# 2017 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Simona Halep in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2017 Cincinnati Masters. By losing in the final, Halep failed to take advantage of her third opportunity in 2017 to take over the WTA No. 1 singles ranking when the top ranking was only one match win away.
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Muguruza.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)
    02. Simona Halep (final)
    03. Angelique Kerber (second round)
    04. Garbiñe Muguruza (champion)
    05. Elina Svitolina (third round)
    06. Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
    07. Johanna Konta (quarterfinals)
    08. Svetlana Kuznetsova (quarterfinals)
    09. Venus Williams (second round)
    10. Agnieszka Radwańska (first round)
    11. Dominika Cibulková (third round)
    12. Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
    13. Kristina Mladenovic (first round)
    14. Petra Kvitová (second round)
    15. Anastasija Sevastova (third round)
    16. Madison Keys (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2 | 4 | | 1 | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | 4 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Simona Halep | 1 | 0 |
| | Julia Görges | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Simona Halep | 1 | 0 |
| WC | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | Sloane Stephens | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Johanna Konta | 4 | 6$^1$ | | 2 | Simona Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Simona Halep | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Vekić | 3 | 6 | 3 | LL | N Vikhlyantseva | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | N Vikhlyantseva | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | C Giorgi | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| Q | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Giorgi | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | D Gavrilova | 6$^1$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | K Mladenovic | 0 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 4 |
| | A Riske | 2 | 0 | | 9 | V Williams | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Barty | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Lepchenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | A Barty | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 4 | 4 | | E Vesnina | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 3 | 2 | | Q | B Haddad Maia | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Haddad Maia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | A Sasnovich | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | M Keys | 4 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | D Kasatkina | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Vandeweghe | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | M Keys | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Keys | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Muguruza | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | J Ostapenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Q | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Krunić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lučić-Baroni | 3 | 5 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | V Cepede Royg | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 8 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Y Putintseva | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | L Tsurenko | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | F Abanda | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Görges | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | M Linette | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | F Abanda | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Radwańska | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Görges | 1 | 6$^3$ |
| 14 | P Kvitová | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Stephens | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | 14 | P Kvitová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Stephens | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | WC | S Stephens | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Makarova | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 4 | 1 | | | E Makarova | 6 | 1 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Kerber | 4 | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Dodin | 3 | 0 | | | K Bertens | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | 11 | D Cibulková | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Bellis | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | A Cornet | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Konjuh | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Cibulková | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Konta | 4 | 6$^1$ |
| 15 | A Sevastova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | S Peng | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | A Sevastova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 5 | 5 | | | R Vinci | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 15 | A Sevastova | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | T Townsend | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Puig | 6 | 3 | 2 | Q | T Townsend | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Magdaléna Rybáriková (qualifying competition)
* Elise Mertens (first round)
* Mona Barthel (first round)
* Donna Vekić (qualified)
* Johanna Larsson (first round)
* Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
* Monica Niculescu (first round)
* Ashleigh Barty (qualified)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (first round)
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Christina McHale (first round)
* Lara Arruabarrena (first round)
* Carina Witthöft (qualifying competition)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
* Monica Puig (qualified)
* Heather Watson (first round)
* Verónica Cepede Royg (qualified)
* Francesca Schiavone (qualifying competition)
* Beatriz Haddad Maia (qualified)
* Misaki Doi (first round)
* Evgeniya Rodina (first round)
* Camila Giorgi (qualified)
* Kirsten Flipkens (qualifying competition)
* Magda Linette (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Camila Giorgi
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich
* Magda Linette
* Donna Vekić
* Beatriz Haddad Maia
* Aleksandra Krunić
* Monica Puig
* Ashleigh Barty
* Taylor Townsend
* Françoise Abanda
* Verónica Cepede Royg
* Varvara Lepchenko

### Lucky losers

* Natalia Vikhlyantseva

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrea Petkovic | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | Andrea Petkovic | 4 | 1 | 1 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 22 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
| PR | Misa Eguchi | 6$^3$ | 3 | 22 | Camila Giorgi | 6 | 6 |
| 22 | Camila Giorgi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Elise Mertens | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 2 | 7 | 6 | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Sofia Kenin | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| WC | Sofia Kenin | 6 | 6 | | WC | Sofia Kenin | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| 21 | Evgeniya Rodina | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Mona Barthel | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 7 | 6 | | | Zarina Diyas | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 24 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Caroline Dolehide | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ | 24 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | Magda Linette | 6$^4$ | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Donna Vekić | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Donna Vekić | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | Aryna Sabalenka | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Heather Watson | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Johanna Larsson | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | 19 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Ana Bogdan | 3 | 1 | 19 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 19 | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Sorana Cîrstea | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | Aleksandra Krunić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 18 | Francesca Schiavone | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 |
| WC | Nicole Gibbs | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | 18 | Francesca Schiavone | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Francesca Schiavone | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Mariana Duque Mariño | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mariana Duque Mariño | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Mariana Duque Mariño | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 |
| | | | | | 15 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 2 | 2 | | 15 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 |
| 15 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Ashleigh Barty | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Risa Ozaki | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Risa Ozaki | 5 | 2 | 8 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 23 | Kirsten Flipkens | 1 | 0 |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 3 | 2 | 23 | Kirsten Flipkens | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Ninth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 9 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 7$^7$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Taylor Townsend | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Taylor Townsend | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | WC | Taylor Townsend | 6$^2$ | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Carina Witthöft | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 |
| | Alison Van Uytvanck | 2 | 1 | | 13 | Carina Witthöft | 7$^7$ | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Carina Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Tenth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Bondarenko | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Bondarenko | 5 | 3 | | 10 | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | Françoise Abanda | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Françoise Abanda | 6 | 0 | 6 | | Françoise Abanda | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 20 | Misaki Doi | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |

#### Eleventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 11 | Christina McHale | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Petra Martić | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Petra Martić | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Petra Martić | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 17 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| WC | Irina Falconi | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | Verónica Cepede Royg | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Twelfth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 12 | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 1 | 6$^9$ | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady | 2 | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady | 2 | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | Jennifer Brady | 6$^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 14 | Varvara Lepchenko | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| WC | Kayla Day | 4 | 4 | | 14 | Varvara Lepchenko | 7$^9$ | 6 |
| 14 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |