2017 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Singles

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Singles
2017 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy
Final
Champion Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Runner-up Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva
Score6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
Details
Draw24 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 2017 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy – Singles season began with Roberta Vinci (defending champion from the previous year) losing out in the quarterfinals to unseeded Kristina Mladenovic.

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Mladenovic went on to win the season and achieve her first WTA singles title, defeating Yulia Putintseva in the final, 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–4.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  2. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams (second round)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens (first round)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Daria Kasatkina (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
WC Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Vikhlyantseva 62 2
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 4 66
  Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 6636
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 2 774
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 3 66
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková 64 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Romania.svg S Halep 677
Flag of Croatia.svg A Konjuh 1 66 Flag of Croatia.svg A Konjuh 4 62
Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 63 2 1 Flag of Romania.svg S Halep
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Shvedova 3 4 WC Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva w/o
WC Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva 66WC Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva 776
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg B Bencic 2 5 8 Flag of Russia.svg D Kasatkina 642
8 Flag of Russia.svg D Kasatkina 67WC Flag of Russia.svg N Vikhlyantseva 62 2
Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 4 66
4 Flag of the United States.svg V Williams 3 1
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Mertens 654 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 66
Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 776 Flag of France.svg K Mladenovic 66
Q Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 676 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 1 4
Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 1 5 Q Flag of Germany.svg A Petkovic 4 4
Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 3 64 6 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 66
6 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 63 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Bertens 5 64
Flag of Germany.svg A Beck 73 6 Flag of Germany.svg A Beck 4 0
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 61 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 66
Flag of Sweden.svg J Larsson 0 0r Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 6647
WC Flag of Russia.svg A Kalinskaya 4 5 3 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 3 775
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Gavrilova 67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Gavrilova 1 3
3 Flag of Russia.svg S Kuznetsova 66
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 3 66
5 Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 662 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 64 4
Flag of Russia.svg E Makarova 3 1 5 Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 2 66
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Flipkens 4 2 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 63 3
Flag of France.svg A Cornet 665 Flag of Russia.svg E Vesnina 3 3
Flag of Latvia.svg J Ostapenko 0 4 2 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 66
LL Flag of Croatia.svg D Vekić 66LL Flag of Croatia.svg D Vekić 2 2
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg D Cibulková 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic (qualified)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
  3. Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi (withdrew due to a lower back injury)
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens (qualified)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová (second round)
  6. Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khromacheva (first round)
  7. Flag of Croatia.svg Donna Vekić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Flag of Romania.svg Patricia Maria Țig (first round, retired)
  9. Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Flag of Croatia.svg Donna Vekić

Draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 776
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove 631
1 Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 66
  Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Haas 3 4
WC Flag of Russia.svg Valeriya Pogrebnyak 0 3
  Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Haas 66
1 Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasiya Komardina 2 3
  Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Lykina 1 3
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasiya Komardina 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Anastasiya Komardina 66
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sabina Sharipova 3 4
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sabina Sharipova 64
8 Flag of Romania.svg Patricia Maria Țig 2 1r

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens 66
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Viktoriya Tomova 1 2
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens 3 66
  Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves 62 0
  Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova 3 4
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens 65 7
7 Flag of Croatia.svg Donna Vekić 4 75
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cindy Burger 62 63
  Flag of Russia.svg Viktoria Kamenskaya 2 677
  Flag of Russia.svg Viktoria Kamenskaya 2 1
7 Flag of Croatia.svg Donna Vekić 66
  Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka 4 2
7 Flag of Croatia.svg Donna Vekić 66

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova 67
  Flag of Belarus.svg Aliaksandra Sasnovich 4 5
9 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova 5 1
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova 76
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Isabella Shinikova 5 665
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova 72 77
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova 3 4
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefanie Vögele 66
WC Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriya Strakhova 0 2
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefanie Vögele 66
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stefanie Vögele 76
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová 5 2
WC Flag of Croatia.svg Tena Lukas 6615
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová 2 777

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 66
  Flag of Spain.svg Sílvia Soler Espinosa 4 0
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 4 65
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová 64 5d
WC Flag of Russia.svg Olesya Pervushina 2 4
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová 66
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 62 6
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maryna Zanevska 2 64
PR Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek 1 2
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maryna Zanevska 66
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maryna Zanevska 7879
Alt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski 6667
Alt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski 4 66
6 Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khromacheva 63 2

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