The 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP 500 event on the 2017 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier 5 on the 2017 WTA Tour. Both events were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from February 20 to 26, 2017 while the men's tournament took place from February 27 through March 4, 2017.
| 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20–26 February (women) 27 February – 4 March (men) |
| Edition | 25th (men) / 17th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) |
| Draw | 32S / 16D (men) 56S / 28D (women) |
| Prize money | $ (ATP) $2,666,000 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard, Outdoor |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Aviation Club Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Andy Murray[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
 Elina Svitolina | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Jean-Julien Rojer /  Horia Tecău[2] | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | — | 20 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | 45 | 25 | ||||||
| Women's singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $523,330 | $256,565 | $129,100 | $65,655 | $34,100 | $17,980 | — | $3,980 | $2,030 |
| Men's doubles | $157,570 | $77,140 | $38,690 | $19,860 | $10,270 | — | — | — | |
| Women's singles | $457,245 | $243,621 | $121,690 | $56,115 | $27,790 | $14,265 | $7,335 | $4,080 | $2,099 |
| Women's doubles | $139,300 | $70,480 | $34,880 | $17,560 | $8,900 | $4,395 | — | — | — |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
ATP singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBR
|
Andy Murray | 1 | 1 |
 SUI
|
Stan Wawrinka | 3 | 2 |
| SUI
|
Roger Federer | 9 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Gaël Monfils | 12 | 4 |
 CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 14 | 5 |
 ESP
|
Roberto Bautista Agut | 15 | 6 |
| FRA
|
Lucas Pouille | 17 | 7 |
 LUX
|
Gilles Müller | 27 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 20, 2017.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Marcos Baghdatis → replaced by 
Guillermo García López
Florian Mayer → replaced by 
Andreas Seppi
Retirements edit
Lukáš Rosol (left leg injury)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FIN
|
Henri Kontinen |  AUS
|
John Peers | 11 | 1 |
 CRO
|
Ivan Dodig | ESP
|
Marcel Granollers | 27 | 2 |
 CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | FRA
|
Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 36 | 3 |
| NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer | ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 45 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 20, 2017.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
- During the tournament
Lucas Pouille (bicep strain)
WTA singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 2 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 2 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 5 | 3 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 4 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 7 | 5 |
| GBR |
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| UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 13 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 16 | 8 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 17 | 9 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 18 | 10 |
 USA
|
CoCo Vandeweghe | 20 | 11 |
| AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 21 | 12 |
| NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 22 | 13 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 23 | 14 |
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 24 | 15 |
 ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 25 | 16 |
 KAZ
|
Yulia Putintseva | 27 | 17 |
- Rankings were as of February 13, 2017.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Chang Kai-chen
Ons Jabeur
Elise Mertens
Aryna Sabalenka- Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Zhang Kailin- Zheng Saisai
- Zhu Lin
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by 
Catherine Bellis
Eugenie Bouchard → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková- Louisa Chirico → replaced by Madison Brengle
- Alizé Cornet → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena
- Sara Errani → replaced by
Lesia Tsurenko 
Simona Halep → replaced by 
Jelena Janković
Johanna Konta → replaced by 
Mandy Minella- Karin Knapp → replaced by
Johanna Larsson 
Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Viktorija Golubic- Monica Niculescu → replaced by Wang Qiang
- Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by
Tsvetana Pironkova
WTA doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 11 | 2 |
 IND
|
Sania Mirza | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 19 | 3 |
 TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | SUI
|
Martina Hingis | 21 | 4 |
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 24 | 5 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková |  CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 26 | 6 |
| USA
|
Abigail Spears |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 46 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 48 | 8 |
- Rankings were as of February 13, 2017.
Other entrants edit
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
- Andy Murray defeated Fernando Verdasco, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles edit
- Elina Svitolina defeated
Caroline Wozniacki, 6–4, 6–2
Men's doubles edit
Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău defeated 
Rohan Bopanna / 
Marcin Matkowski, 4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Women's doubles edit
- Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina defeated Andrea Hlaváčková / Peng Shuai, 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
References edit
- ^ "2017 Dubai – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2017 Dubai – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).