# 2017 Western & Southern Open – Women's doubles

Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Mirza played alongside Peng Shuai, but lost in the semifinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Monica Niculescu. Strýcová teamed up with Lucie Šafářová, but lost in the semifinals to Chan Yung-jan and Martina Hingis.
Chan and Hingis went on to win the title, defeating Hsieh and Niculescu in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7].
As a result of Bethanie Mattek-Sands' absence due to injury, Šafářová attained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament after reaching the semifinals with Strýcová.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (withdrew)
* Chan Yung-jan / Martina Hingis (champions)
* Lucie Šafářová / Barbora Strýcová (semifinals)
* Sania Mirza / Peng Shuai (semifinals)
* Tímea Babos / Andrea Hlaváčková (quarterfinals)
* Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
* Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua (quarterfinals)
* Abigail Spears / Katarina Srebotnik (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Sania Mirza Peng Shuai | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Sania Mirza Peng Shuai | 4 | 6$^6$ | | Hsieh Su-wei Monica Niculescu | 6 | 4 | [7] |
| | | | | 2 | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis | 4 | 6 | [10] |
| 3 | Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová | 6$^5$ | 2 | 2 | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis | 4 | 6 | [10] |
| 2 | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| | | | | | Alt | L Kichenok L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dabrowski J Ostapenko | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | G Dabrowski J Ostapenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens K Flipkens | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | Alt | L Kichenok L Tsurenko | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S-w Hsieh M Niculescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Konta C McHale | 2 | 2 | | | S-w Hsieh M Niculescu | 6$^4$ | 7 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic A Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | K Mladenovic A Pavlyuchenkova | 7$^7$ | 5 | [8] | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | L Hradecká K Siniaková | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S-w Hsieh M Niculescu | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Mirza S Peng | 4 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | | 4 | S Mirza S Peng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko M Rybáriková | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | J Görges O Savchuk | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges O Savchuk | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | S Mirza S Peng | 6 | 6$^1$ | [10] | | | | |
| | S Aoyama D Jurak | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | I-C Begu R Olaru | 3 | 7$^7$ | [3] | | | | |
| | L Davis A Riske | 2 | 5 | | | S Aoyama D Jurak | 6$^2$ | 6 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu R Olaru | 3 | 7 | [10] | | I-C Begu R Olaru | 7$^7$ | 1 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Spears K Srebotnik | 6 | 5 | [6] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | A Barty C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Glatch C McNally | 2 | 4 | | 7 | A Barty C Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova D Kasatkina | 7$^7$ | 0 | [10] | | D Gavrilova D Kasatkina | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kichenok An Rodionova | 6$^4$ | 6 | [8] | | | | | | 7 | A Barty C Dellacqua | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | A Sevastova D Vekić | 6 | 3 | [5] | | | | | | 3 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva A Rosolska | 3 | 6 | [10] | | A Kudryavtseva A Rosolska | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Šafářová B Strýcová | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| 5 | T Babos A Hlaváčková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y-j Chan M Hingis | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | A-L Grönefeld K Peschke | 5 | 1 | | 5 | T Babos A Hlaváčková | 2 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens D Schuurs | 2 | 2 | | | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6$^4$ | [7] | | | | | | | | |
| | A Klepač MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | T Babos A Hlaváčková | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | C-j Chuang R Voráčová | 6 | 4 | [9] | | | | | | 2 | Y-j Chan M Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Atawo C Vandeweghe | 4 | 6 | [11] | | R Atawo C Vandeweghe | 4 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Y-j Chan M Hingis | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | |