2017 WTA Tour

2017 WTA Tour
Simona Halep finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the first time in her career, though Garbiñe Muguruza was named the Player of the Year. Halep won one tournament during the season, a Premier Mandatory event, and finished runner-up at a major, the French Open. Muguruza won two tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships, and a Premier 5 event.
Details
Duration1 January – 5 November 2017
Edition47th
Tournaments59
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Finals
WTA Premier Mandatory (4)
WTA Premier 5 (5)
WTA Premier (12)
WTA International (32)
WTA Elite Trophy
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Elina Svitolina (5)
Most finals Caroline Wozniacki (8)
Prize money
leader
Venus Williams (US$5,468,741)
Points leader Simona Halep (6,175)
Awards
Player of the year Garbiñe Muguruza
Doubles team
of the year
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
Most improved
player of the year
Jeļena Ostapenko
Newcomer
of the year
Catherine Bellis
Comeback
player of the year
Sloane Stephens
2016
2018
Serena Williams won her 23rd major at the Australian Open, a new record in the Open Era, defeating her sister Venus Williams. Jeļena Ostapenko won her first major and her first title overall, defeating Simona Halep in the final of the French Open to become the first player from Latvia to win a major, and the first unseeded player to win the French Open since 1933. Garbiñe Muguruza won her second major at Wimbledon, defeating Venus Williams in the final. Sloane Stephens won her first major title at the US Open, defeating Madison Keys in the final, becoming the second unseeded woman in the Open era to win the US Open after Kim Clijsters in 2009.

The 2017 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2017 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1]

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2017 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events

January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Jan Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
 France
2–1
 United States
Round robin (Group A)
  Switzerland
 Germany
 Great Britain
Round robin (Group B)
 Spain
 Czech Republic
 Australia
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard – $1,000,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Karolína Plíšková
6–0, 6–3
Alizé Cornet Elina Svitolina
Garbiñe Muguruza
Angelique Kerber
Roberta Vinci
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Dominika Cibulková
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sania Mirza
6–2, 6–3
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
Shenzhen Open
Shenzhen, China
WTA International
Hard – $750,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–4
Alison Riske Camila Giorgi
Johanna Konta
Agnieszka Radwańska
Wang Qiang
Kristýna Plíšková
Nina Stojanović
Andrea Hlaváčková
Peng Shuai
6–1, 7–5
Raluca Olaru
Olga Savchuk
Auckland Open
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Lauren Davis
6–3, 6–1
Ana Konjuh Jeļena Ostapenko
Julia Görges
Madison Brengle
Barbora Strýcová
Caroline Wozniacki
Naomi Osaka
Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson
6–2, 6–2
Demi Schuurs
Renata Voráčová
9 Jan Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard – $776,000 – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Johanna Konta
6–4, 6–2
Agnieszka Radwańska Eugenie Bouchard
Barbora Strýcová
Daria Kasatkina
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Caroline Wozniacki
Duan Yingying
Tímea Babos
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–4, 6–4
Sania Mirza
Barbora Strýcová
Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Elise Mertens
6–3, 6–1
Monica Niculescu Jana Fett
Lesia Tsurenko
Kiki Bertens
Verónica Cepede Royg
Risa Ozaki
Shelby Rogers
Raluca Olaru
Olga Savchuk
0–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Gabriela Dabrowski
Yang Zhaoxuan
16 Jan
23 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard – A$22,697,600
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Serena Williams
6–4, 6–4
Venus Williams CoCo Vandeweghe
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Garbiñe Muguruza
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Karolína Plíšková
Johanna Konta
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
Andrea Hlaváčková
Peng Shuai
Abigail Spears
Juan Sebastián Cabal
6–2, 6–4
Sania Mirza
Ivan Dodig
30 Jan St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
Saint Petersburg, Russia
WTA Premier
Hard (i) – $776,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Kristina Mladenovic
6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Yulia Putintseva Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Dominika Cibulková
Simona Halep
Roberta Vinci
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Elena Vesnina
Jeļena Ostapenko
Alicja Rosolska
3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Darija Jurak
Xenia Knoll
Taiwan Open
Taipei, Taiwan
WTA International
Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Elina Svitolina
6–3, 6–2
Peng Shuai Mandy Minella
Lucie Šafářová
Ons Jabeur
Zhu Lin
Misaki Doi
Samantha Stosur
Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
6–4, 6–2
Lucie Hradecká
Kateřina Siniaková

