2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham
| 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 | |
| .svg.png) Ashleigh Barty / .svg.png) 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 | 
| .svg.png) 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 Simona Halep →replaced by Natalia Vikhlyantseva Natalia Vikhlyantseva
 Daria Kasatkina →replaced by Daria Kasatkina →replaced by Christina McHale Christina McHale
 Angelique Kerber →replaced by Angelique Kerber →replaced by Tereza Smitková Tereza Smitková
 Madison Keys →replaced by Madison Keys →replaced by Alizé Cornet Alizé Cornet
 Mirjana Lučić-Baroni →replaced by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni →replaced by Donna Vekić Donna Vekić
 Jeļena Ostapenko →replaced by Jeļena Ostapenko →replaced by Magda Linette Magda Linette
 Karolína Plíšková →replaced by Karolína Plíšková →replaced by Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka
 Monica Puig →replaced by Monica Puig →replaced by Duan Yingying Duan Yingying
 Agnieszka Radwańska →replaced by Agnieszka Radwańska →replaced by Nao Hibino Nao Hibino
 Elena Vesnina →replaced by Elena Vesnina →replaced by.svg.png) Ashleigh Barty[a] Ashleigh Barty[a]
Retirements
 Camila Giorgi (right thigh injury) Camila Giorgi (right thigh injury)
 Lucie Šafářová (right thigh injury) Lucie Šafářová (right thigh injury)
 Coco Vandeweghe (left foot 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 | 
| .svg.png) CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski |  CHN | Xu Yifan | 42 | 3 | 
| .svg.png) AUS | Ashleigh Barty | .svg.png) 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) Lucie Šafářová (right thigh injury)
 Abigail Spears (left leg injury) Abigail Spears (left leg injury)
 Coco Vandeweghe (left foot injury) Coco Vandeweghe (left foot injury)
Finals
Singles
 Petra Kvitová defeated Petra Kvitová defeated.svg.png) Ashleigh Barty, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Ashleigh Barty, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
.svg.png) Ashleigh Barty / Ashleigh Barty /.svg.png) Casey Dellacqua defeated Casey Dellacqua defeated Chan Hao-ching / Chan Hao-ching / Zhang Shuai, 6–1, 2–6, [10–8] 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]