WTA Tour 2017

◄ WTA Tour 2017 ►
Period:	December 2016 - November 2017
Edition:	47
Number of tournaments:	59
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (32)
successes
Most tournament victories:	Elina Switolina (5)
Most of the finals:	Caroline Wozniacki (8)
Most prize money:	Venus Williams ($ 5,468,741)
Most points:	Simona Halep (6175)
Awards
Player of the year:	Garbiñe Muguruza
Double team of the year:	Martina Hingis Chan Yung-jan
Newcomer of the year:	Jeļena Ostapenko
Newcomer of the year:	Catherine Bellis
Returner of the year:	Sloane Stephens

The 2017 Grand Slam winners

Australian Open
Serena Williams

French Open
Jeļena Ostapenko

Wimbledon Championships
Garbiñe Muguruza

US Open
Sloane Stephens

The 2017 WTA Tour was the 47th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association .

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Hopman Cup and Fed Cup team competitions are not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . They are listed here, however, as the top players usually play these tournaments as well.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Year-end event Premier Mandatory Premier 5 premier International

Others Hopman Cup Fed Cup

Explanations
The string of z. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification in single
64D = 64 pairings play in double
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.01.	Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF - AU $ hard court (indoor) - 8 teams	Kristina Mladenovic Richard Gasquet	Coco Vandeweghe Jack Sock	2: 1
	Brisbane International Brisbane , Australia Premier - $ 1,000,000 / $ 890,100 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D	Karolína Plíšková	Alizé Cornet	6: 0, 6: 3
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza	Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	6: 2, 6: 3
	Shenzhen Open Shenzhen , People's Republic of China International - $ 750,000 / $ 626,750 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Kateřina Siniaková	Alison Riske	6: 3, 6: 4
		Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai	Ioana Raluca Olaru Olha Savchuk	6: 1, 7: 5
	ASB Classic Auckland , New Zealand International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Lauren Davis	Ana Konjuh	6: 3, 6: 1
		Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	Demi Schuurs Renata Voráčová	6: 2, 6: 2
09.01.	Apia International Sydney Sydney , Australia Premier - $ 776,000 / $ 710,900 Hard Court - 30E / 32Q / 16D	Johanna Konta	Agnieszka Radwańska	6: 4, 6: 2
		Tímea Babos Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová	6: 4, 6: 4
	Hobart International Hobart , Australia International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Elise Mertens	Monica Niculescu	6: 3, 6: 1
		Iona Raluca Olaru Olha Savchuk	Gabriela Dabrowski Yang Zhaoxuan	0: 6, 6: 4, [10: 5]
16.01.	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - AU $ 50,000,000 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Serena Williams	Venus Williams	6: 4, 6: 4
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai	6: 7 4 , 6: 3, 6: 3
		Abigail Spears Juan Sebastián Cabal	Sania Mirza Ivan Dodig	6: 2, 6: 4
01/30	St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy St. Petersburg , Russia Premier - $ 776,000 / $ 710,900 Hard court (indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Kristina Mladenovic	Yulia Putinseva	6: 2, 6: 7 3 , 6: 4
		Jelena Ostapenko Alicja Rosolska	Darija Jurak Xenia Knoll	3: 6, 6: 2, [10: 5]
	Taiwan Open Taipei , Taiwan International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court ( Indoor ) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Elina Switolina	Peng Shuai	6: 3, 6: 2
		Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková	6: 4, 6: 2

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.02.	Fed Cup , 1st round Ostrava , Czech Republic Hard court (indoor) Maui , United States hard court Minsk , Belarus Hard court (indoor) Geneva , Switzerland Hard court (indoor)	Czech Republic United States Belarus Switzerland	Spain Germany Netherlands France	3: 2 4: 0 4: 1 4: 1
02/13	Qatar Total Open Doha , Qatar Premier - $ 776,000 / $ 710,900 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Karolína Plíšková	Caroline Wozniacki	6: 3, 6: 4
		Abigail Spears Katarina Srebotnik	Olha Sawtschuk Jaroslawa Schwedowa	6: 3, 7: 6 7
February 20	Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates Premier 5 - $ 2,666,000 / $ 2,365,250 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Elina Switolina	Caroline Wozniacki	6: 4, 6: 2
		Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai	6: 2, 4: 6, [10: 7]
	Hungarian Ladies Open Budapest , Hungary International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Tímea Babos	Lucie Šafářová	6: 7 4 , 6: 4, 6: 3
		Hsieh Su-wei Oksana Kalashnikova	Arina Rodionova Galina Voskoboyeva	6: 3, 4: 6, [10: 4]
02/27	Abierto Mexicano TELCEL Acapulco , Mexico International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Lesja Zurenko	Kristina Mladenovic	6: 1, 7: 5
		Darija Jurak Anastassija Rodionova	Verónica Cepede Royg Mariana Duque Mariño	6: 3, 6: 2
	Alya WTA Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Ashleigh Barty	Nao Hibino	6: 3, 6: 2
		Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Nicole Melichar Makoto Ninomiya	7: 6 5 , 6: 3

