | 125 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 4, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
Johanna Larsson (thigh injury)
Champions
Singles
Alizé Cornet def. 
Eugenie Bouchard, 6–1, 6–2
Doubles
Han Xinyun / Christina McHale def. 
Kimberly Birrell / Jarmila Wolfe, 6–3, 6–0
References
- ^ "Tournament dates". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "WTA: All about rankings". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "In form field ready for Hobart International". Retrieved 4 January 2016.