The 2017 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 40th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and part of the Premier tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 24 to 30 April 2017.
Besides the prize money, the singles champion won a Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Cabriolet sports car.
Maria Sharapova made her return to competitive tennis at the tournament, following her 15-month suspension for taking the banned substance meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open.
Finals
Singles
Laura Siegemund defeated Kristina Mladenovic, 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Doubles
Raquel Atawo / Jeļena Ostapenko defeated Abigail Spears / Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 6–4
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1 Singles4703051851005512518131 Doubles 1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1Singles€107,036€57,157€30,536€16,411€8,798€5,585€2,508€1,333€742Doubles *€33,482€17,885€9,774€4,974€2,702 * per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Rank1 SeedAngelique Kerber11Karolína Plíšková32Dominika Cibulková43Simona Halep54Garbiñe Muguruza65Johanna Konta76Agnieszka Radwańska87Svetlana Kuznetsova98 1 Rankings are as of April 17, 2017.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Johanna Konta Maria Sharapova Laura Siegemund
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Naomi Osaka Jeļena Ostapenko Tamara Korpatsch Anett Kontaveit
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Jennifer Brady
Withdrawals Before the tournament Dominika Cibulková →replaced by Jennifer Brady Caroline Garcia →replaced by Zhang Shuai Madison Keys →replaced by Daria Kasatkina
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedAbigail SpearsKatarina Srebotnik421Andreja KlepačMaría José Martínez Sánchez602Raquel AtawoJeļena Ostapenko693Anna-Lena GrönefeldKvěta Peschke694 1 Rankings are as of April 17, 2017.
Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the main draw: Annika Beck / Anna Zaja
References
External links
WTA tournament profile WTA tournament draws