Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Mirza played alongside Peng Shuai, but lost in the semifinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Monica Niculescu. Strýcová teamed up with Lucie Šafářová, but lost in the semifinals to Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis.
Women's doubles | |
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2017 Western & Southern Open | |
Champions | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis |
Runners-up | Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu |
Score | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
Seeds | 8 |
Chan and Hingis went on to win the title, defeating Hsieh and Niculescu in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].
As a result of Bethanie Mattek-Sands' absence due to injury, Šafářová attained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament after reaching the semifinals with Strýcová.
Seeds
editAll seeds received a bye into the second round.
- Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (withdrew)
- Chan Yung-jan / Martina Hingis (champions)
- Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová (semifinals)
- Sania Mirza / Peng Shuai (semifinals)
- Tímea Babos / Andrea Hlaváčková (quarterfinals)
- Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
- Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua (quarterfinals)
- Abigail Spears / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu | 6 | 78 | |||||||||||
4 | Sania Mirza Peng Shuai | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||
Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu | 6 | 4 | [7] | ||||||||||
2 | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis | 4 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||
3 | Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová | 65 | 2 | ||||||||||
2 | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis | 77 | 6 |
Top half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alt | L Kichenok L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Dabrowski J Ostapenko | 7 | 77 | G Dabrowski J Ostapenko | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Bertens K Flipkens | 5 | 65 | Alt | L Kichenok L Tsurenko | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S-w Hsieh M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | S-w Hsieh M Niculescu | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Konta C McHale | 2 | 2 | S-w Hsieh M Niculescu | 64 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Mladenovic A Pavlyuchenkova | 77 | 7 | K Mladenovic A Pavlyuchenkova | 77 | 5 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | L Hradecká K Siniaková | 64 | 5 | S-w Hsieh M Niculescu | 6 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | S Mirza S Peng | 4 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | S Mirza S Peng | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
V Lepchenko M Rybáriková | 62 | 4 | J Görges O Savchuk | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Görges O Savchuk | 77 | 6 | 4 | S Mirza S Peng | 6 | 61 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Aoyama D Jurak | 6 | 7 | I-C Begu R Olaru | 3 | 77 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Davis A Riske | 2 | 5 | S Aoyama D Jurak | 62 | 6 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||
I-C Begu R Olaru | 3 | 7 | [10] | I-C Begu R Olaru | 77 | 1 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | A Spears K Srebotnik | 6 | 5 | [6] |
Bottom half
editFirst round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | A Barty C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Glatch C McNally | 2 | 4 | 7 | A Barty C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Gavrilova D Kasatkina | 77 | 0 | [10] | D Gavrilova D Kasatkina | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Kichenok An Rodionova | 64 | 6 | [8] | 7 | A Barty C Dellacqua | 3 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Sevastova D Vekić | 6 | 3 | [5] | 3 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Kudryavtseva A Rosolska | 3 | 6 | [10] | A Kudryavtseva A Rosolska | 1 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 65 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | T Babos A Hlaváčková | 7 | 6 | 2 | Y-j Chan M Hingis | 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A-L Grönefeld K Peschke | 5 | 1 | 5 | T Babos A Hlaváčková | 2 | 77 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Mertens D Schuurs | 2 | 2 | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 64 | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | 5 | T Babos A Hlaváčková | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C-j Chuang R Voráčová | 6 | 4 | [9] | 2 | Y-j Chan M Hingis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Atawo C Vandeweghe | 4 | 6 | [11] | R Atawo C Vandeweghe | 4 | 6 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Y-j Chan M Hingis | 6 | 4 | [10] |