The 2017 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2017 tennis season. The 2017 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation, the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup, the year-end championships. Also included in the 2017 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.
Simona Halep finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the first time in her career, though Garbiñe Muguruza was named the Player of the Year. Halep won one tournament during the season, a Premier Mandatory event, and finished runner-up at a major, the French Open. Muguruza won two tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships, and a Premier 5 event.
Image: Serena Williams 2015 AO
Image: Jelena Ostapenko RG17
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Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Williams at the French Open in 2021
Williams sisters at a Pam Shriver event in Baltimore, 1994
Williams in 2001
Venus Williams prepares to serve during the 2006 J&S Cup in Warsaw