![]() Simona Halep finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the first time in her career, though Garbiñe Muguruza was named the Player of the Year. Halep won one tournament during the season, a Premier Mandatory event, and finished runner-up at a major, the French Open. Muguruza won two tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships, and a Premier 5 event. | |
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Duration | 1 January – 5 November 2017 |
Edition | 47th |
Tournaments | 59 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (32) WTA Elite Trophy |
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Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Doubles team of the year | ![]() ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
Comeback player of the year | ![]() |
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The 2017 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2017 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1]