2017 Australian Open -- women 's singles - wikipedia 2017 Australian Open -- women 's singles Women 's Singles 2017 Australian Open Champion Serena Williams Runner - up Venus Williams Final score 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4 Events Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls Legends men women mixed WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad ← 2016 Australian Open 2018 → Main article : 2017 Australian Open Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Coco Vandeweghe. Serena Williams won the title, her 7th Australian title overall and first Australian Open where she did not lose a set during the tournament. She also regained the No. 1 ranking, defeating her sister Venus Williams in the final, 6 -- 4, 6 -- 4. This marks the first time the Williams sisters met in a Grand Slam final since the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and the first time they met in the Australian Open final since 2003. Serena 's victory was her 23rd Grand Slam title in singles, surpassing Steffi Graf as the all - time leader in Grand Slam titles in the Open era. Contents 1 Seeds 2 Qualifying 3 Wildcards 4 Draw 4.1 Key 4.2 Finals 4.3 Top half 4.3. 1 Section 1 4.3. 2 Section 2 4.3. 3 Section 3 4.3. 4 Section 4 4.4 Bottom half 4.4. 1 Section 5 4.4. 2 Section 6 4.4. 3 Section 7 4.4. 4 Section 8 5 References 6 External links Seeds 01. Angelique Kerber ( Fourth round ) 02. Serena Williams ( Champion ) 03. Agnieszka Radwańska ( Second round ) 04. Simona Halep ( First round ) 05. Karolína Plíšková ( Quarterfinals ) 06. Dominika Cibulková ( Third round ) 07. Garbiñe Muguruza ( Quarterfinals ) 08. Svetlana Kuznetsova ( Fourth round ) 09. Johanna Konta ( Quarterfinals ) 10. Carla Suárez Navarro ( Second round ) 11. Elina Svitolina ( Third round ) 12. Timea Bacsinszky ( Third round ) 13. Venus Williams ( Final ) 14. Elena Vesnina ( Third round ) 15. Roberta Vinci ( First round ) 16. Barbora Strýcová ( Fourth round ) 17. Caroline Wozniacki ( Third round ) 18. Samantha Stosur ( First round ) 19. Kiki Bertens ( First round ) 20. Zhang Shuai ( Second round ) 21. Caroline Garcia ( Third round ) 22. Daria Gavrilova ( Fourth round ) 23. Daria Kasatkina ( First round ) 24. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova ( Quarterfinals ) 25. Tímea Babos ( First round ) 26. Laura Siegemund ( First round ) 27. Irina - Camelia Begu ( Second round ) 28. Alizé Cornet ( Second round ) 29. Monica Puig ( Second round ) 30. Ekaterina Makarova ( Fourth round ) 31. Yulia Putintseva ( Second round ) 32. Anastasija Sevastova ( Third round ) Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section. Qualifying Main article : 2017 Australian Open -- Women 's Singles Qualifying Wildcards Main article : 2017 Australian Open -- Main Draw Wildcard Entries Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking w / o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final CoCo Vandeweghe 6 6 7 Garbiñe Muguruza 0 CoCo Vandeweghe 7 13 Venus Williams 6 6 6 13 Venus Williams 6 7 24 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 13 Venus Williams Serena Williams 6 6 5 Karolína Plíšková 6 Mirjana Lučić - Baroni 6 6 Mirjana Lučić - Baroni Serena Williams 6 6 9 Johanna Konta Serena Williams 6 6 Top half Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round A Kerber 6 5 6 L Tsurenko 7 A Kerber 6 6 6 Q E Hozumi 5 6 C Witthöft 7 C Witthöft 7 7 A Kerber 6 6 Kr Plíšková 6 6 Kr Plíšková 0 V Golubic 6 Kr Plíšková 6 7 Y Shvedova 7 27 I-C Begu 6 27 I-C Begu 5 6 6 A Kerber 23 D Kasatkina 0 6 C Vandeweghe 6 6 S Peng 6 7 S Peng 6 L Chirico 0 E Bouchard 7 6 E Bouchard 6 6 E Bouchard 6 5 P Parmentier 7 7 C Vandeweghe 6 7 M Doi 5 5 P Parmentier 6 C Vandeweghe 6 7 C Vandeweghe 6 7 15 R Vinci 6 Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 10 C Suárez Navarro 6 6 J Čepelová 10 C Suárez Navarro 6 I Khromacheva S Cîrstea 7 6 S Cîrstea 6 6 S Cîrstea 6 7 A Riske 7 6 A Riske 6 M Brengle 5 A Riske 7 6 Q A Sasnovich 0 20 S Zhang 6 6 20 S Zhang 6 6 S Cîrstea 32 A Sevastova 6 0 7 G Muguruza 6 6 N Hibino 0 32 A Sevastova 6 6 K Kučová 6 6 K Kučová C McHale 0 32 A Sevastova S Crawford 6 6 7 G Muguruza 6 6 L Davis 6 0 S Crawford 5 M Erakovic 5 7 G Muguruza 7 6 7 G Muguruza 7 6 Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round S Halep S Rogers 6 6 S Rogers 5 WC A Barty 6 7 WC A Barty 7 6 A Beck 5 WC A Barty 6 Q M Barthel 6 7 Q M Barthel 6 6 WC D Aiava 6 Q M Barthel 6 6 PM Țig 0 29 M Puig 29 M Puig 6 6 Q M Barthel 5 19 K Bertens 5 6 13 V Williams 6 7 V Lepchenko 7 7 V Lepchenko 6 8 Y Duan 6 6 Y Duan 6 10 Q R Šramková Y Duan 0 Q S Vögele 6 6 13 V Williams 6 6 K Nara 6 Q S Vögele K Kozlova 6 5 13 V Williams 6 6 13 V Williams 7 7 Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 11 E Svitolina 6 6 PR G Voskoboeva 0 11 E Svitolina 6 6 F Schiavone Q J Boserup Q J Boserup 6 6 11 E Svitolina 5 6 V King 24 A Pavlyuchenkova 7 6 Q N Vikhlyantseva 6 6 Q N Vikhlyantseva E Rodina 6 24 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 24 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 7 24 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 26 L Siegemund 6 8 S Kuznetsova J Janković 6 6 J Janković 6 6 K Siniaková 6 J Görges J Görges 6 6 J Janković 7 7 PR A Tatishvili 8 S Kuznetsova 6 5 9 WC J Fourlis 6 6 WC J Fourlis M Duque Mariño 0 8 S Kuznetsova 6 6 8 S Kuznetsova 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 5 Ka Plíšková 6 6 S Sorribes Tormo 0 5 Ka Plíšková 6 6 Q A Blinkova 6 6 Q A Blinkova 0 M Niculescu 6 5 Ka Plíšková 6 10 Q L Zhu 0 J Ostapenko 6 0 8 J Ostapenko 6 6 J Ostapenko 6 6 L Arruabarrena 6 6 31 Y Putintseva 31 Y Putintseva 7 7 5 Ka Plíšková 6 6 22 D Gavrilova 6 7 22 D Gavrilova N Broady 6 5 22 D Gavrilova 6 6 A Konjuh 6 6 A Konjuh 6 K Mladenovic 22 D Gavrilova 6 5 6 D Kovinić 6 6 12 T Bacsinszky 7 S Zheng 0 D Kovinić 6 C Giorgi 6 5 12 T Bacsinszky 6 7 12 T Bacsinszky 6 7 Section 6 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 14 E Vesnina 7 6 Q A Bogdan 5 14 E Vesnina 6 6 M Minella 7 6 M Minella M Linette 5 14 E Vesnina 6 Q J Brady 6 6 Q J Brady 7 6 LL M Zanevska Q J Brady 7 10 H Watson 6 6 H Watson 6 6 8 18 S Stosur 6 0 Q J Brady 28 A Cornet 6 6 M Lučić - Baroni 6 6 WC M Georges 6 28 A Cornet 5 6 M Sakkari 6 6 M Sakkari 7 6 A Kontaveit 0 M Sakkari 6 M Lučić - Baroni 6 6 M Lučić - Baroni 6 6 Q Wang 6 M Lučić - Baroni 6 6 T Pironkova 6 A Radwańska A Radwańska 6 6 Section 7 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 6 D Cibulková 7 6 D Allertová 5 6 D Cibulková 6 7 PR K Knapp 0 S-w Hsieh 6 S-w Hsieh 6 6 D Cibulková 7 S Errani 7 6 30 E Makarova 6 6 6 R Ozaki 5 S Errani E Alexandrova 0 6 30 E Makarova 6 30 E Makarova 6 6 30 E Makarova 17 C Wozniacki 6 6 9 J Konta 6 6 WC Ar Rodionova 17 C Wozniacki 6 6 D Vekić 7 6 D Vekić WC L Cabrera 5 17 C Wozniacki WC L Kumkhum 7 5 9 J Konta 6 6 N Osaka 6 6 7 N Osaka K Flipkens 5 9 J Konta 6 6 9 J Konta 7 6 Section 8 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 16 B Strýcová 6 6 Q E Kulichkova 16 B Strýcová 6 7 WC K Day A Petkovic 0 5 A Petkovic 6 6 16 B Strýcová 6 7 Ç Büyükakçay 5 7 21 C Garcia 5 O Dodin 7 6 6 O Dodin 7 K Bondarenko 6 21 C Garcia 6 6 6 21 C Garcia 7 6 16 B Strýcová 5 25 T Babos 6 S Williams 7 6 N Gibbs 7 6 N Gibbs 6 6 I Falconi 6 7 I Falconi X Han 5 N Gibbs Y Wickmayer 6 6 S Williams 6 6 L Šafářová 7 6 L Šafářová B Bencic S Williams 6 6 S Williams 6 6 References General Women drawsheet on ausopen.com Specific Jump up ^ `` Australian Open : Serena Williams beats sister Venus for record 23rd slam title ''. Guardian. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Australian Open 2017 : Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to set Grand Slam record ''. BBC Sport. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017. 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Question: who won the 2017 australian open womens single title
Answer: Serena Williams