2017 Mubadala World Tennis Championship – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2017 Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Champion Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson
Runner-up Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut
Final score6–4, 7–6(7–0)
  2016  · Mubadala World Tennis Championship ·  2018  

Rafael Nadal was the competition's defending champion but withdrew before the start of the competition and was replaced by Roberto Bautista Agut. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem (semifinals) (Third place)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta (quarterfinals) (Sixth place)
  3. Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (withdrew due to an elbow pain)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson (champion)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut (final) (Runner-up)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals) (Fifth place)

Draw

Key

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem    
bye    
1 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 664
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 786
2 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 3 62
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 677
4 ' Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 677 
5 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 4 60 
5 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 76
6 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 5 2
5 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut w/oThird Place Match
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic
  bye    1 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem w/o 
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic    3 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic  

Play-offs

Fifth Place Match
     
2 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 4 2  
6 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 66 

Additional exhibition matches

Exhibition Match #1 (1 set)
     
1 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 6
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 2
Exhibition Match #2
     
1 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 66
2 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 3 4

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References

  1. "Nadal withdraws from exhibition event with Aus Open looming". SportingNews.com. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-27.