The 2017 Italian Open[3][4][5] (also known as the 2017 Rome Masters[6] and the sponsored title 2017 Internazionali BNL d'Italia[7][8]) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 74th edition of the Italian Open and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2017 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place from 15 to 21 May 2017.
| 2017 Italian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–21 May |
| Edition | 74th |
| Category | Masters 1000 Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 24D (men) 56S / 28D (women) |
| Prize money | €4,273,775 (men) $3,076,495 (women) |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Venue | Foro Italico |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Alexander Zverev[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Elina Svitolina | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Chan Yung-jan /  Martina Hingis | |
Finals
editMen's singles
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Alexander Zverev defeated 
Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3
Women's singles
edit
Elina Svitolina defeated 
Simona Halep, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Men's doubles
edit
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut defeated 
Ivan Dodig / 
Marcel Granollers, 4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Women's doubles
edit
Chan Yung-jan / 
Martina Hingis defeated 
Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | €820,035 | €402,080 | €202,365 | €102,900 | €53,435 | €28,170 | €15,210 | €3,505 | €1,785 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | €461,355 | €230,565 | €115,170 | €53,055 | €26,302 | €13,501 | €6,939 | €3,860 | €1,987 |
| Men's doubles | €253,950 | €124,330 | €62,360 | €32,010 | €16,550 | €8,730 | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | €132,074 | €66,710 | €33,020 | €16,620 | €8,395 | €4,160 | — | — | — |
ATP main-draw entrants
editSingles
editSeeds
editThe following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 8 May 2017. Rankings and points before are as of 15 May 2017.
Because the tournament took place one week later than in 2016, the points defended from last year was not superseded within a 52-week run, the results during the 52-week period were from 2016 Geneva Open and 2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Andy Murray
|
10,360 | 0 | 10 | 10,370 | Second round lost to  Fabio Fognini
|
| 2 | 2 |  Novak Djokovic
|
6,845 | 0 | 600 | 7,445 | Runner-up, lost to Alexander Zverev [16]
|
| 3 | 3 | Stan Wawrinka
|
5,605 | 250 | 90 | 5,445 | Third round lost to  John Isner
|
| 4 | 4 |  Rafael Nadal
|
5,195 | 0 | 180 | 5,375 | Quarterfinals lost to  Dominic Thiem [8]
|
| 5 | 6 |  Milos Raonic
|
4,180 | 0 | 180 | 4,360 | Quarterfinals lost to Alexander Zverev [16]
|
| 6 | 8 |  Marin Čilić
|
3,735 | 150 | 180 | 3,765 | Quarterfinals lost to John Isner
|
| 7 | 9 |  Kei Nishikori
|
3,470 | 0 | 90 | 3,560 | Third round lost to  Juan Martín del Potro
|
| 8 | 7 | Dominic Thiem
|
4,035 | 250 | 360 | 4,145 | Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [2]
|
| 9 | 10 |  David Goffin
|
3,055 | (90) | 90 | 3,055 | Third round lost to Marin Čilić [6]
|
| 10 | 11 |  Grigor Dimitrov
|
2,900 | (10) | 10 | 2,900 | First round lost to Juan Martín del Potro
|
| 11 | 16 | Lucas Pouille
|
2,330 | (20) | 10 | 2,320 | First round lost to Sam Querrey
|
| 12 | 13 |  Tomáš Berdych
|
2,690 | 0 | 90 | 2,780 | Third round lost to Milos Raonic [5]
|
| 13 | 14 | Jack Sock
|
2,370 | (45) | 90 | 2,415 | Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [4]
|
| 14 | 19 | Albert Ramos Viñolas
|
2,145 | (90) | 10 | 2,065 | First round lost to John Isner
|
| 15 | 21 | Pablo Carreño Busta
|
2,090 | (90)† | 45 | 2,045 | Second round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut
|
| 16 | 17 | Alexander Zverev
|
2,300 | 150 | 1,000 | 3,150 | Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic [2]
|
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2016. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Nicolás Almagro
Kevin Anderson
Aljaž Bedene
Carlos Berlocq- Adrian Mannarino
Thiago Monteiro- Jan-Lennard Struff
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Marcos Baghdatis →replaced by 
Jared Donaldson- Roger Federer →replaced by Dan Evans
- Richard Gasquet →replaced by Florian Mayer
- Steve Johnson →replaced by Kyle Edmund
- Ivo Karlović →replaced by Ernesto Escobedo
- Philipp Kohlschreiber →replaced by Thomaz Bellucci
Nick Kyrgios →replaced by Alexandr Dolgopolov
Paolo Lorenzi →replaced by Nicolas Mahut- Gaël Monfils →replaced by
Robin Haase 
Gilles Müller →replaced by Ryan Harrison- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga →replaced by
Jiří Veselý
Retirements
editDoubles
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FIN
|
Henri Kontinen |  AUS
|
John Peers | 3 | 1 |
| USA
|
Bob Bryan | USA
|
Mike Bryan | 6 | 2 |
| GBR
|
Jamie Murray |  BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 15 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 17 | 4 |
 POL
|
Łukasz Kubot | BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 17 | 5 |
 RSA
|
Raven Klaasen | USA
|
Rajeev Ram | 21 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Feliciano López | ESP
|
Marc López | 28 | 7 |
| CRO
|
Ivan Dodig | ESP
|
Marcel Granollers | 30 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 8, 2017.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
WTA main-draw entrants
editSingles
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 2 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 2 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 3 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 5 | 4 |
| GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 6 | 5 |
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 7 | 6 |
 RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 9 | 7 |
| UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 10 | 8 |
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 12 | 9 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 13 | 10 |
| RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 14 | 11 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 16 | 12 |
| FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 17 | 13 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 18 | 14 |
 NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 19 | 15 |
| CRO
|
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 21 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of May 8, 2017.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Mona Barthel
- Catherine Bellis
- Daria Gavrilova
Anett Kontaveit
Jeļena Ostapenko- Andrea Petkovic
- Donna Vekić
Wang Qiang
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Ana Konjuh →replaced by
Yaroslava Shvedova 
Agnieszka Radwańska →replaced by Monica Niculescu- CoCo Vandeweghe →replaced by
Misaki Doi 
Caroline Wozniacki →replaced by Naomi Osaka
Retirements
editDoubles
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 6 | 1 |
| TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | SUI
|
Martina Hingis | 19 | 2 |
 IND
|
Sania Mirza |  KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 20 | 3 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | 23 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 30 | 5 |
| USA
|
Abigail Spears |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 40 | 6 |
| CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski |  CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 44 | 7 |
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching |  LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 50 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 8, 2017.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
References
edit- ^ "2017 Rome – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2017 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Italian Open: Novak Djokovic thrashes Dominic Thiem to reach final". BBC Sport. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Andy Murray admits to 'not playing good tennis' after Italian Open exit". The Guardian. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Miami Open 2018: Alexander Zverev makes SHOCK claim ahead of John Isner final". Express. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Rafael Nadal cruises into Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals". Skysports. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Internazionali Bnl d'Italia: quanto guadagnano i tennisti e le tenniste". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "WTA Insider Power Rankings: Simona Halep leads the way on clay" (Press release). WTA Tour. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.