2017 WTA Tour
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.[1]
Simona Halep finished as the year-end number 1 player for the first time in her career. She won the title in Madrid and also reached finals at Roland Garros, Rome, Cincinnati, and Beijing. | |
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Duration | 2 January – 5 November 2017 |
Edition | 47th |
Tournaments | 59 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (32) WTA Elite Trophy |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | |
Most tournament finals | |
Prize money leader | |
Points leader | |
Awards | |
Player of the year | |
Doubles Team of the year | |
Most improved player of the year | |
Newcomer of the year | |
Comeback player of the year | |
← 2016 2018 → |
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2017 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Team events |
January
February
March
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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March 6 March 13 | Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $7,669,423 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 | |||
7–6(7–4), 6–2 | |||||
March 20 March 27 | Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $7,669,423 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 6–4, 6–3 |
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6–4, 6–3 |
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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November 11–12 | Fed Cup Final Minsk, Belarus – Hard (i) |
3–2 |
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2017 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||
11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
Lauren Davis – Auckland (draw) Kateřina Siniaková – Shenzhen (draw) Elise Mertens – Hobart (draw) Kristina Mladenovic – St. Petersburg (draw) Ashleigh Barty – Kuala Lumpur (draw) Daria Kasatkina – Charleston (draw) Markéta Vondroušová – Biel (draw) Jeļena Ostapenko – French Open (draw) Anett Kontaveit – 's-Hertogenbosch (draw) Daria Gavrilova – New Haven (draw) Zarina Diyas – Tokyo International (draw) Alison Van Uytvanck – Quebec City (draw) Carina Witthöft – Luxembourg City (draw)
- Doubles
Jeļena Ostapenko – St. Petersburg (draw) Nao Hibino – Monterrey (draw) Nadia Podoroska – Bogotá (draw) Dalila Jakupović – İstanbul (draw) Nicole Melichar – Nürnberg (draw) Anna Smith – Nürnberg (draw) Dominika Cibulková – 's-Hertogenbosch (draw) Monique Adamczak – Nottingham (draw) Storm Sanders – Nottingham (draw) Quirine Lemoine – Båstad (draw) Arantxa Rus – Båstad (draw) Jiang Xinyu – Nanchang (draw) Tang Qianhui – Nanchang (draw) Lesley Kerkhove – Luxembourg City (draw) Lidziya Marozava – Luxembourg City (draw) Duan Yingying – WTA Elite Trophy (draw)
- Mixed Doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
Simona Halep – Madrid (draw) Kiki Bertens – Nürnberg (draw) Caroline Wozniacki – Tokyo (draw)
- Doubles
Sania Mirza – Brisbane (draw) Chan Hao-ching – Taipei (draw), Hong Kong (draw) Chan Yung-jan – Taipei (draw), Hong Kong (draw) Martina Hingis – Rome (draw) Abigail Spears – Stanford (draw) Ekaterina Makarova – Toronto (draw) Elena Vesnina – Toronto (draw) Shuko Aoyama – Tokyo International (draw) Andrea Hlaváčková – Quebec City (draw), Moscow (draw) Johanna Larsson – Seoul (draw), Linz (draw) Kiki Bertens – Linz (draw)
Top 10 entry
The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
- Singles
Elina Svitolina (enters at No. 10 on February 27) Jeļena Ostapenko (enters at No. 10 on September 11) Caroline Garcia (enters at No. 9 on October 9) Kristina Mladenovic (enters at No. 10 on October 23) Coco Vandeweghe (enters at No. 10 on November 6)
- Doubles
Barbora Strýcová (enters at No. 10 on March 20)
WTA Rankings
These are the WTA rankings of the top 20 singles players, doubles players, and the top 10 doubles teams on the WTA Tour, at the end of the 2017 season.[2][3]
Singles
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Number 1 ranking
Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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Year end 2016 | 29 January 2017 | |
30 January 2017 | 19 March 2017 | |
20 March 2017 | 23 April 2017 | |
24 April 2017 | 14 May 2017 | |
15 May 2017 | 16 July 2017 | |
17 July 2017 | 10 September 2017 | |
11 September 2017 | 8 October 2017 | |
9 October 2017 | Year end 2017 |
Doubles
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Number 1 ranking
Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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Year end 2016 | 8 January 2017 | |
9 January 2017 | 20 August 2017 | |
21 August 2017 | 1 October 2017 | |
2 October 2017 | 22 October 2017 | |
23 October 2017 | Year end 2017 |
Prize money leaders
For the first time since the 2001 season, at the age of 37, Venus Williams topped the money list with $5,468,741. The top-37 players earned over $1,000,000. Martina Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan each made over $1.4 million by playing exclusively in doubles tournaments. It was the 4th consecutive year that a player earned over $1,000,000 in doubles events.
# | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Year-to-date | |
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1 | $5,468,741 | $0 | $0 | $5,468,741 | ||
2 | $5,079,898 | $3,559 | $0 | $5,083,457 | ||
3 | $4,748,518 | $0 | $0 | $4,748,518 | ||
4 | $4,627,957 | $47,270 | $0 | $4,675,227 | ||
5 | $4,023,466 | $32,037 | $938 | $4,056,441 | ||
6 | $3,861,198 | $129,360 | $7,468 | $3,998,026 | ||
7 | $3,432,429 | $20,236 | $0 | $3,452,665 | ||
8 | $3,351,361 | $75,789 | $0 | $3,427,150 | ||
9 | $3,225,086 | $18,327 | $19,903 | $3,263,316 | ||
10 | $2,706,385 | $25,109 | $0 | $2,931,494 | ||
Statistics leaders
as of October 30, 2017[9]
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Points distribution
Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 40 | – | – | – |
WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1080* | 750* | (+125 per Round Robin Match; +125 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
WTA Finals (D) | 1500 | 1080 | 750 | 375 | – | |||||||
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 64Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 48/32Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | - | 20 | 1 |
WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier 5 (16D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 1 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win) | ||||||||
WTA International (32S, 32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
WTA International (32S, 24/16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | - | 12 | 1 |
WTA International (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.
WTA fan polls
Player of the month
Month | Player | Nationality | Other candidates |
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January | Serena Williams (46%) | ||
February | Elina Svitolina (63%) | ||
March | Elena Vesnina (40%) | ||
April | Laura Siegemund (53%) | ||
May | Simona Halep (87%) | ||
June | Garbiñe Muguruza (60%) | ||
July | Madison Keys (36%) | ||
August | Sloane Stephens (63%) | ||
September | Caroline Garcia (79%) | ||
October | Caroline Wozniacki (64%) |
Breakthrough of the month
Month | Player | Nationality | Other candidates |
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January | Coco Vandeweghe (50%) | ||
February | Kristina Mladenovic (56%) | ||
March | Risa Ozaki (55%) | ||
April | Daria Kasatkina (60%) | ||
May | Jeļena Ostapenko (60%) | ||
June | Magdaléna Rybáriková (74%) | ||
July | Bianca Andreescu (39%) | ||
August | Sofia Kenin (46%) | ||
September | Ashleigh Barty (87%) | ||
October | Julia Görges (46%) |
Shot of the month
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA Rankings top 100 (singles) or (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2017 season:
Alberta Brianti - The former world number 55 announced her retirement in 2017. Ekaterina Bychkova - The former world number 66 announced her retirement in 2017. Kimiko Date – The former world number 4 announced she will retire for a second time after the 2017 Japan Open.[20] Vesna Dolonc – The former world number 84 announced her retirement from professional tennis in February 2017.[21] Vera Dushevina – The former singles world number 34 and doubles world number 27 announced her retirement from professional tennis on 15 August 2017.[22] Daniela Hantuchová – The former world number 5 and four-time mixed doubles grand slam champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in July 2017.[23] Martina Hingis – The former world number 1 in both singles and doubles, having turned professional in 1994. First retired in 2002 due to injuries, she had a comeback in 2006 after three years of inactivity and retired for the second time in 2008 after being banned for drug usage. She then announced a comeback in 2013, before retiring for a third and final time after the 2017 WTA Finals. Liezel Huber – The former doubles world number 1 and seven-time doubles grand slam champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in April 2017.[24] Melanie Oudin – The former world number 31 and US Open mixed champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in August 2017.[25] Shahar Pe'er – The former world number 11 announced her retirement from professional tennis in February 2017.[26] Nadia Petrova – The former world number 3 announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2017.[27] Jocelyn Rae – The former doubles world number 67 announced her retirement from professional tennis in December 2017.[28] Jarmila Wolfe – The former world number 25 and Australian Open mixed champion announced her retirement from professional tennis in January 2017.[29]
See also
References
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- "WTA Shot of the Month: Kasatkina". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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- "WTA Shot of the Month: Rybarikova". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- "Tennis: Date announces retirement for second time". The Mainichi. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- "Dolonc završila igračku karijeru" [Dolonc Ends Her Playing Career] (in Serbian). Vercenje Novosti. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- Alexey Filippov (15 August 2017). "Теннисистка Вера Душевина завершила карьеру и сосредоточится на тренерской работе" [Tennis player Vera Dushevina retired from tennis and will concentrate on coaching] (in Russian). R-Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- "Wimbledon 2017: Former World No 5 Daniela Hantuchova announces her retirement from professional tennis". Independent. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- "Seven-Time Grand Slam Doubles Champion Liezel Huber Joins NYJTL Cary Leeds Center". NY Tennis Magazine. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- "Oudin announces retirement from professional tennis". WTATennis. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- "Shahar Peer Announces Retirement From Tennis". wtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Former World No.3 Nadia Petrova officially announced her retirement from tennis after nearly two decades on tour". wtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Britain's Jocelyn Rae announces decision to retire from tennis". wtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "Injury forces Jarmila Wolfe to retire at the age of 29". Herald Sun official website. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website