2017 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles

Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Mirza played alongside Peng Shuai, but lost in the semifinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Monica Niculescu. Strýcová teamed up with Lucie Šafářová, but lost in the semifinals to Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis.

Women's Doubles
2017 Western & Southern Open
Champions	Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis
Runners-up	Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu
Final score	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

Main article: 2017 Western & Southern Open

Chan and Hingis went on to win the title, defeating Hsieh and Niculescu in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].

As a result of Bethanie Mattek-Sands' absence due to injury, Šafářová attained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament after reaching the semifinals with Strýcová.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (Withdrew)
2. Chan Yung-jan / Martina Hingis (Champions)
3. Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová (Semifinals)
4. Sania Mirza / Peng Shuai (Semifinals)
5. Tímea Babos / Andrea Hlaváčková (Quarterfinals)
6. Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková (First round)
7. Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua (Quarterfinals)
8. Abigail Spears / Katarina Srebotnik (First round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu	6	7^8
	4	Sania Mirza Peng Shuai	4	6^6
									Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu	6	4	[7]
								2	Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	4	6	[10]
	3	Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová	6^5	2
	2	Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	7^7	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								Alt	L Kichenok L Tsurenko	6	6
		G Dabrowski J Ostapenko	7	7^7					G Dabrowski J Ostapenko	2	1
		K Bertens K Flipkens	5	6^5											Alt	L Kichenok L Tsurenko	2	5
		S-w Hsieh M Niculescu	6	6												S-w Hsieh M Niculescu	6	7
		J Konta C McHale	2	2					S-w Hsieh M Niculescu	6^4	7	[10]
		K Mladenovic A Pavlyuchenkova	7^7	7					K Mladenovic A Pavlyuchenkova	7^7	5	[8]
	6	L Hradecká K Siniaková	6^4	5																			S-w Hsieh M Niculescu	6	7^8
																						4	S Mirza S Peng	4	6^6
								4	S Mirza S Peng	7	6
		V Lepchenko M Rybáriková	6^2	4					J Görges O Savchuk	5	4
		J Görges O Savchuk	7^7	6											4	S Mirza S Peng	6	6^1	[10]
		S Aoyama D Jurak	6	7												I-C Begu R Olaru	3	7^7	[3]
		L Davis A Riske	2	5					S Aoyama D Jurak	6^2	6	[6]
		I-C Begu R Olaru	3	7	[10]				I-C Begu R Olaru	7^7	1	[10]
	8	A Spears K Srebotnik	6	5	[6]

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	A Barty C Dellacqua	6	6
	WC	A Glatch C McNally	2	4				7	A Barty C Dellacqua	6	6
		D Gavrilova D Kasatkina	7^7	0	[10]				D Gavrilova D Kasatkina	4	1
		N Kichenok An Rodionova	6^4	6	[8]										7	A Barty C Dellacqua	3	6^4
		A Sevastova D Vekić	6	3	[5]										3	L Šafářová B Strýcová	6	7^7
		A Kudryavtseva A Rosolska	3	6	[10]				A Kudryavtseva A Rosolska	1	6^3
								3	L Šafářová B Strýcová	6	7^7
																						3	L Šafářová B Strýcová	6^5	2
	5	T Babos A Hlaváčková	7	6																		2	Y-j Chan M Hingis	7^7	6
		A-L Grönefeld K Peschke	5	1				5	T Babos A Hlaváčková	2	7^7	[10]
		E Mertens D Schuurs	2	2					A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6^4	[7]
		A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6											5	T Babos A Hlaváčková	3	2
		C-j Chuang R Voráčová	6	4	[9]										2	Y-j Chan M Hingis	6	6
		R Atawo C Vandeweghe	4	6	[11]				R Atawo C Vandeweghe	4	6	[7]
								2	Y-j Chan M Hingis	6	4	[10]

References

• Main Draw