2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham
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.
| 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 | |
| Doubles | |
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Elina Svitolina | 5 | 2 | |
| Dominika Cibulková | 6 | 3 | |
| Johanna Konta | 8 | 4 | |
| Kristina Mladenovic | 13 | 5 | |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | 15 | 6 | |
| Petra Kvitová | 17 | 7 | |
| Barbora Strýcová | 20 | 8 | |
| 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[lower-alpha 1]
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucie Šafářová | Barbora Strýcová | 12 | 1 | ||
| Abigail Spears | Katarina Srebotnik | 38 | 2 | ||
| Gabriela Dabrowski | Xu Yifan | 42 | 3 | ||
| Ashleigh Barty | 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 defated 
 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]
 
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