2017 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2017 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
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Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Australian Open. It was her seventh Australian Open singles title and her 23rd and last major singles title overall, surpassing Steffi Graf as the Open Era leader in women's singles major titles.^[1] Serena did not lose a set during the tournament. This marked the first time the Williams sisters contested a major final since the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, the first time they contested the Australian Open final since 2003, and their ninth meeting in a major final overall. With the win, Serena also regained the world No. 1 singles ranking, and remains the oldest woman in the Open Era to win a singles major, aged 35 years and four months.^[2] Serena was roughly 8-weeks pregnant with her first daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., by the end of the tournament.^[3] It was Venus' first major final since the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to CoCo Vandeweghe.

Mirjana Lučić-Baroni reached her second major semifinal over 17 years after her first, at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.^[4]

Seeds[edit]

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

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

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

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	A Kerber	6	5	6
		L Tsurenko	2	7	2			1	A Kerber	6	63	6
	Q	E Hozumi	5	66					C Witthöft	2	77	2
		C Witthöft	7	78											1	A Kerber	6	6
		Kr Plíšková	6	2	6											Kr Plíšková	0	4
		V Golubic	3	6	4				Kr Plíšková	6	710
		Y Shvedova	7	3	4			27	I-C Begu	4	68
	27	I-C Begu	5	6	6																	1	A Kerber	2	3
	23	D Kasatkina	0	65																			C Vandeweghe	6	6
		S Peng	6	77					S Peng	65	2
		L Chirico	0	4					E Bouchard	77	6
		E Bouchard	6	6												E Bouchard	4	6	5
		P Parmentier	7	7												C Vandeweghe	6	3	7
		M Doi	5	5					P Parmentier	4	65
		C Vandeweghe	6	77					C Vandeweghe	6	77
	15	R Vinci	1	63

Section 2[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		J Čepelová	2	2				10	C Suárez Navarro	61	3
		I Khromacheva	2	1					S Cîrstea	77	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6												S Cîrstea	6	77
		A Riske	7	6												A Riske	2	62
		M Brengle	5	3					A Riske	79	4	6
	Q	A Sasnovich	0	3				20	S Zhang	67	6	1
	20	S Zhang	6	6																			S Cîrstea	2	3
	32	A Sevastova	6	0																		7	G Muguruza	6	6
		N Hibino	4	0r				32	A Sevastova	6	6
		K Kučová	6	6					K Kučová	3	4
		C McHale	4	0											32	A Sevastova	4	2
		S Crawford	4	6	6										7	G Muguruza	6	6
		L Davis	6	3	0				S Crawford	5	4
		M Erakovic	5	4				7	G Muguruza	7	6
	7	G Muguruza	7	6

Section 3[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	S Halep	3	1
		S Rogers	6	6					S Rogers	5	1
	WC	A Barty	6	7				WC	A Barty	7	6
		A Beck	4	5											WC	A Barty	4	6	3
	Q	M Barthel	6	77											Q	M Barthel	6	3	6
	WC	D Aiava	3	64				Q	M Barthel	6	6
		PM Țig	0	1				29	M Puig	4	4
	29	M Puig	6	6																		Q	M Barthel	3	5
	19	K Bertens	5	65																		13	V Williams	6	7
		V Lepchenko	7	77					V Lepchenko	1	6	8
		Y Duan	6	6					Y Duan	6	3	10
	Q	R Šramková	3	4												Y Duan	1	0
	Q	S Vögele	2	6	6										13	V Williams	6	6
		K Nara	6	2	3			Q	S Vögele	3	2
		K Kozlova	65	5				13	V Williams	6	6
	13	V Williams	77	7

