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2017 WTA Tour
Details
Duration2 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 tournament titlesUnited States Lauren Davis
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (1)
Most tournament finalsFrance Alizé Cornet
United States Lauren Davis
Croatia Ana Konjuh
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
United States Alison Riske
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (1)
2016
2018

The 2017 WTA Tour is 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 of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 2 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
$1,000,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
6–0, 6–3
France Alizé Cornet Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Germany Angelique Kerber
Italy Roberta Vinci
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
India Sania Mirza
6–2, 6–3
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Shenzhen Open
Shenzhen, China
WTA International
$750,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–3, 6–4
United States Alison Riske Italy Camila Giorgi
United Kingdom Johanna Konta
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
China Wang Qiang
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
Serbia Nina Stojanović
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
China Peng Shuai
6–1, 7–5
Romania Raluca Olaru
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
Auckland Open
Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
United States Lauren Davis
6–3, 6–1
Croatia Ana Konjuh Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Germany Julia Görges
United States Madison Brengle
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Japan Naomi Osaka
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
6–2, 6–2
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
January 9 Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
$776,000 – Hard – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs United Kingdom J Konta vs Canada E Bouchard
Czech Republic B Strýcová vs Poland A Radwańska
Russia Daria Kasatkina
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
China Duan Yingying
/
vs
/
Hobart International
Hobart, Australia
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
Netherlands K Bertens vs Belgium E Mertens
Croatia J Fett vs Paraguay V Cepede Royg
Japan R Ozaki vs Romania M Niculescu
Ukraine L Tsurenko vs United States S Rogers
/
vs
/
January 16
January 23
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
$14,835,728 – Hard
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw
vs. vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
/ vs. /
/ vs. /
January 30 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
Saint Petersburg, Russia
WTA Premier
$776,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Taiwan Open
Taipei, Taiwan
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 6 Fed Cup Quarterfinals
Ostrava, Czech Republic – Hard (i)
Maui, United States – Hard
Minsk, Belarus – Hard (i)
Geneva, Switzerland – Hard (i)
Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic vs.  Spain
 United States vs.  Germany
 Belarus vs.  Netherlands
  Switzerland vs.  France
February 13 Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier
$776,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
February 20 Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier 5
$2,666,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Hungarian Ladies Open
Budapest, Hungary
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
February 27 Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 6
March 13
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$7,669,423 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
March 20
March 27
Miami Open
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$7,669,423 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 3 Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
$776,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Monterrey Open
Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
April 10 Ladies Open Biel Bienne
Biel, Switzerland
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Copa Colsanitas
Bogotá, Colombia
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
April 17 Fed Cup Semifinals

Semifinals winners
Semifinals losers
April 24 Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
€776,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Istanbul Cup
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 1 Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Morocco Open
Rabat, Morocco
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
May 8 Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
€5,924,318 – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
May 15 Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
€3,076,495 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
May 22 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Nuremberg Cup
Nürnberg, Germany
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
May 29
June 5
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
€14,712,000 – Clay (Red)
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw
vs. vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
/ vs. /
/ vs. /

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 12 Nottingham Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
WTA International
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
WTA International
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
June 19 Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
WTA Premier
$885,040 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Mallorca Open
Mallorca, Spain
WTA International
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
June 26 Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, Great Britain
WTA Premier
$819,000 – Grass – 48S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 3
July 10
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
$11,174,883 – Grass
128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw
vs. vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
/ vs. /
/ vs. /
July 17 Bucharest Open
Bucharest, Romania
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Ladies Championship Gstaad
Gstaad, Switzerland
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
July 24 Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Jiangxi Open
Nanchang, China
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
July 31 Stanford Classic
Stanford, United States
WTA Premier
$776,000 – Hard – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Washington Open
Washington D.C., United States
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 7 Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
$2,804,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
August 14 Cincinnati Open
Cincinnati, United States
WTA Premier 5
$2,804,000 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
August 21 Connecticut Open
New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
$761,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
August 28
September 4
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$11,517,008 – Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw
vs. vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
/ vs. /
/ vs. /

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 11 Tournoi de Québec
Quebec City, Canada
WTA International
$250,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Japan Women's Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
September 18 Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier
$ – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Korea Open
Seoul, South Korea
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou, China
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
September 25 Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
$ – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Tashkent Open
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 2 China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
$ – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
October 9 Tianjin Open
Tianjin, China
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Linz Open
Linz, Austria
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
October 16 Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
$ – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
Luxembourg Open
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
October 23 WTA Finals
Singapore
Year-end championships
$7,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs

/
vs
/
October 30 WTA Elite Trophy
Zhuhai, China
Year-end championships
$2,280,935 – Hard (i) – 12S (RR)/6D (RR)
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/

November

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
November 6 Fed Cup Final

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 Singles Doubles Mixed Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed Doubles
1  Karolína Plíšková (CZE) 1 0 0
1  Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 0 1 0
1  Sania Mirza (IND) 0 1 0
1  Lauren Davis (USA) 1 0 0
1  Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 1 0 0
1  Kiki Bertens (NED) 0 1 0
1  Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) 0 1 0
1  Johanna Larsson (SWE) 0 1 0
1  Peng Shuai (CHN) 0 1 0

Titles won by nation

Total Player Singles Doubles Mixed Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed Doubles
3  Czech Republic (CZE) 1 1 1 2 1 0
2  United States (USA) 1 1 1 1 0
1  India (IND) 1 0 1 0
1  China (CHN) 1 0 1 0
1  Netherlands (NED) 1 0 1 0
1  Sweden (SWE) 1 0 1 0

Titles information

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

Singles

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

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 current date of the 2017 season.[2][3]

Singles

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date Gained Date Forfeited
 Angelique Kerber (GER) Year end 2016 Incumbent

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date Gained Date Forfeited
 Sania Mirza (IND) Year end 2016 8 January 2017
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 9 January 2017 Incumbent

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:

  • Russia Nadia Petrova (born 8 June 1982 in Moscow, Soviet Union) - The former world number 3 announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2017.
  • Italy Francesca Schiavone (born 23 June 1980 in Milan, Italy) – The former world number 4 and 2010 French Open champion announced she will retire after the 2017 season.
  • Australia Jarmila Wolfe (born 26 April 1987 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) – She announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2017.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2017 WTA calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  2. ^ "Singles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ "Doubles Rankings". Women's Tennis Association.
  4. ^ "Injury forces Jarmila Wolfe to retire at the age of 29". Herald Sun official website. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.