2017 Connecticut Open

The 2017 Connecticut Open (also known as the 2017 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 49th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 20 through August 26.^{[citation needed]} It was the last event of the 2017 US Open Series before the 2017 US Open.

2017 Connecticut Open
Date	August 20–26
Edition	49th
Category	WTA Premier
Draw	30S / 16D
Prize money	$695,900
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	New Haven, United States
Venue	Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Daria Gavrilova
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles[1]	470	305	185	100	55	1	25	18	13	1
Doubles[1]					1	—	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$130,300	$69,380	$37,020	$19,885	$10,665	$5,820	$3,045	$1,620	$895
Doubles	$40,650	$21,700	$11,865	$6,035	$3,270	—	—	—	—

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank*	Seed
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	10	1
SVK	Dominika Cibulková	11	2
CZE	Petra Kvitová	13	3
FRA	Kristina Mladenovic	14	4
RUS	Elena Vesnina	18	5
RUS	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	20	6
CZE	Barbora Strýcová	23	7
CHN	Peng Shuai	25	8

• Rankings are as of 14 August 2017

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Eugenie Bouchard
• Sloane Stephens (wrist injury)

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ana Bogdan
• Jana Čepelová
• Kirsten Flipkens
• Magda Linette
• Elise Mertens
• Kristýna Plíšková

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Christina McHale

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Timea Bacsinszky →replaced by Alizé Cornet
• Sloane Stephens →replaced by Christina McHale
• Samantha Stosur →replaced by Kateřina Siniaková

During the tournament

• Zhang Shuai

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank*	Seed
IND	Sania Mirza	ROU	Monica Niculescu	26	1
AUS	Ashleigh Barty	AUS	Casey Dellacqua	30	2
GER	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	CZE	Květa Peschke	40	3
CAN	Gabriela Dabrowski	CHN	Xu Yifan	48	4

• Rankings are as of 14 August 2017

Other entrants

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Eugenie Bouchard / Sloane Stephens

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Nicole Melichar / Anna Smith

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Sloane Stephens

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2017 Connecticut Open – Singles

• Daria Gavrilova defeated Dominika Cibulková, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Main article: 2017 Connecticut Open – Doubles

• Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan defeated Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua, 3–6, 6–3, [10–8]