2017 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2017 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Garbiñe Muguruza
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	6–1, 6–0
Draw	56 (12 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2017 Western & Southern Open

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Cincinnati Masters. By losing in the final, Halep failed to take advantage of her third opportunity in 2017 to take over the WTA No. 1 singles ranking when the top ranking was only one match win away.

Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Muguruza.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)

02.   Simona Halep (final)

03.   Angelique Kerber (second round)

04.   Garbiñe Muguruza (champion)

05.   Elina Svitolina (third round)

06.   Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)

07.   Johanna Konta (quarterfinals)

08.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)

09.   Venus Williams (second round)

10.   Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)

11.   Dominika Cibulková (third round)

12.   Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)

13.   Kristina Mladenovic (first round)

14.   Petra Kvitová (second round)

15.   Anastasija Sevastova (third round)

16.   Madison Keys (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Karolína Plíšková	6	6
	6	Caroline Wozniacki	2	4
								1	Karolína Plíšková	3	2
								4	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6
	4	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	5	7
	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	7	5
															4	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	6
															2	Simona Halep	1	0
		Julia Görges	1	63
	WC	Sloane Stephens	6	77
								WC	Sloane Stephens	2	1
								2	Simona Halep	6	6
	7	Johanna Konta	4	61
	2	Simona Halep	6	77

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	Q	D Vekić	3	6	3			LL	N Vikhlyantseva	2	3
	LL	N Vikhlyantseva	6	2	6										1	Ka Plíšková	6	4	6
		K Siniaková	2	2											Q	C Giorgi	3	6	0
	Q	C Giorgi	6	6				Q	C Giorgi	77	5	6
		D Gavrilova	6	78					D Gavrilova	61	7	3
	13	K Mladenovic	0	66																		1	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	9	V Williams	6	6																		6	C Wozniacki	2	4
		A Riske	2	0				9	V Williams	3	6	2
	Q	A Barty	6	6				Q	A Barty	6	2	6
	Q	V Lepchenko	4	4											Q	A Barty	4	2
		E Vesnina	4	6	6										6	C Wozniacki	6	6
		C Garcia	6	4	4				E Vesnina	2	4
								6	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	G Muguruza	6	6
		L Davis	3	2				Q	B Haddad Maia	2	0
	Q	B Haddad Maia	6	6											4	G Muguruza	6	3	77
	Q	A Sasnovich	4	2											16	M Keys	4	6	63
		D Kasatkina	6	6					D Kasatkina	2	1
		C Vandeweghe	4	6	3			16	M Keys	6	6
	16	M Keys	6	3	6																	4	G Muguruza	6	5	7
	12	J Ostapenko	4	2																		8	S Kuznetsova	2	7	5
	Q	A Krunić	6	6				Q	A Krunić	2	2
		M Lučić-Baroni	3	5					C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		C Suárez Navarro	6	7												C Suárez Navarro	2	4
	Q	V Cepede Royg	4	6	3										8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		Y Putintseva	6	3	6				Y Putintseva	3	4
								8	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	E Svitolina	6	6
		L Tsurenko	5	78	6				L Tsurenko	1	4
		A Pavlyuchenkova	7	66	0										5	E Svitolina	5	4
	Q	F Abanda	3	6	6											J Görges	7	6
	Q	M Linette	6	4	2			Q	F Abanda	4	4
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	6	6
	10	A Radwańska	4	4																			J Görges	1	63
	14	P Kvitová	1	77	6																	WC	S Stephens	6	77
		A Kontaveit	6	62	3			14	P Kvitová	2	3
	WC	S Stephens	6	77				WC	S Stephens	6	6
		L Šafářová	4	65											WC	S Stephens	2	6	6
		E Makarova	6	6												E Makarova	6	3	4
		B Strýcová	4	1					E Makarova	6	1	713
								3	A Kerber	4	6	611