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Feb Fed Cup Quarterfinals
Ostrava, Czech Republic – hard (i)
Maui, United States – hard
Minsk, Belarus – hard (i)
Geneva, Switzerland – hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners
 Czech Republic 3–2
 United States 4–0
 Belarus 4–1
  Switzerland 4–1
Quarterfinals losers
 Spain
 Germany
 Netherlands
 France
13 Feb Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier
Hard – $776,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Karolína Plíšková
6–3, 6–4
Caroline Wozniacki Monica Puig
Dominika Cibulková
Daria Kasatkina
Lauren Davis
Samantha Stosur
Zhang Shuai
Abigail Spears
Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Olga Savchuk
Yaroslava Shvedova
20 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,666,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Elina Svitolina
6–4, 6–2
Caroline Wozniacki Angelique Kerber
Anastasija Sevastova
Ana Konjuh
Lauren Davis
Catherine Bellis
Wang Qiang
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Andrea Hlaváčková
Peng Shuai
Hungarian Ladies Open
Budapest, Hungary
WTA International
Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Tímea Babos
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
Lucie Šafářová Julia Görges
Carina Witthöft
Océane Dodin
Yanina Wickmayer
Annika Beck
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Hsieh Su-wei
Oksana Kalashnikova
6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
Arina Rodionova
Galina Voskoboeva
27 Feb Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Lesia Tsurenko
6–1, 7–5
Kristina Mladenovic Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Christina McHale
Pauline Parmentier
Jeļena Ostapenko
Monica Puig
Kirsten Flipkens
Darija Jurak
Anastasia Rodionova
6–3, 6–2
Verónica Cepede Royg
Mariana Duque Mariño
Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Ashleigh Barty
6–3, 6–2
Nao Hibino Magda Linette
Han Xinyun
Lesley Kerkhove
Duan Yingying
Wang Qiang
Zhang Kailin
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Nicole Melichar
Makoto Ninomiya

March

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Mar
13 Mar
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard – $7,669,423 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
Elena Vesnina
6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4
Svetlana Kuznetsova Karolína Plíšková
Kristina Mladenovic
Garbiñe Muguruza
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Caroline Wozniacki
Venus Williams
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Lucie Hradecká
Kateřina Siniaková
20 Mar
27 Mar
Miami Open
Key Biscayne, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard – $7,669,423 – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles – Doubles
Johanna Konta
6–4, 6–3
Caroline Wozniacki Venus Williams
Karolína Plíšková
Angelique Kerber
Simona Halep
Lucie Šafářová
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Gabriela Dabrowski
Xu Yifan
6–4, 6–3
Sania Mirza
Barbora Strýcová

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Apr Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
Clay – $776,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Daria Kasatkina
6–3, 6–1
Jeļena Ostapenko Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Laura Siegemund
Shelby Rogers
Caroline Wozniacki
Anastasija Sevastova
Irina-Camelia Begu
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová
6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
Lucie Hradecká
Kateřina Siniaková
Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Angelique Kerber Carla Suárez Navarro
Caroline Garcia
Heather Watson
Alizé Cornet
Julia Boserup
Tímea Babos
Nao Hibino
Alicja Rosolska
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Dalila Jakupović
Nadiia Kichenok
10 Apr Ladies Open Biel Bienne
Biel, Switzerland
WTA International
Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Markéta Vondroušová
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Anett Kontaveit Barbora Strýcová
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Julia Görges
Kristýna Plíšková
Elise Mertens
Camila Giorgi
Hsieh Su-wei
Monica Niculescu
5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Timea Bacsinszky
Martina Hingis
Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Francesca Schiavone
6–4, 7–5
Lara Arruabarrena Johanna Larsson
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Kiki Bertens
Sara Errani
Aleksandra Krunić
Magda Linette
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Nadia Podoroska
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Verónica Cepede Royg
Magda Linette
17 Apr Fed Cup Semifinals
Tampa, United States – Clay
Minsk, Belarus – hard (i)
Semifinals winners
 United States 3–2
 Belarus 3–2
Semifinals losers
 Czech Republic
  Switzerland
24 Apr Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
Clay (red) (i) – €573,306 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Laura Siegemund
6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Kristina Mladenovic Maria Sharapova
Simona Halep
Carla Suárez Navarro
Anett Kontaveit
Anastasija Sevastova
Karolína Plíšková
Raquel Atawo
Jeļena Ostapenko
6–4, 6–4
Abigail Spears
Katarina Srebotnik
İstanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Elina Svitolina
6–2, 6–4
Elise Mertens Jana Čepelová
Irina-Camelia Begu
Sorana Cîrstea
Dayana Yastremska
Başak Eraydın
Çağla Büyükakçay
Dalila Jakupović
Nadiia Kichenok
7–6(8–6), 6–2
Nicole Melichar
Elise Mertens

