2017 Australian Open Series

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In tennis, the 2017 Australian Open Series , (sometimes known as the 'Australian Summer of Tennis' which includes a group of hard court tournaments that starts on January 1, 2017 and concludes with the men's singles final at the Australian Open on January 29, 2017.

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Tournament Schedule

Legend
Grand Slam Event
Hopman Cup
ATP World Tour 500 and WTA Premier
ATP World Tour 250 and WTA International
WeekDateMen's EventsWomen's Events
1January 1 – January 8 2017 Hopman Cup
2017 Champion: Flag of France.svg France (Richard Gasquet & Kristina Mladenovic)
2017 Brisbane International
2017 Champion: Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov
2017 Brisbane International
2017 Champion: Flag of the United States.svg Karolína Plíšková
2January 9 – January 15 2017 Apia International Sydney
2017 Champion: Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller
2017 Apia International Sydney
2017 Champion: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Konta
2017 Hobart International
2017 Champion: Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
3–4January 16 – January 29 Melbourne
Australian Open
2017 Champion: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Melbourne
Australian Open
2017 Champion: Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams

Week 1

Hopman Cup

Final

France vs. United States

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France
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Perth Arena, Perth
7 January 2017, 16:00
Hard (i)
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United States
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1 Flag of France.svg
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Richard Gasquet
Jack Sock
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2 Flag of France.svg
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Kristina Mladenovic
Coco Vandeweghe
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Kristina Mladenovic  /  Richard Gasquet
Coco Vandeweghe  /  Jack Sock
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2017 Hopman Cup Champions
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France
Second title

ATP – Brisbane International

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 672
7 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 796
7 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 62 6
3 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 2 63
3 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 776
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka 633

WTA – Brisbane International

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but did not participate due to pregnancy.

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 2 4
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 66
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 66
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet 0 3
4 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 1r
Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet 4

Week 2

ATP – Apia International (Sydney)

Viktor Troicki was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Gilles Müller.

Müller went on to win his first ATP title, defeating Daniel Evans in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2.

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Evans 63 6
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kuznetsov 2 63
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Evans 652
6 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 776
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki 3 66
6 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 678

WTA – Apia International (Sydney)

Main Draw Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 66
WC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard 2 2
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 66
2 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 4 2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová 1 2
2 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 66

WTA – Hobart International

Alizé Cornet was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began due to a back injury.

Elise Mertens won her first WTA singles title, defeating Monica Niculescu in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Mertens had come through the qualifying tournament and thus became only the third qualifier to win the Hobart International, following Mona Barthel in 2012 and Garbiñe Muguruza in 2014.

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 66 
Q Flag of Croatia.svg Jana Fett 4 0  
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 66
3 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 3 1
3 Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu w/o
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko

Week 3-4

ATP – Australian Open (Melbourne)

Novak Djokovic was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to the 117th ranked Denis Istomin from Uzbekistan. [1]

Roger Federer won his fifth Australian Open title, and 18th Major title overall, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final in five sets. With the win, Federer became the first male player to win at least five titles at three Grand Slam tournaments (five at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon and five at the US Open).

This was the first Grand Slam tournament in which Andy Murray started as World No. 1 and top seed. Murray retained the top ranking despite losing to Mischa Zverev in the fourth round.

Main Draw Finals

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev 1 5 2
17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 676
17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 761 4 6
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka 5 3 663
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka 7766
12 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 624 3
17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer ( details ) 63 63 6
9 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 4 61 63
9 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 6796
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 4 674
9 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 65 77646
15 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 3 765774
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 3 2 4
15 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 666

WTA – Australian Open (Melbourne)

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Coco Vandeweghe.

Serena Williams won the title, her 7th Australian title overall and first Australian Open where she did not lose a set during the tournament. She also regained the No. 1 ranking, defeating her sister Venus Williams in the final, 6–4, 6–4. This marks the first time the Williams sisters met in a Grand Slam final since the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and the first time they met in the Australian Open final since 2003. [2]

Serena's victory was her 23rd Grand Slam title in singles, surpassing Steffi Graf as the all-time leader in Grand Slam titles in the Open era. [3]

Main Draw Finals

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe 66
7 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 4 0
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe 772 3
13 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 6366
13 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 677
24 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4 63
13 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 4 4
2 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 66
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 4 64
Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 63 6
Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 2 1
2 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 66
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 2 3
2 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 66

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References

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  2. "Australian Open: Serena Williams beats sister Venus for record 23rd slam title". Guardian. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. "Australian Open 2017: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to set Grand Slam record". BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.