2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne

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2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne
Date10 – 16 April
Edition1st
Category WTA International tournaments
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
Surface Hard (i)
Location Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
VenueSwiss Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Markéta Vondroušová
Doubles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei / Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Ladies Open Biel Bienne ·  2018  

The 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Ladies Open Biel Bienne and part of the International category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Swiss Tennis Center in Roger Federer Allee, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, from 10 April through 16 April 2017. [1]

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Women's singles280180110603011814101
Women's doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1
Women's singles$43,000$21,400$11,500$6,175$3,400$2,100$1,020$600
Women's doubles$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 181
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 252
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos 303
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberta Vinci 344
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Laura Siegemund 375
Flag of France.svg  FRA Alizé Cornet 446
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges 467
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 478

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Xenia Knoll Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs 991
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Hsieh Su-wei Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 1022
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Raluca Olaru Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Olga Savchuk 1043
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Heather Watson 1564

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "Ladies Open Biel Bienne 2017 Scores". Women's Tennis Association . Retrieved 1 February 2024.