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 May Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Mona Barthel
2–6, 7–5, 6–2
Kristýna Plíšková Barbora Strýcová
Jeļena Ostapenko
Camila Giorgi
Kateřina Siniaková
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Ana Konjuh
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Lucie Hradecká
Kateřina Siniaková
Morocco Open
Rabat, Morocco
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
7–5, 7–5
Francesca Schiavone Sara Errani
Varvara Lepchenko
Lauren Davis
Daria Gavrilova
Tatjana Maria
Catherine Bellis
Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlaváčková
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Nina Stojanović
Maryna Zanevska
8 May Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay (red) – €5,924,318 – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Simona Halep
7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Kristina Mladenovic Svetlana Kuznetsova
Anastasija Sevastova
Eugenie Bouchard
Sorana Cîrstea
CoCo Vandeweghe
Kiki Bertens
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
6–4, 6–3
Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlaváčková
15 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay (red) – $3,076,495 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Elina Svitolina
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Simona Halep Kiki Bertens
Garbiñe Muguruza
Anett Kontaveit
Daria Gavrilova
Venus Williams
Karolína Plíšková
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
22 May Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Samantha Stosur
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Daria Gavrilova Peng Shuai
Caroline Garcia
Shelby Rogers
Carla Suárez Navarro
Kristýna Plíšková
Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
6–4, 6–2
Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
Nuremberg Cup
Nürnberg, Germany
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Kiki Bertens
6–2, 6–1
Barbora Krejčíková Misaki Doi
Sorana Cîrstea
Alison Riske
Yaroslava Shvedova
Carina Witthöft
Yulia Putintseva
Nicole Melichar
Anna Smith
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Kirsten Flipkens
Johanna Larsson
28 May
5 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay (red) – €16,566,000
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Jeļena Ostapenko
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Simona Halep Timea Bacsinszky
Karolína Plíšková
Caroline Wozniacki
Kristina Mladenovic
Elina Svitolina
Caroline Garcia
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová
6–2, 6–1
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
Gabriela Dabrowski
Rohan Bopanna
2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Robert Farah

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Jun Nottingham Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
WTA International
Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Donna Vekić
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Johanna Konta Magdaléna Rybáriková
Lucie Šafářová
Ashleigh Barty
Kristie Ahn
Tsvetana Pironkova
Maria Sakkari
Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders
6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
Jocelyn Rae
Laura Robson
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships
Rosmalen, Netherlands
WTA International
Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Anett Kontaveit
6–2, 6–3
Natalia Vikhlyantseva Ana Konjuh
Lesia Tsurenko
Evgeniya Rodina
Arantxa Rus
Carina Witthöft
Kristina Mladenovic
Dominika Cibulková
Kirsten Flipkens
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Kiki Bertens
Demi Schuurs
19 Jun Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
WTA Premier
Grass – $885,040 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Petra Kvitová
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Ashleigh Barty Lucie Šafářová
Garbiñe Muguruza
Daria Gavrilova
Kristina Mladenovic
CoCo Vandeweghe
Camila Giorgi
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
6-1, 2–6, [10–8]
Chan Hao-ching
Zhang Shuai
Mallorca Open
Santa Ponsa, Spain
WTA International
Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Anastasija Sevastova
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Julia Görges Catherine Bellis
Caroline Garcia
Sabine Lisicki
Kristýna Plíšková
Roberta Vinci
Ana Konjuh
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
Walkover
Jelena Janković
Anastasija Sevastova
26 Jun Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, Great Britain
WTA Premier
Grass – $819,000 – 48S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Karolína Plíšková
6–4, 6–4
Caroline Wozniacki Johanna Konta
Heather Watson
Angelique Kerber
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Barbora Strýcová
Simona Halep
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
6–3, 7–5
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Jul
10 Jul
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – £14,814,000
128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Garbiñe Muguruza
7–5, 6–0
Venus Williams Magdaléna Rybáriková
Johanna Konta
Svetlana Kuznetsova
CoCo Vandeweghe
Jeļena Ostapenko
Simona Halep
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
6–0, 6–0
Chan Hao-ching
Monica Niculescu
Martina Hingis
Jamie Murray
6–4, 6–4
Heather Watson
Henri Kontinen
17 Jul Bucharest Open
Bucharest, Romania
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Irina-Camelia Begu
6–3, 7–5
Julia Görges Ana Bogdan
Carla Suárez Navarro
Anastasija Sevastova
Alexandra Dulgheru
Pauline Parmentier
Tatjana Maria
Irina-Camelia Begu
Raluca Olaru
6–3, 6–3
Elise Mertens
Demi Schuurs
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Kiki Bertens
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Anett Kontaveit Tereza Martincová
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Antonia Lottner
Carina Witthöft
Tamara Korpatsch
Johanna Larsson
Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7]
Viktorija Golubic
Nina Stojanović
24 Jul Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
WTA International
Clay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–4
Caroline Wozniacki Elise Mertens
Caroline Garcia
Kateryna Kozlova
Aleksandra Krunić
Barbora Krejčíková
Anastasija Sevastova
Quirine Lemoine
Arantxa Rus
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
María Irigoyen
Barbora Krejčíková
Jiangxi Open
Nanchang, China
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Peng Shuai
6–3, 6–2
Nao Hibino Wang Yafan
Han Xinyun
Hsieh Su-wei
Lu Jingjing
Arina Rodionova
Zhu Lin
Jiang Xinyu
Tang Qianhui
6–3, 6–2
Alla Kudryavtseva
Arina Rodionova
31 Jul Stanford Classic
Stanford, United States
WTA Premier
Hard – $776,000 – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Madison Keys
7–6 (7–4), 6–4
CoCo Vandeweghe Garbiñe Muguruza
Catherine Bellis
Ana Konjuh
Lesia Tsurenko
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Petra Kvitová
Abigail Spears
CoCo Vandeweghe
6–2, 6–3
Alizé Cornet
Alicja Rosolska
Washington Open
Washington, D.C., United States
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Ekaterina Makarova
3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0
Julia Görges Océane Dodin
Andrea Petkovic
Simona Halep
Sabine Lisicki
Monica Niculescu
Bianca Andreescu
Shuko Aoyama
Renata Voráčová
6–3, 6–2
Eugenie Bouchard
Sloane Stephens

