2017 WTA Finals – Singles

Dominika Cibulková was the previous year's champion, but failed to qualify this year.

Singles
2017 WTA Finals
Champion Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up Venus Williams
Final score6–4, 6–4
Main article: 2017 WTA Finals

Caroline Wozniacki won the title, 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. Simona Halep (Round robin)
  2. Garbiñe Muguruza (Round robin)
  3. Karolína Plíšková (Semifinals)
  4. Elina Svitolina (Round robin)
  5. Venus Williams (Final)
  6. Caroline Wozniacki (Champion)
  7. Jeļena Ostapenko (Round robin)
  8. Caroline Garcia (Semifinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
3 Karolína Plíšková 69 3
6 Caroline Wozniacki 711 6
6 Caroline Wozniacki 6 6
5 Venus Williams 4 4
5 Venus Williams 63 6 6
8 Caroline Garcia 77 2 3

Red Group
Halep Svitolina Wozniacki Garcia RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1 Simona Halep 3–6, 4–6 0–6, 2–6 6–4, 6–2 1–2 2–4 (33%) 21–30 (41%) 4
4 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 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 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

White Group
Muguruza Plíšková Williams Ostapenko RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
2 Garbiñe Muguruza 2–6, 2–6 5–7, 4–6 6–3, 6–4 1–2 2–4 (33%) 25–32 (44%) 3
3 Karolína Plíšková 6–2, 6–2 6–2, 6–2 3–6, 1–6 2–1 4–2 (67%) 28–20 (58%) 1
5 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 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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