The 2017 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24nd edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 9 through 15 January 2017.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
1 Points per the WTA. 2 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money * per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
1 Rankings as of 2 January 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Lizette Cabrera Jaimee Fourlis Francesca Schiavone
The following players received entry using a protected ranking: Galina Voskoboeva
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jana Fett Elise Mertens Risa Ozaki Teliana Pereira
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Cindy Burger Verónica Cepede Royg Nicole Gibbs Mandy Minella Kurumi Nara Sílvia Soler Espinosa Sachia Vickery
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Alizé Cornet (back injury) → replaced by Cindy Burger
Sara Errani (left thigh injury) → replaced by Kurumi Nara
Julia Görges (change in schedule) → replaced by Verónica Cepede Royg
Ana Konjuh (left toe injury) → replaced by Mandy Minella
Naomi Osaka (left wrist injury) → replaced by Nicole Gibbs
Alison Riske (change in schedule) → replaced by Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Kateřina Siniaková (change in schedule) → replaced by Sachia Vickery
During the tournament
Lesia Tsurenko
Retirements
Sachia Vickery
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
1 Rankings as of 2 January 2017.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua Pauline Parmentier / Francesca Schiavone
The following pairs received entry as alternates: Alison Bai / Lizette Cabrera Jessica Moore / Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Ashleigh Barty
Kurumi Nara
During the tournament
Sara Errani
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Abigail Spears
Champions
Singles
Elise Mertens def. Monica Niculescu, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles
Raluca Olaru / Olga Savchuk def. Gabriela Dabrowski / Yang Zhaoxuan, 0–6, 6–4, [10–5]