2017 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 2017. Primarily, it provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup.

ITF

Grand Slam events

Category	Championship	Champion	Finalist	Score in the final
Men's singles	Australian Open	Roger Federer	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3[1]
	French Open	Rafael Nadal	Stan Wawrinka	6–2, 6–3, 6–1
	Wimbledon	Roger Federer	Marin Čilić	6–3, 6–1, 6–4[2]
	US Open	Rafael Nadal	Kevin Anderson	6–3, 6–3, 6–4

Category	Championship	Champion	Finalist	Score in the final
Women's singles	Australian Open	Serena Williams	Venus Williams	6–4, 6–4[3]
	French Open	Jeļena Ostapenko	Simona Halep	4–6, 6–4, 6–3[4]
	Wimbledon	Garbiñe Muguruza	Venus Williams	7–5, 6–0
	US Open	Sloane Stephens	Madison Keys	6–3, 6–0

Category	Championship	Champions	Finalists	Score in the final
Men's doubles	Australian Open	Henri Kontinen John Peers	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7–5, 7–5
	French Open	Ryan Harrison Michael Venus	Santiago González Donald Young	7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
	Wimbledon	Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo	Oliver Marach Mate Pavić	5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 13–11
	US Open	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	Feliciano López Marc López	6–4, 6–3

Category	Championship	Champions	Finalists	Score in the final
Women's doubles	Australian Open	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai	6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
	French Open	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	6–2, 6–1
	Wimbledon	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	Chan Hao-ching Monica Niculescu	6–0, 6–0
	US Open	Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková	6–3, 6–2

Category	Championship	Champions	Finalists	Score in the final
Mixed doubles	Australian Open	Abigail Spears Juan Sebastián Cabal	Sania Mirza Ivan Dodig	6–2, 6–4
	French Open	Gabriela Dabrowski Rohan Bopanna	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Robert Farah	2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
	Wimbledon	Jamie Murray Martina Hingis	Henri Kontinen Heather Watson	6–4, 6–4[5]
	US Open	Martina Hingis Jamie Murray	Chan Hao-ching Michael Venus	6–1, 4–6, [10–8]

Davis Cup

	First round 3–5 February					Quarterfinals 7–9 April					Semifinals 15–17 September					Final 24–26 November
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	1	Argentina	2
						Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard)
		Italy	3
							Italy	2
	Frankfurt, Germany (indoor hard)
						7	Belgium	3
	7	Belgium	4
											Belgium
		Germany	1
											7	Belgium	3
	Kooyong, Australia (hard)
												Australia	2
	4	Czech Republic	1
						Brisbane, Australia (hard)[6]
		Australia	4
						Australia		3
	Birmingham, United States (indoor hard)
						United States		2
	5	Switzerland	0
																France
		United States	5
																7	Belgium	2
	Tokyo, Japan (indoor hard)
																6	France	3
		Japan	1
						Rouen, France (indoor clay)
	6	France	4
						6	France	4
	Ottawa, Canada (indoor hard)
						3	Great Britain	1
		Canada	2
											France
	3	Great Britain	3
											6	France	3
	Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)
											8	Serbia	1
		Russia	1
						Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
	8	Serbia	4
						8	Serbia	4
	Osijek, Croatia (indoor hard)
							Spain	1
		Spain	3
	2	Croatia	2

Fed Cup

	Quarterfinals 11–12 February					Semifinals 22–23 April					Final 11–12 November
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (hard, indoor)
	1	Czech Republic	3
						Tampa, United States (clay, outdoor)
		Spain	2
						1	Czech Republic	2
	Maui, Hawaii, United States (hard, outdoor)
							United States	3
	3	Germany	0
											Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)
		United States	4
											United States		3
	Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)
											Belarus		2
		Belarus	4
						Minsk, Belarus (hard, indoor)
	4	Netherlands	1
						Belarus		3
	Geneva, Switzerland (hard, indoor)
						Switzerland		2
		Switzerland	4
	2	France	1

Important events

Further information: 2017 ATP World Tour, 2017 WTA Tour, and 2017 US Open Series

Other tennis events

• September 22–24: 2017 Laver Cup in Prague
  • Team Europe defeated Team World, 15–9, to win their first Laver Cup title.

