The 2017 Taiwan Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. The tournament was moved from Kaohsiung to Taipei starting from this year.
| 2017 Taiwan Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 January – 5 February |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard (i) |
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Venue | Taipei Arena |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Elina Svitolina | |
| Doubles | |
 Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event1 | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 322 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
| Women's doubles * | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 13 | 1 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 21 | 2 |
 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 24 | 3 |
 LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 33 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 37 | 5 |
 JPN
|
Misaki Doi | 41 | 6 |
 USA
|
Shelby Rogers | 52 | 7 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 54 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 16, 2017.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Catherine Bellis → replaced by 
Risa Ozaki
Kristína Kučová → replaced by 
Mandy Minella
Sabine Lisicki → replaced by Jana Čepelová- Christina McHale → replaced by
Magda Linette 
Pauline Parmentier → replaced by 
Francesca Schiavone- Alison Riske → replaced by Nao Hibino
Retirements
edit
Sorana Cîrstea (Left wrist injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 26 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 45 | 2 |
 GEO
|
Oksana Kalashnikova | SRB
|
Aleksandra Krunić | 100 | 3 |
| JPN
|
Eri Hozumi | JPN
|
Miyu Kato | 105 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 16, 2017.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
editSingles
edit
Elina Svitolina def. 
Peng Shuai 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
edit
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan def. 
Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková, 6–4, 6–2
See also
editReferences
edit- General
- Specific
- ^ "STOSUR ACCEPTS TAIWAN OPEN WILDCARD". www.wtatennis.com. WTA. Retrieved 24 January 2017.