# 2020 Hobart International – Singles

Sofia Kenin was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Adelaide instead.
Elena Rybakina won the title, defeating Zhang Shuai in the final, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
* Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals, withdrew)
* Elena Rybakina (champion)
* Zhang Shuai (final)
* Veronika Kudermetova (semifinals)
* Magda Linette (second round)
* Rebecca Peterson (first round, retired)
* Caroline Garcia (first round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Heather Watson | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Elena Rybakina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Elena Rybakina | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Elena Rybakina | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Zhang Shuai | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| 4 | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Zhang Shuai | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| 5 | Veronika Kudermetova | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 1 | 1 | | 1 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 7 | 2 | 6$^3$ | | V Kužmová | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kužmová | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 1 | E Mertens | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Teichmann | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | Q | H Watson | 6$^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | H Watson | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | H Watson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Ferro | 4 | | | | F Ferro | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Peterson | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | H Watson | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Rybakina | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | T Zidanšek | 1 | 4 | | 3 | E Rybakina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 5 | 6 | 2 | | A Cornet | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | E Rybakina | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| LL | N Stojanović | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | WC | L Cabrera | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Cabrera | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | L Cabrera | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Garcia | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | M Linette | 7$^7$ | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6$^2$ | 6$^9$ | | 6 | M Linette | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Sharma | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | L Davis | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | K Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Sorribes Tormo | 2 | 1 | | Q | K Kozlova | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Flipkens | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | S Zhang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Zhang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Zhang | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | V Kudermetova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Kudermetova | 3 | 4 |
| WC | S Stosur | 2 | 2 | | 5 | V Kudermetova | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | C Bellis | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | PR | C Bellis | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bouzková | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | 5 | V Kudermetova | w/o | | | | | |
| | A Blinkova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 2/WC | G Muguruza | | | | | | |
| Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | Q | O Jabeur | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 1 | 5 | | 2/WC | G Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | G Muguruza | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Sorana Cîrstea (qualified, withdrew)
* Ons Jabeur (qualified)
* Nina Stojanović (qualifying competition; lucky loser)
* Christina McHale (qualified)
* Kateryna Kozlova (qualified)
* Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualified)
* Arantxa Rus (qualifying competition)
* Kristie Ahn (qualifying competition)
* Madison Brengle (qualifying competition)
* Camila Giorgi (qualifying competition)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (qualifying competition)
* Heather Watson (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Sorana Cîrstea
* Ons Jabeur
* Heather Watson
* Christina McHale
* Kateryna Kozlova
* Sara Sorribes Tormo

### Lucky loser

* Nina Stojanović

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gabriella Da Silva-Fick | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Gabriella Da Silva-Fick | 1 | 0 | | 1 | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 7$^{11}$ |
| | | | | | 11 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2 | 6$^9$ |
| | Jennifer Elie | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | 11 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2 | 6$^9$ |
| 11 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Makoto Ninomiya | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Makoto Ninomiya | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ons Jabeur | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 9 | Madison Brengle | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| WC | Alexandra Bozovic | 2 | 4 | 9 | Madison Brengle | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 9 | Madison Brengle | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Nina Stojanović | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6$^6$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6$^6$ | 1 | 3 | Nina Stojanović | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 12 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 |
| | Hayley Carter | 0 | 2 | 12 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Renata Voráčová | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Renata Voráčová | 0 | 2 | 4 | Christina McHale | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Arantxa Rus | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Alexa Glatch | 3 | 1 | 7 | Arantxa Rus | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jessica Fowler | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Jessica Fowler | 0 | 2 | 5 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Camila Giorgi | 2 | 2 |
| | Georgina García Pérez | 3 | 3 | 10 | Camila Giorgi | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Isabella Bozicevic | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Isabella Bozicevic | 0 | 3 | 6 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 8 | Kristie Ahn | 4 | 5 |
| WC | Mia Repac | 2 | 2 | 8 | Kristie Ahn | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Kristie Ahn | 6 | 6 | | | | |