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Aug Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,735,139 – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Elina Svitolina
6–4, 6–0
Caroline Wozniacki Sloane Stephens
Simona Halep
Karolína Plíšková
Lucie Šafářová
Garbiñe Muguruza
Caroline Garcia
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
6–0, 6–4
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
14 Aug Cincinnati Open
Mason, United States
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,836,904 – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Garbiñe Muguruza
6–1, 6–0
Simona Halep Karolína Plíšková
Sloane Stephens
Caroline Wozniacki
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Julia Görges
Johanna Konta
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Hsieh Su-wei
Monica Niculescu
21 Aug Connecticut Open
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
Hard – $776,000 – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Daria Gavrilova
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Dominika Cibulková Agnieszka Radwańska
Elise Mertens
Peng Shuai
Kirsten Flipkens
Zhang Shuai
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Gabriela Dabrowski
Xu Yifan
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua
28 Aug
4 Sep
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $24,193,400
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Sloane Stephens
6–3, 6–0
Madison Keys CoCo Vandeweghe
Venus Williams
Karolína Plíšková
Kaia Kanepi
Petra Kvitová
Anastasija Sevastova
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
6–3, 6–2
Lucie Hradecká
Kateřina Siniaková
Martina Hingis
Jamie Murray
6–1, 4–6, [10–8]
Chan Hao-ching
Michael Venus

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 Sep Tournoi de Québec
Quebec City, Canada
WTA International
Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Alison Van Uytvanck
5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Tímea Babos Lucie Šafářová
Tatjana Maria
Lucie Hradecká
Françoise Abanda
Sachia Vickery
Caroline Dolehide
Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlaváčková
6–3, 6–1
Bianca Andreescu
Carson Branstine
Japan Women's Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Zarina Diyas
6–2, 7–5
Miyu Kato Jana Fett
Christina McHale
Wang Qiang
Aleksandra Krunić
Elise Mertens
Yulia Putintseva
Shuko Aoyama
Yang Zhaoxuan
6–0, 2–6, [10–5]
Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders
18 Sep Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier
Hard – $1,000,000 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki
6–0, 7–5
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Garbiñe Muguruza
Angelique Kerber
Caroline Garcia
Dominika Cibulková
Barbora Strýcová
Karolína Plíšková
Andreja Klepač
María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 6–2
Daria Gavrilova
Daria Kasatkina
Korea Open
Seoul, South Korea
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Jeļena Ostapenko
6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
Beatriz Haddad Maia Luksika Kumkhum
Richèl Hogenkamp
Verónica Cepede Royg
Sorana Cîrstea
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Priscilla Hon
Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson
6–4, 6–1
Luksika Kumkhum
Peangtarn Plipuech
Guangzhou Open
Guangzhou, China
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Zhang Shuai
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Aleksandra Krunić Yanina Wickmayer
Evgeniya Rodina
Alizé Cornet
Rebecca Peterson
Lizette Cabrera
Kateryna Kozlova
Elise Mertens
Demi Schuurs
6–2, 6–3
Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders
25 Sep Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
Hard – $2,666,000 – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Caroline Garcia
6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Ashleigh Barty Jeļena Ostapenko
Maria Sakkari
Garbiñe Muguruza
Karolína Plíšková
Alizé Cornet
Ekaterina Makarova
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–4]
Shuko Aoyama
Yang Zhaoxuan
Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Kateryna Bondarenko
6–4, 6–4
Tímea Babos Vera Zvonareva
Aryna Sabalenka
Kurumi Nara
Aleksandra Krunić
Kateryna Kozlova
Stefanie Vögele
Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlaváčková
7–5, 6–4
Nao Hibino
Oksana Kalashnikova

