Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Kim Clijsters and Martina Navratilova, 6–4, 2–6, [4–10].
| Women's champions invitational | |
|---|---|
| 2017 US Open | |
| Champions |  Kim Clijsters  Martina Navratilova |
| Runners-up | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández |
| Score | 4–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Marion Bartoli Hana Mandliková
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández
| 6 | 2 | [4] | ||||||||||
| Kim Clijsters Martina Navratilova
| 4 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||
| Tracy Austin Gigi Fernández
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Kim Clijsters Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||