2017 Mubadala World Tennis Championship
# 2017 Mubadala World Tennis Championship

The 2017 Mubadala World Tennis Championship was a non-ATP/WTA-affiliated exhibition tennis tournament. It was the 10th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship with the world's top players competing in the event, held in a knockout format. The prize money for the winner was $250,000. The event was held at the International Tennis Centre at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

## Champions

### Men's singles

* Kevin Anderson def. Roberto Bautista Agut, 6–4, $7–6^{(7–0)}$

### Women's singles

* Jeļena Ostapenko def. Serena Williams, 6–2, 3–6, [10–5]

## Players

### Men's singles

| Country | Player | Ranking | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| AUT | Dominic Thiem | 5 | 1 |
| ESP | Pablo Carreño Busta | 10 | 2 |
| SRB | Novak Djokovic | 12 | 3 |
| RSA | Kevin Anderson | 14 | 4 |
| ESP | Roberto Bautista Agut | 20 | 5 |
| RUS | Andrey Rublev | 39 | 6 |

**Withdrawals**

Before the tournament

* Rafael Nadal → replaced by Roberto Bautista Agut
* Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Kevin Anderson
* Milos Raonic → replaced by Andrey Rublev

During the tournament

* Novak Djokovic → replaced by Andy Murray (for a one-set exhibition match against Roberto Bautista Agut)

### Women's singles

| Country | Player | Ranking | Seeding |
| - | - | - | - |
| LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 7 | 1 |
| USA | Serena Williams | 22 | 2 |
