2017 US Open – Women's singles explained

Score:	6–3, 6–0
Draw:	128 (16 / 8)
Seeds:	32
Before Name:	US Open – Women's singles
After Name:	US Open – Women's singles

See main article: 2017 US Open (tennis).

Sloane Stephens defeated Madison Keys in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 US Open.^[1] It was her first major title. Stephens became the first player using a protected ranking to win a major title, and the second unseeded woman in the Open Era to win the US Open (after Kim Clijsters in 2009).^{[2] [3]} It was the first all-American final at the US Open since 2002, and for the first time at a major since the 1985 Wimbledon Championships, all four semifinalists were American, and all from the same country overall.^[4]

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but was defeated in the first round by Naomi Osaka.^[5] Kerber became the second US Open defending champion to lose in the first round, after Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2005.^[6] Osaka herself would go on to win the title the next year.

Garbiñe Muguruza became the new world No. 1 despite losing in the fourth round, after Karolína Plíšková failed to defend her finalist points. Eight of the top nine seeds (with the exception of Kerber) were in contention for the top ranking.^[7]

This was Maria Sharapova's first major since the 2016 Australian Open, following a suspension for violating anti-doping rules. She was awarded a wildcard into the main draw, and was defeated by Anastasija Sevastova in the fourth round.^[8] Venus Williams became the first player in history to reach the semifinals of the US Open 10 years apart and then do so another 10 years apart (1997, 2007, and 2017). Kaia Kanepi became the first qualifier to reach the quarterfinals since Barbara Gerken in 1981, and was the lowest-ranked player ever to reach a major quarterfinal, having been ranked No. 418 prior to the tournament.^[9]

This was the final major appearance for former world No. 1 Jelena Janković, who lost to Petra Kvitová in the first round. Janković would formally retire from tennis five years later.

Draw

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seeds are based on the rankings as of August 21, 2017. Rank and points before are as of August 28, 2017.

Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points won	Points after	Status
1	1	Karolína Plíšková	6,390	1,300	430	5,520	Quarterfinals lost to CoCo Vandeweghe [20]
2	2	Simona Halep	6,385	430	10	5,965	First round lost to Maria Sharapova [WC]
3	3	Garbiñe Muguruza	5,860	70	240	6,030	Fourth round lost to Petra Kvitová [13]
4	4	Elina Svitolina	5,530	130	240	5,640	Fourth round lost to Madison Keys [15]
5	5	Caroline Wozniacki	5,350	780	70	4,640	Second round lost to Ekaterina Makarova
6	6	Angelique Kerber	5,146	2,000	10	3,156	First round lost to Naomi Osaka
7	7	Johanna Konta	4,750	240	10	4,520	First round lost to Aleksandra Krunić
8	8	Svetlana Kuznetsova	4,410	70	70	4,410	Second round lost to Kurumi Nara
9	9	Venus Williams	4,216	240	780	4,756	Semifinals lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]
10	11		3,570	240	130	3,460	Third round lost to CoCo Vandeweghe [20]
11	10	Dominika Cibulková	3,830	130	70	3,770	Second round lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]
12	12	Jeļena Ostapenko	3,382	10	130	3,502	Third round lost to Daria Kasatkina
13	14	Petra Kvitová	3,120	240	430	3,310	Quarterfinals lost to Venus Williams [9]
14	13	Kristina Mladenovic	3,155	70	10	3,095	First round lost to Monica Niculescu
15	16	Madison Keys	2,343	240	1,300	3,403	Runner-up, lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]
16	17	Anastasija Sevastova	2,295	430	430	2,295	Quarterfinals lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]
17	18	Elena Vesnina	2,140	130	130	2,140	Third round lost to Madison Keys [15]
18	19		2,135	130	130	2,135	Third round lost to Petra Kvitová [13]
19	21		2,065	130	10	1,945	First round lost to Christina McHale
20	22	CoCo Vandeweghe	1,994	10	780	2,764	Semifinals lost to Madison Keys [15]
21	23	Ana Konjuh	1,805	430	10	1,385	First round lost to Ashleigh Barty
22	24	Peng Shuai	1,800	10	70	1,860	Second round lost to Donna Vekić
23	25	Barbora Strýcová	1,725	10	70	1,785	Second round lost to Jennifer Brady
24	27	Kiki Bertens	1,670	10	10	1,670	First round lost to Maria Sakkari
25	20	Daria Gavrilova	2,075	10	70	2,135	Second round lost to Shelby Rogers
26	29	Anett Kontaveit	1,630	10	10	1,630	First round lost to Lucie Šafářová
27	26	Zhang Shuai	1,685	130	130	1,685	Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková [1]
28	30	Lesia Tsurenko	1,625	240	10	1,395	First round lost to Yanina Wickmayer
29	31	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	1,615	70	70	1,615	Second round lost to Carla Suárez Navarro
30	33	Julia Görges	1,570	70	240	1,740	Fourth round lost to Sloane Stephens [PR]
31	32	Magdaléna Rybáriková	1,577	0	130	1,707	Third round lost to Garbiñe Muguruza [3]
32	34	Lauren Davis	1,476	70	10	1,416	First round lost to Sofia Kenin [WC]

