Sloane Stephens defeated Madison Keys in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 US Open. It was her first major title. Stephens was the first player using a protected ranking to win a major title, and the second unseeded woman in the Open Era to win the US Open (after Kim Clijsters in 2009). It was the first all-American final at the US Open since 2002; for the first time at a major since the 1985 Wimbledon Championships, all four semifinalists were American, and all from the same country overall.
Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but was defeated in the first round by Naomi Osaka. Kerber was the second US Open defending champion to lose in the first round, after Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2005. Osaka would go on to win the title the next year.
Garbiñe Muguruza became the new world No. 1 after Karolína Plíšková failed to defend her finalist points. Eight of the top nine seeds (with the exception of Kerber) were in contention for the top ranking.
This was Maria Sharapova's first major since the 2016 Australian Open, following a suspension for violating anti-doping rules. She was awarded a wildcard into the main draw, and was defeated by Anastasija Sevastova in the fourth round.
Venus Williams became the first player in history to reach the semifinals of the US Open 10 years apart and then do so another 10 years apart, in 1997 (at old), 2007, and 2017 (at old). Her younger sister, Serena Williams, would join her in doing so at the 1999 (at old), 2009, and 2019 (at old) US Opens. Kaia Kanepi was the first qualifier to reach the quarterfinals since Barbara Gerken in 1981, and was the lowest-ranked player ever to reach a major quarterfinal, being ranked No. 418.
This was the final major appearance for former world No. 1 Jelena Janković, who lost to Petra Kvitová in the first round. Janković would formally retire from tennis five years later.
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seeds are based on the rankings as of August 21, 2017. Rank and points before are as of August 28, 2017. SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus11 Karolína Plíšková6,3901,3004305,520Quarterfinals lost to CoCo Vandeweghe 22 Simona Halep6,385430105,965First round lost to Maria Sharapova [WC]33 Garbiñe Muguruza5,860702406,030Fourth round lost to Petra Kvitová 44 Elina Svitolina5,5301302405,640Fourth round lost to Madison Keys 55 Caroline Wozniacki5,350780704,640Second round lost to Ekaterina Makarova66 Angelique Kerber5,1462,000103,156First round lost to Naomi Osaka77 Johanna Konta4,750240104,520First round lost to Aleksandra Krunić88 Svetlana Kuznetsova4,41070704,410Second round lost to Kurumi Nara99 Venus Williams4,2162407804,756Semifinals lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]1011 Agnieszka Radwańska 3,5702401303,460Third round lost to CoCo Vandeweghe 1110 Dominika Cibulková3,830130703,770Second round lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]1212 Jeļena Ostapenko3,382101303,502Third round lost to Daria Kasatkina1314 Petra Kvitová3,1202404303,310Quarterfinals lost to Venus Williams 1413 Kristina Mladenovic3,15570103,095First round lost to Monica Niculescu1516 Madison Keys2,3432401,3003,403Runner-up, lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]1617 Anastasija Sevastova2,2954304302,295Quarterfinals lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]1718 Elena Vesnina2,1401301302,140Third round lost to Madison Keys 1819 Caroline Garcia 2,1351301302,135Third round lost to Petra Kvitová 19212,065130101,945First round lost to Christina McHale2022 CoCo Vandeweghe1,994107802,764Semifinals lost to Madison Keys 2123 Ana Konjuh1,805430101,385First round lost to Ashleigh Barty2224 Peng Shuai1,80010701,860Second round lost to Donna Vekić2325 Barbora Strýcová1,72510701,785Second round lost to Jennifer Brady2427 Kiki Bertens1,67010101,670First round lost to Maria Sakkari2520 Daria Gavrilova2,07510702,135Second round lost to Shelby Rogers2629 Anett Kontaveit1,63010101,630First round lost to Lucie Šafářová2726 Zhang Shuai1,6851301301,685Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková 2830 Lesia Tsurenko1,625240101,395First round lost to Yanina Wickmayer2931 Mirjana Lučić-Baroni1,61570701,615Second round lost to Carla Suárez Navarro3033 Julia Görges1,570702401,740Fourth round lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]3132 Magdaléna Rybáriková1,57701301,707Third round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza 3234 Lauren Davis1,47670101,416First round lost to Sofia Kenin [WC]
Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but they were not entered or withdrew from the event. Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason 15 Serena Williams 2,810 780 2,030 Pregnancy 28 Timea Bacsinszky 1,658 70 1,588 Left thigh and wrist injury
Other entry information Wild cards
Protected ranking
Qualifiers
Withdrawals
† – not included on entry list ‡ – withdrew from entry list
Championship match statistics Category Stephens Keys 1st serve %33/44 (75%) 40/55 (73%) 1st serve points won24 of 33 = 73% 20 of 40 = 50% 2nd serve points won7 of 11 = 64%6 of 15 = 40% Total service points won31 of 44 = 70.45% 26 of 55 = 47.27% Aces 0 3 Double faults 0 1 Winners 10 18 Unforced errors6 30 Net points won 4 of 4 = 100% 9 of 15 = 60% Break points converted 5 of 12 = 42% 0 of 3 = 0% Return points won 29 of 55 = 53% 13 of 44 = 30% Total points won 60 39Source
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References
External links Women's Singles main draw 2017 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation