2017 Connecticut Open
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The 2017 Connecticut Open (also known as the 2017 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 49th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 20 through August 26.[citation needed] It was the last event of the 2017 US Open Series before the 2017 US Open.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Doubles | 1 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $130,300 | $69,380 | $37,020 | $19,885 | $10,665 | $5,820 | $3,045 | $1,620 | $895 |
| Doubles | $40,650 | $21,700 | $11,865 | $6,035 | $3,270 | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 10 | 1 |
| SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 11 | 2 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 13 | 3 |
| FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 14 | 4 |
| RUS | Elena Vesnina | 18 | 5 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 20 | 6 |
| CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 23 | 7 |
| CHN | Peng Shuai | 25 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 14 August 2017
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Canada Eugenie Bouchard
- United States Sloane Stephens (wrist injury)
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Romania Ana Bogdan
- Slovakia Jana Čepelová
- Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
- Poland Magda Linette
- Belgium Elise Mertens
- Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
- Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky →replaced by France Alizé Cornet
- United States Sloane Stephens →replaced by United States Christina McHale
- Australia Samantha Stosur →replaced by Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
During the tournament
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Sania Mirza | ROU | Monica Niculescu | 26 | 1 |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | AUS | Casey Dellacqua | 30 | 2 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | CZE | Květa Peschke | 40 | 3 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN | Xu Yifan | 48 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of 14 August 2017
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Finals
Singles
- Australia Daria Gavrilova defeated Slovakia Dominika Cibulková, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
- Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / China Xu Yifan defeated Australia Ashleigh Barty / Australia Casey Dellacqua, 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]