Section 4[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	E Svitolina	6	6
	PR	G Voskoboeva	0	2				11	E Svitolina	6	6
		F Schiavone	2	4				Q	J Boserup	4	1
	Q	J Boserup	6	6											11	E Svitolina	5	6	3
		V King	3	2											24	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	4	6
	Q	N Vikhlyantseva	6	6				Q	N Vikhlyantseva	2	2
		E Rodina	1	62				24	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	24	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	77																		24	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	26	L Siegemund	1	6	4																	8	S Kuznetsova	3	3
		J Janković	6	1	6				J Janković	6	6
		K Siniaková	6	3	4				J Görges	3	4
		J Görges	3	6	6											J Janković	4	7	7
	PR	A Tatishvili	4	3											8	S Kuznetsova	6	5	9
	WC	J Fourlis	6	6				WC	J Fourlis	2	1
		M Duque Mariño	0	1				8	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	8	S Kuznetsova	6	6

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		S Sorribes Tormo	2	0				5	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	Q	A Blinkova	6	4	6			Q	A Blinkova	0	2
		M Niculescu	2	6	4										5	Ka Plíšková	4	6	10
	Q	L Zhu	4	0												J Ostapenko	6	0	8
		J Ostapenko	6	6					J Ostapenko	6	6
		L Arruabarrena	67	610				31	Y Putintseva	3	1
	31	Y Putintseva	79	712																		5	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	22	D Gavrilova	3	6	7																	22	D Gavrilova	3	3
		N Broady	6	4	5			22	D Gavrilova	6	1	6
		A Konjuh	6	6					A Konjuh	2	6	4
		K Mladenovic	4	2											22	D Gavrilova	6	5	6
		D Kovinić	6	6											12	T Bacsinszky	3	7	4
		S Zheng	0	4					D Kovinić	1	65
		C Giorgi	4	6	5			12	T Bacsinszky	6	77
	12	T Bacsinszky	6	3	7

Section 6[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	E Vesnina	7	6
	Q	A Bogdan	5	2				14	E Vesnina	6	6
		M Minella	7	6					M Minella	3	3
		M Linette	5	4											14	E Vesnina	64	2
	Q	J Brady	6	6											Q	J Brady	77	6
	LL	M Zanevska	3	2				Q	J Brady	2	77	10
		H Watson	6	3	6				H Watson	6	63	8
	18	S Stosur	3	6	0																	Q	J Brady	4	2
	28	A Cornet	6	4	6																		M Lučić-Baroni	6	6
	WC	M Georges	3	6	1			28	A Cornet	5	6	1
		M Sakkari	6	6					M Sakkari	7	4	6
		A Kontaveit	0	4												M Sakkari	6	2	3
		M Lučić-Baroni	4	6	6											M Lučić-Baroni	3	6	6
		Q Wang	6	3	4				M Lučić-Baroni	6	6
		T Pironkova	1	6	1			3	A Radwańska	3	2
	3	A Radwańska	6	4	6

Section 7[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	D Cibulková	7	6
		D Allertová	5	2				6	D Cibulková	6	710
	PR	K Knapp	3	0r					S-w Hsieh	4	68
		S-w Hsieh	6	2											6	D Cibulková	2	77	3
		S Errani	7	6											30	E Makarova	6	63	6
		R Ozaki	5	1					S Errani	2	2r
		E Alexandrova	0	6	1			30	E Makarova	6	3
	30	E Makarova	6	4	6																	30	E Makarova	1	4
	17	C Wozniacki	6	6																		9	J Konta	6	6
	WC	Ar Rodionova	1	2				17	C Wozniacki	6	6
		D Vekić	7	6					D Vekić	1	3
	WC	L Cabrera	5	2											17	C Wozniacki	3	1
	WC	L Kumkhum	77	4	5										9	J Konta	6	6
		N Osaka	62	6	7				N Osaka	4	2
		K Flipkens	5	2				9	J Konta	6	6
	9	J Konta	7	6

Section 8[edit]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	16	B Strýcová	6	6
	Q	E Kulichkova	3	2				16	B Strýcová	6	7
	WC	K Day	3	2					A Petkovic	0	5
		A Petkovic	6	6											16	B Strýcová	6	7
		Ç Büyükakçay	5	77	2										21	C Garcia	2	5
		O Dodin	7	61	6				O Dodin	77	4	4
		K Bondarenko	64	4				21	C Garcia	63	6	6
	21	C Garcia	77	6																		16	B Strýcová	5	4
	25	T Babos	63	4																		2	S Williams	7	6
		N Gibbs	77	6					N Gibbs	6	6
		I Falconi	6	7					I Falconi	4	1
		X Han	1	5												N Gibbs	1	3
		Y Wickmayer	6	67	1										2	S Williams	6	6
		L Šafářová	3	79	6				L Šafářová	3	4
		B Bencic	4	3				2	S Williams	6	6
	2	S Williams	6	6

