2017 Connecticut Open

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2017 Connecticut Open
DateAugust 20–26
Edition49th
Category WTA Premier
Draw30S / 16D
Prize money $695,900
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location New Haven, United States
Venue Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daria Gavrilova
Doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan
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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.

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventW F SF QF Round of 16Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles [1] 4703051851005512518131
Doubles [1] 1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
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

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank*Seed
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 101
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Dominika Cibulková 112
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 133
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 144
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Vesnina 185
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 206
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 237
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Peng Shuai 258

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank*Seed
Flag of India.svg  IND Sania Mirza Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 261
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ashleigh Barty Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Casey Dellacqua 302
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Květa Peschke 403
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Yifan 484

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

Doubles

Hadiah Terbesar 4D 10 Juta

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