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Oct China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard – $6,289,521 – 61S/32Q/28D
Singles – Doubles
Caroline Garcia
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Simona Halep Petra Kvitová
Jeļena Ostapenko
Barbora Strýcová
Elina Svitolina
Sorana Cîrstea
Daria Kasatkina
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
6–1, 6–4
Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlaváčková
9 Oct Tianjin Open
Tianjin, China
WTA International
Hard – $500,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Maria Sharapova
7–5, 7–6(10–8)
Aryna Sabalenka Peng Shuai
Sara Errani
Stefanie Vögele
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Christina McHale
Zhu Lin
Irina-Camelia Begu
Sara Errani
6–4, 6–3
Dalila Jakupović
Nina Stojanović
Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong
WTA International
Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Daria Gavrilova Jennifer Brady
Wang Qiang
Nicole Gibbs
Lizette Cabrera
Samantha Stosur
Naomi Osaka
Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
6–1, 6–1
Lu Jiajing
Wang Qiang
Linz Open
Linz, Austria
WTA International
Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–1
Magdaléna Rybáriková Viktorija Golubic
Mihaela Buzărnescu
Sorana Cîrstea
Johanna Larsson
Belinda Bencic
Tatjana Maria
Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Natela Dzalamidze
Xenia Knoll
16 Oct Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
Hard (i) – $790,208 – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Julia Görges
6–1, 6–2
Daria Kasatkina Irina-Camelia Begu
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Vera Lapko
Alizé Cornet
Lesia Tsurenko
Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlaváčková
6–2, 3–6, [10–3]
Nicole Melichar
Anna Smith
Luxembourg Open
Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg
WTA International
Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles – Doubles
Carina Witthöft
6–3, 7–5
Monica Puig Elise Mertens
Pauline Parmentier
Naomi Broady
Heather Watson
Johanna Larsson
Kiki Bertens
Lesley Kerkhove
Lidziya Marozava
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6]
Eugenie Bouchard
Kirsten Flipkens
23 Oct WTA Finals
Singapore
Year-end championships
Hard (i) – $7,000,000 – 8S (RR)/8D
Singles – Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki
6–4, 6–4
Venus Williams Karolína Plíšková
Caroline Garcia
Round robin
Elina Svitolina
Simona Halep
Jeļena Ostapenko
Garbiñe Muguruza
Tímea Babos
Andrea Hlaváčková
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Kiki Bertens
Johanna Larsson
30 Oct WTA Elite Trophy
Zhuhai, China
Year-end championships
Hard – $2,280,935 – 12S (RR)/6D (RR)
Singles – Doubles
Julia Görges
7–5, 6–1
CoCo Vandeweghe Ashleigh Barty
Anastasija Sevastova
Round robin
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Kristina Mladenovic
Peng Shuai
Elena Vesnina
Barbora Strýcová
Sloane Stephens
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Angelique Kerber
Duan Yingying
Han Xinyun
6–2, 6–1
Lu Jingjing
Zhang Shuai

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11–12 Nov Fed Cup Final
Minsk, Belarus – hard (i)
 United States
3–2
 Belarus

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2017 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International