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.03.	BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 7,669,423 / $ 6,814,635 Hard - 96E / 48Q / 32D	Jelena Wesnina	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6: 7 6 , 7: 5, 6: 4
		Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková	7: 6 4 , 6: 2
March 20	Miami Open Miami , United States Premier Mandatory - $ 7,669,423 / $ 6,814,635 Hard Court - 96E / 48Q / 32D	Johanna Konta	Caroline Wozniacki	6: 4, 6: 3
		Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová	6: 4, 6: 3

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/03	Volvo Car Open Charleston , United States Premier - $ 776,000 / $ 710,900 Clay (Green) - 56E / 48Q / 16D	Darja Kassatkina	Jeļena Ostapenko	6: 3, 6: 1
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková	6: 1, 4: 6, [10: 7]
	Abierto GNP Seguros Monterrey , Mexico International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	Angelique Kerber	6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 1
		Nao Hibino Alicja Rosolska	Dalila Jakupović Nadija Kitschenok	6: 2, 7: 6 4
04/10	Ladies Open Biel Bienne Biel , Switzerland International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 31Q / 16D	Markéta Vondroušová	Anett Kontaveit	6: 4, 7: 6 6
		Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu	Timea Bacsinszky Martina Hingis	5: 7, 6: 3, [10: 7]
	Claro Open Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Francesca Schiavone	Lara Arruabarrena Vecino	6: 4, 7: 5
		Beatriz Haddad Maia Nadia Podoroska	Verónica Cepede Royg Magda Linette	6: 3, 7: 6 4
04/17	Fed Cup , Semifinals Tampa , United States Sand Minsk , Belarus Hard court (indoor)	United States of Belarus	Czech Republic Switzerland	3: 2 3: 2
04/24	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart , Germany Premier - $ 776,000 / $ 710,900 Clay court (red) (indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Laura Siegemund	Kristina Mladenovic	6: 1, 2: 6, 7: 6 5
		Raquel Atawo Jeļena Ostapenko	Abigail Spears Katarina Srebotnik	6: 4, 6: 4
	TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup Istanbul , Turkey International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Elina Switolina	Elise Mertens	6: 2, 6: 4
		Nadija Kitschenok Dalila Jakupović	Nicole Melichar Elise Mertens	7: 6 6 , 6: 2

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.05.	Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Rabat , Morocco International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	Francesca Schiavone	7: 5, 7: 5
		Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková	Nina Stojanović Maryna Sanewska	2: 6, 6: 3, [10: 5]
	J&T Banka Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Mona Barthel	Kristýna Plíšková	2: 6, 7: 5, 6: 2
		Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková	6: 4, 7: 6 3
08.05.	Mutua Madrid Open Madrid , Spain Premier Mandatory - € 5,924,318 / € 5,300,270 Clay Court (red) - 64E / 32Q / 28D	Simona Halep	Kristina Mladenovic	7: 5, 6: 7 5 , 6: 2
		Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková	6: 4, 6: 3
May 15	Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome , Italy Premier 5 - $ 3,076,495 / $ 2,775,745 Clay Court (red) - 56E / 32Q / 28D	Elina Switolina	Simona Halep	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1
		Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	7: 5, 7: 6 4
May 22nd	Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay (red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Samantha Stosur	Daria Gavrilova	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3
		Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	6: 4, 6: 2
	Nürnberger Versicherungscup Nürnberg , Germany International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Kiki Bertens	Barbora Krejčíková	6: 2, 6: 1
		Nicole Melichar Anna Smith	Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson	3: 6, 6: 3, [11: 9]
05/29	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam - € 28,028,600 clay court (red) - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Jeļena Ostapenko	Simona Halep	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	6: 2, 6: 1
		Gabriela Dabrowski Rohan Bopanna	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Robert Farah	2: 6, 6: 2, [12:10]