Number-1-ranked players

Men's singles

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Andy Murray (GBR)	Year end 2016	20 August 2017
Rafael Nadal (ESP)	21 August 2017

Female singles

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Angelique Kerber	Year end 2016	29 January 2017
Serena Williams	30 January 2017	19 March 2017
Angelique Kerber	20 March 2017	23 April 2017
Serena Williams	24 April 2017	14 May 2017
Angelique Kerber	15 May 2017	16 July 2017
Karolína Plíšková	17 July 2017	10 September 2017
Garbiñe Muguruza	11 September 2017	8 October 2017
Simona Halep	9 October 2017	Incumbent

Men's doubles

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Nicolas Mahut (FRA)	Year end 2016	2 April 2017
Henri Kontinen (FIN)	3 April 2017	16 July 2017
Marcelo Melo (BRA)	17 July 2017	20 August 2017
Henri Kontinen (FIN)	21 August 2017	5 November 2017
Marcelo Melo (BRA)	6 November 2017	Year end 2017

Female doubles

Holder	Date gained	Date forfeited
Sania Mirza	Year end 2016	8 January 2017
Bethanie Mattek-Sands	9 January 2017	20 August 2017
Lucie Šafářová	21 August 2017	1 October 2017
Martina Hingis	2 October 2017	Incumbent

Beach tennis

Continental and world events

• July 10: 2017 ITF Beach Tennis World Team Championship in Moscow
  • In the final,  Italy defeated  Brazil, 2–0.  Russia took third place and  France fourth place.
• August 1–6: World Championships in Cervia
  • Men's doubles: Michele Cappelletti & Luca Carli
  • Women's doubles: Federica Bacchetta & Giulia Gasparri
• October 8–10: 2017 ITF European Championships in Sozopol

ITF Beach Tennis Tour (only prize money)

Europe

• January 6–8: #1 in Monopoli
  • Men's doubles: Faccini Marco & Niccolò Strano
  • Women's doubles: Sofia Cimatti & Flaminia Daina
• February 18 & 19 #2 in Nijmegen
  • Men's doubles: Ioannis Dimopoulos & Massimo Mattei
  • Women's doubles: Katarína Páleníková & Natascia Sciolti
• February 18 & 19: #3 in San Lazzaro di Savena
  • Men's doubles: Michele Cappelletti & Luca Carli
  • Women's doubles: Sofia Cimatti & Flaminia Daina
• April 22 & 23: #4 in Cervia
  • Men's doubles: Mikael Alessi & Alessio Chiodioni
  • Women's doubles: Michela Romani & Noemi Romani
• April 29 & 30: #5 in Larnaca
  • Men's doubles: Gregorio Barison & Diego Bollettinari
  • Women's doubles: Ekaterina Glazkova & Anna Romanova
• April 30 & May 1: #6 in Lido degli Estensi #1
  • Men's doubles: Nicolò Appiotti & Francesco Pesaresi
  • Women's doubles: Federica Bacchetta & Giulia Gasparri
• May 20 & 21: #7 in Póvoa de Varzim
  • Men's doubles: Gerard Rodriguez & Thibaut François
  • Women's doubles: Omayra Farías & Silvia Arroyo
• May 26–28: #8 in Lignano Sabbiadoro
  • Men's doubles: Luca Cramarossa & Marco Garavini
  • Women's doubles: Sofia Cimatti & Flaminia Daina
• May 27 & 28: #9 in Jurmala
  • Men's doubles: Gerard Rodriguez & Ioannis Dimopoulos
  • Women's doubles: Anelle Luik & Dorothee Berreth
• June 3 & 4: #10 in Lido degli Estensi #2
  • Men's doubles: Diego Bollettinari & Matteo Marighella
  • Women's doubles: Sofia Cimatti & Flaminia Daina
• June 3: #11 in Viljandi
  • Men's doubles: Ainar Laube & Priit Pihl
  • Women's doubles: Anelle Luik & Anna Svaronoka
• June 4 & 5: #12 in La Flèche
  • Men's doubles: Jérôme Maillot & Jean Nouaux
  • Women's doubles: Pauline Bourdet & Catherine Henuzet
• June 10 & 11: #13 in Liepāja
  • Men's doubles: Nikolay Guryev & Ioannis Dimopoulos
  • Women's doubles: Liudmila Nikoyan & Irina Kuzmina-Rimša
• June 10 & 11: #14 in Furiani
  • Men's doubles: Patricio Pallara & Davide Fontana
  • Women's doubles: Giorgia Gilardi & Elisa Cappelli
• June 17 & 18: #15 in Sillery
  • Men's doubles: Benjamin Gros & Jean Nouaux
  • Women's doubles: Magali Garnier & Natascia Sciolti
• June 17 & 18: #16 in Ravenna
  • Men's doubles: Luca Cramarossa & Marco Garavini
  • Women's doubles: Federica Bacchetta & Giulia Gasparri
• June 18: #17 in Ingelheim am Rhein
  • Men's doubles: Benjamin Ringlstetter & Manuel Ringlstetter
  • Women's doubles: Nadja Leuenberger & Sarah Leuenberger
• June 24 & 25: #18 in Montauban
  • Men's doubles: Régis Courtois & Simone Burini
  • Women's doubles: Elisa Cappelli & Giorgia Gilardi
• July 1 & 2: #18 in Rhodes
  • Men's doubles: Andrea Stuto & Simone Burini
  • Women's doubles: Alessia Angelini & Natascia Sciolti
• July 1 & 2: #19 in Fregene
  • Men's doubles: Doriano Beccaccioli & Davide Benussi
  • Women's doubles: Veronica Casadei & Nicole Nobile
• July 7–9: #20 in Kazan
  • Men's doubles: Luca Cramarossa & Marco Garavini
  • Women's doubles: Sofia Cimatti & Flaminia Daina
• July 15–16: #21 in Alba Adriatica
  • Men's doubles: Tommaso Giovannini & Luca Meliconi
  • Women's doubles: Maddalena Cini & Greta Giusti
• July 21 & 23: #22 in Ugento
  • Men's doubles: Alessandro Calbucci & Marco Garavini
  • Women's doubles: Sofia Cimatti & Flaminia Daina
• July 22 & 23: #23 in Preddvor
  • Men's doubles: Alessandro Taccaliti & Mattia Spoto
  • Women's doubles: Katarína Páleniková & Giulia Curzi
• July 22 & 23: #24 in Samara
  • Men's doubles: Nikolay Guryev & Andrey Kozbinov
  • Women's doubles: Ekaterina Kamenetckaia & Regina Livanova
• July 22 & 23: #25 in Angoulême
  • Men's doubles: Igor Panin & Gerard Rodriguez-Querol
  • Women's doubles: Catherine Henuzet & Capucine Rousseau
• July 28–30: #26 in Frontignan
  • Men's doubles: Gregorio Barison & Diego Bolletinari
  • Women's doubles: Dorothee Berreth & Julie Labrit
• July 29 & 30: #27 in Torre del Lago
  • Men's doubles: Luca Cramarossa & Marco Garavini
  • Women's doubles: Sofia Cimatti & Flaminia Daina
• August 5 & 6: #28 in Faro
  • Men's doubles: Pedro Maio & Henrique Freitas
  • Women's doubles: Manuela Cunha & Ana Catarina Alexandrino
• August 6: #29 in Dąbrowa Górnicza
  • Men's doubles: Uroš Brinovec & Daniel Kahr
  • Women's doubles: Aniko Kovacs & Monika Erdelyi
• August 19 & 20: #24 in Ahlbeck

Africa

• February 17 & 18: #1 in Marsa Alam
  • Men's doubles: Yves Fornasier & Alexander Bailer
  • Women's doubles: Laura Galli & Manuela Cunha
• March 11 & 12: #2 in Saint-Pierre
  • Men's doubles: Romain Say & Philippe Vadel
  • Women's doubles: Marie-Eve Hoarau & Mathilde Hoarau
• March 17–19: #3 in Saint-Gilles #1
  • Men's doubles: Michele Cappelletti & Luca Carli
  • Women's doubles: Federica Bacchetta & Giulia Gasparri
• March 18 & 19: #4 in Dahab
  • Men's doubles: Georgios Karavasilis & Oliver Munz
  • Women's doubles: Daria Churakova & Angelina Gordienko
• April 15 & 16: #5 in Casablanca #1
  • Men's doubles: Massimo Mattei & Dennis Valmori
• April 22 & 23: #6 in Las Palmas
  • Men's doubles: Luca Cramarossa & Marco Garavini
  • Women's doubles: Flaminia Daina & Sofia Cimatti
• April 23 & 24: #7 in Cairo
  • Men's doubles: Ioannis Dimopulos & Giorgos Martinis
  • Women's doubles: Anastasia Kokkinou & Evaggelia Tsavou
• May 7 & 8: #8 in L'Étang-Salé
  • Men's doubles: Mathieu Guegano & Ugo Quilici
  • Women's doubles: Julia Coll & Elodie Vadel
• May 15 & 16: #9 in Casablanca #2
  • Men's doubles: Marco Scudellari & Stefano Casadei
  • Women's doubles: Angelina Gordienko & Yulia Chubarova
• May 20 & 21: #10 in Casablanca #3
  • Men's doubles: Marco Scudellari & Stefano Casadei
  • Women's doubles: Sarah Benabdeljalil & Camilia Benabdeljalil
• May 27 & 28: #11 in Saint-Gilles #2
  • Men's doubles: Frédéric Pamard & Théo Irigaray
  • Women's doubles: Mathilde Hoareau & Marie-Eve Hoarau
• July 29 & 30: #12 in Tanger
  • Men's doubles: Adil Medina & Javeir Mendez
  • Women's doubles: Camilia Benabdeljalil & Sarah Benabdeljalil

Asia

• April 1 & 2: #1 in Fujisawa #1
  • Men's doubles: Yusuke Hiraki & Susumu Kawashima
  • Women's doubles: Eri Homma & Akiko Otani
• May 20 & 21: #2 in Miura
  • Men's doubles: Keita Iseki & Naoaki Yamamoto
  • Women's doubles: Misa Miyasaka & Tomomi Takahashi
• May 27 & 28: #3 in Fujisawa #2
  • Men's doubles: Susumu Nakajima & Naoaki Yamamoto
  • Women's doubles: Eri Homma & Akiko Otani
• July 1 & 2: #4 in Fujisawa #3
  • Men's doubles: Daisuke Tsuruoka & Naoaki Yamamoto
  • Women's doubles: Eri Homma & Akiko Otani
• August 19 & 20: #5 in Fukuoka

Central America

• April 8 & 9: #1 in Orient Bay
  • Men's doubles: Mathieu Porry & Raphael Porry
  • Women's doubles: Maraike Biglmaier & Patricia Diaz
• April 14–16: #2 in Le Moule
  • Men's doubles: Nikita Burmakin & Tommaso Giovannini
  • Women's doubles: Maraike Biglmaier & Patricia Diaz
• April 21–23: #3 in Le Carbet
  • Men's doubles: Nikita Burmakin & Tommaso Giovannini
  • Women's doubles: Maraike Biglmaier & Patricia Diaz
• May 26–28: #4 in Carolina
  • Men's doubles: Carlos Rivera & Carlos Vigon
  • Women's doubles: Lady Correa & Marie-Pier Huet
• June 3–5: #5 in Schœlcher
  • Men's doubles: Nicholas Giannotti & Maxence Tournebize
  • Women's doubles: Julie Labrit & Alizé Ayassamy

South America

• March 3–5: #1 in Salinas
  • Men's doubles: Alessandro Calbucci & Michele Cappelletti
  • Women's doubles: Sofia Cimatti & Flaminia Daina
• April 15 & 16: #2 in Maitencillo
  • Men's doubles: Vicente Brusadelli & Juan Pablo Ramirez
  • Women's doubles: Jessica Orselli & Belen Tejeda
• April 29 & 30: #3 in João Pessoa
  • Men's doubles: Ralff Abreu & Diogo Carneiro
  • Women's doubles: Joana Cortez & Rafaella Miiller
• May 6 & 7: #4 in Niterói
  • Men's doubles: Luca Cramarossa & Marco Garavini
  • Women's doubles: Joana Cortez & Rafaella Miiller
• May 13 & 14: #5 in Balneário Camboriú
  • Men's doubles: Ralff Abreu & Diogo Carneiro
  • Women's doubles: Nathalia Font & Flávia Muniz
• May 20 & 21: #6 in Maceió
  • Men's doubles: Ralff Abreu & Diogo Carneiro
  • Women's doubles: Joana Cortez & Rafaella Miiller
• July 1 & 2: #7 in São Miguel do Gostoso
  • Men's doubles: Ralff Abreu & Diogo Carneiro
  • Women's doubles: Marilia Câmara & Lorena Melo
• August 4–6: #8 in Fortaleza
  • Men's doubles: Allan Oliveira & Adolfo Januário
  • Women's doubles: Flávia Muniz & Marilia Câmara

International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Class of 2017:
  • Kim Clijsters, player
  • Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch, player
  • Andy Roddick, player
  • Vic Braden, contributor
  • Steve Flink, contributor

References

1. Steinberg, Jacob (29 January 2017). "Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win Australian Open men's final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
2. "Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to win record eighth title". BBC Sport. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
3. "Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to set Grand Slam record". BBC Sport. 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
4. "French Open 2017: Champion Jelena Ostapenko believes anything is possible". BBC Sport. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
5. "Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis win Wimbledon mixed doubles title". The Independent. 16 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
6. "Australia ready to take revenge in quarterfinal". daviscup.com.

External links

• Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
• Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
• Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
• Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup)
• Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup)