The 2017 Apia International Sydney was a joint 2017 ATP World Tour and 2017 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW). It was the 124th edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It was held from 8 January through 14 January 2017 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.
| 2017 Apia International Sydney | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–14 January 2017 |
| Edition | 125th |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series / WTA Premier |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $495,630 (men) $776,000 (women) |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue | NSW Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Gilles Müller | |
| Women's singles | |
 Johanna Konta | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Wesley Koolhof / Matwé Middelkoop | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Tímea Babos /  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | |
The women's main-draw ranking cut-off was 29, making it the highest cut-off of any WTA tournament in the world in the past year.[1]
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $72,000 | $37,900 | $20,545 | $11,705 | $6,900 | $4,085 | $1,840 | $920 | — |
| Men's doubles* | $21,850 | $11,500 | $6,230 | $3,570 | $2,090 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $132,740 | $70,870 | $37,825 | $20,315 | $10,900 | $5,970 | $3,110 | $1,650 | $915 |
| Women's doubles* | $41,520 | $22,180 | $12,120 | $6,165 | $3,340 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUT
|
Dominic Thiem | 8 | 1 |
 URU
|
Pablo Cuevas | 22 | 2 |
 SRB
|
Viktor Troicki | 29 | 3 |
 ESP
|
Pablo Carreño Busta | 30 | 4 |
 GER
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 32 | 5 |
| LUX
|
Gilles Müller | 34 | 6 |
 SVK
|
Martin Kližan | 35 | 7 |
| ESP
|
Marcel Granollers | 37 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 2, 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 players received entry by a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Federico Delbonis → replaced by 
Thomaz Bellucci
Thanasi Kokkinakis (abdominal injury) → replaced by 
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Fernando Verdasco (fatigue) → replaced by 
Santiago Giraldo
ATP doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR
|
Jamie Murray |  BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 7 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Marcel Granollers | ESP
|
Marc López | 28 | 2 |
 POL
|
Łukasz Kubot | BRA
|
Marcelo Melo | 32 | 3 |
| NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROM
|
Horia Tecău | 46 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 2, 2017
Other entrants edit
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 1 | 1 |
| POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 2 |
| SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 5 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 9 | 4 |
| GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 10 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 16 | 6 |
 ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 18 | 7 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 19 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 2, 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 players received entry by a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Caroline Garcia → replaced by 
Monica Puig
Petra Kvitová (off-court injury) → replaced by 
Ekaterina Makarova- Karolína Plíšková (left thigh injury) → replaced by
Irina Falconi - Sloane Stephens (left foot injury) → replaced by Arina Rodionova
- Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by
Laura Siegemund 
Elina Svitolina (viral illness) → replaced by 
Donna Vekić
WTA doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IND
|
Sania Mirza |  CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 18 | 1 |
 SUI
|
Martina Hingis |  USA
|
CoCo Vandeweghe | 22 | 2 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 24 | 3 |
| USA
|
Vania King |  KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 37 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 2, 2017
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions edit
Men's singles edit
Gilles Müller def. 
Daniel Evans, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Women's singles edit
- Johanna Konta def.
Agnieszka Radwańska, 6–4, 6–2
Men's doubles edit
Wesley Koolhof / Matwé Middelkoop def. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares, 6–3, 7–5
Women's doubles edit
Tímea Babos / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. 
Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová, 6–4, 6–4
References edit
- ^ "Stosur, Gavrilova lead local charge in Sydney". Tennis Australia. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.