2017 Australian Open – Women's singles

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 and final 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.

Women's singles
2017 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upUnited States Venus Williams
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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

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01.     Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
02.     Serena Williams (champion)
03.     Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
04.     Simona Halep (first round)
05.     Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
06.     Dominika Cibulková (third round)
07.     Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)
08.     Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)
09.     Johanna Konta (quarterfinals)
10.     Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)
11.     Elina Svitolina (third round)
12.     Timea Bacsinszky (third round)
13.     Venus Williams (final)
14.     Elena Vesnina (third round)
15.     Roberta Vinci (first round)
16.     Barbora Strýcová (fourth round)
17.     Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
18.     Samantha Stosur (first round)
19.     Kiki Bertens (first round)
20.     Zhang Shuai (second round)
21.     Caroline Garcia (third round)
22.     Daria Gavrilova (fourth round)
23.     Daria Kasatkina (first round)
24.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
25.     Tímea Babos (first round)
26.     Laura Siegemund (first round)
27.     Irina-Camelia Begu (second round)
28.     Alizé Cornet (second round)
29.     Monica Puig (second round)
30.     Ekaterina Makarova (fourth round)
31.     Yulia Putintseva (second round)
32.     Anastasija Sevastova (third round)

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

Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wildcards

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Protected ranking

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Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Withdrawals

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& – not included on entry list
† – withdrew from entry list

Retirements

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Championship match statistics

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Category   S. Williams   V. Williams
1st serve % 37/61 (61%) 46/67 (69%)
1st serve points won 28 of 37 = 76% 31 of 46 = 67%
2nd serve points won 11 of 24 = 46% 6 of 21 = 29%
Total service points won 39 of 61 = 63.93% 37 of 67 = 55.22%
Aces 10 7
Double faults 5 3
Winners 27 21
Unforced errors 23 25
Net points won 6 of 7 = 86% 6 of 10 = 60%
Break points converted 4 of 11 = 36% 2 of 3 = 67%
Return points won 30 of 67 = 45% 22 of 61 = 36%
Total points won 69 59
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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Last direct acceptance

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to set Grand Slam record". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Australian Open: Serena Williams beats sister Venus for record 23rd slam title". Guardian. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Serena won the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant". Guardian. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Mirjana Lucic-Baroni overcomes physical abuse from her father". Fox Sports. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ WTA Tour (9 January 2017). "Women's Singles Seeds". Tennis Explorer. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ^ WTA Tour (16 January 2017). "Women's Singles Points". Tennis Explorer. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Elena Vesnina profile". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Madison Keys ruled out of Australian Open". Special Broadcasting Service. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Petra Kvitova out for three months after hand surgery following knife attack". BBC. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Victoria Azarenka announces pregnancy". Women's Tennis Association. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Lizette Cabrera has been handed a wildcard into the Australian Open". Courier Mail. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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