The 2017 Connecticut Open (also known as the 2017 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 49th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 20 through August 26.[citation needed] It was the last event of the 2017 US Open Series before the 2017 US Open.
| 2017 Connecticut Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 20–26 |
| Edition | 49th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 30S / 16D |
| Prize money | $695,900 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | New Haven, United States |
| Venue | Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Daria Gavrilova | |
| Doubles | |
 Gabriela Dabrowski /  Xu Yifan | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles[1] | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles[1] | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $130,300 | $69,380 | $37,020 | $19,885 | $10,665 | $5,820 | $3,045 | $1,620 | $895 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $40,650 | $21,700 | $11,865 | $6,035 | $3,270 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 10 | 1 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 11 | 2 |
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 13 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 14 | 4 |
 RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 18 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 20 | 6 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 23 | 7 |
| CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 25 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 14 August 2017
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Eugenie Bouchard
Sloane Stephens
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Timea Bacsinszky →replaced by 
Alizé Cornet- Sloane Stephens →replaced by Christina McHale
Samantha Stosur →replaced by 
Kateřina Siniaková
- During the tournament
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IND
|
Sania Mirza |  ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 26 | 1 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | AUS
|
Casey Dellacqua | 30 | 2 |
 GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 40 | 3 |
| CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 48 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of 14 August 2017
Other entrants edit
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Finals edit
Singles edit
- Daria Gavrilova defeated
Dominika Cibulková, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles edit
- Gabriela Dabrowski /
Xu Yifan defeated Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua, 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2015.