Titles won by player

Total Player Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
11  Martina Hingis (SUI) 0 9 2
11  Chan Yung-jan (TPE) 0 11 0
7  Tímea Babos (HUN) 1 6 0
6  Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) 0 6 0
6  Kiki Bertens (NED) 2 4 0
5  Elina Svitolina (UKR) 5 0 0
4  Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 0 4 0
4  Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) 2 2 0
4  Elena Vesnina (RUS) 1 3 0
4  Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 1 3 0
4  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 3 1 0
4  Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 1 3 0
4  Johanna Larsson (SWE) 0 4 0
3  Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 0 3 0
3  Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) 0 2 1
3  Abigail Spears (USA) 0 2 1
3  Karolína Plíšková (CZE) 3 0 0
3  Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 0 3 0
3  Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 1 2 0
2  Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 2 0 0
2  Julia Görges (GER) 2 0 0
2  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2 0 0
2  Caroline Garcia (FRA) 2 0 0
2  Johanna Konta (GBR) 2 0 0
2  Xu Yifan (CHN) 0 2 0
2  Alicja Rosolska (POL) 0 2 0
2  Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 2 0 0
2  Elise Mertens (BEL) 1 1 0
2  Peng Shuai (CHN) 1 1 0
2  Shuko Aoyama (JPN) 0 2 0
2  Chan Hao-ching (TPE) 0 2 0
2  Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) 0 2 0
2  Raluca Olaru (ROU) 0 2 0
1  Sloane Stephens (USA) 1 0 0
1  Serena Williams (USA) 1 0 0
1  Duan Yingying (CHN) 0 1 0
1  Han Xinyun (CHN) 0 1 0
1  Simona Halep (ROU) 1 0 0
1  Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 1 0 0
1  Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 1 0 0
1  Madison Keys (USA) 1 0 0
1  Petra Kvitová (CZE) 1 0 0
1  Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 1 0 0
1  Laura Siegemund (GER) 1 0 0
1  Raquel Atawo (USA) 0 1 0
1  Andreja Klepač (SLO) 0 1 0
1  María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 0 1 0
1  Sania Mirza (IND) 0 1 0
1  Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 0 1 0
1  Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 0 1 0
1  Mona Barthel (GER) 1 0 0
1  Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 1 0 0
1  Lauren Davis (USA) 1 0 0
1  Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 1 0 0
1  Anett Kontaveit (EST) 1 0 0
1  Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1 0 0
1  Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 1 0 0
1  Maria Sharapova (RUS) 1 0 0
1  Samantha Stosur (AUS) 1 0 0
1  Barbora Strýcová (CZE) 1 0 0
1  Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 1 0 0
1  Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 1 0 0
1  Donna Vekić (CRO) 1 0 0
1  Markéta Vondroušová (CZE) 1 0 0
1  Carina Witthöft (GER) 1 0 0
1  Zhang Shuai (CHN) 1 0 0
1  Monique Adamczak (AUS) 0 1 0
1  Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 0 1 0
1  Sara Errani (ITA) 0 1 0
1  Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 0 1 0
1  Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER) 0 1 0
1  Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 0 1 0
1  Nao Hibino (JPN) 0 1 0
1  Dalila Jakupović (SLO) 0 1 0
1  Jiang Xinyu (CHN) 0 1 0
1  Darija Jurak (CRO) 0 1 0
1  Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) 0 1 0
1  Lesley Kerkhove (NED) 0 1 0
1  Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) 0 1 0
1  Quirine Lemoine (NED) 0 1 0
1  Lidziya Marozava (BLR) 0 1 0
1  Nicole Melichar (USA) 0 1 0
1  Monica Niculescu (ROU) 0 1 0
1  Květa Peschke (CZE) 0 1 0
1  Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 0 1 0
1  Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 0 1 0
1  Arantxa Rus (NED) 0 1 0
1  Storm Sanders (AUS) 0 1 0
1  Olga Savchuk (UKR) 0 1 0
1  Demi Schuurs (NED) 0 1 0
1  Anna Smith (GBR) 0 1 0
1  Tang Qianhui (CHN) 0 1 0
1  Renata Voráčová (CZE) 0 1 0
1  Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) 0 1 0

Titles won by nation

Total Nation Grand Slam Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
19  Czech Republic (CZE) 2 1 4 2 4 6 8 11 0
13  United States (USA) 2 2 1 1 5 1 1 4 8 1
13  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1 3 3 1 5 0 13 0
11   Switzerland (SUI) 1 2 3 3 1 1 0 9 2
11  Russia (RUS) 1 1 2 1 1 5 7 4 0
9  Ukraine (UKR) 3 4 2 7 2 0
9  Netherlands (NED) 2 7 2 7 0
8  China (CHN) 1 1 1 2 3 2 6 0
8  Australia (AUS) 1 1 2 4 3 5 0
7  Hungary (HUN) 1 2 1 3 1 6 0
6  Germany (GER) 1 2 2 1 5 1 0
6  Romania (ROU) 1 1 4 2 4 0
5  Latvia (LAT) 1 2 2 3 2 0
4  Belgium (BEL) 2 2 2 2 0
4  Sweden (SWE) 4 0 4 0
3  Spain (ESP) 1 1 1 2 1 0
3  France (FRA) 1 1 1 3 0 0
3  Canada (CAN) 1 1 1 0 2 1
3  Great Britain (GBR) 1 1 1 2 1 0
3  Slovenia (SLO) 2 1 0 3 0
3  Japan (JPN) 3 0 3 0
2  Denmark (DEN) 1 1 2 0 0
2  Poland (POL) 1 1 0 2 0
2  Croatia (CRO) 1 1 1 1 0
2  Italy (ITA) 1 1 1 1 0
1  India (IND) 1 0 1 0
1  Estonia (EST) 1 1 0 0
1  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 1 0 0
1  Argentina (ARG) 1 0 1 0
1  Belarus (BLR) 1 0 1 0
1  Brazil (BRA) 1 0 1 0
1  Georgia (GEO) 1 0 1 0
1  Slovakia (SVK) 1 0 1 0

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles

Top 10 entry

The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:

Singles
Doubles

WTA rankings

These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the end of the 2017 season.[2][3]

