2017 WTA Finals – Singles

Singles
2017 WTA Finals
Champion	Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up	Venus Williams
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2017 WTA Finals

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 WTA Finals. Williams became the oldest player to reach the final. Wozniacki also ended a seven-match losing streak to Williams with the win.

Dominika Cibulková was the defending champion, but failed to qualify this year.

The top seven seeds all had the chance to attain the year-end world No. 1 ranking. Newly crowned No. 1 Simona Halep secured the position after Karolína Plíšková lost in the semifinals.

Caroline Garcia, Jeļena Ostapenko, and Elina Svitolina made their debuts in the event.

Seeds

1. Simona Halep (round robin)
2. Garbiñe Muguruza (round robin)
3. Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)
4. Elina Svitolina (round robin)
5. Venus Williams (final)
6. Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
7. Jeļena Ostapenko (round robin)
8. Caroline Garcia (semifinals)

Notes:

• Serena Williams had qualified but withdrew due to pregnancy and the birth of her daughter.

Alternates

1. Kristina Mladenovic (Did not play)
2. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Did not play)

Draw

Key

• 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

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Caroline Garcia	77	2	3
	5	Venus Williams	63	6	6
								5	Venus Williams	4	4
								6	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
	3	Karolína Plíšková	69	3
	6	Caroline Wozniacki	711	6

Red group

		Halep	Svitolina	Wozniacki	Garcia	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Simona Halep		3–6, 4–6	0–6, 2–6	6–4, 6–2	1–2	2–4 (33%)	21–30 (41%)	4
4	Elina Svitolina	6–3, 6–4		2–6, 0–6	7–6(9–7), 3–6, 5–7	1–2	3–4 (42%)	29–38 (43%)	3
6	Caroline Wozniacki	6–0, 6–2	6–2, 6–0		6–0, 3–6, 5–7	2–1	5–2 (71%)	38–17 (69%)	2
8	Caroline Garcia	4–6, 2–6	6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–5	0–6, 6–3, 7–5		2–1	4–4 (50%)	38–41 (48%)	1

White group

		Muguruza	Plíšková	Williams	Ostapenko	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Garbiñe Muguruza		2–6, 2–6	5–7, 4–6	6–3, 6–4	1–2	2–4 (33%)	25–32 (44%)	3
3	Karolína Plíšková	6–2, 6–2		6–2, 6–2	3–6, 1–6	2–1	4–2 (67%)	28–20 (58%)	1
5	Venus Williams	7–5, 6–4	2–6, 2–6		7–5, 6–7(3–7), 7–5	2–1	4–3 (57%)	37–38 (49%)	2
7	Jeļena Ostapenko	3–6, 4–6	6–3, 6–1	5–7, 7–6(7–3), 5–7		1–2	3–4 (43%)	36–36 (50%)	4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

External links

• Main Draw