2017 in tennis explained

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 Roger Federer 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3[1]
Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Roger Federer 6–3, 6–1, 6–4[2]
Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Category Championship Champion Finalist Score in the final
Women's singles Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4[3]
Jeļena Ostapenko 4–6, 6–4, 6–3[4]
Garbiñe Muguruza 7–5, 6–0
Sloane Stephens 6–3, 6–0
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Men's doubles Henri Kontinen
John Peers 		7–5, 7–5
Ryan Harrison
Michael Venus 		Santiago González
Donald Young		7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo 		5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 13–11
Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău 		6–4, 6–3
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Women's doubles Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová 		6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová 		6–2, 6–1
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina 		6–0, 6–0
Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis 		6–3, 6–2
Category Championship Champions Finalists Score in the final
Mixed doubles Abigail Spears
Juan Sebastián Cabal 		6–2, 6–4
Gabriela Dabrowski
Rohan Bopanna 		2–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Jamie Murray
Martina Hingis 		6–4, 6–4[5]
Martina Hingis
Jamie Murray 		6–1, 4–6, [10–8]

Fed Cup

Other tennis events

Number-1-ranked players

Men's singles

HolderDate gained Date forfeited
Year end 201620 August 2017
21 August 2017

Female singles

HolderDate gained Date forfeited
Angelique Kerber Year end 201629 January 2017
Serena Williams30 January 201719 March 2017
Angelique Kerber20 March 201723 April 2017
Serena Williams24 April 201714 May 2017
Angelique Kerber15 May 201716 July 2017
Karolína Plíšková17 July 2017
Garbiñe Muguruza11 September 2017
Simona HalepIncumbent

Men's doubles

HolderDate gainedDate forfeited
Year end 20162 April 2017
3 April 201716 July 2017
17 July 201720 August 2017
21 August 20175 November 2017
6 November 2017Year end 2017

Female doubles

HolderDate gained Date forfeited
Sania MirzaYear end 20168 January 2017
Bethanie Mattek-Sands9 January 201720 August 2017
Lucie Šafářová21 August 20171 October 2017
Martina Hingis2 October 2017Incumbent

Beach tennis

Continental and world events

ITF Beach Tennis Tour (only prize money)

Europe
Africa
Asia
Central America
South America

International Tennis Hall of Fame

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steinberg. Jacob. Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win Australian Open men's final – as it happened. The Guardian. 13 May 2018. 29 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to win record eighth title. BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. 16 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to set Grand Slam record. BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. 2017.
  4. Web site: French Open 2017: Champion Jelena Ostapenko believes anything is possible. BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. 10 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis win Wimbledon mixed doubles title. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/wimbledon-2017-mixed-doubles-final-result-jamie-murray-heather-watson-a7844201.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. The Independent. 13 May 2018. 16 July 2017.

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