Seeded players[edit]

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seeding are arranged according to rankings on 9 January 2017,^[5] while ranking and points before are as of 16 January 2017.^[6]

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Angelique Kerber	8,875	2,000	240	7,115	Fourth round lost to CoCo Vandeweghe
2	2	Serena Williams	7,080	1,300	2,000	7,780	Champion, defeated Venus Williams [13]
3	3	Agnieszka Radwańska	5,625	780	70	4,915	Second round lost to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
4	4	Simona Halep	5,073	10	10	5,073	First round lost to Shelby Rogers
5	5	Karolína Plíšková	4,970	130	430	5,270	Quarter-finals lost to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
6	6	Dominika Cibulková	4,865	10	130	4,985	Third round lost to Ekaterina Makarova [30]
7	7	Garbiñe Muguruza	4,420	130	430	4,720	Quarter-finals lost to CoCo Vandeweghe
8	10	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3,745	70	240	3,915	Fourth round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [24]
9	9	Johanna Konta	4,055	780	430	3,705	Quarter-finals lost to Serena Williams [2]
10	12	Carla Suárez Navarro	2,985	430	70	2,625	Second round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
11	13	Elina Svitolina	2,895	70	130	2,955	Third round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [24]
12	15	Timea Bacsinszky	2,347	70	130	2,407	Third round lost to Daria Gavrilova [22]
13	17	Venus Williams	2,240	10	1,300	3,530	Runner-up, lost to Serena Williams [2]
14	18	Elena Vesnina	2,229	2[7]	130	2,357	Third round lost to Jennifer Brady [Q]
15	19	Roberta Vinci	2,210	130	10	2,090	First round lost to CoCo Vandeweghe
16	16	Barbora Strýcová	2,295	240	240	2,295	Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [2]
17	20	Caroline Wozniacki	2,175	10	130	2,295	Third round lost to Johanna Konta [9]
18	21	Samantha Stosur	2,016	10	10	2,016	First round lost to Heather Watson
19	22	Kiki Bertens	1,956	10	10	1,956	First round lost to Varvara Lepchenko
20	23	Zhang Shuai	1,885	470	70	1,485	Second round lost to Alison Riske
21	24	Caroline Garcia	1,765	10	130	1,885	Third round lost to Barbora Strýcová [16]
22	26	Daria Gavrilova	1,665	240	240	1,665	Fourth round lost to Karolína Plíšková [5]
23	25	Daria Kasatkina	1,700	130	10	1,580	First round lost to Peng Shuai
24	27	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	1,620	10	430	2,040	Quarter-finals lost to Venus Williams [13]
25	28	Tímea Babos	1,545	70	10	1,485	First round lost to Nicole Gibbs
26	30	Laura Siegemund	1,502	130	10	1,382	First round lost to Jelena Janković
27	29	Irina-Camelia Begu	1,502	10	70	1,562	Second round lost to Kristýna Plíšková
28	43	Alizé Cornet	1,242	70	70	1,242	Second round lost to Maria Sakkari
29	46	Monica Puig	1,215	130	70	1,155	Second round lost to Mona Barthel [Q]
30	34	Ekaterina Makarova	1,377	240	240	1,377	Fourth round lost to Johanna Konta [9]
31	31	Yulia Putintseva	1,450	130	70	1,390	Second round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
32	33	Anastasija Sevastova	1,425	110	130	1,445	Third round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza [7]

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew or not entered from the event.

Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points after	Withdrawal reason
8	Madison Keys	4,137	240	3,897	Wrist injury[8]
11	Petra Kvitová	3,485	70	3,415	Off-court injury[9]
14	Victoria Azarenka	2,591	430	2,161	Maternity[10]

Other entry information[edit]

Wildcards[edit]