2017 Taiwan Open
{{TennisEventInfo|2017|Taiwan Open|
| date=30 January – 5 February
| edition=2nd
| category=International
| draw=32S / 16D
| prize_money=$250,000
| surface=Hard (i)
| venue=Taipei Arena
| champs={{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina
| champd={{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Hao-ching / {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan
| main_name=Taiwan Open (Taipei){{!}}Taiwan Open
}}
The 2017 Taiwan Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the event and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. The tournament was moved from Kaohsiung to Taipei starting from this year.
Points and prize money
=Point distribution=
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |
| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event1
| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32 |width=85 |Q |width=85 |Q3 |width=85 |Q2 |width=85 |Q1 |
| style="background:#ededed;"| Singles
|rowspan=2|280 |rowspan=2|180 |rowspan=2|110 |rowspan=2|60 |30 |1 |18 |14 |10 |1 |
|---|
| style="background:#ededed;"|Doubles
|1 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
=Prize money=
| class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |
| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;"|Event
| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W | style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F | style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF | style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16 | style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 322 |width=85|Q2 |width=85|Q1 |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Women's singles
|$43,000 |$21,400 |$11,500 |$6,175 |$3,400 |$2,100 |$1,020 |$600 |
| style="background:#dfe2e9;"|Women's doubles *
|$12,300 |$6,400 |$3,435 |$1,820 |$960 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
1 Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|{{flag|UKR}} |13 |1 |
| {{flag|AUS}}
|21 |2 |
| {{flag|FRA}}
|24 |3 |
| {{flag|LAT}}
|33 |4 |
| {{flag|CZE}}
|37 |5 |
| {{flag|JPN}}
|41 |6 |
| {{flagu|USA}}
|52 |7 |
| {{flag|SRB}}
|54 |8 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 16, 2017.
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Ya-hsuan
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Šafářová
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/6261740/title/stosur-accepts-taiwan-open-wildcard |title=STOSUR ACCEPTS TAIWAN OPEN WILDCARD |website=www.wtatennis.com |publisher=WTA |access-date=24 January 2017 }}
The following players received entry using a protected ranking:
- {{flagicon|KAZ}} Galina Voskoboeva
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Marina Erakovic
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká
- {{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Dalila Jakupović
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyu Kato
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandra Krunić
= Withdrawals =
;Before the tournament
- {{flagicon|USA}} Catherine Bellis → replaced by {{flagicon|JPN}} Risa Ozaki
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Kristína Kučová → replaced by {{flagicon|LUX}} Mandy Minella
- {{flagicon|GER}} Sabine Lisicki → replaced by {{flagicon|SVK}} Jana Čepelová
- {{flagicon|USA}} Christina McHale → replaced by {{flagicon|POL}} Magda Linette
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Pauline Parmentier → replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Schiavone
- {{flagicon|USA}} Alison Riske → replaced by {{flagicon|JPN}} Nao Hibino
=Retirements=
- {{flagicon|ROU}} Sorana Cîrstea (Left wrist injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|{{flag|TPE}} |{{flag|TPE}} |26 |1 |
| style="background:#fcc;"
|{{flag|CZE}} |{{flag|CZE}} |45 |2 |
| {{flag|GEO}}
|{{flag|SRB}} |100 |3 |
| {{flag|JPN}}
|{{flag|JPN}} |105 |4 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 16, 2017.
= Other entrants =
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Shu-ying / {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsu Ching-wen
- {{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Ya-hsuan / {{flagicon|THA}} Peangtarn Plipuech
Champions
=Singles=
{{main|2017 Taiwan Open – Singles}}
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina def. {{flagicon|CHN}} Peng Shuai 6–3, 6–2
=Doubles=
{{main|2017 Taiwan Open – Doubles}}
- {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Hao-ching / {{flagicon|TPE}} Chan Yung-jan def. {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková, 6–4, 6–2
See also
References
;General
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151224023705/http://www.taiwanopen.com.tw/EN/index.html Official website]
;Specific
{{reflist}}
{{2017 WTA Tour}}