The 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Ladies Open Biel Bienne and part of the International category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Swiss Tennis Center in Roger Federer Allee, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, from 10 April through 16 April 2017.
Points and prize money
Point distribution EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1Women's singles280180110603011814101Women's doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Women's singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600 Women's doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedBarbora Strýcová181Carla Suárez Navarro252Tímea Babos303Roberta Vinci344Laura Siegemund375Alizé Cornet446Julia Görges467Monica Niculescu478 1 Rankings are as of 3 April 2017.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Belinda Bencic Rebeka Masarova Carla Suárez Navarro
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Marie Bouzková Antonia Lottner Aliaksandra Sasnovich Markéta Vondroušová
The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Lina Gjorcheska
Withdrawals Before the tournament Alizé Cornet →replaced by Lina Gjorcheska Kirsten Flipkens →replaced by Mona Barthel Kristina Mladenovic →replaced by Julia Boserup Tsvetana Pironkova →replaced by Hsieh Su-wei Yaroslava Shvedova →replaced by Jana Čepelová
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedXenia KnollDemi Schuurs991Hsieh Su-weiMonica Niculescu1022Raluca OlaruOlga Savchuk1043Elise MertensHeather Watson1564 1 Rankings are as of 3 April 2017.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw: Amandine Hesse / Rebeka Masarova Ylena In-Albon / Leonie Küng
Champions
Singles
Markéta Vondroušová def. Anett Kontaveit, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / Monica Niculescu def. Timea Bacsinszky / Martina Hingis, 5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
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