2017 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2017 Australian Open
Champion United States Serena Williams
Runner-up United States Venus Williams
Final score 6–4, 6–4

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Coco Vandeweghe.

Serena Williams won the title her 7th Australian title overall and first Australian Open where she did not lose a set during the tournament defeating her sister Venus Williams in the final, 6–4, 6–4. This marks the first time the Williams sisters met in a Grand Slam final since the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and the first time they met in the Australian Open final since 2003. With Serena's win, she also regained the WTA singles No. 1 ranking from Kerber.[1]

Serena's victory was her 23rd Grand Slam title in singles, surpassing Steffi Graf as the all-time leader in Grand Slam titles in the Open era.[2]

Mirjana Lučić-Baroni reached her second Grand Slam semifinal 18 years after reaching her first one at Wimbledon.

Seeds

01.   Germany Angelique Kerber (Fourth round)
02.   United States Serena Williams (Champion)
03.   Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Second round)
04.   Romania Simona Halep (First round)
05.   Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (Quarterfinals)
06.   Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (Third round)
07.   Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (Quarterfinals)
08.   Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth round)
09.   United Kingdom Johanna Konta (Quarterfinals)
10.   Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (Second round)
11.   Ukraine Elina Svitolina (Third round)
12.   Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky (Third round)
13.   United States Venus Williams (Final)
14.   Russia Elena Vesnina (Third round)
15.   Italy Roberta Vinci (First round)
16.   Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová (Fourth round)
17.   Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)
18.   Australia Samantha Stosur (First round)
19.   Netherlands Kiki Bertens (First round)
20.   China Zhang Shuai (Second round)
21.   France Caroline Garcia (Third round)
22.   Australia Daria Gavrilova (Fourth round)
23.   Russia Daria Kasatkina (First round)
24.   Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Quarterfinals)
25.   Hungary Tímea Babos (First round)
26.   Germany Laura Siegemund (First round)
27.   Romania Irina-Camelia Begu (Second round)
28.   France Alizé Cornet (Second round)
29.   Puerto Rico Monica Puig (Second round)
30.   Russia Ekaterina Makarova (Fourth round)
31.   Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (Second round)
32.   Latvia Anastasija Sevastova (Third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Wildcards

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
United States CoCo Vandeweghe 6 6
7 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 4 0
United States CoCo Vandeweghe 77 2 3
13 United States Venus Williams 63 6 6
13 United States Venus Williams 6 77
24 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4 63
13 United States Venus Williams 4 4
2 United States Serena Williams 6 6
5 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 4 6 4
Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 6 3 6
Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 2 1
2 United States Serena Williams 6 6
9 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 2 3
2 United States Serena Williams 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 Germany A Kerber 6 5 6
Ukraine L Tsurenko 2 7 2 1 Germany A Kerber 6 63 6
Q Japan E Hozumi 5 66 Germany C Witthöft 2 77 2
Germany C Witthöft 7 78 1 Germany A Kerber 6 6
Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 2 6 Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 0 4
Switzerland V Golubic 3 6 4 Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 710
Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 7 3 4 27 Romania I-C Begu 4 68
27 Romania I-C Begu 5 6 6 1 Germany A Kerber 2 3
23 Russia D Kasatkina 0 65 United States C Vandeweghe 6 6
China S Peng 6 77 China S Peng 65 2
United States L Chirico 0 4 Canada E Bouchard 77 6
Canada E Bouchard 6 6 Canada E Bouchard 4 6 5
France P Parmentier 7 7 United States C Vandeweghe 6 3 7
Japan M Doi 5 5 France P Parmentier 4 65
United States C Vandeweghe 6 77 United States C Vandeweghe 6 77
15 Italy R Vinci 1 63

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6
Slovakia J Čepelová 2 2 10 Spain C Suárez Navarro 61 3
Russia I Khromacheva 2 1 Romania S Cîrstea 77 6
Romania S Cîrstea 6 6 Romania S Cîrstea 6 77
United States A Riske 7 6 United States A Riske 2 62
United States M Brengle 5 3 United States A Riske 79 4 6
Q Belarus A Sasnovich 0 3 20 China S Zhang 67 6 1
20 China S Zhang 6 6 Romania S Cîrstea 2 3
32 Latvia A Sevastova 6 0 7 Spain G Muguruza 6 6
Japan N Hibino 4 0r 32 Latvia A Sevastova 6 6
Slovakia K Kučová 6 6 Slovakia K Kučová 3 4
United States C McHale 4 0 32 Latvia A Sevastova 4 2
United States S Crawford 4 6 6 7 Spain G Muguruza 6 6
  United States L Davis 6 3 0 United States S Crawford 5 4
New Zealand M Erakovic 5 4 7 Spain G Muguruza 7 6
7 Spain G Muguruza 7 6

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 Romania S Halep 3 1
United States S Rogers 6 6 United States S Rogers 5 1
WC Australia A Barty 6 7 WC Australia A Barty 7 6
Germany A Beck 4 5 WC Australia A Barty 4 6 3
Q Germany M Barthel 6 77 Q Germany M Barthel 6 3 6
WC Australia D Aiava 3 64 Q Germany M Barthel 6 6
Romania PM Țig 0 1 29 Puerto Rico M Puig 4 4
29 Puerto Rico M Puig 6 6 Q Germany M Barthel 3 5
19 Netherlands K Bertens 5 65 13 United States V Williams 6 7
United States V Lepchenko 7 77 United States V Lepchenko 1 6 8
China Y Duan 6 6 China Y Duan 6 3 10
Q Slovakia R Šramková 3 4 China Y Duan 1 0
Q Switzerland S Vögele 2 6 6 13 United States V Williams 6 6
Japan K Nara 6 2 3 Q Switzerland S Vögele 3 2
Ukraine K Kozlova 65 5 13 United States V Williams 6 6
13 United States V Williams 77 7

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6
PR Kazakhstan G Voskoboeva 0 2 11 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6
  Italy F Schiavone 2 4 Q United States J Boserup 4 1
Q United States J Boserup 6 6 11 Ukraine E Svitolina 5 6 3
United States V King 3 2 24 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 7 4 6
Q Russia N Vikhlyantseva 6 6 Q Russia N Vikhlyantseva 2 2
Russia E Rodina 1 62 24 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
24 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 77 24 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
26 Germany L Siegemund 1 6 4 8 Russia S Kuznetsova 3 3
Serbia J Janković 6 1 6 Serbia J Janković 6 6
Czech Republic K Siniaková 6 3 4 Germany J Görges 3 4
Germany J Görges 3 6 6 Serbia J Janković 4 7 7
PR United States A Tatishvili 4 3 8 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 5 9
WC Australia J Fourlis 6 6 WC Australia J Fourlis 2 1
Colombia M Duque Mariño 0 1 8 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6
8 Russia S Kuznetsova 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
Spain S Sorribes Tormo 2 0 5 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
Q Russia A Blinkova 6 4 6 Q Russia A Blinkova 0 2
Romania M Niculescu 2 6 4 5 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 4 6 10
Q China L Zhu 4 0 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 0 8
Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6
Spain L Arruabarrena 67 610 31 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 3 1
31 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 79 712 5 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6
22 Australia D Gavrilova 3 6 7 22 Australia D Gavrilova 3 3
United Kingdom N Broady 6 4 5 22 Australia D Gavrilova 6 1 6
Croatia A Konjuh 6 6 Croatia A Konjuh 2 6 4
France K Mladenovic 4 2 22 Australia D Gavrilova 6 5 6
Montenegro D Kovinić 6 6 12 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 3 7 4
China S Zheng 0 4 Montenegro D Kovinić 1 65
Italy C Giorgi 4 6 5 12 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 77
12 Switzerland T Bacsinszky 6 3 7

Section 6

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 Russia E Vesnina 7 6
Q Romania A Bogdan 5 2 14 Russia E Vesnina 6 6
Luxembourg M Minella 7 6 Luxembourg M Minella 3 3
Poland M Linette 5 4 14 Russia E Vesnina 64 2
Q United States J Brady 6 6 Q United States J Brady 77 6
LL Belgium M Zanevska 3 2 Q United States J Brady 2 77 10
United Kingdom H Watson 6 3 6 United Kingdom H Watson 6 63 8
18 Australia S Stosur 3 6 0 Q United States J Brady 4 2
28 France A Cornet 6 4 6 Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 6 6
WC France M Georges 3 6 1 28 France A Cornet 5 6 1
Greece M Sakkari 6 6 Greece M Sakkari 7 4 6
Estonia A Kontaveit 0 4 Greece M Sakkari 6 2 3
Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 4 6 6 Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 3 6 6
China Q Wang 6 3 4 Croatia M Lučić-Baroni 6 6
Bulgaria T Pironkova 1 6 1 3 Poland A Radwańska 3 2
3 Poland A Radwańska 6 4 6

Section 7

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 Slovakia D Cibulková 7 6
Czech Republic D Allertová 5 2 6 Slovakia D Cibulková 6 710
PR Italy K Knapp 3 0r Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 4 68
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 6 2 6 Slovakia D Cibulková 2 77 3
Italy S Errani 7 6 30 Russia E Makarova 6 63 6
Japan R Ozaki 5 1 Italy S Errani 2 2r
Russia E Alexandrova 0 6 1 30 Russia E Makarova 6 3
30 Russia E Makarova 6 4 6 30 Russia E Makarova 1 4
17 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6 9 United Kingdom J Konta 6 6
WC Australia Ar Rodionova 1 2 17 Denmark C Wozniacki 6 6
Croatia D Vekić 7 6 Croatia D Vekić 1 3
WC Australia L Cabrera 5 2 17 Denmark C Wozniacki 3 1
WC Thailand L Kumkhum 77 4 5 9 United Kingdom J Konta 6 6
Japan N Osaka 62 6 7 Japan N Osaka 4 2
Belgium K Flipkens 5 2 9 United Kingdom J Konta 6 6
9 United Kingdom J Konta 7 6

Section 8

First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 6
Q Russia E Kulichkova 3 2 16 Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 7
WC United States K Day 3 2 Germany A Petkovic 0 5
Germany A Petkovic 6 6 16 Czech Republic B Strýcová 6 7
Turkey Ç Büyükakçay 5 77 2 21 France C Garcia 2 5
France O Dodin 7 61 6 France O Dodin 77 4 4
Ukraine K Bondarenko 64 4 21 France C Garcia 63 6 6
21 France C Garcia 77 6 16 Czech Republic B Strýcová 5 4
25 Hungary T Babos 63 4 2 United States S Williams 7 6
United States N Gibbs 77 6 United States N Gibbs 6 6
United States I Falconi 6 7 United States I Falconi 4 1
China X Han 1 5 United States N Gibbs 1 3
Belgium Y Wickmayer 6 67 1 2 United States S Williams 6 6
Czech Republic L Šafářová 3 79 6 Czech Republic L Šafářová 3 4
Switzerland B Bencic 4 3 2 United States S Williams 6 6
2 United States S Williams 6 6

References

General

Specific
  1. "Australian Open: Serena Williams beats sister Venus for record 23rd slam title". Guardian. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. "Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to set Grand Slam record". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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