2017 Dubai Tennis Championships
| 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 – 26 February (women) 27 February – 5 March (men) |
| Edition | 25th (men) / 17th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D (men) 56S / 28D (women) |
| Prize money | $ (ATP) $2,666,000 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard, outdoor |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Aviation Club Tennis Centre |
| 2016 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Stan Wawrinka | |
| Women's singles | |
 Sara Errani | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Chuang Chia-jung /  Darija Jurak | |
The 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) is an ATP 500 event on the 2017 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 on the 2017 WTA Tour. Both events will be held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament takes place from February 20–26, 2017 while the men's tournament takes place from February 27 through March 5, 2017.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Doubles | 0 | — | 45 | 25 | ||||||
| Women's Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women's Doubles | 105 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | $523,330 | $256,565 | $129,100 | $65,655 | $34,100 | $17,980 | — | $ | $ |
| Men's Doubles* | $157,570 | $77,140 | $38,690 | $19,860 | $10,270 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Singles | $457,245 | $243,621 | $121,690 | $56,115 | $27,790 | $14,265 | $7,335 | $4,080 | $2,099 |
| Women's Doubles* | $139,300 | $70,480 | $34,880 | $17,560 | $8,900 | $4,395 | — | — | — |
*per team
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GBR
|
Andy Murray | 1 | 1 |
| SUI
|
Stan Wawrinka | 3 | 2 |
| SUI
|
Roger Federer | 9 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Gaël Monfils | 12 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 14 | 5 |
| FRA
|
Lucas Pouille | 17 | 6 |
 LUX
|
Gilles Müller | 27 | 7 |
 GER
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 32 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 20, 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FIN
|
Henri Kontinen |  AUS
|
John Peers | 11 | 1 |
| CRO
|
Ivan Dodig |  ESP
|
Marcel Granollers | 27 | 2 |
 CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | FRA
|
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 36 | 3 |
 NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 45 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 20, 2017.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
/ - /
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
- /
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 2 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 2 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 5 | 3 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 4 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 7 | 5 |
| GBR
|
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 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 13 | 7 |
 RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 16 | 8 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 17 | 9 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 18 | 10 |
 USA
|
Coco Vandeweghe | 20 | 11 |
| AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 21 | 12 |
| NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 22 | 13 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 23 | 14 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 24 | 15 |
| ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 25 | 16 |
 KAZ
|
Yulia Putintseva | 27 | 17 |
- Rankings were as of February 13, 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Chang Kai-chen
Ons Jabeur
Elise Mertens
Aryna Sabalenka
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Zhang Kailin- Zheng Saisai
- Zhu Lin
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Timea Bacsinszky →replaced by Wang Qiang
Eugenie Bouchard →replaced by Viktorija Golubic
Alizé Cornet →replaced by Lara Arruabarrena
Sara Errani →replaced by 
Kristýna Plíšková
Simona Halep →replaced by 
Jelena Janković
Johanna Konta →replaced by 
Mandy Minella- Karin Knapp →replaced by
Johanna Larsson 
Svetlana Kuznetsova →replaced by 
Lesia Tsurenko- Monica Niculescu →replaced by
Catherine Bellis - Carla Suárez Navarro →replaced by
Tsvetana Pironkova
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 11 | 2 |
 IND
|
Sania Mirza | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 19 | 3 |
| TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | SUI
|
Martina Hingis | 21 | 4 |
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 24 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková |  CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 26 | 6 |
| USA
|
Abigail Spears |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 46 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 48 | 8 |
- Rankings were as of February 13, 2017.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Men's Singles
- vs.
Women's Singles
- vs.
Men's Doubles
- / vs. /
Women's Doubles
- / vs. /