2017 WTA Tour
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The 2017 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2017 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1]
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Duration | 1 January – 5 November 2017 |
Edition | 47th |
Tournaments | 59 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (32) WTA Elite Trophy |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Elina Svitolina (5) |
Most tournament finals | Caroline Wozniacki (8) |
Prize money leader | Venus Williams (US$5,468,741) |
Points leader | Simona Halep (6,175) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Garbiñe Muguruza |
Doubles team of the year | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis |
Most improved player of the year | Jeļena Ostapenko |
Newcomer of the year | Catherine Bellis |
Comeback player of the year | Sloane Stephens |
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