2017 WTA Tour
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Article ImagesSimona Halep finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the first time in her career, though Garbiñe Muguruza was named the Player of the Year. Halep won one tournament during the season, a Premier Mandatory event, and finished runner-up at a major, the French Open. Muguruza won two tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships, and a Premier 5 event. | |
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Duration | 1 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 | Elina Svitolina (5) |
Most tournament finals | Caroline Wozniacki (8) |
Prize money leader | Venus Williams (US$5,468,741) |
Points leader | Simona Halep (6,175) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Garbiñe Muguruza |
Doubles team of the year | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis |
Most improved player of the year | Jeļena Ostapenko |
Newcomer of the year | Catherine Bellis |
Comeback player of the year | Sloane Stephens |
← 2016 2018 → |
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]
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 |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Mar 13 Mar |
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $7,669,423 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Elena Vesnina 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 |
Svetlana Kuznetsova | Karolína Plíšková Kristina Mladenovic |
Garbiñe Muguruza Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Caroline Wozniacki Venus Williams |
Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková | ||||
20 Mar 27 Mar |
Miami Open Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $7,669,423 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles – Doubles |
Johanna Konta 6–4, 6–3 |
Caroline Wozniacki | Venus Williams Karolína Plíšková |
Angelique Kerber Simona Halep Lucie Šafářová Mirjana Lučić-Baroni |
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 6–4, 6–3 |
Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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11–12 Nov | Fed Cup Final Minsk, Belarus – hard (i) |
United States 3–2 |
Belarus |
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).
Grand Slam tournaments |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Titles won by player
Total | Player | 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 | ||
11 | Martina Hingis (SUI) | ● | ● ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● | ● | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||||||
11 | Chan Yung-jan (TPE) | ● | ● ● ● | ● ● ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
7 | Tímea Babos (HUN) | ● | ● ● | ● | ● ● ● | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) | ● | ● | ● ● ● ● | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 | Kiki Bertens (NED) | ● ● | ● ● ● ● | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
5 | Elina Svitolina (UKR) | ● ● ● | ● ● | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) | ● ● | ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT) | ● | ● ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Elena Vesnina (RUS) | ● | ● | ● ● | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) | ● | ● ● | ● | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) | ● | ● ● ● | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | ● | ● | ● ● | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Johanna Larsson (SWE) | ● ● ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Lucie Šafářová (CZE) | ● ● | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
3 | Abigail Spears (USA) | ● | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
3 | Karolína Plíšková (CZE) | ● ● ● | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Casey Dellacqua (AUS) | ● | ● ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) | ● | ● ● | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Julia Görges (GER) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Caroline Garcia (FRA) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Johanna Konta (GBR) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Xu Yifan (CHN) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Alicja Rosolska (POL) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | ● ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Elise Mertens (BEL) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Peng Shuai (CHN) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Shuko Aoyama (JPN) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Chan Hao-ching (TPE) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Raluca Olaru (ROU) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sloane Stephens (USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Serena Williams (USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Duan Yingying (CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Han Xinyun (CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Simona Halep (ROU) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Daria Gavrilova (AUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Daria Kasatkina (RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Madison Keys (USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Petra Kvitová (CZE) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Laura Siegemund (GER) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Raquel Atawo (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Andreja Klepač (SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sania Mirza (IND) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Coco Vandeweghe (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Mona Barthel (GER) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lauren Davis (USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Zarina Diyas (KAZ) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anett Kontaveit (EST) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Francesca Schiavone (ITA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Maria Sharapova (RUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Samantha Stosur (AUS) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Barbora Strýcová (CZE) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Donna Vekić (CRO) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Markéta Vondroušová (CZE) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Carina Witthöft (GER) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Zhang Shuai (CHN) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Monique Adamczak (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Dominika Cibulková (SVK) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Sara Errani (ITA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Nao Hibino (JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Dalila Jakupović (SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Jiang Xinyu (CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Darija Jurak (CRO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Oksana Kalashnikova (GEO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lesley Kerkhove (NED) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Quirine Lemoine (NED) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Lidziya Marozava (BLR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Nicole Melichar (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Monica Niculescu (ROU) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Květa Peschke (CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Nadia Podoroska (ARG) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Arantxa Rus (NED) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Storm Sanders (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Olga Savchuk (UKR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Demi Schuurs (NED) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Anna Smith (GBR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tang Qianhui (CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Renata Voráčová (CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
13 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
13 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||||||
11 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
8 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
8 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
7 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 | Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
3 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
- Doubles
- Mixed doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
- Doubles
The following players entered the top 10 for the first time in their careers:
- Singles
- Doubles
- Barbora Strýcová (enters at No. 10 on March 20)
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]
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Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Angelique Kerber | Year end 2016 | 29 January 2017 |
Serena Williams | 30 January 2017 | 19 March 2017 |
Angelique Kerber | 20 March 2017 | 23 April 2017 |
Serena Williams | 24 April 2017 | 14 May 2017 |
Angelique Kerber | 15 May 2017 | 16 July 2017 |
Karolína Plíšková | 17 July 2017 | 10 September 2017 |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 11 September 2017 | 8 October 2017 |
Simona Halep | 9 October 2017 | Year end 2017 |
Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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Sania Mirza | Year end 2016 | 8 January 2017 |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 9 January 2017 | 20 August 2017 |
Lucie Šafářová | 21 August 2017 | 1 October 2017 |
Martina Hingis | 2 October 2017 | 22 October 2017 |
Martina Hingis Chan Yung-jan |
23 October 2017 | Year end 2017 |
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 | Venus Williams | $5,468,741 | $0 | $0 | $5,468,741 | |
2 | Garbiñe Muguruza | $5,079,898 | $3,559 | $0 | $5,083,457 | |
3 | Caroline Wozniacki | $4,748,518 | $0 | $0 | $4,748,518 | |
4 | Simona Halep | $4,627,957 | $47,270 | $0 | $4,675,227 | |
5 | Sloane Stephens | $4,023,466 | $32,037 | $938 | $4,056,441 | |
6 | Jeļena Ostapenko | $3,861,198 | $129,360 | $7,468 | $3,998,026 | |
7 | Karolína Plíšková | $3,432,429 | $20,236 | $0 | $3,452,665 | |
8 | Caroline Garcia | $3,351,361 | $75,789 | $0 | $3,427,150 | |
9 | Elina Svitolina | $3,225,086 | $18,327 | $19,903 | $3,263,316 | |
10 | Johanna Konta | $2,706,385 | $25,109 | $0 | $2,931,494 | |
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as of October 30, 2017[9]
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.
Month | Player | Nationality | Other candidates |
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January | Serena Williams (46%) | United States | Venus Williams (42%) Johanna Konta (8%) Karolína Plíšková (4%) |
February | Elina Svitolina (63%) | Ukraine | Kristina Mladenovic (27%) Karolína Plíšková (10%) |
March | Elena Vesnina (40%) | Russia | Johanna Konta (24%) Caroline Wozniacki (18%) Venus Williams (14%) Karolína Plíšková (4%) |
April | Laura Siegemund (53%) | Germany | Kristina Mladenovic (23%) Daria Kasatkina (21%) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (3%) |
May | Simona Halep (87%) | Romania | Jeļena Ostapenko (9%) Elina Svitolina (4%) |
June | Garbiñe Muguruza (60%) | Spain | Petra Kvitová (29%) Karolína Plíšková (11%) |
July | Madison Keys (36%) | United States | Kateřina Siniaková (34%) Ekaterina Makarova (30%) |
August | Sloane Stephens (63%) | United States | Venus Williams (25%) Madison Keys (10%) CoCo Vandeweghe (2%) |
September | Caroline Garcia (79%) | France | Simona Halep (13%) Caroline Wozniacki (8%) |
October | Caroline Wozniacki (64%) | Denmark | Simona Halep (23%) Venus Williams (13%) |
Breakthrough of the month
Month | Player | Nationality | Other candidates |
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January | CoCo Vandeweghe (50%) | United States | Elise Mertens (28%) Kateřina Siniaková (16%) Lauren Davis (6%) |
February | Kristina Mladenovic (56%) | France | Elina Svitolina (26%) Ashleigh Barty (12%) Catherine Bellis (6%) |
March | Risa Ozaki (55%) | Japan | Kayla Day (45%) |
April | Daria Kasatkina (60%) | Russia | Markéta Vondroušová (20%) Dayana Yastremska (11%) Anett Kontaveit (9%) |
May | Jeļena Ostapenko (60%) | Latvia | Verónica Cepede Royg (33%) Ons Jabeur (5%) Caroline Garcia (2%) |
June | Magdaléna Rybáriková (74%) | Slovakia | Anett Kontaveit (23%) Anastasija Sevastova (3%) |
July | Bianca Andreescu (39%) | Canada | Kateřina Siniaková (38%) Catherine Bellis (23%) |
August | Sofia Kenin (46%) | United States | Shelby Rogers (34%) Daria Kasatkina (20%) |
September | Ashleigh Barty (87%) | Australia | Maria Sakkari (13%) |
October | Julia Görges (46%) | Germany | Aryna Sabalenka (41%) Carina Witthöft (7%) Natalia Vikhlyantseva (6%) |
Month | Player | Nationality | Other candidates |
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January[10] | Agnieszka Radwańska (76%) | Poland | Julia Görges (11%) Yulia Putintseva (7%) Karolína Plíšková (4%) Alizé Cornet (2%) |
February[11] | Angelique Kerber (41%) | Germany | Kristina Mladenovic (22%) Caroline Wozniacki (20%) Daria Kasatkina (11%) Karolína Plíšková (6%) |
March[12] | Caroline Wozniacki (36%) | Denmark | Kirsten Flipkens (24%) Venus Williams (22%) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (10%) Elena Vesnina (8%) |
April[13] | Kristina Mladenovic (34%) | France | Francesca Schiavone (32%) Daria Kasatkina (15%) Angelique Kerber (12%) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (7%) |
May[14] | Venus Williams (35%) | United States | Eugenie Bouchard (33%) Barbora Strýcová (17%) Francesca Schiavone (10%) Daria Gavrilova (5%) |
June[15] | Lucie Šafářová (70%) | Czech Republic | Caroline Wozniacki (11%) Simona Halep (10%) Petra Krejsová (5%) Petra Kvitová (4%) |
July[16] | Petra Kvitová (60%) | Czech Republic | Irina-Camelia Begu (24%) Kristýna Plíšková (8%) Mariana Duque Mariño (5%) Catherine Bellis (3%) |
August[17] | Daria Kasatkina (55%) | Russia | Simona Halep (25%) Agnieszka Radwańska (10%) Lucie Šafářová (6%) Madison Keys (4%) |
September[18] | Agnieszka Radwańska (78%) | Poland | Luksika Kumkhum (7%) Angelique Kerber (6%) Maria Sakkari (5%) Dominika Cibulková (4%) |
October [19] | Magdaléna Rybáriková (31%) | Slovakia | Angelique Kerber (23%) Caroline Wozniacki (19%) Caroline Wozniacki (15%) Petra Kvitová (12%) |
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:
- 2017 ATP World Tour
- 2017 WTA 125K series
- 2017 ITF Women's Circuit
- Women's Tennis Association
- International Tennis Federation
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- ^ "WTA Shot of the Month: Radwanska". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "WTA Shot of the Month: Kerber". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "WTA Shot of the Month: Wozniacki". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "WTA Shot of the Month: Mladenovic". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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- ^ "WTA Shot of the Month: Safarova". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "WTA Shot of the Month: Kvitova". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "WTA Shot of the Month: Kasatkina". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "WTA Shot of the Month: Radwanska". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. 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.