The 2017 Volvo Car Open was a women's tennis event on the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place between April 3 – 9, 2017 and was the 45th edition of the Charleston Open tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event took place at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the clay court season played on green clay. Unseeded Daria Kasatkina won the singles title.
| 2017 Volvo Car Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 3–9 |
| Edition | 45th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $776,000 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Charleston, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Daria Kasatkina | |
| Doubles | |
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Lucie Šafářová | |
Finals edit
Singles edit
Daria Kasatkina defeated 
Jeļena Ostapenko, 6–3, 6–1
- It was Kasatkina's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles edit
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová defeated Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková, 6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $132,380 | $70,460 | $34,723 | $17,858 | $9,254 | $4,738 | $2,434 | $1,106 | $661 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $41,650 | $22,055 | $12,133 | $6,175 | $3,354 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 9 | 1 |
 GBR |
|||
| USA
|
Venus Williams | 12 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 13 | 4 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 14 | 5 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 19 | 6 |
 NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 21 | 7 |
| LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 25 | 8 |
| AUS
|
Daria Gavrilova | 26 | 9 |
 ROU
|
Irina-Camelia Begu | 28 | 10 |
 CRO
|
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 29 | 11 |
 KAZ
|
Yulia Putintseva | 32 | 12 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 33 | 13 |
| USA
|
Lauren Davis | 34 | 14 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 36 | 15 |
| CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 37 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 20, 2017.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
Hayley Carter(Withdrew due to death of a family)- Kayla Day
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Ana Bogdan
Verónica Cepede Royg- Sofia Kenin
Aleksandra Krunić- Asia Muhammad
Anastasia Rodionova
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Fanny Stollár
The following players received entry as lucky losers
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Alisa Kleybanova →replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
Ana Konjuh →replaced by 
Maria Sakkari
Johanna Konta →replaced by Grace Min
Peng Shuai →replaced by 
Magda Linette
Yaroslava Shvedova →replaced by 
Mona Barthel- Natalia Vikhlyantseva →replaced by
Sara Errani
Retirements edit
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 3 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková |  IND
|
Sania Mirza | 16 | 2 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 29 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 35 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 20, 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