# 2017 Serena Williams tennis season

The 2017 Serena Williams tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2017 ASB Classic. Williams entered the season as the number two ranked player.
On January 28, 2017, Williams set a record for the most slams in the Open Era when she claimed her 23rd slam at the 2017 Australian Open. On April 19, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child and would not participate in any further tournaments for the rest of the year.

## Singles matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard 2–8 January 2017 | 905 | 1R | Pauline Parmentier | #69 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard 2–8 January 2017 | 906 | 2R | Madison Brengle | #72 | Loss | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 4–6 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2017 | 907 | 1R | Belinda Bencic | #59 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2017 | 908 | 2R | Lucie Šafářová | #61 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2017 | 909 | 3R | Nicole Gibbs | #92 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2017 | 910 | 4R | Barbora Strýcová | #16 | Win | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2017 | 911 | QF | Johanna Konta | #9 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2017 | 912 | SF | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | #79 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2017 | 913 | F | Venus Williams | #17 | Win(1) | 6–4, 6–4 |

## Tournament schedule
### Singles schedule

Williams' 2017 singles tournament schedule is as follows:
| Date | Championship | Location | Category | Surface | 2016 result | 2016 points | 2017 points | Outcome |
| 2 January – 8 January | Auckland Open | Auckland | WTA International | Hard | N/A | 0 | 30 | Second round lost to Madison Brengle, 4–6, 7-6$^{(7-3)}$, 4–6 |
| 16 January – 29 January | Australian Open | Melbourne | Grand Slam | Hard | F | 1300 | 2000 | Winner defeated Venus Williams, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | 7050 | 2030 | |

## Yearly records
### Head-to-head matchups

Ordered by percentage of wins
* Belinda Bencic 1–0
* Nicole Gibbs 1–0
* Johanna Konta 1–0
* Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 1–0
* Pauline Parmentier 1–0
* Lucie Šafářová 1–0
* Barbora Strýcová 1–0
* Venus Williams 1–0
* Madison Brengle 0–1

### Finals
#### Singles

* Legend
* Grand Slams (1–0)
* WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
* WTA Premier Mandatory (0–0)
* WTA Premier 5 (0–0)
* WTA Premier (0–0)
* WTA International (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1-0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by venue
* Outdoors (1–0)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 72. | January 28, 2017 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Venus Williams | 6–4, 6–4 |

### Earnings

| # | Event | Prize money | Year-to-date |
| 1 | Auckland Open | $3,310 | $3,310 |
| 2 | Australian Open | A$3,700,000 | $2,704,680 |
| | | | $2,707,990 |