# 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne – Singles

This is the first edition of the tournament.
Qualifier Markéta Vondroušová won her first WTA title at the age of 17 in only her second appearance in a WTA main draw, defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$. Ranked no. 233, Vondroušová became the second-lowest ranked player (at the time) ever to win a WTA singles title.

## Seeds

* Barbora Strýcová (semifinals)
* Carla Suárez Navarro (second round)
* Tímea Babos (first round, retired)
* Roberta Vinci (first round)
* Laura Siegemund (first round)
* Alizé Cornet (withdrew)
* Julia Görges (quarterfinals, retired)
* Monica Niculescu (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Barbora Strýcová | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | Markéta Vondroušová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Markéta Vondroušová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | Markéta Vondroušová | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | | Anett Kontaveit | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| | Anett Kontaveit | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Anett Kontaveit | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| Q | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Strýcová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Bouzková | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | B Strýcová | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | C Witthöft | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bencic | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | B Strýcová | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | O Dodin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Görges | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 2 | | | O Dodin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Broady | 4 | 2 | | 7 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Strýcová | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 4 | R Vinci | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Vondroušová | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | D Vekić | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | Kr Plíšková | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | R Masarova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | Q | M Vondroušová | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Beck | 6 | 6 | | | A Beck | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Vondroušová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Gjorcheska | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Niculescu | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Čepelová | 3 | 4 | | | M Barthel | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Mertens | 5 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 7 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | H Watson | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 7$^9$ | 4 | | | E Rodina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Babos | 6$^7$ | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | L Siegemund | 2 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Sasnovich | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | V Golubic | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | V Golubic | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q | A Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sasnovich | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | A Lottner | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | C Giorgi | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Boserup | 1 | 2 | | 2/WC | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualified)
* Rebecca Šramková (first round)
* Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
* Richèl Hogenkamp (second round)
* Tamara Korpatsch (first round)
* Tereza Smitková (second round)
* Anastasiya Komardina (first round)
* Ivana Jorović (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Aliaksandra Sasnovich
* Marie Bouzková
* Markéta Vondroušová
* Antonia Lottner

### Lucky losers

* Lina Gjorcheska

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bye | | | | 1 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Amra Sadiković | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Amra Sadiković | 6 | 7 | | | Amra Sadiković | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Tess Sugnaux | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tess Sugnaux | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Lina Gjorcheska | 3 | 2 |
| | Olga Savchuk | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Lina Gjorcheska | 3 | 2 |
| | Lina Gjorcheska | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lina Gjorcheska | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Lina Gjorcheska | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Anastasiya Komardina | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Rebecca Šramková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | Marie Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vivien Juhászová | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Eden Silva | 4 | 1 | | | Vivien Juhászová | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Vivien Juhászová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vivien Juhászová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Marie Bouzková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Amandine Hesse | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Simona Waltert | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Amandine Hesse | 2 | 4 |
| | Amandine Hesse | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Amandine Hesse | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Amandine Hesse | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| WC | Xenia Knoll | 1 | 1 | | 6 | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 8 | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ylena In-Albon | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ylena In-Albon | 2 | 0 | | 3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Markéta Vondroušová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Tessah Andrianjafitrimo | 6 | 3 | 4 | | Markéta Vondroušová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Markéta Vondroušová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Markéta Vondroušová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Markéta Vondroušová | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Jasmine Paolini | 5 | 2 |
| | Jasmine Paolini | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Jasmine Paolini | 5 | 2 |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandrina Naydenova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | Jasmine Paolini | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | |
| | Jana Fett | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Tereza Smitková | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Natalie Pröse | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Natalie Pröse | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Antonia Lottner | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Antonia Lottner | 7 | 6 | | | Antonia Lottner | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 5 | 4 | | | | | | Antonia Lottner | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Valeriya Solovyeva | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Leonie Küng | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Valeriya Solovyeva | 2 | 3 |
| | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lesley Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | Lesley Kerkhove | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | |
| | | | | | | Valeriya Solovyeva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | Valeriya Solovyeva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Valeriya Solovyeva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| 5 | Tamara Korpatsch | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |