page_title: Dominika Cibulková
section_title: 2017: First doubles title, out of top 20
hierarchical_section_title: Dominika Cibulková / Career / 2017: First doubles title, out of top 20
caption_attribution_description: English: Cibulkova at the 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne.
context_page_description: Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak former professional tennis player. Known for her quick and aggressive style of play, she won eight WTA singles titles and two on the ITF Women's Circuit.
  Cibulková reached the quarterfinals or better of all four Grand Slam tournaments. One of the most notable achievements of her career was a final appearance at the 2014 Australian Open, when she became the first female Slovak to reach the championship round of a Grand Slam. She also won the WTA Finals in 2016, becoming the fourth player to win the tournament on debut.
context_section_description: Cibulková started her 2017 season at the Brisbane International. Seeded second, she lost in her quarterfinal match to eventual finalist Alizé Cornet. Seeded third at the Apia International Sydney, Cibulková was defeated in the second round by Eugenie Bouchard. Seeded sixth at the Australian Open, Cibulková lost in the third round to thirtieth seed Ekaterina Makarova.
  Seeded second at the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Cibulková reached the semifinal where she was defeated by Yulia Putintseva. Seeded third at the Qatar Total Open, Cibulková lost in her semifinal match to second seed and eventual champion Karolína Plíšková. Seeded third in Dubai at the Dubai Tennis Championships, Cibulková was defeated in the second round by Ekaterina Makarova. Seeded fifth at the BNP Paribas Open, Cibulková advanced to the fourth round where she lost to nineteenth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Nevertheless, this result saw her rise to a new career-high of No. 4 in the WTA rankings. Seeded fourth at the Miami Open, Cibulková reached the fourth round where she was defeated by Lucie Šafářová.
  Cibulková was due to play in Stuttgart at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix but withdrew at the last minute due to a wrist injury she sustained in practice. Seeded fourth and last year finalist at the Mutua Madrid Open, Cibulková defeated Jelena Janković in the first round but lost in the second round to qualifier Océane Dodin. Seeded fourth in Rome at the Italian Open, Cibulková was defeated in the second round by Ekaterina Makarova. This was Cibulková's third loss to Makarova this season. Seeded sixth at the French Open, Cibulková suffered a second-round upset at the hands of lucky loser Ons Jabeur.
  As the top seed at the Ricoh Open, her first grass-court tournament of the season, Cibulková suffered a shocking first-round upset at the hands of German qualifier Antonia Lottner. However, she managed to win the doubles title alongside Kirsten Flipkens. This was her first WTA title in doubles, although this was already her third doubles final at this tournament. Seeded third at the Aegon Classic Birmingham, Cibulková lost in the first round to Lucie Šafářová. Seeded fourth and the defending champion at the Aegon International Eastbourne, Cibulková was defeated in the second round by British wildcard Heather Watson. Seeded eighth at the Wimbledon Championships, Cibulková beat Andrea Petkovic in a two-hour-and-43-minute-long first round match. She then defeated Jennifer Brady in the second round; she lost in her third-round match to twenty-seventh seed Ana Konjuh.
  Seeded eleventh at the Rogers Cup, Cibulková was defeated in the second round by Lucie Šafářová. Seeded eleventh in Ohio at the Western & Southern Open, Cibulková lost in the third round to seventh seed Johanna Konta. Seeded second at the Connecticut Open, Cibulková advanced to her first final of the year where she was defeated by Daria Gavrilova. Seeded eleventh at the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open, Cibulková lost in the second round to eventual champion Sloane Stephens.
  Seeded fifth in Tokyo at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, Cibulková retired during the third set of her quarterfinal match against third seed and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki due to a right thigh injury. Cibulková returned from injury at the Wuhan Open. Seeded seventh, she was defeated in the third round by eventual champion Caroline Garcia. Seeded eighth at the China Open, Cibulková lost in the first round to Elise Mertens. Cibulková withdrew from the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, the tournament she won last year, due to injury. She also missed the Kremlin Cup.
  Cibulková ended the year ranked 26.
caption: Cibulková at the 2017 Aegon International Eastbourne
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