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
12.06.	Aegon Open Nottingham Nottingham , UK International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Lawn - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Donna Vekic	Johanna Konta	2: 6, 7: 6 3 , 7: 5
		Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders	Jocelyn Rae Laura Robson	6: 4, 4: 6, [10: 4]
	Ricoh Open’s -Hertogenbosch , Netherlands International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Lawn - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Anett Kontaveit	Natalja Wichljanzewa	6: 2, 6: 3
		Dominika Cibulková Kirsten Flipkens	Kiki Bertens Demi Schuurs	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 6]
19.06.	AEGON Classic Birmingham Birmingham , UK Premier - $ 885,040 / $ 819,940 Lawn - 56E / 32Q / 16D	Petra Kvitová	Ashleigh Barty	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
		Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Chan Hao-ching Zhang Shuai	6: 1, 2: 6, [10: 8]
	Mallorca Open Mallorca , Spain International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Turf - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Anastasija Sevastova	Julia Goerges	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
		Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Jelena Janković Anastasija Sevastova	without a fight
26.06.	AEGON International Eastbourne Eastbourne , UK Premier - $ 819,000 / $ 753,900 Lawn - 48E / 24Q / 16D	Karolína Plíšková	Caroline Wozniacki	6: 4, 6: 4
		Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	6: 3, 7: 5

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.07.	Wimbledon Championships London , Great Britain Grand Slam - £ Lawn - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Garbiñe Muguruza	Venus Williams	7: 5, 6: 0
		Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	Chan Hao-ching Monica Niculescu	6-0, 6-0
		Martina Hingis Jamie Murray	Heather Watson Henri Kontinen	6: 4, 6: 4
07/17	Bucharest Open Bucharest , Romania International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Irina-Camelia Begu	Julia Goerges	6: 3, 7: 5
		Irina-Camelia Begu Raluca Olaru	Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	6: 3, 6: 3
	Ladies Championship Gstaad Gstaad , Switzerland International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay court (red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Kiki Bertens	Anett Kontaveit	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 1
		Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	Viktorija Golubic Nina Stojanović	7: 6 4 , 4: 6, [10: 7]
07/24	Ericsson Open Båstad , Sweden International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Clay Court (Red) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Kateřina Siniaková	Caroline Wozniacki	6: 3, 6: 4
		Quirine Lemoine Arantxa Rus	María Irigoyen Barbora Krejčíková	3: 6, 6: 3, [10: 8]
	Jiangxi Open Nanchang , People's Republic of China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Peng Shuai	Nao Hibino	6: 3, 6: 2
		Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui	Alla Kudrjawzewa Arina Rodionova	6: 3, 6: 2
07/31	Bank of the West Classic Stanford , United States Premier - $ 776,000 / $ 710,000 Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Madison Keys	Coco Vandeweghe	7: 6 4 , 6: 4
		Abigail Spears Coco Vandeweghe	Alizé Cornet Alicja Rosolska	6: 2, 6: 3
	Citi Open Washington DC , United States International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Ekaterina Makarova	Julia Goerges	3: 6, 7: 6 2 , 6: 0
		Shūko Aoyama Renata Voráčová	Eugenie Bouchard Sloane Stephens	6: 3, 6: 2

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.08.	Rogers Cup Toronto , Canada Premier 5 Hard Court - 56E / 48Q / 28D	Elina Switolina	Caroline Wozniacki	6: 4, 6: 0
		Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke	6-0, 6-4
08/14	Western & Southern Open Cincinnati , United States Premier 5 Hard - 56E / 48Q / 28D	Garbiñe Muguruza	Simona Halep	6: 1, 6: 0
		Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 7]
08/21	Connecticut Open New Haven , United States Premier Hard Court - 30E / 48Q / 16D	Daria Gavrilova	Dominika Cibulková	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
		Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	3: 6, 6: 3, [10: 8]
08/28	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 50,400,000 Hard Court - 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M	Sloane Stephens	Madison Keys	6: 3, 6: 0
		Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková	6: 3, 6: 2
		Martina Hingis Jamie Murray	Chan Hao-ching Michael Venus	6: 1, 4: 6, [10: 8]

