The 2017 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the event and part of the WTA Premier series of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 13 and 18 February 2017.
| 2017 Qatar Total Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13–18 February |
| Edition | 15th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $776,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Karolína Plíšková | |
| Doubles | |
 Abigail Spears /  Katarina Srebotnik | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $132,740 | $70,880 | $36,850 | $20,350 | $10,915 | $6,925 | $3,110 | $1,650 | $920 | |
| Doubles* | $41,520 | $22,180 | $12,120 | $6,165 | $3,350 | — | — | — | — | — |
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | 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 |
 RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 15 | 6 |
 SUI
|
Timea Bacsinszky | 16 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 17 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 6, 2017.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Johanna Konta → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu
Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Laura Siegemund
Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Monica Puig
Retirements edit
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | SUI
|
Martina Hingis | 20 | 1 |
 IND
|
Sania Mirza | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 21 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková |  CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 26 | 3 |
| USA
|
Abigail Spears | SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 46 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 6, 2017.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Champions edit
Singles edit
Karolína Plíšková def. 
Caroline Wozniacki, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles edit
Abigail Spears / 
Katarina Srebotnik def. 
Olga Savchuk / 
Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
