2017 WTA Finals – Singles

Singles
2017 WTA Finals
Champion Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up United States Venus Williams
Final score 6–4, 6–4

Dominika Cibulková was the defending champion, but failed to qualify this year.

Caroline Wozniacki won the biggest title of her career, snapping a seven-match losing streak to Venus Williams, beating her in the final in straight sets. Williams became the oldest player to reach the final of the event.[1][2]

The top seven seeds all had the chance to attain the year-end WTA no. 1 singles ranking. Newly crowned World No. 1 Simona Halep secured the position after Karolína Plíšková lost in the semifinals.

Caroline Garcia, Jeļena Ostapenko and Elina Svitolina made their debuts in the event.

Seeds

  1. Romania Simona Halep (Round robin)
  2. Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (Round robin)
  3. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (Semifinals)
  4. Ukraine Elina Svitolina (Round robin)
  5. United States Venus Williams (Final)
  6. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Champion)
  7. Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko (Round robin)
  8. France Caroline Garcia (Semifinals)

Alternates

  1. France Kristina Mladenovic (Did not play)
  2. Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (Did not play)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
3 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 69 3
6 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 711 6
6 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6
5 United States Venus Williams 4 4
8 France Caroline Garcia 77 2 3
5 United States Venus Williams 63 6 6

Red Group

Romania Halep Ukraine Svitolina Denmark Wozniacki France Garcia RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1 Romania Simona Halep 3–6, 4–6 0–6, 2–6 6–4, 6–2 1–2 2–4 (33%) 21–30 (41%) 4
4 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 6–3, 6–4 2–6, 0–6 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 5–7 1–2 3–4 (42%) 29–38 (43%) 3
6 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–0, 6–2 6–2, 6–0 6–0, 3–6, 5–7 2–1 5–2 (71%) 38–17 (69%) 2
8 France Caroline Garcia 4–6, 2–6 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–5 0–6, 6–3, 7–5 2–1 4–4 (50%) 38–41 (48%) 1

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings

White Group

Spain Muguruza Czech Republic Plíšková United States Williams Latvia Ostapenko RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
2 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 2–6, 2–6 5–7, 4–6 6–3, 6–4 1–2 2–4 (33%) 25–32 (44%) 3
3 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–2, 6–2 6–2, 6–2 3–6, 1–6 2–1 4–2 (67%) 28–20 (58%) 1
5 United States Venus Williams 7–5, 6–4 2–6, 2–6 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–5 2–1 4–3 (57%) 37–38 (49%) 2
7 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 3–6, 4–6 6–3, 6–1 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 5–7 1–2 3–4 (43%) 36–36 (50%) 4

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings

References

  1. ↑ "Caroline Wozniacki beats Venus Williams to win season finale". BBC Sport. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Caroline Wozniacki beats Venus Williams to seal WTA Finals victory". Guardian. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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