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
11.09.	Coupe Banque Nationale Quebec , Canada International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Carpet (hall) - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Alison Van Uytvanck	Tímea Babos	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 1
		Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková	Bianca Andreescu Carson Branstine	6: 3, 6: 1
	Japan Women's Open Tennis Tokyo , Japan International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Sarina Dijas	Miyu Kato	6: 2, 7: 5
		Shūko Aoyama Yang Zhaoxuan	Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders	6: 0, 2: 6, [10: 5]
18.09.	KEB Hana Bank • Incheon Airport Korea Open Seoul , South Korea International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Jeļena Ostapenko	Beatriz Haddad Maia	6: 7 5 , 6: 1, 6: 4
		Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	Luksika Kumkhum Peangtarn Plipuech	6: 4, 6: 1
	Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou , China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Zhang Shuai	Aleksandra Krunić	6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 2
		Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs	Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders	6: 2, 6: 3
	Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo , Japan Premier Hard Court - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Caroline Wozniacki	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	6-0, 7-5
		Andreja Klepač María José Martínez Sánchez	Darja Gavrilowa Darja Kassatkina	6: 3, 6: 2
25.09.	Wuhan Open Wuhan , People's Republic of China Premier 5 Hard Court - 56E / 32Q / 16D	Caroline Garcia	Ashleigh Barty	6: 7 3 , 7: 6 4 , 6: 2
		Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Shūko Aoyama Yang Zhaoxuan	7: 6 5 , 3: 6, [10: 4]
	Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 16Q / 16D	Kateryna Bondarenko	Tímea Babos	6: 4, 6: 4
		Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková	Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova	7: 5, 6: 4

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.10.	China Open Beijing , China Premier Mandatory Hard Court - 61E / 32Q / 28D	Caroline Garcia	Simona Halep	6: 4, 7: 6 3
		Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková	6: 1, 6: 4
09.10.	Upper Austria Ladies Linz Linz , Austria International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Barbora Strýcová	Magdaléna Rybáriková	6: 4, 6: 1
		Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	Natela Dsalamidse Xenia Knoll	3: 6, 6: 3, [10: 4]
	Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open Hong Kong , China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	Daria Gavrilova	5: 7, 6: 3, 7: 6 3
		Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Lu Jiajing Wang Qiang	6: 1, 6: 1
	Tianjin Open Tianjin , China International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard Court - 32E / 24Q / 16D	Maria Sharapova	Aryna Sabalenka	7: 5, 7: 6 8
		Irina-Camelia Begu Sara Errani	Dalila Jakupović Nina Stojanović	6: 4, 6: 3
16.10.	Kremlin Cup Moscow , Russia Premier hard court (indoor) - 28E / 32Q / 16D	Julia Goerges	Darja Kassatkina	6: 1, 6: 2
		Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková	Nicole Melichar Anna Smith	6: 2, 3: 6, [10: 3]
	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open Luxembourg City , Luxembourg International - $ 250,000 / $ 226,750 Hard court (indoor) - 32E / 32Q / 16D	Carina Witthöft	Mónica Puig	6: 3, 7: 5
		Lesley Kerkhove Lidsija Marosawa	Eugenie Bouchard Kirsten Flipkens	6: 7 4 , 6: 4, [10: 6]
23.10.	WTA Championships Singapore Year End Event - $ 7,000,000 Hard Court - 8E / 8D	Caroline Wozniacki	Venus Williams	6: 4, 6: 4
		Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková	Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 5]
10/30	WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai , China Year Ending Event - $ 2,280,935 Hard Court ( Indoor ) - 12E / 6D	Julia Goerges	Coco Vandeweghe	7: 5, 6: 1
		Duan Yingying Han Xinyun	Zhang Shuai Lu Jingjing	6: 2, 6: 1

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.11.	Fed Cup , Final Minsk , Belarus hard court (indoor)	United States	Belarus	3: 2

¹ the date marks the beginning of each week

Resignations

The following players ended their tennis careers in 2017:

•  Nadja Petrova - January 2, 2017
•  Jarmila Wolfe - January 2, 2017
•  Wesna Dolonz - February 14, 2017
•  Shahar Peer - February 28, 2017
•  Liezel Huber - April 2017
•  Daniela Hantuchová - July 6, 2017
•  Wera Duschewina - August 15, 2017
•  Melanie Oudin - August 18, 2017
•  Kimiko Date - September 12, 2017
•  Martina Hingis - October 2017
•  Jocelyn Rae - December 14, 2017

World ranking

The following are the top ten world rankings at the end of 2017:

singles

space	Player	Points	Tournaments
1.	Simona Halep	6175	18th
2.	Garbiñe Muguruza	6135	21st
3.	Caroline Wozniacki	6015	23
4th	Karolína Plíšková	5730	20th
5.	Venus Williams	5597	16
6th	Elina Switolina	5500	19th
7th	Jeļena Ostapenko	5010	21st
8th.	Caroline Garcia	4420	24
9.	Johanna Konta	3610	20th
10.	Coco Vandeweghe	3258	18th

Double

space	Player	Points	Tournaments
1.	Chan Yung-jan	10130	25th
1.	Martina Hingis	10130	20th
3.	Ekaterina Makarova	7320	15th
3.	Jelena Wesnina	7320	16
5.	Andrea Hlaváčková	6885	25th
6th	Lucie Šafářová	6800	12
7th	Tímea Babos	5600	22nd
8th.	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	5591	9
9.	Peng Shuai	4890	14th
10.	Casey Dellacqua	4715	18th

Money ranking

In total, over 145 million US dollars in prize money will be awarded on the WTA Tour in 2017. In addition to the tournament prize money, the WTA will transfer a total of 3,000,000 US dollars as bonus payments to the players.

