2017 BRD Bucharest Open

The 2017 BRD Bucharest Open was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was the 4th edition of the tournament and part of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania between 17 and 24 July 2017.

2017 BRD Bucharest Open
Date	17–23 July
Edition	4th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Venue	Arenele BNR
Champions
Singles
Irina-Camelia Begu
Doubles
Irina-Camelia Begu / Raluca Olaru

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Doubles					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
LAT	Anastasija Sevastova	19	1
ESP	Carla Suárez Navarro	27	2
GER	Julia Görges	45	3
ROU	Monica Niculescu	51	4
BEL	Elise Mertens	54	5
ROU	Sorana Cîrstea	63	6
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	64	7
GER	Tatjana Maria	74	8
RUS	Ekaterina Alexandrova	75	9

• ¹ Rankings as of 3 July 2017.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards^[1] into the main draw:

• Irina Bara
• Jaqueline Cristian
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse

The following players received entry using a protected ranking:

• Alexa Glatch
• Polona Hercog

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Alexandra Dulgheru
• Magdalena Fręch
• Sesil Karatantcheva
• Arantxa Rus

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Lesley Kerkhove

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Anna Blinkova →replaced by Nadia Podoroska
• Océane Dodin →replaced by Çağla Büyükakçay
• Ons Jabeur →replaced by Quirine Lemoine
• Kristína Kučová →replaced by Polona Hercog
• Varvara Lepchenko →replaced by Alexa Glatch
• Christina McHale →replaced by Kateryna Kozlova
• Monica Niculescu →replaced by Lesley Kerkhove
• Yulia Putintseva →replaced by Barbora Krejčíková

Retirements

• Nadia Podoroska

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

^[2]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	ROU	Raluca Olaru	113	1
BEL	Elise Mertens	NED	Demi Schuurs	132	2
GEO	Oksana Kalashnikova	CZE	Renata Voráčová	143	3
ARG	María Irigoyen	CZE	Barbora Krejčíková	153	4

• ¹ Rankings as of July 3, 2017.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:

• Georgia Crăciun / Alexandra Dulgheru
• Jaqueline Cristian / Cristina Dinu

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Nicoleta Dascălu / Isabella Shinikova

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Fanny Stollár

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2017 BRD Bucharest Open – Singles

• Irina-Camelia Begu def. Julia Görges, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles

Main article: 2017 BRD Bucharest Open – Doubles

• Irina-Camelia Begu / Raluca Olaru def. Elise Mertens / Demi Schuurs, 6–3, 6–3