Singles

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date gained Date forfeited
Angelique Kerber Year end 2016 29 January 2017
Serena Williams 30 January 2017 19 March 2017
Angelique Kerber 20 March 2017 23 April 2017
Serena Williams 24 April 2017 14 May 2017
Angelique Kerber 15 May 2017 16 July 2017
Karolína Plíšková 17 July 2017 10 September 2017
Garbiñe Muguruza 11 September 2017 8 October 2017
Simona Halep 9 October 2017 Year end 2017

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date gained Date forfeited
Sania Mirza Year end 2016 8 January 2017
Bethanie Mattek-Sands 9 January 2017 20 August 2017
Lucie Šafářová 21 August 2017 1 October 2017
Martina Hingis 2 October 2017 22 October 2017
Martina Hingis
Chan Yung-jan
23 October 2017 Year end 2017

Prize money leaders

For the first time since the 2001 season, at the age of 37, Venus Williams topped the money list with $5,468,741. The top-37 players earned over $1,000,000. Martina Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan each made over $1.4 million by playing exclusively in doubles tournaments. It was the 4th consecutive year that a player earned over $1,000,000 in doubles events.

# Player Singles Doubles Mixed Year-to-date
1 Venus Williams $5,468,741 $0 $0 $5,468,741
2 Garbiñe Muguruza $5,079,898 $3,559 $0 $5,083,457
3 Caroline Wozniacki $4,748,518 $0 $0 $4,748,518
4 Simona Halep $4,627,957 $47,270 $0 $4,675,227
5 Sloane Stephens $4,023,466 $32,037 $938 $4,056,441
6 Jeļena Ostapenko $3,861,198 $129,360 $7,468 $3,998,026
7 Karolína Plíšková $3,432,429 $20,236 $0 $3,452,665
8 Caroline Garcia $3,351,361 $75,789 $0 $3,427,150
9 Elina Svitolina $3,225,086 $18,327 $19,903 $3,263,316
10 Johanna Konta $2,706,385 $25,109 $0 $2,931,494
  • prize money given in US$
  • as of November 6, 2017[8]

Statistics leaders

as of October 30, 2017[9]

Points distribution

Category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Grand Slam (S) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 70 10 40 30 20 2
Grand Slam (D) 2000 1300 780 430 240 130 10 40
WTA Finals (S) 1500* 1080* 750* (+125 per round robin match; +125 per round robin win)
WTA Finals (D) 1500 1080 750 375
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 35 10 30 20 2
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) 1000 650 390 215 120 65 10 30 20 2
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) 1000 650 390 215 120 10
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 64Q) 900 585 350 190 105 60 1 30 22 15 1
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 48/32Q) 900 585 350 190 105 60 1 30 - 20 1
WTA Premier 5 (28D) 900 585 350 190 105 1
WTA Premier 5 (16D) 900 585 350 190 1 -
WTA Premier (56S) 470 305 185 100 55 30 1 25 13 1
WTA Premier (32S) 470 305 185 100 55 1 25 18 13 1
WTA Premier (16D) 470 305 185 100 1
WTA Elite Trophy (S) 700* 440* 240* (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win)
WTA International (32S, 32Q) 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 14 10 1
WTA International (32S, 24/16Q) 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 - 12 1
WTA International (16D) 280 180 110 60 1

S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.

WTA fan polls

Player of the month

Month Player Nationality Other candidates
January Serena Williams (46%)  United States Venus Williams (42%)
Johanna Konta (8%)
Karolína Plíšková (4%)
February Elina Svitolina (63%)  Ukraine Kristina Mladenovic (27%)
Karolína Plíšková (10%)
March Elena Vesnina (40%)  Russia Johanna Konta (24%)
Caroline Wozniacki (18%)
Venus Williams (14%)
Karolína Plíšková (4%)
April Laura Siegemund (53%)  Germany Kristina Mladenovic (23%)
Daria Kasatkina (21%)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (3%)
May Simona Halep (87%)  Romania Jeļena Ostapenko (9%)
Elina Svitolina (4%)
June Garbiñe Muguruza (60%)  Spain Petra Kvitová (29%)
Karolína Plíšková (11%)
July Madison Keys (36%)  United States Kateřina Siniaková (34%)
Ekaterina Makarova (30%)
August Sloane Stephens (63%)  United States Venus Williams (25%)
Madison Keys (10%)
CoCo Vandeweghe (2%)
September Caroline Garcia (79%)  France Simona Halep (13%)
Caroline Wozniacki (8%)
October Caroline Wozniacki (64%)  Denmark Simona Halep (23%)
Venus Williams (13%)