The top earners of the 2017 season (in US dollars)

space	Player	singles	Double	Mixed	total
1.	Venus Williams	5,468,741			5,468,741
2.	Garbiñe Muguruza	5,079,898	3,559		5,433,457
3.	Simona Halep	4,627,957	47,270		5,275,227
4th	Caroline Wozniacki	4,748,518			4,748,518
5.	Sloane Stephens	4,023,466	32,037	938	4,056,441
6th	Jeļena Ostapenko	3,861,198	129,360	7,468	3,998,026
7th	Karolína Plíšková	3,432,429	20,236		3,902,665
8th.	Caroline Garcia	3,351,361	75,789		3,427,150
9.	Elina Switolina	3,225,086	18,327	19.903	3,263,316
10.	Johanna Konta	2,706,385	25.109		2,931,494
11.	Serena Williams	2,704,680			2,704,680
12.	Jelena Wesnina	1,911,264	757.916	15,513	2,684,693
13.	Coco Vandeweghe	2,273,126	86,425	17,468	2,377,019
14th	Svetlana Kuznetsova	1,963,653	112.046		2,343,699
15th	Madison Keys	2,289,757	5,664	1,859	2,297,280
16.	Kristina Mladenovic	1,773,491	215.223		2,056,714
17th	Martina Hingis		1,446,537	146.454	1,592,991
18th	Lucie Šafářová	818.906	760.577		1,579,483
19th	Ekaterina Makarova	804.238	754.741	3,719	1,562,698
20th	Anastasija Sevastova	1,423,565	58,949		1,482,514
21st	Chan Yung-jan		1,458,920	10,936	1,469,856
22nd	Dominika Cibulková	897.689	11,974		1,409,663
23.	Barbora Strýcová	969.298	338,809		1,308,107
24.	Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	1,175,629	124,623		1,300,252
25th	Agnieszka Radwańska	909.379			1,259,379
26th	Ashleigh Barty	833.726	374.231		1,207,957
27.	Darja Kassatkina	1,078,407	78,417		1,156,824
28.	Peng Shuai	726.579	429.120		1,155,699
29	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	1,072,282	81,230		1,153,512
30th	Petra Kvitová	1,149,122			1,149,122
31.	Tímea Babos	467.771	654.122	7,500	1,129,393
32.	Angelique Kerber	1,106,195			1,106,195
33.	Magdaléna Rybáriková	1,073,154	15,608		1,088,762
34.	Kateřina Siniaková	608,400	462.505	1,789	1,072,694
35.	Kiki Bertens	765.673	291,536		1.057.209
36.	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	329,886	665.087	5,936	1,000,909

All players who earned more than one million US dollars in prize money in the 2017 season are taken into account.

See also

• WTA Challenger Series 2017
• ITF Women's Circuit 2017
• ATP World Tour 2017
• ATP Challenger Tour 2017

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

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2. ↑ Petrova has now resigned for good. In: spox.com. January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017 . 
3. ^ Petrova and Wolfe announce their retirement from tennis. In: fedcup.com. January 11, 2017, accessed January 18, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Vesna Dolonc završila karijeru. In: n1info.com. February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017 (Bosnian). 
5. ↑ SHAHAR PEER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM TENNIS. In: wtatennis.com. February 28, 2017, accessed March 1, 2017 . 
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7. ↑ Daniela throws the towel (ova). spox.com, July 7, 2017, accessed July 7, 2017 . 
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9. ↑ SURPRISE 2009 US OPEN QUARTERFINALIST MELANIE OUDIN RETIRES. tennis.com, July 18, 2017, accessed on July 19, 2017 . 
10. ↑ Kimiko Date retired from tennis following her defeat by Aleksandra Krunic at the Japan Women's Open. wtatennis.com, September 12, 2017, accessed on September 12, 2017 . 
11. ↑ Hingis ends her career after the WTA final in Singapore. In: spox.com. October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017 . 
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