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J Konta	6	6
	WC	O Dodin	3	0					K Bertens	3	3
		K Bertens	6	6											7	J Konta	6	6
		A Cornet	77	3	6										11	D Cibulková	3	4
		C Bellis	65	6	2				A Cornet	1	4
		A Konjuh	7	5	2			11	D Cibulková	6	6
	11	D Cibulková	5	7	6																	7	J Konta	4	61
	15	A Sevastova	3	6	6																	2	S Halep	6	77
		S Peng	6	4	2			15	A Sevastova	6	7
		T Babos	5	5					R Vinci	2	5
		R Vinci	7	7											15	A Sevastova	4	3
	Q	T Townsend	3	6	6										2	S Halep	6	6
	Q	M Puig	6	3	2			Q	T Townsend	4	1
								2	S Halep	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Magdaléna Rybáriková (qualifying competition)
2. Elise Mertens (first round)
3. Mona Barthel (first round)
4. Donna Vekić (qualified)
5. Johanna Larsson (first round)
6. Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
7. Monica Niculescu (first round)
8. Ashleigh Barty (qualified)
9. Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
10. Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
11. Christina McHale (first round)
12. Lara Arruabarrena (first round)
13. Carina Witthöft (qualifying competition)
14. Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
15. Monica Puig (qualified)
16. Heather Watson (first round)
17. Verónica Cepede Royg (qualified)
18. Francesca Schiavone (qualifying competition)
19. Beatriz Haddad Maia (qualified)
20. Misaki Doi (first round)
21. Evgeniya Rodina (first round)
22. Camila Giorgi (qualified)
23. Kirsten Flipkens (qualifying competition)
24. Magda Linette (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Camila Giorgi
2. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
3. Magda Linette
4. Donna Vekić
5. Beatriz Haddad Maia
6. Aleksandra Krunić
7. Monica Puig
8. Ashleigh Barty
9. Taylor Townsend
10. Françoise Abanda
11. Verónica Cepede Royg
12. Varvara Lepchenko

Lucky losers

1. Natalia Vikhlyantseva

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Magdaléna Rybáriková	6	6
		Andrea Petkovic	4	1
								1	Magdaléna Rybáriková	3	4
								22	Camila Giorgi	6	6
	PR	Misa Eguchi	63	3
	22	Camila Giorgi	77	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Elise Mertens	6	5	2
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	2	7	6
									Aliaksandra Sasnovich	4	77	6
								WC	Sofia Kenin	6	64	3
	WC	Sofia Kenin	6	6
	21	Evgeniya Rodina	3	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Mona Barthel	5	2
		Zarina Diyas	7	6
									Zarina Diyas	4	3
								24	Magda Linette	6	6
	WC	Caroline Dolehide	77	66	63
	24	Magda Linette	64	78	77

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Donna Vekić	6	4	6
		Kurumi Nara	4	6	3
								4	Donna Vekić	2	6	6
									Aryna Sabalenka	6	4	1
		Aryna Sabalenka	77	6
	16	Heather Watson	64	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Johanna Larsson	4	65
		Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	77
									Ekaterina Alexandrova	3	63
								19	Beatriz Haddad Maia	6	77
		Ana Bogdan	3	1
	19	Beatriz Haddad Maia	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Sorana Cîrstea	77	3	4
		Aleksandra Krunić	61	6	6
									Aleksandra Krunić	77	4	6
								18	Francesca Schiavone	65	6	2
	WC	Nicole Gibbs	77	2	1
	18	Francesca Schiavone	61	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Monica Niculescu	6	2	1
		Mariana Duque Mariño	4	6	6
									Mariana Duque Mariño	4	77	5
								15	Monica Puig	6	64	7
		Sara Sorribes Tormo	2	2
	15	Monica Puig	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Ashleigh Barty	7	6
		Risa Ozaki	5	2
								8	Ashleigh Barty	6	6
								23	Kirsten Flipkens	1	0
		Hsieh Su-wei	3	2
	23	Kirsten Flipkens	6	6

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Irina-Camelia Begu	77	1	3
	WC	Taylor Townsend	64	6	6
								WC	Taylor Townsend	62	7	6
								13	Carina Witthöft	77	5	1
		Alison Van Uytvanck	2	1
	13	Carina Witthöft	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	7	6
		Kateryna Bondarenko	5	3
								10	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	65	4
									Françoise Abanda	77	6
		Françoise Abanda	6	0	6
	20	Misaki Doi	2	6	3

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	Christina McHale	6	3	2
		Petra Martić	1	6	6
									Petra Martić	3	6	5
								17	Verónica Cepede Royg	6	3	7
	WC	Irina Falconi	6	0	3
	17	Verónica Cepede Royg	2	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Lara Arruabarrena	6	1	69
		Jennifer Brady	2	6	711
									Jennifer Brady	67	3
								14	Varvara Lepchenko	79	6
	WC	Kayla Day	4	4
	14	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw