Hobart: Sania Mirza and Francesca Schiavone lost in straight sets to the Spanish pair of Arantxa Parra Santonja and Edina Gallovits of Romania in the doubles event of the $220,000 Hobart International WTA tournament on Wednesday.

The fourth seeded Indo-Italian pair lost 5-7, 1-6 to their unseeded opponents in the quarter finals. Sania-Francesca could not convert any of the two breakpoints in the match while the winners capitalised on three of the four chances.

The Indian now heads to Melbourne to compete in the Australian Open — first Grand Slam of the year, beginning on January 19.