2017 Connecticut Open

The 2017 Connecticut Open (also known as the 2017 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 49th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 20 through August 26. It was the last event of the 2017 US Open Series before the 2017 US Open.

2017 Connecticut Open
DateAugust 20 – August 26
Edition49th
CategoryWTA Premier
Draw30S / 16D / 48Q
Prize money$695,900
SurfaceHard
LocationNew Haven, United States
VenueCullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Daria Gavrilova
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan

Points and prize money

Point distribution
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles[1] 470 305 185 100 55 1 25 18 13 1
Doubles[1] 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $130,300 $69,380 $37,020 $19,885 $10,665 $5,820 $3,045 $1,620 $895
Doubles $40,650 $21,700 $11,865 $6,035 $3,270 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank* Seed
 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 10 1
 SVK Dominika Cibulková 11 2
 CZE Petra Kvitová 13 3
 FRA Kristina Mladenovic 14 4
 RUS Elena Vesnina 18 5
 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 20 6
 CZE Barbora Strýcová 23 7
 CHN Peng Shuai 25 8
  • Rankings are as of 14 August 2017

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
During the tournament
  • Zhang Shuai

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank* Seed
 IND Sania Mirza  ROU Monica Niculescu 26 1
 AUS Ashleigh Barty  AUS Casey Dellacqua 30 2
 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld  CZE Květa Peschke 40 3
 CAN Gabriela Dabrowski  CHN Xu Yifan 48 4
  • Rankings are as of 14 August 2017

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2017 Connecticut Open – Singles

Doubles
Main article: 2017 Connecticut Open – Doubles

Notes

    References
    1. "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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