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.
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2017 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Key Grand Slam tournamentsYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA InternationalTeam events
January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 Jan Hopman CupPerth, AustraliaITF Mixed Teams ChampionshipsHard (i) – 8 teams (RR) 2–1 Brisbane, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $1,000,000 – 30S/32Q/16DSingles – 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, ChinaWTA InternationalHard – $750,000 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – 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 ZealandWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Lauren Davis 6–3, 6–1 Ana Konjuh Jeļena Ostapenko Julia Görges Madison Brengle Barbora Strýcová Caroline Wozniacki Naomi Osaka Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson6–2, 6–2 Demi Schuurs Renata Voráčová9 Jan Sydney International Sydney, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $776,000 – 30S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Johanna Konta6–4, 6–2 Agnieszka Radwańska Eugenie Bouchard Barbora Strýcová Daria Kasatkina Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Caroline Wozniacki Duan Yingying Tímea Babos Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–4, 6–4 Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová Hobart International Hobart, AustraliaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elise Mertens6–3, 6–1 Monica Niculescu Jana Fett Lesia Tsurenko Kiki Bertens Verónica Cepede Royg Risa Ozaki Shelby Rogers Raluca Olaru Olga Savchuk0–6, 6–4, [10–5] Gabriela Dabrowski Yang Zhaoxuan16 Jan 23 Jan Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard – A$22,697,600128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – 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 Cabal6–2, 6–4 Sania Mirza Ivan Dodig30 Jan St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Saint Petersburg, RussiaWTA PremierHard (i) – $776,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles 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 Rosolska3–6, 6–2, [10–5] Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll Taiwan Open Taipei, Taiwan WTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists6 Feb Fed Cup Quarterfinals Ostrava, Czech Republic – hard (i) Maui, United States – hard Minsk, Belarus – hard (i) Geneva, Switzerland – hard (i) 3–2 4–0 4–1 4–1 13 Feb Qatar Open Doha, QatarWTA PremierHard – $776,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Karolína Plíšková6–3, 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 Shvedova20 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,666,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Elina Svitolina6–4, 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, HungaryWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – 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 Voskoboeva27 Feb Acapulco, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Lesia Tsurenko6–1, 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, MalaysiaWTA InternationalHard – $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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists6 Mar 13 Mar Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $7,669,423 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – 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 Siniaková20 Mar27 Mar Miami Open Key Biscayne, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $7,669,423 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists3 Apr Charleston Open Charleston, United StatesWTA PremierClay – $776,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles 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 Šafářová6–1, 4–6, [10–7] Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková Monterrey Open Monterrey, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–4, 2–6, 6–1 Angelique Kerber Carla Suárez Navarro Caroline Garcia Heather Watson Alizé Cornet Julia Boserup Tímea Babos Nao Hibino Alicja Rosolska6–2, 7–6(7–4) Dalila Jakupović Nadiia Kichenok10 Apr Ladies Open Biel Bienne Biel, SwitzerlandWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – 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, ColombiaWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Francesca Schiavone6–4, 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 Linette17 Apr Fed Cup SemifinalsTampa, United States – ClayMinsk, Belarus – hard (i) 3–2 3–2 24 Apr Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, GermanyWTA PremierClay (red) (i) – €573,306 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – 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, TurkeyWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – 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 WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 May Prague Open Prague, Czech RepublicWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Mona Barthel2–6, 7–5, 6–2 Kristýna Plíšková Barbora Strýcová Jeļena Ostapenko Camila Giorgi Kateřina Siniaková Beatriz Haddad Maia Ana Konjuh Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke6–4, 7–6(7–3) Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková Rabat, MoroccoWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – 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 Zanevska8 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 Hlaváčková15 May Italian Open Rome, ItalyWTA Premier 5Clay (red) – $3,076,495 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Elina Svitolina4–6, 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 Vesnina22 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, FranceWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – 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, GermanyWTA InternationalClay (red) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Kiki Bertens6–2, 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 Larsson28 May 5 Jun French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay (red) – €16,566,000128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Jeļena Ostapenko4–6, 6–4, 6–3 Simona Halep Timea Bacsinszky Karolína Plíšková Caroline Wozniacki Kristina Mladenovic Elina Svitolina Caroline Garcia Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová6–2, 6–1 Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua Gabriela Dabrowski Rohan Bopanna2–6, 6–2, [12–10] Anna-Lena Grönefeld Robert Farah
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