Breakthrough of the month

Month Player Nationality Other candidates
January CoCo Vandeweghe (50%)  United States Elise Mertens (28%)
Kateřina Siniaková (16%)
Lauren Davis (6%)
February Kristina Mladenovic (56%)  France Elina Svitolina (26%)
Ashleigh Barty (12%)
Catherine Bellis (6%)
March Risa Ozaki (55%)  Japan Kayla Day (45%)
April Daria Kasatkina (60%)  Russia Markéta Vondroušová (20%)
Dayana Yastremska (11%)
Anett Kontaveit (9%)
May Jeļena Ostapenko (60%)  Latvia Verónica Cepede Royg (33%)
Ons Jabeur (5%)
Caroline Garcia (2%)
June Magdaléna Rybáriková (74%)  Slovakia Anett Kontaveit (23%)
Anastasija Sevastova (3%)
July Bianca Andreescu (39%)  Canada Kateřina Siniaková (38%)
Catherine Bellis (23%)
August Sofia Kenin (46%)  United States Shelby Rogers (34%)
Daria Kasatkina (20%)
September Ashleigh Barty (87%)  Australia Maria Sakkari (13%)
October Julia Görges (46%)  Germany Aryna Sabalenka (41%)
Carina Witthöft (7%)
Natalia Vikhlyantseva (6%)

Shot of the month

Month Player Nationality Other candidates
January[10] Agnieszka Radwańska (76%)  Poland Julia Görges (11%)
Yulia Putintseva (7%)
Karolína Plíšková (4%)
Alizé Cornet (2%)
February[11] Angelique Kerber (41%)  Germany Kristina Mladenovic (22%)
Caroline Wozniacki (20%)
Daria Kasatkina (11%)
Karolína Plíšková (6%)
March[12] Caroline Wozniacki (36%)  Denmark Kirsten Flipkens (24%)
Venus Williams (22%)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (10%)
Elena Vesnina (8%)
April[13] Kristina Mladenovic (34%)  France Francesca Schiavone (32%)
Daria Kasatkina (15%)
Angelique Kerber (12%)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (7%)
May[14] Venus Williams (35%)  United States Eugenie Bouchard (33%)
Barbora Strýcová (17%)
Francesca Schiavone (10%)
Daria Gavrilova (5%)
June[15] Lucie Šafářová (70%)  Czech Republic Caroline Wozniacki (11%)
Simona Halep (10%)
Petra Krejsová (5%)
Petra Kvitová (4%)
July[16] Petra Kvitová (60%)  Czech Republic Irina-Camelia Begu (24%)
Kristýna Plíšková (8%)
Mariana Duque Mariño (5%)
Catherine Bellis (3%)
August[17] Daria Kasatkina (55%)  Russia Simona Halep (25%)
Agnieszka Radwańska (10%)
Lucie Šafářová (6%)
Madison Keys (4%)
September[18] Agnieszka Radwańska (78%)  Poland Luksika Kumkhum (7%)
Angelique Kerber (6%)
Maria Sakkari (5%)
Dominika Cibulková (4%)
October [19] Magdaléna Rybáriková (31%)  Slovakia Angelique Kerber (23%)
Caroline Wozniacki (19%)
Caroline Wozniacki (15%)
Petra Kvitová (12%)

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2017 season:

  • Alberta Brianti – The former world number 55 announced her retirement in 2017.
  • Ekaterina Bychkova – The former world number 66 announced her retirement in 2017.
  • Kimiko Date – The former world number 4 announced she will retire for a second time after the 2017 Japan Open.[20]
  • Vesna Dolonc – The former world number 84 announced her retirement from professional tennis in February 2017.[21]
  • Vera Dushevina – The former singles world number 34 and doubles world number 27 announced her retirement from professional tennis on 15 August 2017.[22]
  • Daniela Hantuchová – The former world number 5 and four-time mixed doubles grand slam champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in July 2017.[23]
  • Martina Hingis – The former world number 1 in both singles and doubles, having turned professional in 1994. First retired in 2002 due to injuries, she had a comeback in 2006 after three years of inactivity and retired for the second time in 2008 after being banned for drug usage. She then announced a comeback in 2013, before retiring for a third and final time after the 2017 WTA Finals.
  • Liezel Huber – The former doubles world number 1 and seven-time doubles grand slam champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in April 2017.[24]
  • Melanie Oudin – The former world number 31 and US Open mixed champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2017.[25]
  • Shahar Pe'er – The former world number 11 announced her retirement from professional tennis in February 2017.[26]
  • Nadia Petrova – The former world number 3 announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2017.[27]
  • Jocelyn Rae – The former doubles world number 67 announced her retirement from professional tennis in December 2017.[28]
  • Jarmila Wolfe – The former world number 25 and Australian Open mixed champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2017.[29]

Comebacks

See also

References

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