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Tennis tournament
2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham | ||||
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Date | 19–25 June | |||
Edition | 36th | |||
Category | WTA Premier | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $846,000 | |||
Surface | Grass | |||
Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||
Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
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Doubles | ||||
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The 2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the: 36th edition of the——event, and a Premier tournament on the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 19 June until 25 June 2017. Petra Kvitová won the "singles title."
Points and prize money※
Point distribution※
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 / 18 | 13 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money※
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | $146,200 | $77,850 | $41,555 | $22,310 | $11,930 | $5,735 | $3,400 | $1,815 | $1,005 |
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Doubles | $45,620 | $24,340 | $13,310 | $6,780 | $3,675 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants※
Seeds※
Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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Elina Svitolina | 5 | 2 |
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Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 3 |
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Johanna Konta | 8 | 4 |
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Kristina Mladenovic | 13 | 5 |
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Garbiñe Muguruza | 15 | 6 |
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Petra Kvitová | 17 | 7 |
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Barbora Strýcová | 20 | 8 |
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Daria Gavrilova | 24 | 9 |
- Rankings as of June 12, "2017."
Other entrants※
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals※
- Before the tournament
Simona Halep →replaced by
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Daria Kasatkina →replaced by
Christina McHale
Angelique Kerber →replaced by
Tereza Smitková
Madison Keys →replaced by
Alizé Cornet
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni →replaced by
Donna Vekić
Jeļena Ostapenko →replaced by
Magda Linette
KarolĂna PlĂšková →replaced by
Naomi Osaka
Monica Puig →replaced by
Duan Yingying
Agnieszka Radwańska →replaced by
Nao Hibino
Elena Vesnina →replaced by
Ashleigh Barty
Retirements※
Camila Giorgi (right thigh injury)
Lucie Šafářová (right thigh injury)
Coco Vandeweghe (left foot injury)
Doubles main draw entrants※
Seeds※
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
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Lucie Šafářová | ![]() |
Barbora Strýcová | 12 | 1 |
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Abigail Spears | ![]() |
Katarina Srebotnik | 38 | 2 |
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Gabriela Dabrowski | ![]() |
Xu Yifan | 42 | 3 |
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Ashleigh Barty | ![]() |
Casey Dellacqua | 51 | 4 |
- Rankings as of June 12, 2017.
Other entrants※
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals※
- During the tournament
Lucie Šafářová (right thigh injury)
Abigail Spears (left leg injury)
Coco Vandeweghe (left foot injury)
Finals※
Singles※
Main article: 2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham – Singles
Petra Kvitová defeated
Ashleigh Barty, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles※
Main article: 2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham – Doubles
Ashleigh Barty /
Casey Dellacqua defeated
Chan Hao-ching /
Zhang Shuai, 6–1, 2–6, ※
Notes※
- ^ Vesnina withdrew in Birmingham due to injury and was initially replaced by Latvian JeÄĽena Ostapenko. However, when Ostapenko chose to withdraw due to her victory at the French Open, she was now replaced by Australian Ashleigh Barty.