2017 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles
# 2017 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles

The 2017 Apia International Sydney was a joint 2017 ATP World Tour and 2017 WTA Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW). It was the 124th edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia. It was held from 8 January through 14 January 2017 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Johanna Konta won the title, defeating Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–4, 6–2.

## Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.

* Angelique Kerber (second round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (final)
* Dominika Cibulková (second round)
* Karolína Plíšková (withdrew)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round)
* Johanna Konta (champion)
* Elina Svitolina (withdrew)
* Elena Vesnina (first round, retired)
* Roberta Vinci (second round)
* Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Eugenie Bouchard | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Eugenie Bouchard | 2 | 2 | 6 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 2 |
| | Barbora Strýcová | 1 | 2 | 2 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | A Kerber | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Kasatkina | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| LL | D Vekić | 3 | $6^1$ | | | | | | 6 | J Konta | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | D Gavrilova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Ar Rodionova | 3 | 4 | | 6 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Konta | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | E Bouchard | 2 | 2 |
| | L Siegemund | 2 | 0 | | 3 | D Cibulková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Bouchard | $7^7$ | 6 | | WC | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | $6^1$ | 2 | | | | | | WC | E Bouchard | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Stosur | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 1 | 4 | | 5 | S Kuznetsova | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bencic | 4 | $3^r$ | | | Y Putintseva | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | C Wozniacki | 5 | $7^8$ | 4 | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 7 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 3 | 5 | | | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Sakkari | 4 | 0 | | 9 | R Vinci | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | E Vesnina | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 4 | | | C Vandeweghe | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | I Falconi | 5 | 6 | 0 | Q | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Duan | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Q | Y Duan | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | K Bondarenko | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | 2 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 4 | 7 | 6 | Q | C McHale | $6^1$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Radwańska | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Yaroslava Shvedova (first round)
* Christina McHale (qualified)
* Tsvetana Pironkova (second round, retired)
* Louisa Chirico (first round)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
* Danka Kovinić (second round)
* Océane Dodin (first round)
* Vania King (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Kateryna Bondarenko
* Christina McHale
* Maria Sakkari
* Duan Yingying

### Lucky losers

* Irina Falconi
* Arina Rodionova
* Donna Vekić

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 6 | 6 | | | Naomi Broady | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Ellen Perez | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Ellen Perez | 6 | 6 | | WC | Ellen Perez | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kateryna Kozlova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | Naomi Broady | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
| | Zheng Saisai | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
| | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | $7^7$ | | | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Tomova | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady | 1 | 3 | | 2 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kristína Kučová | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Magda Linette | 6 | 3 | 5 | | Kristína Kučová | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kristína Kučová | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristína Kučová | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 2 | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Irina Falconi | 1 | 3 |
| | Carina Witthöft | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Irina Falconi | 1 | 3 |
| | Denisa Allertová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denisa Allertová | 2 | 1 | | | Carina Witthöft | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Irina Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Irina Falconi | 7 | 6 | | | Irina Falconi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Océane Dodin | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Tsvetana Pironkova | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricia Maria Țig | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Patricia Maria Țig | $6^4$ | 3 | 3 | Tsvetana Pironkova | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | |
| | | | | | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Maria Sakkari | 6 | $7^7$ | | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Donna Vekić | 3 | 4 |
| | Barbora Štefková | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Donna Vekić | 3 | 4 |
| | Donna Vekić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Vekić | 7 | 6 | | Donna Vekić | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Vania King | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| WC | Olivia Tjandramulia | 2 | 1 | 8 | Vania King | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| 8 | Vania King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Louisa Chirico | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Čepelová | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jana Čepelová | 2 | 6 | 7 | | Jana Čepelová | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Duan Yingying | w/o | | | | | | |
| | Varvara Lepchenko | 1 | 4 | | | Duan Yingying | w/o | | | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Duan Yingying | 4 | 7 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 5 | $6^2$ |
| WC | Abbie Myers | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 5 | $6^2$ |
| WC | Arina Rodionova | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Arina Rodionova | 7 | 3 | 6 | WC | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Danka Kovinić | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Mona Barthel | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Danka Kovinić | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 6 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
