2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham
Tennis tournament
| 2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 19–25 June | |||
| Edition | 36th | |||
| Category | WTA Premier | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $846,000 | |||
| Surface | Grass | |||
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Petra Kvitová | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua | ||||
| ||||
The 2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 36th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 19 June until 25 June 2017. Petra Kvitová won the singles title.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 / 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $146,200 | $77,850 | $41,555 | $22,310 | $11,930 | $5,735 | $3,400 | $1,815 | $1,005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | $45,620 | $24,340 | $13,310 | $6,780 | $3,675 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER | |||
 UKR | Elina Svitolina | 5 | 2 |
 SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 3 |
 GBR | Johanna Konta | 8 | 4 |
 FRA | Kristina Mladenovic | 13 | 5 |
 ESP | Garbiñe Muguruza | 15 | 6 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 17 | 7 |
| CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 20 | 8 |
| AUS | Daria Gavrilova | 24 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 12, 2017.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Simona Halep →replaced by 
Natalia Vikhlyantseva- Daria Kasatkina →replaced by
Christina McHale 
Angelique Kerber →replaced by 
Tereza Smitková- Madison Keys →replaced by
Alizé Cornet 
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni →replaced by Donna Vekić
Jeļena Ostapenko →replaced by 
Magda Linette- Karolína Plíšková →replaced by
Naomi Osaka 
Monica Puig →replaced by 
Duan Yingying- Agnieszka Radwańska →replaced by Nao Hibino
- Elena Vesnina →replaced by
Ashleigh Barty[a]
Retirements
Camila Giorgi (right thigh injury)- Lucie Šafářová (right thigh injury)
- Coco Vandeweghe (left foot injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | Lucie Šafářová | CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 12 | 1 |
 USA | Abigail Spears |  SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 38 | 2 |
 CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski |  CHN | Xu Yifan | 42 | 3 |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | AUS | Casey Dellacqua | 51 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 12, 2017.
Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
- Lucie Šafářová (right thigh injury)
- Abigail Spears (left leg injury)
- Coco Vandeweghe (left foot injury)
Finals
Singles
- Petra Kvitová defeated Ashleigh Barty, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
- Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua defeated
Chan Hao-ching / Zhang Shuai, 6–1, 2–6, [10–8]
Notes
- ^ Vesnina withdrew in Birmingham due to injury and was initially replaced by Latvian Jeļena Ostapenko. However, when Ostapenko chose to withdraw due to her victory at the French Open, she was now replaced by Australian Ashleigh Barty.[1]
References
- ^ Elena Vesnina has also withdrawn from #WTABirmingham (next week). She is replaced by #RolandGarros champ Jelena Ostapenko in the main draw. Parsa @ Twitter
- http://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-news/
External links
- Official website