Withdrawn players

The following players would have been seeded, but they were not entered or withdrew from the event.

Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points after	Withdrawal reason
15		2,810	780	2,030	Pregnancy^[10]
28		1,658	70	1,588	Left thigh and wrist injury

Other entry information

Qualifiers

See main article: 2017 US Open – Women's singles qualifying.

Withdrawals

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

Championship match statistics

Category	Stephens	Keys
1st serve %	33/44 (75%)	40/55 (73%)
1st serve points won	bgcolor=98FB98	24 of 33 = 73%	20 of 40 = 50%
2nd serve points won	bgcolor=98FB98	7 of 11 = 64%		6 of 15 = 40%
Total service points won	31 of 44 = 70.45%	26 of 55 = 47.27%
Aces	0	3
Double faults	0	1
Winners	10	18
Unforced errors	6	30
Net points won	4 of 4 = 100%	9 of 15 = 60%
Break points converted	5 of 12 = 42%	0 of 3 = 0%
Return points won	29 of 55 = 53%	13 of 44 = 30%
Total points won	bgcolor=98FB989	60	39
Source

External links

• Women's Singles main draw
• 2017 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sloane Stephens beats Madison Keys to win US Open. 9 September 2017. BBC Sport. 9 September 2017.
2. Web site: Day 13 Recap: Stephens stands tall, a US Open champion. 9 September 2017. usopen.org. E.J. Crawford. 10 September 2017.
3. Web site: Sloane Stephens surges past Madison Keys to win US Open title. 10 September 2017. Guardian. 19 September 2017.
4. Web site: U.S. Open: Madison Keys Completes All-American Semifinals; Nadal Advances. 6 September 2017. The New York Times. Christopher Clarey and Ben Rothenberg. 6 September 2017.
5. Web site: US Open: Naomi Osaka beats Serena Williams in controversial women's singles final. ABC News. 9 September 2018. 10 September 2018.
6. Web site: Naomi Osaka Ousts Angelique Kerber, the Defending Champion, at the U.S. Open. 29 August 2017. The New York Times. Ben Rothenberg. 5 September 2017.
7. Web site: Battle for No.1: Eight players set to fight for top spot at US Open. 23 August 2017. Women's Tennis Association. Courtney Nguyen. 23 August 2017.
8. Web site: Maria Sharapova knocked out of US Open by Anastasija Sevastova. 4 September 2017. BBC Sport. Piers Newbery. 5 September 2017.
9. Web site: CoCo Vandeweghe's Hard Work Is Taking Her Further. 4 September 2017. The New York Times. Scott Cacciola. 5 September 2017.
10. Web site: Serena Williams's Pregnancy Is Confirmed After Day of Speculation. New York Daily News. Clarey. Christopher. April 19, 2017. April 19, 2017.